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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number File No. 811-09301

 

TIAA-CREF FUNDS
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

730 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10017-3206
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip code)

 

Stewart P. Greene, Esq.
c/o TIAA-CREF
730 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10017-3206
(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 212-490-9000

 

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

 

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2013

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

2013 Annual Report

 

TIAA-CREF Funds

 

Equity Funds

 

October 31, 2013

 

 

         
  Contents      
         
  Understanding your report from TIAA-CREF Funds   2  
         
  Information for investors   2  
         
  TIAA-CREF Market Monitor   3  
         
  About the funds’ benchmarks   4  
         
  Important information about expenses   5  
         
  Fund performance      
  Enhanced Large-Cap Growth Index Fund   6  
  Enhanced Large-Cap Value Index Fund   8  
  Growth & Income Fund   10  
  Large-Cap Growth Fund   12  
  Large-Cap Value Fund   14  
  Mid-Cap Growth Fund   16  
  Mid-Cap Value Fund   18  
  Small-Cap Equity Fund   20  
  Social Choice Equity Fund   22  
  Emerging Markets Equity Fund   24  
  Enhanced International Equity Index Fund   26  
  Global Natural Resources Fund   28  
  International Equity Fund   30  
  International Opportunities Fund   32  
         
  Summary portfolios of investments   34  
         
  Audited financial statements      
  Statements of assets and liabilities   68  
  Statements of operations   70  
  Statements of changes in net assets   74  
  Financial highlights   80  
  Notes to financial statements   92  
         
  Report of independent registered public accounting firm   102  
         
  Trustees and officers   103  
         
  Important tax information   106  
         
  How to reach us Inside back cover  

 

 

Understanding your report from TIAA-CREF Funds

 

For the purposes of this report, “TIAA-CREF Funds” refers only to the TIAA-CREF Equity Funds listed on the cover of this report.

This annual report contains information about the holdings and investment performance of the TIAA-CREF Funds as of October 31, 2013. The report contains three main sections:

The fund performance section compares each fund’s investment returns with those of its benchmark index.
The summary portfolios of investments list the industries and types of securities in which each fund had investments as of October 31, 2013.
The financial statements provide detailed information about the operations and financial condition of each fund.

The views and opinions expressed in this report are through the end of the period, as stated on the cover of this report. They are subject to change at any time based on a variety of factors. As such, they are not guarantees of future performance or investment results and should not be taken as investment advice. The risks of investing in the TIAA-CREF Funds vary from fund to fund; to see the risks of investing in an individual fund, please refer to that fund’s latest prospectus.

 

As always, you should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of any fund before investing. For a prospectus that contains this and other important information, please visit our website at tiaa-cref.org, or call 800 842-2252 for the Institutional, Retirement and Premier classes or 800 223-1200 for the Retail Class. We urge you to read the prospectus carefully before investing.


 

Information for investors

 

Portfolio holdings

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules allow investment companies to list the top holdings of each fund in their annual and semiannual reports, instead of providing complete portfolio listings. The TIAA-CREF Funds also file complete portfolio listings with the SEC, and they are available to the public.

You can obtain a complete list of the TIAA-CREF Funds’ portfolio holdings (Schedules of Investments) as of the most recently completed fiscal quarter in the following ways:

By visiting our website at tiaa-cref.org; or
By calling us at 800 842-2252 to request a copy, which will be provided free of charge.

You can also obtain a complete list of the TIAA-CREF Funds’ portfolio holdings as of the most recently completed fiscal quarter, and for prior quarter-ends, from our SEC Form N-CSR and Form N-Q filings. Form N-CSR filings are as of October 31 or April 30; Form N-Q filings are as of January 31 or July 31. Copies of these forms are available:

Through the Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System (EDGAR) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov; or
From the SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy. (Call 202 551-8090 for more information.)

Proxy voting

TIAA-CREF Funds’ ownership of stock gives it the right to vote on proxy issues of companies in which it invests. A description of our proxy voting policies and procedures can be found on our website at tiaa-cref.org or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. You can also call us at 800 842-2252 to request a free copy. A report of how the funds voted during the most recently completed twelve-month period ended June 30 can be found on our website or on Form N-PX at www.sec.gov.

 

Contacting TIAA-CREF

There are three easy ways to contact us: by email, using the Contact Us link at the top of our home page; by mail at TIAA-CREF, 730 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017-3206; or by phone at 800 842-2252.

 

Fund management

The TIAA-CREF Funds are managed by the portfolio management teams of Teachers Advisors, Inc. The members of these teams are responsible for the day-to-day investment management of the funds.


 

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TIAA-CREF Market Monitor

 

Strengthening economy helps propel U.S. stocks higher

 

Despite numerous headwinds, including tax hikes and congressional wrangling over the debt ceiling, the broad U.S. stock market, as measured by the Russell 3000® Index, soared 29.0% for the twelve-month period ended October 31, 2013. Investors largely shook off these concerns and were buoyed by signs of a strengthening domestic economy: unemployment fell slightly, housing prices climbed and consumer spending increased. At the same time, investors cheered the Federal Reserve’s ongoing efforts to stimulate the economy by keeping interest rates low.

The market’s impressive advance was broad-based: all ten industry sectors of the Russell 3000 scored double-digit gains for the period, including eight that advanced more than 20%. The largest contributions came from the sizable consumer discretionary and financial sectors, which gained 41.4% and 29.9%, respectively. Amid the powerful market rally, telecommunications and utilities lagged with returns of 14.9% and 11.6%, respectively. These sectors underperformed as investors sought higher returns from faster growing companies in other areas of the economy.

During the period, optimistic investors favored small-capitalization stocks because of their higher return potential. Small-cap issues soared 36.3%, while mid- and large-cap equities returned 33.8% and 28.4%, respectively. At the same time, growth stocks narrowly topped value shares, 29.2% to 28.6%. (Returns by market capitalization and investment style are based on the Russell indexes.)

Stocks in developed foreign markets, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index, participated in the rally but couldn’t keep pace with the gains registered in the broad U.S. market. The EAFE index gained 26.9% on signs that Europe was beginning to emerge from its recession and on renewed

efforts by Japan to stimulate its stagnant economy. In contrast, emerging market equities lagged far behind their developed market counterparts, returning just 6.5%. This sharp divergence was, in part, due to slowing growth rates in China and various other emerging market economies. (All returns are in U.S. dollars.)

At the same time, the improving economy, coupled with rising long-term interest rates, led to widespread losses in the domestic fixed-income market. The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index declined 1.1% for the twelve months.

 

Stocks rally despite political uncertainty

The Russell 3000 Index posted gains in ten of the twelve months covered by this report. As the period began, uncertainty surrounding the “fiscal cliff” deadline weighed on stocks, which generated only modest gains in November and December of 2012. However, stocks rallied to start the New Year following the last-minute passage of a tax bill.

The equity markets endured elevated levels of volatility in the spring and intermittently over the summer, as investors began to worry that improving economic data might prompt the Fed to begin reducing its stimulus measures earlier than expected. When Chairman Ben Bernanke seemed to confirm these fears in May, stocks fell in June and again in August.

The equity markets regained their footing in September after the Fed surprised investors by announcing that it would continue its accommodative policies until stronger signs of steady economic growth emerged. The news triggered a global stock market rally, even as political gridlock in Washington led to a brief shutdown of the U.S. government. Although the shutdown was relatively short-lived, investors could see signs of more political wrangling in the coming months.


 

U.S. stocks move higher despite headwinds

 

Monthly returns for the Russell 3000 Index from November 1, 2012–October 31, 2013

 

 

 

The broad market climbs nearly 30% amid economic and political uncertainty.

 

Source: Russell Investments

 

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About the funds’ benchmarks

 

Broad market indexes

The Russell 3000® Index measures the performance of the stocks of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on market capitalization. The index measures the performance of about 98% of the total market capitalization of the publicly traded U.S. equity market.

 

The MSCI All Country World ex USA Index measures the performance of large- and mid-cap stocks in 44 developed and emerging market countries, excluding the United States.

 

The MSCI EAFE Index measures the performance of the leading stocks in 22 developed market countries outside North America—in Europe, Australasia, and Far East.

 

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index measures the performance of the leading stocks in 21 emerging market countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

 

Large-cap indexes

The S&P 500® Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of the stocks of 500 leading companies in major industries of the U.S. economy.

 

The Russell 1000® Growth Index is a subset of the Russell 1000 Index, which measures the performance of the stocks of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, based on market capitalization. The Russell 1000 Growth Index measures the performance of those stocks of the Russell 1000 Index with higher relative forecasted growth rates and price/book ratios.

 

The Russell 1000 Value Index is a subset of the Russell 1000 Index, which measures the performance of the stocks of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, based on market capitalization. The Russell 1000 Value Index measures the performance of those stocks of the Russell 1000 Index with lower relative forecasted growth rates and price/book ratios.

Mid-cap indexes

The Russell Midcap® Growth Index is a subset of the Russell Midcap Index, which measures the performance of the stocks of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000 Index, based on market capitalization. The Russell Midcap Growth Index measures the performance of those stocks of the Russell Midcap Index with higher relative forecasted growth rates and price/book ratios.

 

The Russell Midcap Value Index is a subset of the Russell Midcap Index, which measures the performance of the stocks of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000 Index, based on market capitalization. The Russell Midcap Value Index measures the performance of those stocks of the Russell Midcap Index with lower relative forecasted growth rates and price/book ratios.

 

Small-cap index

The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the stocks of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, based on market capitalization.

 

Specialty equity index

The MSCI All Country World Commodity Producers Sector Capped Index measures the performance of the stocks of commodity producers in 45 developed and emerging market nations throughout the world. The index is composed of three sectors—energy, metals and agriculture. The weight of each sector is fixed at one-third of the index.

 

You cannot invest directly in any index. Index returns do not include a deduction for fees or expenses.

 

Russell 1000, Russell 2000, Russell 3000 and Russell Midcap are trademarks and service marks of Russell Investments. TIAA-CREF products are not promoted or sponsored by, or affiliated with, Russell Investments. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. This report is not approved, reviewed or produced by MSCI. S&P 500 is a registered trademark and service mark of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.


 

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Important information about expenses

 

All shareholders of the TIAA-CREF Funds incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. They may also incur transactional costs for redemptions or account maintenance fees.

The expense examples that appear on the performance pages are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs only (in U.S. dollars) and do not reflect transactional costs or the costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. The examples are designed to help you compare these ongoing costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The expenses shown do not include redemption fees or account maintenance fees, which may or may not be applicable, as described in the prospectus. If such fees were included, your total costs for investing in the funds would be higher. Note also that shareholders of the TIAA-CREF Funds do not incur a sales charge for purchases, reinvested dividends or other distributions.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2013–October 31, 2013).

 

Actual expenses

The first section of each table uses the fund’s actual expenses and its actual rate of return. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the six-month period.

Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expenses paid during period” to estimate the expenses you paid during the six-month period. Some funds have a contractual fee reimbursement. Had these not been in effect, fund expenses would have been higher.

 

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second line in each share class’s entry shows hypothetical account values and expenses based on the share class’s actual expense ratio for the six-month period and an assumed 5% per year rate of return before expenses. This was not the share class’s actual return.

This hypothetical example cannot be used to estimate the actual expenses you paid for the period but rather allows you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with the costs of other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other mutual funds.


 

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Enhanced Large-Cap Growth Index Fund

 

Portfolio composition

Sector  % of net assets
as of 10/31/2013
 
Information technology   25.9 
Consumer discretionary   19.3 
Industrials   13.4 
Health care   13.1 
Consumer staples   11.1 
Financials   5.2 
Materials   4.9 
Energy   4.5 
Telecommunication services   2.3 
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net   0.3 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by company size
Market
capitalization
% of equity investments
as of 10/31/2013
 
More than $50 billion   52.5 
More than $15 billion–$50 billion   18.3 
More than $2 billion–$15 billion   29.2 
Total   100.0 

Performance for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013

 

The Enhanced Large-Cap Growth Index Fund returned 25.73%, compared with the 28.30% return of its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Growth Index.

 

Large-cap growth stocks post strong gains

The broad U.S. stock market, as measured by the Russell 3000® Index, rose an extraordinary 28.99% for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013. Investors were encouraged by the strengthening U.S. economy: unemployment fell, housing prices climbed, consumer spending increased and the nation’s gross domestic product grew at an estimated annual rate of 2.8% in the third quarter of 2013. At the same time, the Federal Reserve continued its efforts to stimulate the economy by keeping interest rates low.

For the reporting period, large-cap growth and value issues were closely matched, with the latter returning 28.29%. Within the growth category, large caps lagged both small- and mid-cap issues, which gained 39.84% and 33.93%, respectively. (Returns by investment style and capitalization size are based on the Russell indexes.)

For the five years ended October 31, 2013, the Russell 1000 Growth Index posted an average annual return of 17.51%, topping both the 14.06% average gain of the Russell 1000 Value Index and the 15.94% average return of the Russell 3000 Index.

 

Consumer discretionary stocks lead the benchmark higher

All ten industry sectors of the Russell 1000 Growth Index scored double-digit gains for the period, including four that soared more than 30%. The benchmark’s second-largest sector, consumer discretionary, advanced 40.3% and easily made the biggest contribution to the benchmark’s rise. An improving domestic economy and strengthening consumer confidence were tailwinds for consumer discretionary stocks. Sizable gains from health care stocks (up 41.9%) also made a substantial contribution. Health care issues benefited

 

Performance as of October 31,2013

       Total
return
   Average annual
total return
Enhanced Large-Cap
Growth Index Fund
   Inception date   1 year    5 years     since
inception
 
Institutional Class   11/30/2007    25.73%   16.89%   6.36%
Russell 1000 Growth Index       28.30    17.51    6.68*

 

The returns in this report show past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares. Returns and the principal value of your investment will fluctuate. Current performance may be higher or lower than that shown, and you may have a gain or a loss when you redeem your shares. For current performance information, including performance to the most recent month-end, please visit tiaa-cref.org. Performance may reflect waivers or reimbursements of certain expenses. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance may be lower.

 

You cannot invest directly in any index. Index returns do not include a deduction for fees or expenses.

 

* Performance is calculated from the inception date of the Institutional Class.


 

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from the president’s November reelection, which added clarity to the direction of health care policy. Strong contributions from industrials and information technology—the benchmark’s largest sector at period-end—further enhanced index performance. Together, these four sectors constituted 70% of the benchmark’s total market capitalization at the end of the period.

For the twelve months, just one of the benchmark’s five largest stocks recorded gains that exceeded the return of the index. Only Google outperformed; its stock climbed 51.5% as the company expanded its core advertising business within the mobile device market. Microsoft closely tracked the index, rising 27.9%, while Coca-Cola registered just a 9.5% gain. In contrast, IBM (down 6.2%) and Apple (down 10.1%) lagged far behind.

 

Stock choices dampen the fund’s relative results

The fund’s enhanced indexing strategy uses quantitative (mathematical) modeling techniques to construct a portfolio that resembles the risk characteristics of the fund’s benchmark index, while seeking to outperform that index. In terms of portfolio holdings, the fund diverges from its benchmark more than a fund that uses a pure indexing strategy.

During the period, stock selections using the enhanced indexing methodology had both positive and negative effects on the fund’s relative performance, but the net result was to lower the fund’s return relative to that of its benchmark. The largest detractor was an underweight position in social media company Facebook, whose shares rose an impressive 137.8%. Overweight holdings in lagging semiconductor maker Broadcom and agricultural chemicals firm CF Industries also detracted from relative returns.

Partly offsetting these negative factors were favorable results from overweight investments in apparel manufacturer Hanesbrands (up 105.0%), technology company Alliance Data Systems (up 65.7%) and MasterCard (up 56.1%).

 

 

$10,000 invested at fund’s inception

 

Institutional Class (inception November 30, 2007)

 

 

For the purpose of comparison, the graph also shows the change in the value of the fund’s benchmark during the same period.

Expense example

 

Six months ended October 31, 2013

Enhanced
Large-Cap
Growth
Index Fund
  Beginning
account
value
(5/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(10/31/13)
   Expenses
paid
during
period*
(5/1/13–
10/31/13)
 
Actual return               
Institutional Class   $1,000.00    $1,121.60    $1.93 
                
5% annual hypothetical return               
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,023.39    1.84 

 

* “Expenses paid during period” is based on the fund’s actual expense ratio for the most recent fiscal half-year, multiplied by the average account value over the six-month period, multiplied by 184/365. There were 184 days in the six months ended October 31, 2013. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.36% for the Institutional Class. The expense charges of the fund may at times reflect a reimbursement. Please see the prospectus for an explanation, including the date on which this reimbursement is scheduled to end. Without any such reimbursement, the expenses of the fund would be higher and its performance lower.

 

For more information about this expense example, please see page 5.


 

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Enhanced Large-Cap Value Index Fund

 

Portfolio composition
 % of net assets 
Sectoras of 10/31/2013 
Financials   26.9 
Energy   13.3 
Health care   12.6 
Industrials   10.9 
Information technology   10.3 
Consumer discretionary   10.0 
Utilities   5.1 
Consumer staples   4.5 
Materials   3.5 
Telecommunication services   2.4 
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net   0.5 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by company size     
Market% of equity investments 
capitalizationas of 10/31/2013 
More than $50 billion   42.6 
More than $15 billion–$50 billion   25.3 
More than $2 billion–$15 billion   31.2 
$2 billion or less   0.9 
Total   100.0 

Performance for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013

 

The Enhanced Large-Cap Value Index Fund returned 28.65%, compared with the 28.29% return of its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index.

 

Large-cap value stocks keep pace in a climbing market

The broad U.S. stock market, as measured by the Russell 3000® Index, rose an extraordinary 28.99% for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013. Investors were encouraged by the strengthening U.S. economy: unemployment fell, housing prices climbed, consumer spending increased and the nation’s gross domestic product grew at an estimated annual rate of 2.8% in the third quarter of 2013. At the same time, the Federal Reserve continued its efforts to stimulate the economy by keeping interest rates low.

For the reporting period, large-cap value and growth issues were closely matched, with the latter returning 28.30%. Within the value category, large-cap issues trailed their mid- and small-cap counterparts, which soared 33.45% and 32.83%, respectively. (Returns by investment style and capitalization size are based on the Russell indexes.)

For the five years ended October 31, 2013, the Russell 1000 Value Index registered an average annual return of 14.06%, lagging both the 17.51% average gain of the Russell 1000 Growth Index and the 15.94% average return of the Russell 3000 Index.

 

Financials propel the benchmark higher

For the twelve months, all ten industry sectors of the fund’s benchmark achieved double-digit gains, including six that soared more than 25%. The benchmark’s largest sector, financials, advanced 30.5% and easily made the biggest contribution to the benchmark’s rise. Strong gains from information technology (up 50.4%), industrials (up 38.1%) and health care (up 30.0%) made substantial contributions as well. Together, these four sectors constituted 60% of the index’s total market capitalization on October 31, 2013.

 

Performance as of October 31, 2013
                 
       Total
return
   Average annual
total return
Enhanced Large-Cap
Value Index Fund
  Inception date   1 year   5 years   since
inception
 
Institutional Class   11/30/2007    28.65%   13.46%   3.91%
Russell 1000 Value Index       28.29    14.06    4.29*

 

The returns in this report show past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares. Returns and the principal value of your investment will fluctuate. Current performance may be higher or lower than that shown, and you may have a gain or a loss when you redeem your shares. For current performance information, including performance to the most recent month-end, please visit tiaa-cref.org. Performance may reflect waivers or reimbursements of certain expenses. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance may be lower.

 

You cannot invest directly in any index. Index returns do not include a deduction for fees or expenses.

 

* Performance is calculated from the inception date of the Institutional Class.


 

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For the period, only one of the benchmark’s five largest stocks registered gains that exceeded the return of the Russell 1000 Value Index. Johnson & Johnson advanced 35.0%. General Electric climbed 28.3%, matching the benchmark’s return. In contrast, Procter & Gamble (up 20.3%) and Chevron (up 12.5%) posted solid results but failed to keep pace with the benchmark. Exxon Mobil, the index’s largest individual component in terms of market capitalization at period-end, substantially lagged; it returned just 1.0%.

 

Stock choices aid the fund’s relative return

The fund’s enhanced indexing strategy uses quantitative (mathematical) modeling techniques to construct a portfolio that resembles the risk characteristics of the fund’s benchmark index, while seeking to outperform that index. In terms of portfolio holdings, the fund diverges from its benchmark more than a fund that uses a pure indexing strategy.

During the period, stock selections using the enhanced indexing methodology produced mixed results, but the net effect was to lift the fund’s return above that of its benchmark. The largest positive contribution came from a nonbenchmark position in Netflix, whose shares rose a remarkable 307.0%, following a series of better-than-expected quarterly earnings results. The fund also benefited from overweight holdings in two well-performing consumer discretionary companies: Best Buy and GameStop. Underweights in Merck and Exxon Mobil helped relative results as well.

These positive contributors were partly offset by less favorable stock choices. These included overweight investments in coal and natural gas producer Walter Energy and international mining company Cliffs Natural Resources, both of which posted double-digit losses for the period. Underweight holdings in Time Warner and Capital One Financial also trimmed performance slightly.

 

 

$10,000 invested at fund’s inception

 
Institutional Class (inception November 30, 2007)

 

 

 

For the purpose of comparison, the graph also shows the change in the value of the fund’s benchmark during the same period.

Expense example

 

Six months ended October 31, 2013

Enhanced
Large-Cap
Value
Index Fund
  Beginning
account
value
(5/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(10/31/13)
   Expenses
paid
during
period*
(5/1/13–
10/31/13)
 
Actual return               
Institutional Class   $1,000.00    $1,113.09    $1.92 
                
5% annual hypothetical return               
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,023.39    1.84 

 

* “Expenses paid during period” is based on the fund’s actual expense ratio for the most recent fiscal half-year, multiplied by the average account value over the six-month period, multiplied by 184/365. There were 184 days in the six months ended October 31, 2013. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.36% for the Institutional Class. The expense charges of the fund may at times reflect a reimbursement. Please see the prospectus for an explanation, including the date on which this reimbursement is scheduled to end. Without any such reimbursement, the expenses of the fund would be higher and its performance lower.

 

For more information about this expense example, please see page 5.


 

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Growth & Income Fund

 

Portfolio composition

Sector  % of net assets
as of 10/31/2013
 
Consumer discretionary   17.2 
Information technology   17.2 
Health care   16.2 
Financials   12.8 
Industrials   9.7 
Consumer staples   9.4 
Energy   9.4 
Materials   3.7 
Telecommunication services   2.1 
Utilities   1.7 
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net   0.6 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by company size
Market
capitalization
% of equity investments
as of 10/31/2013
 
More than $50 billion   43.8 
More than $15 billion–$50 billion   27.3 
More than $2 billion–$15 billion   26.9 
$2 billion or less   2.0 
Total   100.0 

Performance for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013

 

The Growth & Income Fund returned 29.53% for the Institutional Class, compared with the 27.18% return of its benchmark, the S&P 500® Index. The table below shows returns for all share classes of the fund.

 

Large-cap stocks climb on positive economic news but trail the broad market

During the twelve-month period, large-cap U.S. equities, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, produced a robust gain but lagged the 28.99% return of the Russell 3000® Index, a proxy for the broad domestic stock market.

Stocks broadly rallied as signs of a strengthening economy, an improving housing market and rising consumer confidence lifted sentiment for riskier assets. At the same time, investors cheered as the Federal Reserve continued its efforts to stimulate the economy by keeping interest rates low.

The equity markets faced headwinds during the period, however. Ongoing concerns that the strengthening economy might lead the Fed to begin tapering its accommodative programs led to a sell-off in the equity markets in June and August. When the Fed announced that it would maintain its current policies, the rally resumed as the period came to a close.

Despite its strong gain, the S&P 500 Index failed to keep pace with the Russell 3000 Index. The broad U.S. market index benefited from a sizable position in small- and mid-cap stocks, which outperformed the large-cap issues of the S&P 500. During the period, optimistic investors favored smaller-cap companies because of their higher return potential.

For the ten years ended October 31, 2013, the S&P 500 Index posted an average annual gain of 7.46%, compared with an average annual return of 7.92% for the Russell 3000 Index.

 

Performance as of October 31, 2013

            
       Total
return
   Average annual
total return
Growth & Income Fund   Inception date    1 year    5 years    10 years 
Institutional Class   7/1/1999    29.53%   15.78%   9.34%
Retirement Class   10/1/2002    29.05    15.49    9.03 
Retail Class   3/31/2006    28.98    15.47    9.19*
Premier Class   9/30/2009    29.20    15.64*   9.27*
S&P 500 Index       27.18    15.17    7.46 

 

The returns in this report show past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares. Returns and the principal value of your investment will fluctuate. Current performance may be higher or lower than that shown, and you may have a gain or a loss when you redeem your shares. For current performance information, including performance to the most recent month-end, please visit tiaa-cref.org. Performance may reflect waivers or reimbursements of certain expenses. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance may be lower.

 

You cannot invest directly in any index. Index returns do not include a deduction for fees or expenses.

 

* The performance shown for the Retail and Premier classes that is prior to their respective inception dates is based on the performance of the fund’s Institutional Class. The performance for these periods has not been restated to reflect the higher expenses of the Retail and Premier classes. If those higher expenses had been reflected, the performance of these two classes shown for these periods would have been lower.


 

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Financials lead a broad-based sector advance

For the period, nine of the benchmark’s ten industry sectors generated double-digit gains. The biggest contribution came from the large financial sector, which gained 31.9%. Consumer discretionary (up 40.2%) and health care (up 34.5%) also made substantial contributions to the benchmark’s rise. Together, these three sectors constituted more than 40% of the benchmark’s total market capitalization on October 31, 2013.

Amid the market rally, telecommunications services and utilities lagged with returns of 12.7% and 9.5%, respectively. These sectors underperformed as investors sought higher returns from faster growing companies in other sectors of the economy, rather than focusing on issues with high dividend yields.

 

Strong stock selections boost the fund’s relative results

The fund generated a strong gain and outperformed its benchmark by more than two percentage points because of numerous favorable stock choices. These included overweight investments in biotechnology firm Gilead Sciences, which soared 111.9%, and Netflix, whose stock rose an extraordinary 307.0%, following a series of better-than-expected quarterly earnings results. An overweight holding in Delta Air Lines also aided relative returns, as did underweight positions in IBM, AT&T and Exxon Mobil.

In contrast, underweight holdings in information technology giants Hewlett-Packard (up 80.9%) and Microsoft (up 27.9%) detracted from relative performance. The fund was also hurt by an overweight investment in homebuilder D.R. Horton, whose stock fell 8.7%. Homebuilders came under pressure during the second half of the reporting period as investors became concerned that rising mortgage rates would constrain new home sales.

 

 

$10,000 over 10 years

 
Institutional Class

 

 

 

For the purpose of comparison, the graph also shows the change in the value of the fund’s benchmark during the same period. The performance of the other share classes varies due to differences in expense charges.

Expense example

 

Six months ended October 31, 2013

Growth &
Income Fund
  Beginning
account
value
(5/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(10/31/13)
   Expenses
paid
during
period*
(5/1/13–
10/31/13)
 
Actual return            
Institutional Class   $1,000.00    $1,138.33    $2.43 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,136.20    3.77 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,135.41    4.14 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,136.46    3.23 
                
5% annual hypothetical return               
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,022.94    2.29 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,021.68    3.57 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,021.32    3.92 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,022.18    3.06 

 

* “Expenses paid during period” is based on the fund’s actual expense ratio for the most recent fiscal half-year, multiplied by the average account value over the six-month period, multiplied by 184/365. There were 184 days in the six months ended October 31, 2013. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.45% for the Institutional Class, 0.70% for the Retirement Class, 0.77% for the Retail Class and 0.60% for the Premier Class. The expense charges of one or more of the fund’s share classes may at times reflect a reimbursement. Please see the prospectus for an explanation, including the date on which this reimbursement is scheduled to end. Without any such reimbursement, the expenses of the affected share classes would be higher and the fund’s performance lower.

 

For more information about this expense example, please see page 5.


 

TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 11
 

Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

Portfolio composition

Sector  % of net assets
as of 10/31/2013
 
Information technology   29.5 
Consumer discretionary   19.4 
Health care   19.4 
Industrials   12.1 
Financials   6.3 
Materials   4.3 
Consumer staples   2.7 
Energy   2.5 
Telecommunication services   1.6 
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net   2.2 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by company size

Market
capitalization
% of equity investments
as of 10/31/2013
 
More than $50 billion   50.2 
More than $15 billion–$50 billion   24.3 
More than $2 billion–$15 billion   25.5 
Total   100.0 

Performance for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013

 

The Large-Cap Growth Fund returned 33.71% for the Institutional Class, compared with the 28.30% return of its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Growth Index. The table below shows returns for all share classes of the fund.

 

Large-cap growth stocks post strong gains

The broad U.S. stock market, as measured by the Russell 3000® Index, rose an extraordinary 28.99% for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013. Investors were encouraged by the strengthening U.S. economy: unemployment fell, housing prices climbed, consumer spending increased and the nation’s gross domestic product grew at an estimated annual rate of 2.8% in the third quarter of 2013. At the same time, the Federal Reserve continued its efforts to stimulate the economy by keeping interest rates low.

For the reporting period, large-cap growth and value issues were closely matched, with the latter returning 28.29%. Within the growth category, large caps lagged both small- and mid-cap issues, which gained 39.84% and 33.93%, respectively. (Returns by investment style and capitalization size are based on the Russell indexes.)

For the five years ended October 31, 2013, the Russell 1000 Growth Index posted an average annual return of 17.51%, topping both the 14.06% average gain of the Russell 1000 Value Index and the 15.94% average return of the Russell 3000 Index.

 

Consumer discretionary stocks lead the benchmark higher

All ten industry sectors of the Russell 1000 Growth Index scored double-digit gains for the period, including four that soared more than 30%. The benchmark’s second-largest sector, consumer discretionary, advanced 40.3% and easily made the biggest contribution to the benchmark’s rise. An improving domestic economy and strengthening consumer confidence were tailwinds

 

Performance as of October 31, 2013

            
       Total
return
   Average annual
total return
Large-Cap Growth Fund  Inception date   1 year   5 years   since fund
inception
 
Institutional Class   3/31/2006    33.71%   16.97%   7.36%
Retirement Class   3/31/2006    33.49    16.71    7.09 
Retail Class   3/31/2006    33.29    16.62    7.09 
Premier Class   9/30/2009    33.68    16.85*   7.29*
Russell 1000 Growth Index       28.30    17.51    7.59

 

The returns in this report show past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares. Returns and the principal value of your investment will fluctuate. Current performance may be higher or lower than that shown, and you may have a gain or a loss when you redeem your shares. For current performance information, including performance to the most recent month-end, please visit tiaa-cref.org. Performance may reflect waivers or reimbursements of certain expenses. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance may be lower.

 

You cannot invest directly in any index. Index returns do not include a deduction for fees or expenses.

 

* The performance shown for the Premier Class that is prior to its inception date is based on the performance of the fund’s Institutional Class. The performance for these periods has not been restated to reflect the higher expenses of the Premier Class. If those higher expenses had been reflected, the performance of the Premier Class shown for these periods would have been lower.
Performance is calculated from the inception date of the Institutional Class.


 

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for consumer discretionary stocks. Sizable gains from health care stocks (up 41.9%) also made a substantial contribution. Health care issues benefited from the president’s November reelection, which added clarity to the direction of health care policy. Strong contributions from industrials and information technology—the benchmark’s largest sector at period-end—further enhanced index performance. Together, these four sectors constituted 70% of the benchmark’s total market capitalization at the end of the period.

For the twelve months, just one of the benchmark’s five largest stocks recorded gains that exceeded the return of the index. Only Google outperformed; its stock climbed 51.5% as the company expanded its core advertising business within the mobile device market. Microsoft closely tracked the index, rising 27.9%, while Coca-Cola registered just a 9.5% gain. In contrast, IBM (down 6.2%) and Apple (down 10.1%) lagged far behind.

 

Strong stock selections propel the fund above its benchmark

For the period, the fund outpaced its benchmark by nearly five-and-a-half percentage points, largely because of numerous successful stock choices. The largest contributors included overweight positions in biotechnology companies Gilead Sciences, Celgene and Biogen Idec, which surged 111.9%, 102.4% and 76.7%, respectively. Avoiding IBM and an overweight stake in social media company Facebook, whose shares jumped 137.8%, also helped the fund’s relative performance.

These positive effects were partly offset by other, less favorable stock selections. Chief among these were overweight investments in software provider Red Hat (down 12.0%) and two lagging medical equipment manufacturers: Edwards Lifesciences and Intuitive Surgical. An underweight holding in biotechnology firm Amgen (up 36.8%) detracted as well.

 

 

$10,000 invested at fund’s inception

 
Institutional Class (inception March 31, 2006)

 

 

 

For the purpose of comparison, the graph also shows the change in the value of the fund’s benchmark during the same period. The performance of the other share classes varies due to differences in expense charges.

Expense example

 

Six months ended October 31, 2013

Large-Cap
Growth Fund
  Beginning
account
value
(5/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(10/31/13)
   Expenses
paid
during
period*
(5/1/13–
10/31/13)
 
Actual return               
Institutional Class   $1,000.00    $1,161.41    $2.51 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,159.60    3.86 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,159.35    4.52 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,160.65    3.32 
                
5% annual hypothetical return               
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,022.89    2.35 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,021.63    3.62 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,021.02    4.23 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,022.13    3.11 

 

* “Expenses paid during period” is based on the fund’s actual expense ratio for the most recent fiscal half-year, multiplied by the average account value over the six-month period, multiplied by 184/365. There were 184 days in the six months ended October 31, 2013. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.46% for the Institutional Class, 0.71% for the Retirement Class, 0.83% for the Retail Class and 0.61% for the Premier Class. The expense charges of one or more of the fund’s share classes may at times reflect a reimbursement. Please see the prospectus for an explanation, including the date on which this reimbursement is scheduled to end. Without any such reimbursement, the expenses of the affected share classes would be higher and the fund’s performance lower.

 

For more information about this expense example, please see page 5.


 

TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 13
 

Large-Cap Value Fund

 

Portfolio composition

Sector  % of net assets
as of 10/31/2013
 
Financials   24.4 
Energy   15.4 
Health care   13.2 
Industrials   10.7 
Information technology   10.5 
Consumer discretionary   8.5 
Consumer staples   5.5 
Utilities   4.0 
Telecommunication services   3.8 
Materials   3.3 
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net   0.7 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by company size

Market
capitalization
% of equity investments
as of 10/31/2013
 
More than $50 billion   45.2 
More than $15 billion–$50 billion   21.0 
More than $2 billion–$15 billion   31.2 
$2 billion or less   2.6 
Total   100.0 

Performance for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013

 

The Large-Cap Value Fund returned 31.38% for the Institutional Class, compared with the 28.29% return of its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index. The table below shows returns for all share classes of the fund.

 

Large-cap value stocks keep pace in a climbing market

The broad U.S. stock market, as measured by the Russell 3000® Index, rose an extraordinary 28.99% for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013. Investors were encouraged by the strengthening U.S. economy: unemployment fell, housing prices climbed, consumer spending increased and the nation’s gross domestic product grew at an estimated annual rate of 2.8% in the third quarter of 2013. At the same time, the Federal Reserve continued its efforts to stimulate the economy by keeping interest rates low.

For the reporting period, large-cap value and growth issues were closely matched, with the latter returning 28.30%. Within the value category, large-cap issues trailed their mid- and small-cap counterparts, which soared 33.45% and 32.83%, respectively. (Returns by investment style and capitalization size are based on the Russell indexes.)

For the ten years ended October 31, 2013, the Russell 1000 Value Index registered an average annual return of 7.81%, outpacing the 7.70% average gain of the Russell 1000 Growth Index but slightly lagging the 7.92% average return of the Russell 3000 Index.

 

Financials propel the benchmark higher

For the twelve months, all ten industry sectors of the fund’s benchmark achieved double-digit gains, including six that soared more than 25%. The benchmark’s largest sector, financials, advanced 30.5% and easily made the biggest contribution to the benchmark’s rise. Strong gains from information

 

Performance as of October 31, 2013

            
       Total
return
   Average annual
total return
Large-Cap Value Fund  Inception date   1 year   5 years   10 years 
Institutional Class   10/1/2002    31.38%   15.98%   8.47%
Retirement Class   10/1/2002    31.06    15.69    8.17 
Retail Class   10/1/2002    30.94    15.63    8.22 
Premier Class   9/30/2009    31.21    15.84*   8.40*
Russell 1000 Value Index       28.29    14.06    7.81 

 

The returns in this report show past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares. Returns and the principal value of your investment will fluctuate. Current performance may be higher or lower than that shown, and you may have a gain or a loss when you redeem your shares. For current performance information, including performance to the most recent month-end, please visit tiaa-cref.org. Performance may reflect waivers or reimbursements of certain expenses. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance may be lower.

 

You cannot invest directly in any index. Index returns do not include a deduction for fees or expenses.

 

* The performance shown for the Premier Class that is prior to its inception date is based on the performance of the fund’s Institutional Class. The performance for these periods has not been restated to reflect the higher expenses of the Premier Class. If those higher expenses had been reflected, the performance of the Premier Class shown for these periods would have been lower.


 

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technology (up 50.4%), industrials (up 38.1%) and health care (up 30.0%) made substantial contributions as well. Together, these four sectors constituted 60% of the index’s total market capitalization on October 31, 2013.

Amid the rising market, the smaller materials, telecommunications and utilities sectors lagged with returns of 18.6%, 12.0% and 11.1%, respectively.

For the period, only one of the benchmark’s five largest stocks registered gains that exceeded the return of the Russell 1000 Value Index. Johnson & Johnson advanced 35.0%. General Electric climbed 28.3%, matching the benchmark’s return. In contrast, Procter & Gamble (up 20.3%) and Chevron (up 12.5%) posted solid results but failed to keep pace with the benchmark. Exxon Mobil, the index’s largest individual component in terms of market capitalization at period-end, substantially lagged; it returned just 1.0%.

 

Stock selections lift the fund above its benchmark

For the period, the fund generated a strong absolute return and outpaced its benchmark by more than three percentage points on the strength of numerous successful stock choices. Among the largest positive contributions were overweight positions in Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and electronics retailer Best Buy, both of which recorded triple-digit gains. An underweight investment in lagging energy giant Exxon Mobil and the avoidance of gold producer Newmont Mining, whose stock fell 48.2%, further enhanced results. A favorable nonbenchmark holding in French telecommunications equipment provider Alcatel-Lucent also helped.

Other positions, however, detracted from relative performance. These included overweights in J.C. Penney, international mining company Cliffs Natural Resources and coal and natural gas producer Walter Energy, all of which posted losses for the period. An out-of-benchmark holding in Israeli drug maker Teva trimmed returns slightly as well.

 

 

$10,000 over 10 years

 
Institutional Class

 

 

 

For the purpose of comparison, the graph also shows the change in the value of the fund’s benchmark during the same period. The performance of the other share classes varies due to differences in expense charges.

Expense example

 
Six months ended October 31, 2013

Large-Cap
Value Fund
  Beginning
account
value
(5/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(10/31/13)
   Expenses
paid
during
period*
(5/1/13–
10/31/13)
 
Actual return               
Institutional Class   $1,000.00    $1,117.07    $2.35 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,115.57    3.68 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,115.56    4.21 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,116.67    3.15 
                
5% annual hypothetical return               
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,022.99    2.24 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,021.73    3.52 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,021.22    4.02 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,022.23    3.01 

 

* “Expenses paid during period” is based on the fund’s actual expense ratio for the most recent fiscal half-year, multiplied by the average account value over the six-month period, multiplied by 184/365. There were 184 days in the six months ended October 31, 2013. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.44% for the Institutional Class, 0.69% for the Retirement Class, 0.79% for the Retail Class and 0.59% for the Premier Class. The expense charges of one or more of the fund’s share classes may at times reflect a reimbursement. Please see the prospectus for an explanation, including the date on which this reimbursement is scheduled to end. Without any such reimbursement, the expenses of the affected share classes would be higher and the fund’s performance lower.

 

For more information about this expense example, please see page 5.


 

TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 15
 

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

 

Portfolio composition

Sector  % of net assets
as of 10/31/2013
 
Consumer discretionary   26.7 
Information technology   18.9 
Industrials   13.7 
Health care   13.5 
Financials   8.4 
Energy   6.2 
Consumer staples   4.4 
Materials   3.6 
Telecommunication services   2.4 
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net   2.2 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by company size

Market
capitalization
% of equity investments
as of 10/31/2013
 
More than $15 billion–$50 billion   26.7 
More than $2 billion–$15 billion   68.4 
$2 billion or less   4.9 
Total   100.0 

Performance for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013

 

The Mid-Cap Growth Fund returned 34.07% for the Institutional Class, compared with the 33.93% return of its benchmark, the Russell Midcap® Growth Index. The table below shows returns for all share classes of the fund.

 

Mid-cap growth stocks shine in a rising market

The broad U.S. stock market, as measured by the Russell 3000® Index, rose an extraordinary 28.99% for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013. Investors were encouraged by the strengthening U.S. economy: unemployment fell, housing prices climbed, consumer spending increased and the nation’s gross domestic product grew at an estimated annual rate of 2.8% in the third quarter of 2013. At the same time, the Federal Reserve continued its efforts to stimulate the economy by keeping interest rates low.

For the reporting period, mid-cap growth stocks outperformed the broad market by nearly five percentage points. Within the growth category, mid-cap stocks easily outpaced the 28.30% return of large-cap equities but lagged the 39.84% advance of small-cap issues. (Returns by investment style and capitalization size are based on the Russell indexes.)

For the ten years ended October 31, 2013, the Russell Midcap Growth Index posted an average annual gain of 9.60%, outpacing the 7.92% average return of the Russell 3000 by more than one-and-a-half percentage points.

 

Consumer discretionary stocks lead the benchmark’s advance

All ten of the benchmark’s industry sectors registered double-digit gains, and eight rose more than 20%. By far, the largest contribution came from the benchmark’s biggest sector, consumer discretionary, which rose 39.8%. Information technology (up 24.9%), industrials (up 37.0%) and health care (up 36.9%) also made significant contributions to the index’s rise. Together,

 

Performance as of October 31, 2013

            
       Total
return
   Average annual
total return
Mid-Cap Growth Fund   Inception date    1 year    5 years    10 years 
Institutional Class   10/1/2002    34.07%   20.21%   9.54%
Retirement Class   10/1/2002    33.71    19.91    9.25 
Retail Class   10/1/2002    33.64    19.87    9.26 
Premier Class   9/30/2009    33.93    20.06*   9.48*
Russell Midcap Growth Index       33.93    20.32    9.60 

 

The returns in this report show past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares. Returns and the principal value of your investment will fluctuate. Current performance may be higher or lower than that shown, and you may have a gain or a loss when you redeem your shares. For current performance information, including performance to the most recent month-end, please visit tiaa-cref.org. Performance may reflect waivers or reimbursements of certain expenses. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance may be lower.

 

You cannot invest directly in any index. Index returns do not include a deduction for fees or expenses.

 

* The performance shown for the Premier Class that is prior to its inception date is based on the performance of the fund’s Institutional Class. The performance for these periods has not been restated to reflect the higher expenses of the Premier Class. If those higher expenses had been reflected, the performance of the Premier Class shown for these periods would have been lower.


 

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these four sectors constituted more than two-thirds of the benchmark’s total market capitalization at period-end. Solid gains from consumer staples and energy also aided the benchmark’s performance.

For the period, four of the five largest stocks in the Russell Midcap Growth Index generated double-digit gains that outpaced the return of the benchmark. Drug developer Actavis led the way with a 79.9% advance, while grocery store chain Kroger, Whole Foods Market and Alexion Pharmaceuticals rose 73.2%, 37.2% and 36.0%, respectively. Wireless infrastructure provider Crown Castle International lagged with a 13.9% return.

 

Stock selections aid the fund’s relative performance

The fund achieved a strong absolute gain for the period and edged past its benchmark because of several successful stock choices. The biggest contribution came from a nonbenchmark position in retirement plan provider Financial Engines, which gained an impressive 133.5%. Overweight investments in professional networking website LinkedIn, energy infrastructure provider Chicago Bridge & Iron and personal care products distributor Nu Skin Enterprises also enhanced the fund’s relative return.

These positive effects were partly countered by results from unsuccessful selections, including an underweight in Netflix, whose shares soared 307.0%, following a series of better-than-expected quarterly earnings results. Out-of-benchmark holdings in chemical producer Axiall and French alcoholic beverage maker Rémy Cointreau also hurt relative returns, as did an overweight investment in technology company F5 Networks.

 

 

$10,000 over 10 years

 
Institutional Class

 

 

 

For the purpose of comparison, the graph also shows the change in the value of the fund’s benchmark during the same period. The performance of the other share classes varies due to differences in expense charges.

Expense example

 

Six months ended October 31, 2013

Mid-Cap
Growth Fund
  Beginning
account
value
(5/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(10/31/13)
   Expenses
paid
during
period*
(5/1/13–
10/31/13)
 
Actual return               
Institutional Class   $1,000.00    $1,154.06    $2.55 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,152.66    3.91 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,152.05    4.34 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,153.31    3.37 
                
5% annual hypothetical return               
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,022.84    2.40 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,021.58    3.67 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,021.17    4.08 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,022.08    3.16 

 

* “Expenses paid during period” is based on the fund’s actual expense ratio for the most recent fiscal half-year, multiplied by the average account value over the six-month period, multiplied by 184/365. There were 184 days in the six months ended October 31, 2013. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.47% for the Institutional Class, 0.72% for the Retirement Class, 0.80% for the Retail Class and 0.62% for the Premier Class. The expense charges of one or more of the fund’s share classes may at times reflect a reimbursement. Please see the prospectus for an explanation, including the date on which this reimbursement is scheduled to end. Without any such reimbursement, the expenses of the affected share classes would be higher and the fund’s performance lower.

 

For more information about this expense example, please see page 5.


 

TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 17
 

Mid-Cap Value Fund

 

Portfolio composition

Sector  % of net assets
as of 10/31/2013
 
Financials   29.0 
Consumer discretionary   11.2 
Industrials   11.0 
Utilities   10.7 
Information technology   10.7 
Health care   9.2 
Energy   8.5 
Materials   5.7 
Consumer staples   2.8 
Telecommunication services   0.5 
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net   0.7 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by company size

Market
capitalization
% of equity investments
as of 10/31/2013
 
More than $15 billion–$50 billion   28.1 
More than $2 billion–$15 billion   67.7 
$2 billion or less   4.2 
Total   100.0 

Performance for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013

 

The Mid-Cap Value Fund returned 31.23% for the Institutional Class, compared with the 33.45% return of its benchmark, the Russell Midcap® Value Index. The table below shows returns for all share classes of the fund.

 

Mid-cap value stocks outpace the broad market

The broad U.S. stock market, as measured by the Russell 3000® Index, rose an extraordinary 28.99% for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013. Investors were encouraged by the strengthening U.S. economy: unemployment fell, housing prices climbed, consumer spending increased and the nation’s gross domestic product grew at an estimated annual rate of 2.8% in the third quarter of 2013. At the same time, the Federal Reserve continued its efforts to stimulate the economy by keeping interest rates low.

For the reporting period, mid-cap value stocks outperformed the broad market by nearly four-and-a-half percentage points. Within the value category, mid-cap stocks outpaced the 32.83% advance of small-cap equities and the 28.29% return of large-cap issues. (Returns by investment style and capitalization size are based on the Russell indexes.)

For the ten years ended October 31, 2013, the Russell Midcap Value Index posted an average annual gain of 10.62%, easily topping the 7.92% average return of the Russell 3000 over the same period.

 

Financials lead a broad-based sector advance

For the twelve months, all ten industry sectors of the Russell Midcap Value Index produced double-digit gains, including five that soared more than 40%. The biggest contribution came from the benchmark’s largest sector, financials, which rose 25.9%. Financial stocks benefited from a strengthening economy and improving housing market. Solid advances from information

 

Performance as of October 31, 2013

            
       Total
return
   Average annual
total return
Mid-Cap Value Fund  Inception date   1 year   5 years   10 years 
Institutional Class   10/1/2002    31.23%   17.28%   10.77%
Retirement Class   10/1/2002    30.87    16.99    10.48 
Retail Class   10/1/2002    30.83    16.99    10.53 
Premier Class   9/30/2009    31.00    17.13*   10.70*
Russell Midcap Value Index       33.45    18.85    10.62 

 

The returns in this report show past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares. Returns and the principal value of your investment will fluctuate. Current performance may be higher or lower than that shown, and you may have a gain or a loss when you redeem your shares. For current performance information, including performance to the most recent month-end, please visit tiaa-cref.org. Performance may reflect waivers or reimbursements of certain expenses. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance may be lower.

 

You cannot invest directly in any index. Index returns do not include a deduction for fees or expenses.

 

* The performance shown for the Premier Class that is prior to its inception date is based on the performance of the fund’s Institutional Class. The performance for these periods has not been restated to reflect the higher expenses of the Premier Class. If those higher expenses had been reflected, the performance of the Premier Class shown for these periods would have been lower.


 

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technology (up 50.1%), health care (up 49.4%), industrials (up 47.4%) and consumer discretionary (up 41.8%) also significantly contributed to the benchmark’s strong results. Together, these five sectors comprised more than 70% of the index’s total market capitalization on October 31, 2013.

During the period, all of the five largest stocks in the Russell Midcap Value Index scored double-digit gains, and four surpassed the return of the benchmark. Oil and gas exploration firm Noble Energy (up 59.5%) achieved the best results, followed by insurer Cigna (up 51.0%), health care services provider Cardinal Health (up 46.3%) and Sempra Energy (up 34.8%). Real estate investment trust Prologis lagged the benchmark but still generated a 20.0% gain.

 

The fund generates a strong gain but trails its benchmark

The fund produced an impressive double-digit gain but trailed its benchmark by more than two percentage points largely because of stock choices that did not perform as anticipated. An underweight position in Valero Energy, which jumped 58.2%, was the largest detractor from relative results. An out-of-benchmark investment in Discover Financial Services also constrained the fund’s relative performance, as did avoiding semiconductor maker Cree (up 100.5%), Southwest Airlines (up 96.7%) and financial institution Lincoln National (up 85.8%).

Other holdings, however, bolstered the fund’s relative results. Chief among these was an overweight position in Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, which rose an exceptional 159.8%. Nonbenchmark holdings in surging technology firm Invensys and drugstore chain Rite Aid also helped. Avoiding health care real estate investment trust HCP, whose shares fell 0.9%, benefited the fund’s relative returns as well.

 

 

$10,000 over 10 years

 
Institutional Class

 

 

 

For the purpose of comparison, the graph also shows the change in the value of the fund’s benchmark during the same period. The performance of the other share classes varies due to differences in expense charges.

Expense example

 
Six months ended October 31, 2013

Mid-Cap
Value Fund
  Beginning
account
value
(5/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(10/31/13)
   Expenses paid during period* (5/1/13–
10/31/13)
 
Actual return               
Institutional Class   $1,000.00    $1,113.01    $2.34 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,111.69    3.67 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,111.22    3.94 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,112.27    3.14 
                
5% annual hypothetical return               
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,022.99    2.24 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,021.73    3.52 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,021.48    3.77 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,022.23    3.01 

 

* “Expenses paid during period” is based on the fund’s actual expense ratio for the most recent fiscal half-year, multiplied by the average account value over the six-month period, multiplied by 184/365. There were 184 days in the six months ended October 31, 2013. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.44% for the Institutional Class, 0.69% for the Retirement Class, 0.74% for the Retail Class and 0.59% for the Premier Class. The expense charges of one or more of the fund’s share classes may at times reflect a reimbursement. Please see the prospectus for an explanation, including the date on which this reimbursement is scheduled to end. Without any such reimbursement, the expenses of the affected share classes would be higher and the fund’s performance lower.

 

For more information about this expense example, please see page 5.


 

TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 19
 

Small-Cap Equity Fund

 

Portfolio composition

Sector  % of net assets
as of 10/31/2013
 
Financials   21.9 
Information technology   18.5 
Industrials   15.1 
Consumer discretionary   12.5 
Health care   12.4 
Energy   6.2 
Materials   5.7 
Consumer staples   3.3 
Utilities   3.2 
Telecommunication services   0.4 
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net   0.8 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by company size

Market
capitalization
% of equity investments
as of 10/31/2013
 
More than $2 billion–$15 billion   44.4 
$2 billion or less   55.6 
Total   100.0 

Performance for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013

 

The Small-Cap Equity Fund returned 39.49% for the Institutional Class, compared with the 36.28% return of its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Index. The table below shows returns for all share classes of the fund.

 

Small caps surge ahead of the broad market

The broad U.S. stock market, as measured by the Russell 3000® Index, rose an extraordinary 28.99% for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013. Investors were encouraged by the strengthening U.S. economy: unemployment fell, housing prices climbed, consumer spending increased and the nation’s gross domestic product grew at an estimated annual rate of 2.8% in the third quarter of 2013. At the same time, the Federal Reserve continued its efforts to stimulate the economy by keeping interest rates low.

For the reporting period, small-cap stocks outpaced the broad U.S. equity market by more than seven percentage points, reflecting investors’ appetite for riskier securities amid signs of an improving economy. Within the small-cap category, growth issues easily outperformed value stocks, 39.84% to 32.83%. (Returns by investment style and capitalization size are based on the Russell indexes.)

For the ten years ended October 31, 2013, the Russell 2000 Index achieved an average annual gain of 9.03%, easily outpacing the 7.92% average return of the Russell 3000 Index over the same period.

 

Largest sectors lead the index higher

For the period, all ten of the benchmark’s industry sectors scored double-digit gains, and five jumped more than 40%. The index’s advance was driven, in large part, by strong contributions from its three largest sectors: financials,

 

Performance as of October 31, 2013

             
       Total
return
   Average annual
total return
Small-Cap Equity Fund*  Inception date   1 year   5 years   10 years 
Institutional Class   10/1/2002    39.49%   17.31%   8.88%
Retirement Class   10/1/2002    39.20    17.02    8.60 
Retail Class   10/1/2002    39.04    16.95    8.64 
Premier Class   9/30/2009    39.32    17.17   8.81
Russell 2000 Index       36.28    17.04    9.03 

 

The returns in this report show past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares. Returns and the principal value of your investment will fluctuate. Current performance may be higher or lower than that shown, and you may have a gain or a loss when you redeem your shares. For current performance information, including performance to the most recent month-end, please visit tiaa-cref.org. Performance may reflect waivers or reimbursements of certain expenses. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance may be lower.

 

You cannot invest directly in any index. Index returns do not include a deduction for fees or expenses.

 

* Shares held 60 calendar days or less may be subject to a redemption fee of 2%. Please see the prospectus for details.
The performance shown for the Premier Class that is prior to its inception date is based on the performance of the fund’s Institutional Class. The performance for these periods has not been restated to reflect the higher expenses of the Premier Class. If those higher expenses had been reflected, the performance of the Premier Class shown for these periods would have been lower.


 

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information technology and industrials, which gained 28.0%, 42.8% and 43.4%, respectively. Robust results from the sizable consumer discretionary (up 42.0%) and health care (40.4%) sectors further fueled the benchmark’s advance. Together, these five sectors constituted more than four-fifths of the benchmark’s total market capitalization on October 31, 2013.

For the period, the benchmark’s five largest stocks produced robust gains, with two registering triple-digit advances. In descending order of market capitalization at period-end, these issues and their returns were as follows: commercial real estate research provider CoStar Group (up 113.5%), business services provider Athenahealth (up 107.7%), diversified electronics company Acuity Brands (up 56.4%), commercial kitchen equipment maker Middleby (up 82.2%) and Ultimate Software Group (up 52.4%).

 

Strong stock selections boost the fund’s relative performance

The fund outpaced its benchmark by more than three percentage points on the strength of numerous favorable stock selections. The largest contributions came from overweight positions in two health care issues: drugstore chain Rite Aid and software provider Medidata Solutions, which soared 359.5% and 162.5%, respectively. The fund’s relative returns were also buoyed by overweight holdings in network supplier Infoblox, casino operator Boyd Gaming and credit risk manger Radian Group, whose shares jumped 211.1% for the twelve-month period.

These positive contributors were partly offset by less favorable stock choices. Chief among these were overweight investments in Coeur Mining (down 60.5%), electronics component maker OSI Systems (down 8.1%) and energy supplier Delek U.S. Holdings (up 2.3%).

 

 

$10,000 over 10 years

 
Institutional Class

 

 

 

For the purpose of comparison, the graph also shows the change in the value of the fund’s benchmark during the same period. The performance of the other share classes varies due to differences in expense charges.

Expense example

 

Six months ended October 31, 2013

Small-Cap
Equity Fund
  Beginning
account
value
(5/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(10/31/13)
   Expenses
paid
during
period*
(5/1/13–
10/31/13)
 
Actual return            
Institutional Class  $1,000.00    $1,190.02    $2.43 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,189.63    3.81 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,188.11    4.41 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,189.87    3.26 
                
5% annual hypothetical return               
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,022.99    2.24 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,021.73    3.52 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,021.17    4.08 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,022.23    3.01 

 

* “Expenses paid during period” is based on the fund’s actual expense ratio for the most recent fiscal half-year, multiplied by the average account value over the six-month period, multiplied by 184/365. There were 184 days in the six months ended October 31, 2013. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.44% for the Institutional Class, 0.69% for the Retirement Class, 0.80% for the Retail Class and 0.59% for the Premier Class. The expense charges of one or more of the fund’s share classes may at times reflect a reimbursement. Please see the prospectus for an explanation, including the date on which this reimbursement is scheduled to end. Without any such reimbursement, the expenses of the affected share classes would be higher and the fund’s performance lower.

 

For more information about this expense example, please see page 5.


 

TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 21
 

Social Choice Equity Fund

 

Portfolio composition

Sector  % of net assets
as of 10/31/2013
 
Financials   20.0 
Information technology   15.8 
Consumer discretionary   13.3 
Health care   10.9 
Energy   10.5 
Industrials   10.3 
Consumer staples   8.1 
Materials   4.9 
Utilities   4.1 
Telecommunication services   1.4 
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net   0.7 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by company size

Market
capitalization
% of equity investments
as of 10/31/2013
 
More than $50 billion   31.4 
More than $15 billion–$50 billion   45.3 
More than $2 billion–$15 billion   20.8 
$2 billion or less   2.5 
Total   100.0 

Performance for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013

 

The Social Choice Equity Fund returned 31.32% for the Institutional Class, compared with the 28.99% return of its benchmark, the Russell 3000® Index. The table below shows returns for all share classes of the fund. The fund uses certain environmental, social and governance criteria, while the benchmark does not.

 

Stock exclusions enhance the fund’s relative performance

Because of its social criteria, the fund did not invest in a number of stocks included in the Russell 3000 Index. The net effect of avoiding these companies was to help the fund outpace its benchmark by more than two percentage points.

The largest contribution to the fund’s outperformance was the exclusion of Apple, the benchmark’s largest stock in terms of market capitalization at period-end. Apple fell 10.1% during the twelve-month reporting period on concerns about increased competition and slowing growth rates. Relative results were also bolstered by avoiding AT&T, Philip Morris International, Wal-Mart and two energy giants, Exxon Mobil and Chevron, all of which significantly lagged the broad U.S. stock market during the period.

These positive effects were partly offset by the exclusion of biotechnology company Celgene, Boeing and Facebook. In the case of Facebook, its stock rose an extraordinary 137.8% following a series of better-than-expected quarterly earnings results. The exclusion of two other stocks that performed well, Amazon and Bank of America, also hindered relative returns slightly.

 

Performance as of October 31, 2013

             
       Total
return
   Average annual
total return
Social Choice Equity Fund  Inception date   1 year   5 years   10 years 
Institutional Class   7/1/1999    31.32%   15.75%   7.96%
Retirement Class   10/1/2002    30.99    15.47    7.65 
Retail Class   3/31/2006    30.87    15.47    7.81*
Premier Class   9/30/2009    31.14    15.58*   7.89*
Russell 3000 Index       28.99    15.94    7.92 

 

The returns in this report show past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares. Returns and the principal value of your investment will fluctuate. Current performance may be higher or lower than that shown, and you may have a gain or a loss when you redeem your shares. For current performance information, including performance to the most recent month-end, please visit tiaa-cref.org. Performance may reflect waivers or reimbursements of certain expenses. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance may be lower.

 

You cannot invest directly in any index. Index returns do not include a deduction for fees or expenses.

 

* The performance shown for the Retail and Premier classes that is prior to their respective inception dates is based on the performance of the fund’s Institutional Class. The performance for these periods has not been restated to reflect the higher expenses of the Retail and Premier classes. If those higher expenses had been reflected, the performance of these two classes shown for these periods would have been lower.


 

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Successful stock selections benefit the fund’s results

To compensate for the exclusion of some stocks within the Russell 3000 Index, the fund’s managers use quantitative (mathematical) modeling and other techniques in an attempt to match the overall investment characteristics of the portfolio with those of the index.

For the period, the fund’s return was aided by overweight investments in a number of well-performing biotechnology and health care stocks. Chief among these were Gilead Sciences (up 111.9%), Biogen Idec (up 76.7%) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (up 63.5%). Health care issues benefited from the president’s November reelection, which added clarity to the direction of health care policy. Overweight positions in Yahoo, Starbucks and Pioneer Natural Resources, all of which easily outperformed the broad U.S. stock market, boosted the fund’s relative performance as well.

These positive contributions more than offset detractions from various other positions, including overweight holdings in two lagging information technology companies: IBM (down 6.2%) and EMC (down 0.6%). Relative returns were also constrained by overweight investments in Ariad Pharmaceuticals and Royal Gold, which fell 44.7%, as muted inflation expectations, an improving economic outlook and a strong rally in the equity markets provided a challenging environment for many precious metal stocks.

 

 

$10,000 over 10 years

 
Institutional Class

 

 

 

For the purpose of comparison, the graph also shows the change in the value of the fund’s benchmark during the same period. The performance of the other share classes varies due to differences in expense charges.

Expense example

 

Six months ended October 31, 2013

Social Choice
Equity Fund
  Beginning
account
value
(5/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(10/31/13)
   Expenses
paid
during
period*
(5/1/13–
10/31/13)
 
Actual return               
Institutional Class   $1,000.00    $1,117.87    $0.96 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,116.48    2.29 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,115.60    2.51 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,116.64    1.76 
                
5% annual hypothetical return               
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,024.30    0.92 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,023.04    2.19 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,022.84    2.40 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,023.54    1.68 

 

* “Expenses paid during period” is based on the fund’s actual expense ratio for the most recent fiscal half-year, multiplied by the average account value over the six-month period, multiplied by 184/365. There were 184 days in the six months ended October 31, 2013. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.18% for the Institutional Class, 0.43% for the Retirement Class, 0.47% for the Retail Class and 0.33% for the Premier Class. The expense charges of one or more of the fund’s share classes may at times reflect a reimbursement. Please see the prospectus for an explanation, including the date on which this reimbursement is scheduled to end. Without any such reimbursement, the expenses of the affected share classes would be higher and the fund’s performance lower.

 

For more information about this expense example, please see page 5.


 

TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 23
 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Portfolio composition

Sector  % of net assets
as of 10/31/2013
 
Financials   22.2 
Information technology   20.4 
Consumer discretionary   14.4 
Industrials   10.7 
Materials   9.9 
Energy   9.0 
Consumer staples   8.0 
Health care   3.1 
Utilities   1.6 
Telecommunication services   0.6 
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net   0.1 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by country

 % of portfolio investments
as of 10/31/2013
 
China   15.0 
Korea   14.7 
Brazil   10.7 
Russia   7.5 
Taiwan   7.0 
Mexico   6.7 
India   5.8 
Philippines   3.9 
Hong Kong   3.5 
South Africa   2.6 
23 other nations   17.8 
Short-term investments   4.8 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by company size

Market
capitalization
% of equity investments
as of 10/31/2013
 
More than $50 billion   24.9 
More than $15 billion–$50 billion   22.6 
More than $2 billion–$15 billion   38.2 
$2 billion or less   14.3 
Total   100.0 

Performance for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013

 

The Emerging Markets Equity Fund returned 8.18% for the Institutional Class, compared with the 6.53% return of its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The table below shows returns for all share classes of the fund.

 

Emerging market stocks lag stronger returns elsewhere

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index registered a solid gain for the twelve-month period, yet it lagged the 26.88% advance of the 22 developed market nations that comprise the MSCI EAFE Index and the 28.99% gain of the broad U.S. stock market, as measured by the Russell 3000® Index. Investors favored developed market equities during the period because developed economies were generally improving while many of the major emerging economies were experiencing slowing growth.

After rising 7.69% in the first three months of the period, emerging market equities tumbled 11.41% from February through August, in part because of investor concerns about slowing growth rates in China and worries that the Federal Reserve might begin to taper its long-term bond purchases sooner than expected. Aided by improving Chinese economic data and news that the Fed would continue its accommodative policies, emerging market stocks rebounded sharply in September and October, gaining 11.68% for the last two months of the reporting period.

For the twelve months, a rising dollar lowered the return of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index for U.S. investors. In terms of local currencies, the index gained 10.36%.

 

Gains in Taiwan and Korea drive the index higher

For the period, Taiwan and Korea rose 18.1% and 12.7%, respectively, and made the largest contributions to the benchmark’s return. The strength in Taiwanese stocks was due, in part, to policymakers’ efforts to boost capital flows between Taiwan and China. Korean equities benefited from a resurgence

 

Performance as of October 31, 2013

             
       Total
return
   Average annual
total return
Emerging Markets Equity Fund*  Inception date   1 year   since inception 
Institutional Class   8/31/2010    8.18%   4.21%
Retirement Class   8/31/2010    7.91    3.93 
Retail Class   8/31/2010    7.74    3.78 
Premier Class   8/31/2010    7.96    4.06 
MSCI Emerging Markets Index       6.53    4.61

 

The returns in this report show past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares. Returns and the principal value of your investment will fluctuate. Current performance may be higher or lower than that shown, and you may have a gain or a loss when you redeem your shares. For current performance information, including performance to the most recent month-end, please visit tiaa-cref.org. Performance may reflect waivers or reimbursements of certain expenses. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance may be lower.

 

You cannot invest directly in any index. Index returns do not include a deduction for fees or expenses.

 

* Shares held 60 calendar days or less may be subject to a redemption fee of 2%. Please see the prospectus for details.
Performance is calculated from the inception date of the Institutional Class.


 

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in foreign investment that occurred during the last few months of the period. A solid 9.3% return from China—the largest country component of the index in terms of market capitalization at period-end also—helped. (All returns are in U.S. dollars.)

These gains more than offset a decline in the sizable Brazilian market (down 1.5%), as well as double-digit losses in Chile and Indonesia.

 

Stock choices boost the fund’s relative results

In a volatile market environment for emerging market equities, the fund outperformed its benchmark by more than one-and-a-half percentage points, largely on the strength of favorable stock selections. Chief among these were nonbenchmark investments in resorts operator Sands China and Hong Kong’s Melco Crown Entertainment. Overweight positions in Russian food retailer Magnit and Chinese Internet provider Tencent Holdings also enhanced relative performance.

These positive effects were partly offset by less successful results from other positions. These included out-of-benchmark investments in Chilean retailer Empresas La Polar and Chinese semiconductor company Spreadtrum Communications.

The fund’s returns may sometimes diverge from the returns of its benchmark index more than would be expected. This divergence may be the result of the fund’s fair value pricing adjustments or of the timing of foreign currency valuations.

Many foreign exchanges close for trading before the fund’s net asset value (NAV) is calculated (generally 4 p.m. ET). In the intervening hours, the values of foreign securities can change, and these changes are not reflected immediately in the returns of the fund’s benchmark. These changes, are, however, taken into account to value the fund’s portfolio holdings at the time the fund’s NAV is calculated; these are known as fair value pricing adjustments.

 

 

$10,000 invested at fund’s inception

 
Institutional Class (inception August 31, 2010)

 

 

 

For the purpose of comparison, the graph also shows the change in the value of the fund’s benchmark during the same period. The performance of the other share classes varies due to differences in expense charges.

Expense example

 

Six months ended October 31, 2013

Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
  Beginning
account
value
(5/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(10/31/13)
   Expenses
paid
during
period*
(5/1/13–
10/31/13)
 
Actual return               
Institutional Class   $1,000.00    $985.01    $4.70 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    983.20    6.00 
Retail Class   1,000.00    982.32    6.70 
Premier Class   1,000.00    984.13    5.50 
                
5% annual hypothetical return               
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,020.47    4.79 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,019.16    6.11 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,018.45    6.82 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,019.66    5.60 

 

* “Expenses paid during period” is based on the fund’s actual expense ratio for the most recent fiscal half-year, multiplied by the average account value over the six-month period, multiplied by 184/365. There were 184 days in the six months ended October 31, 2013. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.94% for the Institutional Class, 1.20% for the Retirement Class, 1.34% for the Retail Class and 1.10% for the Premier Class. The expense charges of one or more of the fund’s share classes may at times reflect a reimbursement. Please see the prospectus for an explanation, including the date on which this reimbursement is scheduled to end. Without any such reimbursement, the expenses of the affected share classes would be higher and the fund’s performance lower.

 

For more information about this expense example, please see page 5.


 

TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 25
 

Enhanced International Equity Index Fund

 

Portfolio composition

Sector  % of net assets
as of 10/31/2013
 
Financials   27.0 
Industrials   12.0 
Consumer discretionary   11.7 
Consumer staples   10.5 
Health care   9.6 
Materials   8.2 
Energy   6.9 
Telecommunication services   5.2 
Information technology   4.2 
Utilities   3.7 
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net   1.0 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by country

% of portfolio investments
as of 10/31/2013
 
Japan   20.3 
United Kingdom   20.2 
France   9.5 
Switzerland   8.5 
Germany   8.3 
Australia   8.0 
Netherlands   3.9 
Sweden   3.3 
Spain   3.0 
Hong Kong   2.5 
14 other nations   10.6 
Short-term investments   1.9 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by company size

Market
capitalization
% of equity investments
as of 10/31/2013
 
More than $50 billion   41.9 
More than $15 billion–$50 billion   33.8 
More than $2 billion–$15 billion   24.3 
Total   100.0 

Performance for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013

 

The Enhanced International Equity Index Fund returned 28.75%, compared with the 26.88% return of its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index.

 

Upbeat economic news boosts foreign stock returns

For the first time since 2009, the MSCI EAFE Index produced a double-digit gain for the twelve-month period ended October 31. During the current period, investors were encouraged by signs of strengthening in the U.S. economy, indications that Europe was emerging from its deep recession and by Japan’s recent efforts to stimulate its economy.

At the same time, slowing growth in China, fiscal showdowns in Washington and the possibility that the Federal Reserve might taper its accommodative policies intermittently weighed on the index. The EAFE, which measures stock performance in 22 developed market nations outside North America, retreated in four of the period’s twelve months.

In terms of local currencies, the EAFE soared 31.04%, as a stronger dollar versus the yen reduced its return for U.S. investors. (The dollar was weaker against the euro and flat against the pound.)

For the twelve months, the EAFE trailed the 28.99% return of the broad U.S. stock market, as measured by the Russell 3000® Index. For the five years ended October 31, 2013, the EAFE’s 11.99% average annual gain lagged the Russell 3000’s 15.94% return.

 

Broad-based gains push the benchmark higher

For the period, all but two of the EAFE’s country components registered double-digit advances, and only one—Israel—lost ground. (Returns are in U.S. dollars.) Japanese stocks, the largest segment of the index in terms of market capitalization at period-end, climbed 34.0%. Strong contributions also came from France (up 33.8%), Switzerland (up 31.1%), Germany (up 30.9%) and Great Britain (up 20.4%).

 

Performance as of October 31, 2013

             
       Total
return
   Average annual
total return
Enhanced International
Equity Index Fund*
  Inception date   1 year   5 years   since
inception
 
Institutional Class   11/30/2007    28.75%   12.35%   –0.49%
MSCI EAFE Index       26.88    11.99    –0.47

 

The returns in this report show past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares. Returns and the principal value of your investment will fluctuate. Current performance may be higher or lower than that shown, and you may have a gain or a loss when you redeem your shares. For current performance information, including performance to the most recent month-end, please visit tiaa-cref.org. Performance may reflect waivers or reimbursements of certain expenses. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance may be lower.

 

You cannot invest directly in any index. Index returns do not include a deduction for fees or expenses.

 

* Shares held 60 calendar days or less may be subject to a redemption fee of 2%. Please see the prospectus for details.
Performance is calculated from the inception date of the Institutional Class.


 

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The fund outpaces its benchmark

The fund’s enhanced indexing strategy uses quantitative (mathematical) modeling techniques to construct a portfolio that resembles the risk characteristics of the fund’s benchmark index, while seeking to outperform that index. In terms of portfolio holdings, the fund diverges from its benchmark more than a fund that uses a pure indexing strategy.

During the period, stock selections using the enhanced indexing methodology produced mixed results, but the net effect was to enable the fund to outperform the MSCI EAFE Index. Positive contributors included overweight holdings in three financial firms: Spain’s Bankia, France’s Axa and Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsu Financial Group. Overweights in French automaker Renault and German automotive supplier Continental also boosted returns.

These positive effects were partly countered by overweight holdings in Australian mining giant BHP Billiton and Norwegian agricultural supplier Yara International. Underweights in Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank and German automaker Daimler reduced relative results as well.

The fund’s returns may sometimes diverge from the returns of its benchmark index more than would be expected. This divergence may be the result of the fund’s fair value pricing adjustments or of the timing of foreign currency valuations.

Many foreign exchanges close for trading before the fund’s net asset value (NAV) is calculated (generally 4 p.m. ET). In the intervening hours, the values of foreign securities can change, and these changes are not reflected immediately in the returns of the fund’s benchmark. These changes are, however, taken into account to value the fund’s portfolio holdings at the time the fund’s NAV is calculated; these are known as fair value pricing adjustments.

 

 

$10,000 invested at fund’s inception

 
Institutional Class (inception November 30, 2007)

 

 

 

For the purpose of comparison, the graph also shows the change in the value of the fund’s benchmark during the same period.

Expense example

 

Six months ended October 31, 2013

Enhanced
International
Equity
Index Fund
  Beginning
account
value
(5/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(10/31/13)
   Expenses
paid
during
period*
(5/1/13–
10/31/13)
 
Actual return               
Institutional Class    $1,000.00    $1,084.83    $2.31 
                
5% annual hypothetical return               
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,022.99    2.24 

 

* “Expenses paid during period” is based on the fund’s actual expense ratio for the most recent fiscal half-year, multiplied by the average account value over the six-month period, multiplied by 184/365. There were 184 days in the six months ended October 31, 2013. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.44% for the Institutional Class. The expense charges of the fund may at times reflect a reimbursement. Please see the prospectus for an explanation, including the date on which this reimbursement is scheduled to end. Without any such reimbursement, the expenses of the fund would be higher and its performance lower.

 

For more information about this expense example, please see page 5.


 

TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 27
 

Global Natural Resources Fund

 

Portfolio composition

Sector  % of net assets
as of 10/31/2013
 
Materials   60.0 
Energy   32.1 
Consumer staples   6.4 
Consumer discretionary   0.8 
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net   0.7 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by country

% of portfolio investments
as of 10/31/2013
 
United States   42.2 
United Kingdom   10.0 
Canada   7.5 
Australia   6.9 
Switzerland   5.8 
Japan   1.8 
Finland   1.5 
France   1.4 
Mexico   1.3 
South Africa   1.3 
17 other nations   12.4 
Short-term investments   7.9 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by company size

Market
capitalization
  % of equity investments
as of 10/31/2013
 
More than $50 billion   34.5 
More than $15 billion–$50 billion   25.4 
More than $2 billion–$15 billion   37.6 
$2 billion or less   2.5 
Total   100.0 

Performance for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013

 

The Global Natural Resources Fund returned –0.05% for the Institutional Class, compared with the 0.57% return of its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Commodity Producers Sector Capped Index. The table below shows returns for all share classes of the fund.

 

Global commodity stocks fall short of strong gains elsewhere

During the twelve-month reporting period, the MSCI All Country World Commodity Producers Sector Capped Index, which is equally weighted among the energy, metals and agriculture sectors, lagged the 23.29% return of the broader MSCI All Country World Index.

During the first half of the reporting period, metals and mining stocks came under pressure, as concerns about slowing economic growth in China led to fears of potential oversupply. The possibility that the Federal Reserve might begin tapering its accommodative policies also hurt investor sentiment towards commodities. Economic data from China improved somewhat during the second half of the period, which led to a rebound in mining stocks, although the sector still remained largely out of favor with investors.

The energy sector performed relatively well versus the overall benchmark after previously lagging. Energy stocks were supported by high crude oil prices as well as by rising oil and gas production in the United States. Agriculture stocks were negatively affected by dropping grain prices after a jump in crop production in the United States, following last year’s drought.

For the period, a rising dollar lowered the return of the MSCI commodity producers index for U.S. investors. In terms of local currencies, the index gained 2.59%.

 

Performance as of October 31, 2013

            
       Total
return
   Average annual
total return
Global Natural Resources Fund*  Inception date   1 Year   since inception 
Institutional Class   11/1/2011    –0.05%   1.02%
Retirement Class   11/1/2011    –0.28    0.79 
Retail Class   11/1/2011    –0.49    0.57 
Premier Class   11/1/2011    –0.16    0.86 
MSCI All Country World Commodity Producers Sector Capped Index       0.57    0.86

 

The returns in this report show past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares. Returns and the principal value of your investment will fluctuate. Current performance may be higher or lower than that shown, and you may have a gain or a loss when you redeem your shares. For current performance information, including performance to the most recent month-end, please visit tiaa-cref.org. Performance may reflect waivers or reimbursements of certain expenses. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance may be lower.

 

You cannot invest directly in any index. Index returns do not include a deduction for fees or expenses.

 

* Shares held 60 calendar days or less may be subject to a redemption fee of 2%. Please see the prospectus for details.
Performance is calculated from the inception date of the Institutional Class.


 

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Stock selections trim the fund’s relative return

In a challenging market environment, the fund lagged its benchmark index. Investor concerns regarding the timing of the Fed’s tapering activities resulted in rising yields. This hurt gold and silver prices, despite strong demand for gold from China. At the same time, gold funds witnessed strong redemptions, which further hurt the stocks of gold and silver miners, including the fund’s investments in Canada’s Detour Gold and Mexico’s Fresnillo. The fund was also negatively affected by a position in Archer Daniels Midland. Metallurgical coal prices were hampered by strong production in Australia and a rebound in Chinese production. This hurt the fund’s holdings in coal producer Walter Energy.

The fund benefited from its investments in several U.S. energy producers, including Pioneer Natural Resources and Continental Resources, both of which reported strong results and impressed the market with their oil growth potential. Another positive contributor was Oasis Petroleum, whose production results beat market expectations. The fund also was helped by its position in Packaging Corporation of America, which benefited from a recovery in containerboard prices.

The fund’s returns may sometimes diverge from the returns of its benchmark index more than would be expected. This divergence may be the result of the fund’s fair value pricing adjustment or of the timing of foreign currency valuations.

Many foreign exchanges close for trading before the fund’s net asset value (NAV) is calculated (generally 4 p.m. ET). In the intervening hours, the values of foreign securities can change, and these changes are not reflected immediately in the returns of the fund’s benchmark. These changes are, however, taken into account to value the fund’s portfolio holdings at the time the fund’s NAV is calculated; these are known as fair value pricing adjustments.

 

 

$10,000 invested at fund’s inception

 
Institutional Class (inception November 1, 2011)

 

 

 

For the purpose of comparison, the graph also shows the change in the value of the fund’s benchmark during the same period. The performance of the other share classes varies due to differences in expense charges.

Expense example

 

Six months ended October 31, 2013

Global Natural
Resources Fund
  Beginning
account
value
(5/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(10/31/13)
   Expenses
paid
during
period*
(5/1/13–
10/31/13)
 
Actual return               
Institutional Class   $1,000.00    $1,014.21    $3.71 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,013.21    5.02 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,011.19    5.78 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,013.21    4.52 
                
5% annual hypothetical return               
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,021.53    3.72 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,020.21    5.04 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,019.46    5.80 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,020.72    4.53 

 

* “Expenses paid during period” is based on the fund’s actual expense ratio for the most recent fiscal half-year, multiplied by the average account value over the six-month period, multiplied by 184/365. There were 184 days in the six months ended October 31, 2013. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.73% for the Institutional Class, 0.99% for the Retirement Class, 1.14% for the Retail Class and 0.89% for the Premier Class. The expense charges of one or more of the fund’s share classes may at times reflect a reimbursement. Please see the prospectus for an explanation, including the date on which this reimbursement is scheduled to end. Without any such reimbursement, the expenses of the affected share classes would be higher and the fund’s performance lower.

 

For more information about this expense example, please see page 5.


 

TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 29
 

International Equity Fund

 

Portfolio composition

Sector  % of net assets
as of 10/31/2013
 
Consumer discretionary   23.8 
Industrials   22.8 
Financials   18.6 
Consumer staples   9.8 
Health care   7.0 
Information technology   6.5 
Materials   6.1 
Telecommunication services   1.1 
Utilities   0.7 
Energy   0.2 
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net   3.4 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by country

 % of portfolio investments
as of 10/31/2013
 
United Kingdom   24.2 
France   19.6 
Japan   12.0 
Germany   9.8 
Switzerland   7.9 
Sweden   4.8 
Greece   4.7 
India   4.3 
Netherlands   2.3 
Spain   2.2 
5 other nations   3.2 
Short-term investments   5.0 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by company size

Market
capitalization
% of equity investments
as of 10/31/2013
 
More than $50 billion   20.6 
More than $15 billion–$50 billion   22.4 
More than $2 billion–$15 billion   54.9 
$2 billion or less   2.1 
Total   100.0 

Performance for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013

 

The International Equity Fund returned 29.29% for the Institutional Class, compared with the 26.88% return of its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index. The table below shows returns for all share classes of the fund.

 

Upbeat economic news boosts foreign stock returns

For the first time since 2009, the MSCI EAFE Index produced a double-digit gain for the twelve-month period ended October 31. During the current period, investors were encouraged by signs of strengthening in the U.S. economy, indications that Europe was emerging from its deep recession and by Japan’s recent efforts to stimulate its economy.

At the same time, slowing growth in China, fiscal showdowns in Washington and the possibility that the Federal Reserve might taper its accommodative policies intermittently weighed on the index. The EAFE, which measures stock performance in 22 developed market nations outside North America, retreated in four of the period’s twelve months.

In terms of local currencies, the EAFE soared 31.04%, as a stronger dollar versus the yen reduced its return for U.S. investors. (The dollar was weaker against the euro and flat against the pound.)

Despite its strong showing for the twelve months, the EAFE’s return, in dollars, trailed the 28.99% advance of the broad U.S. stock market, as measured by the Russell 3000® Index. However, for the ten years ended October 31, 2013, the EAFE’s 7.71% average annual return only slightly lagged the 7.92% average return of the Russell 3000.

 

Performance as of October 31, 2013

 

       Total
return
  Average annual
total return
International Equity Fund*   Inception date    1 year     5 years    10 years 
Institutional Class   7/1/1999    29.29%   13.99%   8.26%
Retirement Class   10/1/2002    28.97    13.69    7.85 
Retail Class   3/31/2006    28.75    13.64    8.30
Premier Class   9/30/2009    28.96    13.83   8.18
MSCI EAFE Index       26.88    11.99    7.71 

 

The returns in this report show past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares. Returns and the principal value of your investment will fluctuate. Current performance may be higher or lower than that shown, and you may have a gain or a loss when you redeem your shares. For current performance information, including performance to the most recent month-end, please visit tiaa-cref.org. Performance may reflect waivers or reimbursements of certain expenses. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance may be lower.

 

You cannot invest directly in any index. Index returns do not include a deduction for fees or expenses.

 

* Shares held 60 calendar days or less may be subject to a redemption fee of 2%. Please see the prospectus for details.
The performance shown for the Retail and Premier classes that is prior to their respective inception dates is based on the performance of the fund’s Institutional Class. The performance for these periods has not been restated to reflect the higher expenses of the Retail and Premier classes. If those higher expenses had been reflected, the performance of these two classes shown for these periods would have been lower.


 

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Broad-based gains push the benchmark higher

For the period, all but two of the EAFE’s country components registered double-digit advances, and only one—Israel—lost ground. (Returns are in U.S. dollars.) Japanese stocks, the largest segment of the index in terms of market capitalization at period-end, climbed 34.0%. Significant contributions also came from France (up 33.8%), Switzerland (up 31.1%), Germany (up 30.9%) and Great Britain (up 20.4%).

 

The fund tops its benchmark on strong security selections

For the twelve months, the fund outperformed its benchmark by almost two-and-a-half percentage points because of advantageous stock choices. These included overweight positions in Britain’s Lloyds Banking Group and French automaker Renault. Overweights in two Swiss companies—chemical maker Clariant and Adecco, an employment agency—also boosted the fund’s results.

These positive effects were partly offset by unsuccessful selections, such as overweight holdings in German chemical producer Lanxess and India’s HDFC Bank. Also detracting were overweights in two British firms: cruise ship operator Carnival and Britain’s Tate & Lyle, the producer of sugar substitute Splenda.

The fund’s returns may sometimes diverge from the returns of its benchmark index more than would be expected. This divergence may be the result of the fund’s fair value pricing adjustments or of the timing of foreign currency valuations.

Many foreign exchanges close for trading before the fund’s net asset value (NAV) is calculated (generally 4 p.m. ET). In the intervening hours, the values of foreign securities can change, and these changes are not reflected immediately in the returns of the fund’s benchmark. These changes are, however, taken into account to value the fund’s portfolio holdings at the time the fund’s NAV is calculated; these are known as fair value pricing adjustments.

 

$10,000 over 10 years
Institutional Class

 

 

 

For the purpose of comparison, the graph also shows the change in the value of the fund’s benchmark during the same period. The performance of the other share classes varies due to differences in expense charges.

Expense example

 

Six months ended October 31, 2013

International
Equity Fund
  Beginning
account
value
(5/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(10/31/13)
   Expenses
paid
during
period*
(5/1/13–
10/31/13)
 
Actual return               
Institutional Class   $1,000.00    $1,130.78    $2.74 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,128.57    4.08 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,128.76    4.67 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,129.06    3.54 
                
5% annual hypothetical return               
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,022.63    2.60 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,021.37    3.87 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,020.82    4.43 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,021.88    3.36 

 

* “Expenses paid during period” is based on the fund’s actual expense ratio for the most recent fiscal half-year, multiplied by the average account value over the six-month period, multiplied by 184/365. There were 184 days in the six months ended October 31, 2013. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.51% for the Institutional Class, 0.76% for the Retirement Class, 0.87% for the Retail Class and 0.66% for the Premier Class. The expense charges of one or more of the fund’s share classes may at times reflect a reimbursement. Please see the prospectus for an explanation, including the date on which this reimbursement is scheduled to end. Without any such reimbursement, the expenses of the affected share classes would be higher and the fund’s performance lower.

 

For more information about this expense example, please see page 5.


 

TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds    2013 Annual Report 31

 

International Opportunities Fund

 

Portfolio composition

Sector  % of net assets
as of 10/31/2013
 
Consumer discretionary   23.4 
Financials   22.3 
Industrials   14.4 
Information technology   12.1 
Health care   8.6 
Consumer staples   7.1 
Energy   5.9 
Materials   5.6 
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net   0.6 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by country

 % of portfolio investments
as of 10/31/2013
 
United Kingdom   16.6 
Japan   13.0 
Netherlands   4.8 
Canada   4.7 
Sweden   4.1 
France   4.0 
Germany   3.8 
Italy   3.7 
Switzerland   3.5 
Australia   3.3 
24 other nations   32.3 
Short-term investments   6.2 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by company size

Market
capitalization
  % of equity investments
as of 10/31/2013
 
More than $50 billion   26.9 
More than $15 billion–$50 billion   16.6 
More than $2 billion–$15 billion   43.9 
$2 billion or less   12.6 
Total   100.0 

Performance for the period ended October 31, 2013

 

The International Opportunities Fund was introduced on April 12, 2013. From that date through October 31, 2013, the fund returned 8.80% for the Institutional Class, compared with the 9.23% return of its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World ex USA Index. The table below shows returns for all share classes of the fund.

 

Foreign stocks gain amid heightened volatility

The MSCI All Country World ex USA Index, which tracks stock performance in 44 developed and emerging market nations, advanced for the period, but the road was bumpy. Investors were encouraged by the strengthening U.S. economy, Europe’s slow emergence from deep recession and Japan’s recent efforts to stimulate its economy. But slowing growth in China and the possibility that the Federal Reserve might taper its accommodative monetary policies were cause for concern.

In May and June, the Fed announced that it was considering a reduction in its stimulus measures, and stocks, including foreign issues, sold off. Shares bounced back in July on strong U.S. economic data and positive statements from the European and British central banks. In August, foreign stocks declined again, when investor jitters about the Fed’s direction resurfaced, but they rallied in September and October following the central bank’s decision to maintain its current policies.

Foreign currency valuations were not a significant factor in the benchmark’s return for U.S. investors. For the period, the MSCI All Country World ex USA Index gained 9.15% in local currencies, versus 9.23% in dollars.

 

Emerging market losses limit the benchmark’s rise

For the period, the benchmark’s advance was driven by double-digit gains in most European national markets. The biggest contribution came from Great Britain, the index’s largest country component based on market capitalization

 

Performance as of October 31, 2013

 

       Total return
International Opportunities Fund*  Inception date   since inception 
Institutional Class   4/12/2013    8.80%
Retirement Class   4/12/2013    8.70 
Retail Class   4/12/2013    8.60 
Premier Class   4/12/2013    8.70 
MSCI All Country World ex USA Index       9.23

 

The returns in this report show past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares. Returns and the principal value of your investment will fluctuate. Current performance may be higher or lower than that shown, and you may have a gain or a loss when you redeem your shares. For current performance information, including performance to the most recent month-end, please visit tiaa-cref.org. Performance may reflect waivers or reimbursements of certain expenses. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance may be lower.

 

You cannot invest directly in any index. Index returns do not include a deduction for fees or expenses.

 

* Shares held 60 calendar days or less may be subject to a redemption fee of 2%. Please see the prospectus for details.
Performance is calculated from the inception date of the Institutional Class.


 

32 2013 Annual Report    TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds

 

at period-end. It returned 12.5%. Solid gains from Spain (up 30.5%), France (up 21.0%) and Germany (up 20.7%) also boosted the benchmark’s results. (Returns are in U.S. dollars.)

However, substantial losses from several emerging market nations limited the index’s rise. The largest detractors were Indonesia (down 22.0%), Mexico (down 10.9%) and Turkey (down 17.1%).

 

The fund trails its benchmark index

For the period, the fund lagged its benchmark because of unfavorable stock selections. These included overweight investments in Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual Participations, Norwegian oilfield services provider Petroleum Geo-Services, Japanese eyewear company Jin Co and Polish wholesale food distributor Eurocash.

These negative effects were partly offset by other, successful holdings, such as overweights in Italian Internet retailer Yoox, British retailer Sports Direct and Japan’s Fuji Heavy Industries, manufacturer of Subaru automobiles.

The fund’s returns may sometimes diverge from the returns of its benchmark index more than would be expected. This divergence may be the result of the fund’s fair value pricing adjustments or of the timing of foreign currency valuations.

Many foreign exchanges close for trading before the fund’s net asset value (NAV) is calculated (generally 4 p.m. ET). In the intervening hours, the values of foreign securities can change, and these changes are not reflected immediately in the returns of the fund’s benchmark. These changes are, however, taken into account to value the fund’s portfolio holdings at the time the fund’s NAV is calculated; these are known as fair value pricing adjustments.

 

$10,000 invested at fund’s inception

 


Institutional Class (inception April 12, 2013)

 

 

For the purpose of comparison, the graph also shows the change in the value of the fund’s benchmark during the same period. The performance of the other share classes varies due to differences in expense charges.

Expense example

 

Six months ended October 31, 2013

International
Opportunities
Fund
  Beginning
account
value
(5/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(10/31/13)
   Expenses
paid
during
period*
(5/1/13–
10/31/13)
 
Actual return               
Institutional Class   $1,000.00    $1,068.76    $3.65 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,068.83    4.95 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,067.85    5.21 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,067.78    4.43 
                
5% annual hypothetical return               
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,021.68    3.57 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,020.42    4.84 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,020.16    5.09 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,020.92    4.33 

 

* “Expenses paid during period” is based on the fund’s actual expense ratio for the most recent fiscal half-year, multiplied by the average account value over the six-month period, multiplied by 184/365. There were 184 days in the six months ended October 31, 2013. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.70% for the Institutional Class, 0.95% for the Retirement Class, 1.00% for the Retail Class and 0.85% for the Premier Class. The expense charges of one or more of the fund’s share classes may at times reflect a reimbursement. Please see the prospectus for an explanation, including the date on which this reimbursement is scheduled to end. Without any such reimbursement, the expenses of the affected share classes would be higher and the fund’s performance lower.

 

For more information about this expense example, please see page 5.


 

TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds    2013 Annual Report 33
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

Enhanced Large-Cap Growth Index Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
COMMON STOCKS        
         
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS  $9,950,702    0.7%
BANKS   6,184,500    0.4 
CAPITAL GOODS          
 195,725     Boeing Co   25,542,113    1.7 
 230,980     Honeywell International, Inc   20,032,895    1.4 
 119,618     Rockwell Automation, Inc   13,207,023    0.9 
       Other   84,792,379    5.8 
           143,574,410    9.8 
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES          
 93,927  *  Stericycle, Inc   10,914,317    0.7 
       Other   16,811,966    1.2 
           27,726,283    1.9 
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL          
 273,932     Coach, Inc   13,882,874    1.0 
 171,175     Hanesbrands, Inc   11,660,441    0.8 
 673,121     Pulte Homes, Inc   11,880,586    0.8 
       Other   7,613,880    0.5 
           45,037,781    3.1 
CONSUMER SERVICES          
 21,631  *  Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc (Class A)   11,398,888    0.8 
 163,438     Starbucks Corp   13,246,650    0.9 
 196,701     Wyndham Worldwide Corp   13,060,946    0.9 
       Other   19,288,551    1.3 
           56,995,035    3.9 
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS          
 66,436  *  Affiliated Managers Group, Inc   13,117,124    0.9 
 197,476     Moody’s Corp   13,953,654    0.9 
       Other   10,395,359    0.7 
           37,466,137    2.5 
ENERGY          
 385,234     Cabot Oil & Gas Corp   13,606,465    0.9 
 72,760     Pioneer Natural Resources Co   14,899,793    1.0 
 311,079     Schlumberger Ltd   29,154,324    2.0 
       Other   9,146,057    0.6 
           66,806,639    4.5 
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING   17,414,409    1.2 
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO          
 632,434     Altria Group, Inc   23,545,518    1.6 
 564,386     Coca-Cola Co   22,332,754    1.5 
 141,042     Hershey Co   13,997,008    1.0 
 308,642     Kraft Foods Group, Inc   16,783,952    1.1 
 145,122     Mead Johnson Nutrition Co   11,850,663    0.8 
 196,471     PepsiCo, Inc   16,521,246    1.1 
 228,243     Philip Morris International, Inc   20,341,016    1.4 
       Other   11,039,319    0.8 
           136,411,476    9.3 
Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES          
 99,660     Bard (C.R.), Inc  $13,575,685    0.9%
 303,226  *  Express Scripts Holding Co   18,957,690    1.3 
       Other   1,426,446    0.1 
           33,959,821    2.3 
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS   9,403,549    0.6 
INSURANCE   7,149,867    0.5 
MATERIALS          
 167,056     Monsanto Co   17,520,833    1.2 
 74,948     Sherwin-Williams Co   14,090,224    0.9 
       Other   39,677,796    2.8 
           71,288,853    4.9 
MEDIA          
 386,108     Comcast Corp (Class A)   18,371,019    1.3 
       Other   46,032,827    3.1 
           64,403,846    4.4 
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES          
 486,153     AbbVie, Inc   23,554,113    1.6 
 171,672     Allergan, Inc   15,555,200    1.1 
 122,967     Amgen, Inc   14,264,172    1.0 
 85,296  *  Biogen Idec, Inc   20,828,430    1.4 
 277,452     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co   14,571,779    1.0 
 119,859  *  Celgene Corp   17,797,863    1.2 
 308,659  *  Gilead Sciences, Inc   21,911,703    1.5 
       Other   30,006,304    2.0 
           158,489,564    10.8 
REAL ESTATE          
 86,692     Simon Property Group, Inc   13,398,249    0.9 
       Other   12,182,111    0.8 
           25,580,360    1.7 
RETAILING          
 387,015     Home Depot, Inc   30,144,598    2.0 
 19,276  *  Priceline.com, Inc   20,313,627    1.4 
       Other   57,637,691    3.9 
           108,095,916    7.3 
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT          
 332,160     Linear Technology Corp   13,665,062    0.9 
       Other   21,691,617    1.5 
           35,356,679    2.4 
SOFTWARE & SERVICES          
 259,414     Accenture plc   19,066,929    1.3 
 57,555   *,e   Alliance Data Systems Corp   13,643,988    0.9 
 48,589  *  Google, Inc (Class A)   50,074,852    3.4 
 181,809     International Business Machines Corp   32,581,991    2.2 
 34,675     Mastercard, Inc (Class A)   24,865,442    1.7 
 1,443,707     Microsoft Corp   51,035,042    3.5 
 481,501     Oracle Corp   16,130,284    1.1 
       Other   59,446,064    4.0 
           266,844,592    18.1 


 

34 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds See notes to financial statements
 
Summary portfolio of investments concluded
   
Enhanced Large-Cap Growth Index Fund  ■  October 31, 2013  

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT          
 99,674     Apple, Inc  $52,064,714    3.6%
 349,755     NetApp, Inc   13,573,991    0.9 
       Other   11,738,029    0.8 
           77,376,734    5.3 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES          
 681,940     Verizon Communications, Inc   34,444,789    2.3 
           34,444,789    2.3 
TRANSPORTATION          
 224,526     United Parcel Service, Inc (Class B)   22,057,434    1.5 
       Other   4,394,356    0.3 
           26,451,790    1.8 
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $1,138,775,445)
   1,466,413,732    99.7 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
           
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES          
 30,380,888  c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust   30,380,888    2.1 
           30,380,888    2.1 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $30,380,888)
   30,380,888    2.1 
       TOTAL PORTFOLIO
(Cost $1,169,156,333)
   1,496,794,620    101.8 
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET   (25,704,108)   (1.8)
       NET ASSETS  $1,471,090,512    100.0%
 
* Non-income producing.
c Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
e All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan, including those in “Other,” is $29,560,086.

 

“Other” securities represent the aggregate value, by category, of securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.

 

For ease of presentation, a number of classification categories have been grouped together in the Summary Portfolio of Investments. Note that the Fund uses more specific categories in following its investment limitations on investment concentrations.


 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 35
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

Enhanced Large-Cap Value Index Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
COMMON STOCKS          
           
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS          
 388,800     Ford Motor Co  $6,652,368    0.5%
 167,500  *  General Motors Co   6,189,125    0.4 
       Other   10,590,820    0.8 
           23,432,313    1.7 
BANKS          
 903,180     Wells Fargo & Co   38,556,754    2.7 
       Other   29,195,887    2.1 
           67,752,641    4.8 
CAPITAL GOODS          
 49,890     Cummins, Inc   6,337,028    0.4 
 112,800     Eaton Corp   7,959,168    0.6 
 1,179,274     General Electric Co   30,826,222    2.2 
 57,500     Northrop Grumman Corp   6,181,825    0.4 
       Other   70,992,342    5.0 
           122,296,585    8.6 
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES   7,625,489    0.5 
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL   18,220,251    1.3 
CONSUMER SERVICES   14,562,751    1.0 
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS          
 1,187,750     Bank of America Corp   16,580,990    1.2 
 542,000     Citigroup, Inc   26,438,760    1.9 
 141,911     Discover Financial Services   7,362,343    0.5 
 101,300     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   16,295,118    1.2 
 718,889     JPMorgan Chase & Co   37,051,539    2.6 
 206,000     PowerShares QQQ Trust Series   17,054,740    1.2 
 44,000     SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust   6,832,760    0.5 
 110,880     State Street Corp   7,769,361    0.5 
       Other   24,492,004    1.7 
           159,877,615    11.3 
ENERGY          
 107,750     Anadarko Petroleum Corp   10,267,498    0.7 
 272,275     Chevron Corp   32,662,109    2.3 
 142,000     ConocoPhillips   10,408,600    0.7 
 574,750     Exxon Mobil Corp   51,509,095    3.6 
 81,811     Hess Corp   6,643,053    0.5 
 218,800     Marathon Oil Corp   7,714,888    0.6 
 78,800  z  Noble Energy, Inc   5,904,484    0.4 
 102,750     Occidental Petroleum Corp   9,872,220    0.7 
 128,891     Phillips 66   8,304,447    0.6 
       Other   45,097,148    3.2 
           188,383,542    13.3 
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING   6,158,880    0.4 
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO          
 147,540     Archer Daniels Midland Co   6,034,386    0.4 
       Other   24,146,980    1.7 
           30,181,366    2.1 
Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES          
 428,380     Abbott Laboratories  $15,657,289    1.1%
 80,000     Cigna Corp   6,158,400    0.5 
 93,800     Covidien plc   6,013,518    0.4 
 117,500     Medtronic, Inc   6,744,500    0.5 
 70,380     WellPoint, Inc   5,968,224    0.4 
       Other   28,242,063    2.0 
           68,783,994    4.9 
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS          
 264,242     Procter & Gamble Co   21,337,541    1.5 
       Other   5,836,056    0.4 
           27,173,597    1.9 
INSURANCE          
 111,380     Allstate Corp   5,909,823    0.4 
 230,230     American International Group, Inc   11,891,380    0.8 
 187,775  *  Berkshire Hathaway, Inc (Class B)   21,609,147    1.5 
 96,390     Prudential Financial, Inc   7,845,182    0.6 
       Other   61,874,346    4.4 
           109,129,878    7.7 
MATERIALS          
 28,380     CF Industries Holdings, Inc   6,118,728    0.4 
       Other   43,189,127    3.1 
           49,307,855    3.5 
MEDIA          
 237,750     Walt Disney Co   16,307,273    1.2 
       Other   31,343,131    2.2 
           47,650,404    3.4 
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES          
 302,424     Johnson & Johnson   28,007,487    2.0 
 269,942     Merck & Co, Inc   12,171,685    0.9 
 1,213,380     Pfizer, Inc   37,226,498    2.6 
 83,900     Thermo Electron Corp   8,203,742    0.6 
       Other   24,453,064    1.7 
           110,062,476    7.8 
REAL ESTATE          
 41,990     Public Storage, Inc   7,011,070    0.5 
       Other   38,712,748    2.7 
           45,723,818    3.2 
RETAILING   37,761,667    2.7 
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT          
 435,750     Intel Corp   10,645,372    0.8 
       Other   17,460,521    1.2 
           28,105,893    2.0 
SOFTWARE & SERVICES   39,455,508    2.8 
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT          
 28,750     Apple, Inc   15,017,563    1.0 
 873,800     Cisco Systems, Inc   19,660,500    1.4 
       Other   43,524,114    3.1 
           78,202,177    5.5 


 

36 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds See notes to financial statements
 
Summary portfolio of investments concluded
   
Enhanced Large-Cap Value Index Fund  ■  October 31, 2013  

 

Shares     Company   Value   % of net assets
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES           
 627,500     AT&T, Inc   $22,715,500    1.6%
       Other    10,523,562    0.8 
            33,239,062    2.4 
TRANSPORTATION           
 60,000     FedEx Corp    7,860,000    0.6 
       Other    16,217,780    1.0 
            24,077,780    1.6 
UTILITIES           
 81,800     NextEra Energy, Inc    6,932,550    0.5 
 68,800     Sempra Energy    6,270,432    0.4 
       Other    58,850,999    4.2 
            72,053,981    5.1 
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $1,040,638,346)
   1,409,219,523    99.5 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS           
            
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES           
 22,983,731  c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust    22,983,731    1.6 
            22,983,731    1.6 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $22,983,731)
   22,983,731    1.6 
       TOTAL PORTFOLIO
(Cost $1,063,622,077)
   1,432,203,254    101.1 
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET    (16,570,380)   (1.1)
       NET ASSETS   $1,415,632,874    100.0%
 

Abbreviation(s):

ETF — Exchange Traded Funds

SPDR — Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts

 

* Non-income producing.
c Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
z All or a portion of these securities have been segregated to cover margin requirements on open written options contracts.

 

The aggregate value of securities on loan is $22,548,337.

 

“Other” securities represent the aggregate value, by category, of securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.

 

For ease of presentation, a number of classification categories have been grouped together in the Summary Portfolio of Investments. Note that the Fund uses more specific categories in following its investment limitations on investment concentrations.


 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 37
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

Growth & Income Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
COMMON STOCKS          
           
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS          
 440,032     Delphi Automotive plc  $25,169,830    0.6%
 493,666     Johnson Controls, Inc   22,782,686    0.6 
           47,952,516    1.2 
BANKS          
 1,084,840     Wells Fargo & Co   46,311,819    1.2 
       Other   51,924,466    1.3 
           98,236,285    2.5 
CAPITAL GOODS          
 176,046     Boeing Co   22,974,003    0.6 
 387,566     Eaton Corp   27,346,657    0.7 
 4,041,986     General Electric Co   105,657,514    2.7 
 579,508     Honeywell International, Inc   50,260,729    1.3 
 207,059     Roper Industries, Inc   26,257,152    0.6 
       Other   55,027,833    1.4 
           287,523,888    7.3 
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES   14,896,750    0.4 
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL   131,387,864    3.3 
CONSUMER SERVICES          
 324,424     Las Vegas Sands Corp   22,781,053    0.6 
       Other   45,108,988    1.1 
           67,890,041    1.7 
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS          
 4,065,275     Bank of America Corp   56,751,239    1.4 
 1,283,588     Citigroup, Inc   62,613,422    1.6 
 674,961     Discover Financial Services   35,016,977    0.9 
 499,287     JPMorgan Chase & Co   25,733,252    0.6 
 926,605     Morgan Stanley   26,621,362    0.7 
       Other   66,428,412    1.7 
           273,164,664    6.9 
ENERGY          
 410,383     Anadarko Petroleum Corp   39,105,396    1.0 
 660,579     Chevron Corp   79,243,057    2.0 
 225,612     EOG Resources, Inc   40,249,181    1.0 
 805,368     Halliburton Co   42,708,665    1.1 
 612,584     Schlumberger Ltd   57,411,372    1.4 
       Other   113,590,334    2.9 
           372,308,005    9.4 
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING   36,104,638    0.9 
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO          
 1,060,171     Altria Group, Inc   39,470,166    1.0 
 362,253     Hershey Co   35,949,988    0.9 
 751,278     PepsiCo, Inc   63,174,967    1.6 
       Other   103,552,332    2.6 
           242,147,453    6.1 
Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES          
 606,915     Aetna, Inc  $38,053,570    1.0%
 379,906     Zimmer Holdings, Inc   33,230,378    0.8 
       Other   45,165,176    1.1 
           116,449,124    2.9 
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS          
 475,593     Procter & Gamble Co   38,404,135    1.0 
       Other   56,029,258    1.4 
           94,433,393    2.4 
INSURANCE          
 370,078     ACE Ltd   35,320,244    0.9 
 868,784     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc   29,278,021    0.7 
 592,720     Metlife, Inc   28,041,583    0.7 
       Other   29,699,395    0.8 
           122,339,243    3.1 
MATERIALS          
 130,183     PPG Industries, Inc   23,768,812    0.6 
       Other   124,281,406    3.1 
           148,050,218    3.7 
MEDIA          
 503,651     CBS Corp (Class B)   29,785,920    0.8 
 1,238,551     Comcast Corp (Class A)   58,930,257    1.5 
 423,752     Viacom, Inc (Class B)   35,294,304    0.9 
       Other   47,852,961    1.2 
           171,863,442    4.4 
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES          
 174,737  *  Actavis plc   27,010,846    0.7 
 685,285     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co   35,991,168    0.9 
 930,246  *  Gilead Sciences, Inc   66,038,164    1.7 
 1,063,289     Johnson & Johnson   98,471,194    2.5 
 1,069,150     Pfizer, Inc   32,801,522    0.8 
       Other   264,691,521    6.7 
           525,004,415    13.3 
REAL ESTATE   11,760,543    0.3 
RETAILING          
 138,236  *,z  Amazon.com, Inc   50,322,051    1.3 
 701,002     Home Depot, Inc   54,601,046    1.4 
 526,027     TJX Companies, Inc   31,977,181    0.8 
       Other   129,236,506    3.2 
           266,136,784    6.7 
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT   86,278,300    2.2 
SOFTWARE & SERVICES          
 105,657  *,e  Alliance Data Systems Corp   25,047,048    0.6 
 87,008  *  Google, Inc (Class A)   89,668,705    2.3 
 2,129,678     Microsoft Corp   75,284,117    1.9 
       Other   159,325,962    4.0 
           349,325,832    8.8 


 

38 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds See notes to financial statements
 
Summary portfolio of investments concluded
   
Growth & Income Fund  ■  October 31, 2013  

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT          
 260,496  z  Apple, Inc  $136,070,086    3.4%
 1,313,823     Cisco Systems, Inc   29,561,017    0.8 
       Other   78,528,811    2.0 
           244,159,914    6.2 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES          
 899,932     Verizon Communications, Inc   45,455,565    1.2 
       Other   37,017,127    0.9 
           82,472,692    2.1 
TRANSPORTATION          
 191,082  z  Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd   27,338,102    0.7 
 1,170,934     Delta Air Lines, Inc   30,889,239    0.8 
       Other   21,201,228    0.4 
           79,428,569    1.9 
UTILITIES          
 283,767     NextEra Energy, Inc   24,049,253    0.6 
       Other   42,808,976    1.1 
           66,858,229    1.7 
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $3,047,991,806)
   3,936,172,802    99.4 
PURCHASED OPTIONS          
           
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT   10,500    0.0 
       TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS
(Cost $51,498)
   10,500    0.0 
Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS             
              
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES            
 134,598,775  c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust  $134,598,775      3.4 %
           134,598,775     3.4  
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $134,598,775)
   134,598,775     3.4  
       TOTAL PORTFOLIO
(Cost $3,182,642,079)
   4,070,782,077     102.8  
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET   (112,976,145)    (2.8 )
       NET ASSETS  $3,957,805,932     100.0 %
 
* Non-income producing.
c Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
e All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan, including those in “Other,” is $131,014,106.
z All or a portion of these securities have been segregated to cover margin requirements on open written options contracts.

 

“Other” securities represent the aggregate value, by category, of securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.

 

For ease of presentation, a number of classification categories have been grouped together in the Summary Portfolio of Investments. Note that the Fund uses more specific categories in following its investment limitations on investment concentrations.


 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 39
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

Large-Cap Growth Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
COMMON STOCKS        
               
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS  $22,727,839    1.0%
CAPITAL GOODS          
 290,653     Boeing Co   37,930,217    1.7 
 148,373     Precision Castparts Corp   37,605,137    1.7 
 163,287     Roper Industries, Inc   20,706,424    0.9 
 119,637     W.W. Grainger, Inc   32,178,764    1.4 
       Other   14,798,592    0.6 
           143,219,134    6.3 
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES          
 602,605     Nielsen Holdings NV   23,766,741    1.1 
 340,396 *   Verisk Analytics, Inc   23,323,934    1.0 
           47,090,675    2.1 
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL          
 131,864     LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A.   25,317,275    1.1 
 313,680     Nike, Inc (Class B)   23,764,397    1.1 
       Other   25,349,092    1.1 
           74,430,764    3.3 
CONSUMER SERVICES          
 657,900     Las Vegas Sands Corp   46,197,738    2.0 
 594,269     Starbucks Corp   48,165,502    2.1 
       Other   13,068,856    0.6 
           107,432,096    4.7 
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS          
 220,876     Ameriprise Financial, Inc   22,206,873    1.0 
 159,983     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   25,734,866    1.1 
 110,732 *   IntercontinentalExchange, Inc   21,341,378    0.9 
       Other   54,075,217    2.4 
           123,358,334    5.4 
ENERGY          
 124,785     EOG Resources, Inc   22,261,644    1.0 
 435,498     Halliburton Co   23,094,459    1.0 
       Other   10,896,659    0.5 
           56,252,762    2.5 
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING          
 206,143     Costco Wholesale Corp   24,324,874    1.1 
           24,324,874    1.1 
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO   17,098,091    0.8 
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES          
 335,609 * Edwards Lifesciences Corp   21,878,351    0.9 
       Other   22,194,297    1.0 
           44,072,648    1.9 
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS          
 110,525     L’Oreal S.A.   18,871,780    0.8 
           18,871,780    0.8 

 

 

Shares      Company  Value   % of net
assets
MATERIALS          
 193,824  z   Ecolab, Inc  $20,545,344    0.9%
 536,736      Monsanto Co   56,292,872    2.5 
 104,433      Sherwin-Williams Co   19,633,404    0.9 
            96,471,620    4.3 
MEDIA          
 667,237      Comcast Corp (Class A)   31,747,137    1.4 
 511,574  *   Discovery Communications, Inc
(Class A)
   45,489,160    2.0 
 635,664      Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc   21,663,429    0.9 
        Other   15,290,934    0.7 
            114,190,660    5.0 
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES          
 179,146  *   Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc   22,026,000    1.0 
 244,251      Bayer AG.   30,299,879    1.3 
 286,309  *   Biogen Idec, Inc   69,913,795    3.1 
 286,415  *   Celgene Corp   42,529,763    1.9 
 1,035,113  *   Gilead Sciences, Inc   73,482,672    3.2 
 338,002      e Perrigo Co   46,607,096    2.0 
 163,010      Roche Holding AG.   45,078,034    2.0 
 280,934  *   Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd   20,157,014    0.9 
 787,865      Zoetis Inc   24,943,806    1.1 
        Other   20,373,198    0.9 
            395,411,257    17.4 
REAL ESTATE   20,286,816    0.9 
RETAILING          
 210,234  *   Amazon.com, Inc   76,531,483    3.4 
 411,173  *   Carmax, Inc   19,321,019    0.8 
        Other   24,991,162    1.1 
            120,843,664    5.3 
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT          
 501,272      ARM Holdings plc (ADR)   23,655,026    1.0 
 530,285      Xilinx, Inc   24,085,545    1.1 
        Other   13,167,774    0.6 
            60,908,345    2.7 
SOFTWARE & SERVICES          
 1,035,439  *   Adobe Systems, Inc   56,120,794    2.5 
 676,566  *   eBay, Inc   35,661,794    1.6 
 1,092,303  *   Facebook, Inc   54,899,149    2.4 
 93,068  *   Google, Inc (Class A)   95,914,019    4.2 
 910,081      Intuit, Inc   64,988,884    2.9 
 83,001      Mastercard, Inc (Class A)   59,520,017    2.6 
 764,884  *   Red Hat, Inc   33,096,531    1.4 
 249,348      Visa, Inc (Class A)   49,039,271    2.1 
 274,771  *   VMware, Inc (Class A)   22,333,387    1.0 
        Other   62,780,345    2.8 
            534,354,191    23.5 
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT          
 141,349      Apple, Inc   73,833,650    3.2 
        Other   5,861,917    0.3 
            79,695,567    3.5 

 

40 2013 Annual Report   ■   TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds See notes to financial statements
 
Summary portfolio of investments concluded
   
Large-Cap Growth Fund  ■  October 31, 2013  

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES        
 482,200     Softbank Corp  $36,010,146    1.6%
           36,010,146    1.6 
TRANSPORTATION          
 377,349     Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc   45,855,451    2.0 
       Other   37,855,087    1.7 
           83,710,538    3.7 
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $1,611,115,838)
   2,220,761,801    97.8 
                  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
           
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES 
 36,139,401 c   TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust   36,139,401    1.6 
           36,139,401    1.6 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $36,139,401)
   36,139,401    1.6 
       TOTAL PORTFOLIO
(Cost $1,647,255,239)
   2,256,901,202    99.4 
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET   14,609,324    0.6 
       NET ASSETS  $2,271,510,526    100.0%

 

 

 

Abbreviation(s):

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

 

* Non-income producing.
c Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
e All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan, including those in “Other,” is $36,418,170.
z All or a portion of these securities have been segregated by the custodian to cover margin requirements on open written options contracts.

 

“Other” securities represent the aggregate value, by category, of securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.

 

For ease of presentation, a number of classification categories have been grouped together in the Summary Portfolio of Investments. Note that the Fund uses more specific categories in following its investment limitations on investment concentrations.

 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds   ■   2013 Annual Report 41
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

Large-Cap Value Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
COMMON STOCKS        
         
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS  $20,974,395    0.5%
BANKS          
 3,137,716     Keycorp   39,315,581    0.9 
 1,860,928     TCF Financial Corp   28,248,887    0.6 
 2,827,266     Wells Fargo & Co   120,695,986    2.7 
       Other   62,102,388    1.4 
           250,362,842    5.6 
CAPITAL GOODS          
 297,495     General Dynamics Corp   25,771,992    0.6 
 6,635,163     General Electric Co   173,443,161    3.9 
 779,904 e   Joy Global, Inc   44,259,552    1.0 
 397,956     SPX Corp   36,098,589    0.8 
       Other   54,109,289    1.2 
           333,682,583    7.5 
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES   17,550,711    0.4 
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL          
 605,738 e   Hasbro, Inc   31,286,368    0.7 
 570,196 *   Jarden Corp   31,566,050    0.7 
       Other   20,769,485    0.5 
           83,621,903    1.9 
CONSUMER SERVICES          
 865,355     Carnival Corp   29,984,551    0.7 
 537,611 *   Penn National Gaming, Inc   31,455,619    0.7 
       Other   36,198,983    0.8 
           97,639,153    2.2 
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS          
 3,885,736     Bank of America Corp   54,244,875    1.2 
 1,859,655     Citigroup, Inc   90,713,971    2.1 
 273,481     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   43,992,154    1.0 
 807,617     JPMorgan Chase & Co   41,624,580    1.0 
 719,490     Legg Mason, Inc   27,678,780    0.6 
 1,599,940     Morgan Stanley   45,966,276    1.0 
 775,576     State Street Corp   54,344,610    1.2 
       Other   35,722,149    0.8 
           394,287,395    8.9 
ENERGY          
 794,973     Baker Hughes, Inc   46,179,982    1.0 
 695,363     Chevron Corp   83,415,746    1.9 
 729,197     ConocoPhillips   53,450,140    1.2 
 1,315,815     Exxon Mobil Corp   117,923,340    2.6 
 464,866     Occidental Petroleum Corp   44,664,325    1.0 
 4,304,110     Tailsman Energy, Inc   53,715,293    1.2 
 1,865,981 *   Weatherford International Ltd   30,676,728    0.7 
       Other   256,849,841    5.8 
           686,875,395    15.4 
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING   59,150,215    1.3 
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO          
 785,596     Mondelez International, Inc   26,427,449    0.6 
       Other   36,019,378    0.8 
           62,446,827    1.4 

 

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES          
 534,986     Covidien plc  $34,297,952    0.8%
 659,659 *   Express Scripts Holding Co   41,241,881    0.9 
 1,222,494 *   Hologic, Inc   27,371,641    0.6 
 884,270     UnitedHealth Group, Inc   60,360,270    1.3 
       Other   61,471,303    1.4 
           224,743,047    5.0 
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS          
 905,387     Procter & Gamble Co   73,110,000    1.7 
       Other   50,407,180    1.1 
           123,517,180    2.8 
INSURANCE          
 436,582     ACE Ltd   41,667,386    0.9 
 768,302     American International Group, Inc   39,682,798    0.9 
 466,970 *   Berkshire Hathaway, Inc (Class B)   53,738,908    1.2 
 1,030,087     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc   34,713,932    0.8 
 718,431     Metlife, Inc   33,988,971    0.7 
       Other   114,447,435    2.6 
           318,239,430    7.1 
MATERIALS          
 1,578,528 e   Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc   40,536,599    0.9 
       Other   106,980,577    2.4 
           147,517,176    3.3 
MEDIA          
 499,708     Time Warner, Inc   34,349,928    0.8 
       Other   36,341,964    0.8 
           70,691,892    1.6 
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES          
 1,340,579     Johnson & Johnson   124,151,021    2.8 
 1,600,358     Merck & Co, Inc   72,160,142    1.6 
 1,913,996     Pfizer, Inc   58,721,398    1.3 
       Other   109,422,319    2.5 
           364,454,880    8.2 
REAL ESTATE   121,487,008    2.7 
RETAILING   107,479,629    2.4 
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT   110,404,216    2.5 
SOFTWARE & SERVICES          
 1,145,456     Microsoft Corp   40,491,870    0.9 
       Other   102,869,960    2.3 
           143,361,830    3.2 
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT          
 106,184     Apple, Inc   55,465,212    1.3 
 2,231,983     Cisco Systems, Inc   50,219,618    1.1 
 1,142,970     Hewlett-Packard Co   27,854,179    0.6 
 4,929,370 *   Nokia Oyj   37,611,093    0.8 
       Other   43,943,150    1.0 
           215,093,252    4.8 

 

42 2013 Annual Report   ■   TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds See notes to financial statements
 
Summary portfolio of investments concluded
   
Large-Cap Value Fund  ■  October 31, 2013  

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES          
 3,069,326     AT&T, Inc  $111,109,601    2.5%
       Other   56,532,331    1.3 
           167,641,932    3.8 
TRANSPORTATION          
 675,431     Con-Way, Inc   27,827,757    0.6 
 294,744     FedEx Corp   38,611,464    0.9 
       Other   58,661,986    1.3 
           125,101,207    2.8 
UTILITIES   178,577,952    4.0 
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $3,670,751,084)
   4,424,902,050    99.3 
                  
 Principal     Issuer          
                  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
           
GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT   14,999,344    0.3 

 

 

Shares       Company     Value       % of net
assets
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT
COMPANIES
 
  198,798,936   a,c   TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the  State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust   $ 198,798,936       4.5 %
                198,798,936       4.5  
          TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $213,798,280)
    213,798,280       4.8  
          TOTAL PORTFOLIO
(Cost $3,884,549,364)
    4,638,700,330       104.1  
          OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET     (181,454,475 )     (4.1 )
          NET ASSETS   $ 4,457,245,855       100.0 %

 

 

 

* Non-income producing.
a Affiliated holding.
c Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
e All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan, including those in “Other,” is $193,070,664.

 

“Other” securities represent the aggregate value, by category, of securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.

 

For ease of presentation, a number of classification categories have been grouped together in the Summary Portfolio of Investments. Note that the Fund uses more specific categories in following its investment limitations on investment concentrations.

 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds   ■   2013 Annual Report 43
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

Mid-Cap Growth Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
COMMON STOCKS          
                  
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS          
 355,633     Delphi Automotive plc  $20,342,208    1.1%
 235,687     Harley-Davidson, Inc   15,093,395    0.8 
       Other   7,997,000    0.5 
           43,432,603    2.4 
BANKS   446,754    0.0 
CAPITAL GOODS          
 419,238     Ametek, Inc   20,052,153    1.1 
 208,264     Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV   15,430,280    0.8 
 212,811     Flowserve Corp   14,783,980    0.8 
 286,434     Ingersoll-Rand plc   19,342,888    1.1 
 148,712     Rockwell Automation, Inc   16,419,292    0.9 
 177,258     Roper Industries, Inc   22,478,087    1.2 
       Other   57,381,249    3.1 
           165,887,929    9.0 
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES          
 282,902 *   Verisk Analytics, Inc   19,384,445    1.1 
       Other   13,438,530    0.7 
           32,822,975    1.8 
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL          
 410,552 *   Jarden Corp   22,728,159    1.2 
 229,424 *   Michael Kors Holdings Ltd   17,654,177    1.0 
 872,284     Pulte Homes, Inc   15,395,812    0.8 
       Other   101,020,914    5.5 
           156,799,062    8.5 
CONSUMER SERVICES   30,214,945    1.6 
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS          
 461,486 e   iShares Russell Midcap Growth Index Fund   37,015,792    2.0 
 377,374     Lazard Ltd (Class A)   14,585,505    0.8 
 248,471     Moody’s Corp   17,556,961    0.9 
 206,707     T Rowe Price Group, Inc   16,001,189    0.9 
       Other   53,839,841    2.9 
           138,999,288    7.5 
ENERGY          
 96,020     Pioneer Natural Resources Co   19,662,975    1.1 
 209,562     Range Resources Corp   15,865,939    0.9 
       Other   78,066,836    4.2 
           113,595,750    6.2 
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO          
 252,188 *   Constellation Brands, Inc (Class A)   16,467,876    0.9 
 188,769     Hershey Co   18,733,436    1.0 
       Other   33,660,257    1.8 
           68,861,569    3.7 
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES          
 359,441 *   Acadia Healthcare Co, Inc   15,585,362    0.8 
 311,322 *   Catamaran Corp   14,619,681    0.8 
 380,892 *   Cerner Corp   21,341,379    1.2 
       Other   12,373,770    0.7 
           63,920,192    3.5 

 

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS  $12,341,494    0.7%
INSURANCE          
 371,996     Validus Holdings Ltd   14,686,402    0.8 
           14,686,402    0.8 
MATERIALS          
 94,135     Sherwin-Williams Co   17,697,380    0.9 
       Other   49,151,419    2.7 
           66,848,799    3.6 
MEDIA          
 178,043 *   Discovery Communications, Inc (Class A)   15,831,584    0.9 
 192,710 *   Liberty Global plc (Class A)   15,102,683    0.8 
       Other   31,429,654    1.7 
           62,363,921    3.4 
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES          
 116,121 *   Actavis plc   17,949,984    1.0 
 235,930 *   Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc   29,007,593    1.6 
 220,890 *   Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd   15,848,858    0.8 
 700,807     Zoetis Inc   22,187,550    1.2 
       Other   99,332,680    5.4 
           184,326,665    10.0 
RETAILING          
 272,831 *,e   Conn’s, Inc    16,489,906    0.9 
 241,775     GNC Holdings, Inc   14,221,205    0.8 
 472,894 *   LKQ Corp   15,619,689    0.9 
 152,839 *   O’Reilly Automotive, Inc   18,922,997    1.0 
 290,341     Ross Stores, Inc   22,457,876    1.2 
 257,498     Tractor Supply Co   18,372,482    1.0 
 149,104 *   Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc   19,212,050    1.1 
       Other   72,935,318    3.9 
           198,231,523    10.8 
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT          
 331,220     Avago Technologies Ltd   15,047,324    0.8 
 354,895     Xilinx, Inc   16,119,331    0.9 
       Other   48,014,609    2.6 
           79,181,264    4.3 
SOFTWARE & SERVICES          
 65,348 *,e   Alliance Data Systems Corp    15,491,397    0.8 
 281,128 *   Guidewire Software, Inc   14,258,812    0.8 
 113,210  *,z   LinkedIn Corp   25,321,681    1.4 
       Other   128,443,175    7.0 
           183,515,065    10.0 
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT          
 189,278 *   F5 Networks, Inc   15,428,050    0.8 
 428,648     NetApp, Inc   16,635,829    0.9 
       Other   53,207,913    2.9 
           85,271,792    4.6 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES          
 318,498 *   Crown Castle International Corp   24,212,218    1.3 
 227,910 *   SBA Communications Corp (Class A)   19,935,288    1.1 
           44,147,506    2.4 

 

44 2013 Annual Report   ■   TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds See notes to financial statements
 
Summary portfolio of investments concluded
   
Mid-Cap Growth Fund  ■  October 31, 2013  

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
TRANSPORTATION          
 562,131     Delta Air Lines, Inc  $14,829,016    0.8%
 194,495     J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc   14,592,960    0.8 
       Other   23,414,433    1.4 
           52,836,409    3.0 
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $1,409,338,286)
   1,798,731,907    97.8 
                  
PURCHASED OPTIONS          
           
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS   390,000    0.0 
       TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS
(Cost $452,000)
   390,000    0.0 
                  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS  
           
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES
 122,450,941 c   TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust   122,450,941    6.7 
           122,450,941    6.7 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $122,450,941)
   122,450,941    6.7 
                 
       TOTAL PORTFOLIO
(Cost $1,532,241,227)
   1,921,572,848    104.5 
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET   (81,795,694)   (4.5)
       NET ASSETS  $1,839,777,154    100.0%

 

 

 

* Non-income producing.
c Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
e All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan, including those in “Other,” is $119,544,939.
z All or a portion of these securities have been segregated to cover margin requirements on open written options contracts.

 

“Other” securities represent the aggregate value, by category, of securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.

 

For ease of presentation, a number of classification categories have been grouped together in the Summary Portfolio of Investments. Note that the Fund uses more specific categories in following its investment limitations on investment concentrations.

 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds   ■   2013 Annual Report 45
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

Mid-Cap Value Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
COMMON STOCKS          
                  
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS  $69,164,052    1.5%
BANKS          
 890,000  *  CIT Group, Inc   42,862,400    1.0 
 2,450,000     Fifth Third Bancorp   46,623,500    1.0 
 3,450,000     Huntington Bancshares, Inc   30,360,000    0.7 
 3,280,000     Keycorp   41,098,400    0.9 
 2,799,533     Regions Financial Corp   26,959,503    0.6 
       Other   135,509,140    3.1 
           323,412,943    7.3 
CAPITAL GOODS          
 795,000     KBR, Inc   27,459,300    0.6 
 510,000     Paccar, Inc   28,356,000    0.6 
       Other   309,494,341    7.0 
           365,309,641    8.2 
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES   23,853,350    0.5 
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL   88,741,443    2.0 
CONSUMER SERVICES   78,078,506    1.8 
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS          
 489,000     Ameriprise Financial, Inc   49,164,060    1.1 
 875,000     Invesco Ltd   29,531,250    0.7 
       Other   90,855,153    2.0 
           169,550,463    3.8 
ENERGY          
 402,115     Anadarko Petroleum Corp   38,317,538    0.9 
 645,000     Baker Hughes, Inc   37,468,050    0.9 
 555,000     Noble Energy, Inc   41,586,150    0.9 
 780,000  *  Rowan Cos plc   28,142,400    0.6 
       Other   231,486,069    5.2 
           377,000,207    8.5 
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING   21,657,217    0.5 
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO          
 435,000     Ingredion, Inc   28,605,600    0.6 
 1,220,000     Tyson Foods, Inc (Class A)   33,757,400    0.8 
       Other   38,991,593    0.9 
           101,354,593    2.3 
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES          
 2,630,000  *  Boston Scientific Corp   30,744,700    0.7 
 950,000  *  CareFusion Corp   36,831,500    0.8 
 435,200     Cigna Corp   33,501,696    0.8 
 1,225,000  *  Hologic, Inc   27,427,750    0.6 
 420,000     Zimmer Holdings, Inc   36,737,400    0.8 
       Other   121,837,268    2.8 
           287,080,314    6.5 
Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
INSURANCE          
 325,000     ACE Ltd  $31,018,000    0.7%
 350,000     Aon plc   27,681,500    0.6 
 1,350,000     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc   45,495,000    1.0 
 630,000     Marsh & McLennan Cos, Inc   28,854,000    0.7 
 1,035,000     XL Capital Ltd   31,639,950    0.7 
       Other   191,865,982    4.3 
           356,554,432    8.0 
MATERIALS          
 570,000     Nucor Corp   29,508,900    0.7 
 493,735  *  WR Grace & Co   45,255,750    1.0 
       Other   178,937,334    4.0 
           253,701,984    5.7 
MEDIA          
 970,000     DISH Network Corp (Class A)   46,754,000    1.1 
       Other   66,775,793    1.5 
           113,529,793    2.6 
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY &
LIFE SCIENCES
      
 640,000     Agilent Technologies, Inc   32,486,400    0.7 
       Other   88,522,857    2.0 
           121,009,257    2.7 
REAL ESTATE          
 215,000     AvalonBay Communities, Inc   26,885,750    0.6 
 287,000     Boston Properties, Inc   29,704,500    0.7 
 1,445,577     Host Marriott Corp   26,815,453    0.6 
 940,000     Prologis, Inc   37,553,000    0.8 
 303,368     SL Green Realty Corp   28,689,512    0.7 
 453,015     Vornado Realty Trust   40,345,516    0.9 
       Other   248,349,655    5.6 
           438,343,386    9.9 
RETAILING          
 690,000     Best Buy Co, Inc   29,532,000    0.7 
 1,230,000  *  Liberty Interactive Corp   33,160,800    0.7 
       Other   82,828,734    1.9 
           145,521,534    3.3 
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR
EQUIPMENT
      
 1,883,322  *  Micron Technology, Inc   33,297,133    0.8 
       Other   156,170,725    3.5 
           189,467,858    4.3 
SOFTWARE & SERVICES          
 1,360,000     Symantec Corp   30,926,400    0.7 
       Other   75,782,440    1.7 
           106,708,840    2.4 
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT          
 3,500,000     Xerox Corp   34,790,000    0.8 
       Other   143,122,672    3.2 
           177,912,672    4.0 


 

46 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds See notes to financial statements
 
Summary portfolio of investments concluded

 

Mid-Cap Value Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES  $21,229,349    0.5%
TRANSPORTATION          
 1,135,000     Delta Air Lines, Inc   29,941,300    0.7 
       Other   68,805,157    1.6 
           98,746,457    2.3 
UTILITIES          
 1,401,803     Centerpoint Energy, Inc   34,484,354    0.8 
 470,000     DTE Energy Co   32,495,800    0.7 
 794,060     Edison International   38,932,762    0.9 
 730,000     OGE Energy Corp   26,937,000    0.6 
 1,180,000     PPL Corp   36,143,400    0.8 
 1,020,000     Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc   34,170,000    0.8 
 555,000     Sempra Energy   50,582,700    1.1 
 1,240,000     Xcel Energy, Inc   35,786,400    0.8 
       Other   186,164,140    4.2 
           475,696,556    10.7 
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $3,264,705,276)
   4,403,624,847    99.3 
                  
Principal     Issuer          
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
                  
GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT   29,999,194    0.7 
TREASURY DEBT   10,999,040    0.2 
Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT
COMPANIES
      
 117,563,395 c   TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust  $117,563,395    2.6%
           117,563,395    2.6 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $158,560,933)
   158,561,629    3.5 
       TOTAL PORTFOLIO
(Cost $3,423,266,209)
   4,562,186,476    102.8 
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET   (125,809,731)   (2.8)
       NET ASSETS  $4,436,376,745    100.0%

 

 

 

* Non-income producing.
c Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.

 

The aggregate value of securities on loan is $115,665,544.

 

“Other” securities represent the aggregate value, by category, of securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.

 

For ease of presentation, a number of classification categories have been grouped together in the Summary Portfolio of Investments. Note that the Fund uses more specific categories in following its investment limitations on investment concentrations.


 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 47
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

Small-Cap Equity Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
COMMON STOCKS          
           
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS          
 291,874  *  Tenneco, Inc  $15,489,753    0.7%
       Other   14,622,456    0.6 
           30,112,209    1.3 
BANKS          
 893,311     FirstMerit Corp   20,063,765    0.9 
 618,161     Home Loan Servicing Solutions Ltd   14,594,781    0.6 
 278,993     Prosperity Bancshares, Inc   17,423,113    0.7 
 175,588  *  SVB Financial Group   16,817,819    0.7 
 939,708  e  Umpqua Holdings Corp   15,383,020    0.7 
       Other   107,441,566    4.6 
           191,724,064    8.2 
CAPITAL GOODS          
 156,030     Acuity Brands, Inc   15,682,575    0.7 
 156,850     Alliant Techsystems, Inc   17,076,259    0.7 
 206,593     EnerSys   13,707,446    0.6 
 837,570     Exelis, Inc   13,811,529    0.6 
 172,500  *  Teledyne Technologies, Inc   15,321,450    0.6 
 160,470  *  WABCO Holdings, Inc   13,749,070    0.6 
       Other   129,139,059    5.5 
           218,487,388    9.3 
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES          
 205,478  *  Advisory Board Co   14,095,791    0.6 
 293,230  *  WageWorks, Inc   15,016,308    0.7 
       Other   56,187,639    2.4 
           85,299,738    3.7 
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL   40,378,427    1.7 
CONSUMER SERVICES   93,940,758    4.0 
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS          
 1,884,204     Apollo Investment Corp   16,072,260    0.7 
 291,350     MarketAxess Holdings, Inc   19,004,760    0.8 
 231,300  *  Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc   13,750,785    0.6 
       Other   32,176,688    1.4 
           81,004,493    3.5 
ENERGY          
 227,522     Bristow Group, Inc   18,308,695    0.8 
 1,846,717  *,e  Penn Virginia Corp   15,715,562    0.7 
 198,462     Targa Resources Investments, Inc   15,392,713    0.6 
       Other   95,730,098    4.1 
           145,147,068    6.2 
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING          
 3,258,600  *  Rite Aid Corp   17,368,338    0.7 
       Other   2,329,872    0.1 
           19,698,210    0.8 
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO          
 229,965     Sanderson Farms, Inc   14,536,088    0.6 
       Other   34,418,374    1.5 
           48,954,462    2.1 
Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES          
 264,719  *  Cyberonics, Inc  $15,290,170    0.6%
 167,524  *  Medidata Solutions, Inc   18,479,572    0.8 
 377,400  *  Team Health Holdings, Inc   16,394,256    0.7 
 424,974  *  Thoratec Corp   18,354,627    0.8 
       Other   98,219,761    4.2 
           166,738,386    7.1 
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS   8,409,113    0.4 
INSURANCE          
 250,270     Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd   15,564,291    0.7 
       Other   45,030,997    1.9 
           60,595,288    2.6 
MATERIALS          
 245,340     Minerals Technologies, Inc   13,893,604    0.6 
 215,745     Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc   13,350,301    0.6 
       Other   105,022,872    4.5 
           132,266,777    5.7 
MEDIA          
 976,380  *  Live Nation, Inc   18,980,827    0.8 
       Other   16,557,044    0.7 
           35,537,871    1.5 
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES          
 327,600  *  Parexel International Corp   14,974,596    0.6 
       Other   107,655,851    4.6 
           122,630,447    5.2 
REAL ESTATE          
 801,144     CubeSmart   14,636,901    0.6 
 636,020     DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc   15,805,097    0.7 
 317,442     Extra Space Storage, Inc   14,599,157    0.6 
 632,307     RLJ Lodging Trust   15,972,075    0.7 
 204,904     Sovran Self Storage, Inc   15,673,107    0.7 
       Other   104,193,188    4.4 
           180,879,525    7.7 
RETAILING          
 265,515  *  Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc   14,494,464    0.6 
 727,470  *  Express Parent LLC   16,884,579    0.7 
       Other   60,562,095    2.6 
           91,941,138    3.9 
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT   77,153,772    3.3 
SOFTWARE & SERVICES          
 475,095  *  Aspen Technology, Inc   18,162,882    0.8 
 225,924  *  Commvault Systems, Inc   17,640,146    0.7 
 421,237  *  Infoblox, Inc   18,723,985    0.8 
 178,985  *  Manhattan Associates, Inc   19,063,692    0.8 
 416,282     MAXIMUS, Inc   20,168,863    0.9 
 1,133,154  *  TiVo, Inc   15,059,617    0.6 
 447,242  *,e  WebMD Health Corp (Class A)   15,751,863    0.7 
       Other   109,222,333    4.7 
           233,793,381    10.0 


 

48 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds See notes to financial statements
 
Summary portfolio of investments concluded

 

Small-Cap Equity Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT          
 834,108  *,e  InvenSense, Inc  $14,088,084    0.6%
 1,194,324  *  QLogic Corp   14,749,902    0.6 
 318,212  *,e  Synaptics, Inc   14,796,858    0.6 
       Other   78,118,052    3.5 
           121,752,896    5.3 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   9,666,510    0.4 
TRANSPORTATION          
 788,190  *,e  Swift Transportation Co, Inc   17,174,660    0.7 
       Other   32,903,893    1.4 
           50,078,553    2.1 
UTILITIES   74,435,710    3.2 
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $1,766,840,064)
   2,320,626,184    99.2 
                  
Principal     Issuer          
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
           
TREASURY DEBT   7,299,957    0.3 
Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT
COMPANIES
      
 206,556,372 a,c   TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust  $206,556,372    8.8%
           206,556,372    8.8 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $213,856,329)
   213,856,329    9.1 
       TOTAL PORTFOLIO
(Cost $1,980,696,393)
   2,534,482,513    108.3 
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET   (193,122,183)   (8.3)
       NET ASSETS  $2,341,360,330    100.0%

 

 

 

* Non-income producing.
a Affiliated holding.
c Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
e All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan, including those in “Other,” is $203,022,486.

 

“Other” securities represent the aggregate value, by category, of securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.

 

For ease of presentation, a number of classification categories have been grouped together in the Summary Portfolio of Investments. Note that the Fund uses more specific categories in following its investment limitations on investment concentrations.


 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 49
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

Social Choice Equity Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
COMMON STOCKS          
           
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS          
 781,451     Ford Motor Co  $13,370,626    0.8%
       Other   17,221,249    1.0 
           30,591,875    1.8 
BANKS          
 146,968     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc   10,806,557    0.6 
 365,664     US Bancorp   13,661,207    0.8 
       Other   35,357,465    2.0 
           59,825,229    3.4 
CAPITAL GOODS          
 121,795     3M Co   15,327,901    0.9 
 158,962     Danaher Corp   11,459,571    0.7 
 182,425     Emerson Electric Co   12,217,002    0.7 
 44,778     Precision Castparts Corp   11,348,984    0.6 
       Other   82,419,656    4.8 
           132,773,114    7.7 
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES   9,970,902    0.6 
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL   20,304,495    1.2 
CONSUMER SERVICES          
 160,605     McDonald’s Corp   15,501,595    0.9 
 170,701     Starbucks Corp   13,835,316    0.8 
       Other   13,273,675    0.8 
           42,610,586    2.5 
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS          
 178,169     American Express Co   14,574,224    0.8 
 340,621     Bank of New York Mellon Corp   10,831,748    0.6 
 38,135     BlackRock, Inc   11,471,389    0.7 
 161,492     Capital One Financial Corp   11,089,656    0.6 
       Other   77,231,620    4.5 
           125,198,637    7.2 
ENERGY          
 70,381     EOG Resources, Inc   12,555,970    0.7 
 124,403     Occidental Petroleum Corp   11,952,640    0.7 
       Other   156,910,404    9.1 
           181,419,014    10.5 
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING   18,833,004    1.1 
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO          
 345,831     Mondelez International, Inc   11,633,755    0.6 
 227,271     PepsiCo, Inc   19,111,218    1.1 
       Other   32,540,770    1.9 
           63,285,743    3.6 
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES          
 349,886     Abbott Laboratories   12,788,334    0.7 
 223,468     Medtronic, Inc   12,827,063    0.7 
       Other   32,472,360    1.9 
           58,087,757    3.3 
Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS          
 203,106     Colgate-Palmolive Co  $13,147,051    0.8%
 335,896     Procter & Gamble Co   27,123,602    1.6 
       Other   18,337,740    1.0 
           58,608,393    3.4 
INSURANCE          
 224,409  *  Berkshire Hathaway, Inc (Class B)   25,824,988    1.5 
 134,234     Prudential Financial, Inc   10,925,305    0.6 
       Other   63,246,254    3.7 
           99,996,547    5.8 
MATERIALS          
 86,457     Praxair, Inc   10,782,053    0.6 
       Other   73,171,608    4.3 
           83,953,661    4.9 
MEDIA          
 90,284     Time Warner Cable, Inc   10,847,623    0.6 
 194,952     Time Warner, Inc   13,401,000    0.8 
       Other   29,497,690    1.7 
           53,746,313    3.1 
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES          
 93,562     Amgen, Inc   10,853,192    0.6 
 52,297  *  Biogen Idec, Inc   12,770,404    0.7 
 305,355     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co   16,037,245    0.9 
 255,184  *  Gilead Sciences, Inc   18,115,512    1.1 
 329,023     Johnson & Johnson   30,470,820    1.8 
 435,289     Merck & Co, Inc   19,627,181    1.1 
       Other   22,812,312    1.3 
           130,686,666    7.5 
REAL ESTATE          
 75,282     Simon Property Group, Inc   11,634,833    0.7 
       Other   50,162,739    2.9 
           61,797,572    3.6 
RETAILING          
 260,564     Lowe’s Companies, Inc   12,970,876    0.8 
 168,991     Target Corp   10,948,927    0.6 
 200,904     TJX Companies, Inc   12,212,954    0.7 
       Other   46,691,777    2.7 
           82,824,534    4.8 
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT          
 747,737     Intel Corp   18,267,215    1.1 
 281,521     Texas Instruments, Inc   11,846,404    0.7 
       Other   14,422,013    0.8 
           44,535,632    2.6 
SOFTWARE & SERVICES          
 155,111     Accenture plc   11,400,658    0.7 
 31,199  *  Google, Inc (Class A)   32,153,065    1.8 
 134,552     International Business Machines Corp   24,113,064    1.4 
 540,464     Oracle Corp   18,105,544    1.0 
       Other   67,045,564    3.9 
           152,817,895    8.8 


 

50 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds See notes to financial statements
 
Summary portfolio of investments concluded

 

Social Choice Equity Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT          
 800,982     Cisco Systems, Inc  $18,022,095    1.0%
 496,352     EMC Corp   11,947,193    0.7 
 473,996     Hewlett-Packard Co   11,551,282    0.7 
 244,675     Qualcomm, Inc   16,997,572    1.0 
       Other   17,791,560    1.0 
           76,309,702    4.4 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   23,709,939    1.4 
TRANSPORTATION          
 139,685     United Parcel Service, Inc (Class B)   13,722,654    0.8 
       Other   22,607,885    1.2 
           36,330,539    2.0 
UTILITIES          
 126,455     NextEra Energy, Inc   10,717,061    0.6 
       Other   59,898,296    3.5 
           70,615,357    4.1 
                 
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $1,204,075,033)
   1,718,833,106    99.3 
                  
Principal     Issuer          
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
           
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED      
           
GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT          
       Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)          
$20,700,000     0.014-0.046% 12/04/13-01/24/14   20,698,961    1.2 
       Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC)          
 11,789,000     0.007-0.019% 11/25/13-12/16/13   11,788,762    0.7 
       Other   1,699,956    0.1 
           34,187,679    2.0 
TREASURY DEBT   9,003,085    0.5 
       TOTAL INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED   43,190,764    2.5 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $43,191,859)
   43,190,764    2.5 
       TOTAL PORTFOLIO
(Cost $1,247,266,892)
   1,762,023,870    101.8 
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET   (30,368,719)   (1.8)
       NET ASSETS  $1,731,655,151    100.0%

 

 

 

* Non-income producing.

 

The aggregate value of securities on loan is $45,554,639.

 

“Other” securities represent the aggregate value, by category, of securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.

 

For ease of presentation, a number of classification categories have been grouped together in the Summary Portfolio of Investments. Note that the Fund uses more specific categories in following its investment limitations on investment concentrations.


 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 51
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Principal     Issuer  Value   % of net
assets
EQUITY-LINKED NOTES          
                   
GERMANY  $2,132,267    0.3%
              TOTAL EQUITY-LINKED NOTES
(Cost $2,271,242)
        2,132,267           0.3    
                           
Shares     Company              
                   
COMMON STOCKS          
                   
AUSTRALIA   2,416,958    0.3 
BRAZIL          
  333,500     Banco Bradesco S.A. (Preference)   4,804,713    0.7 
  697,790     Banco Itau Holding Financeira S.A.   10,796,789    1.5 
  79,500     Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar   3,949,566    0.6 
  177,660     Companhia Brasileira de Meios de Pagamento   5,387,818    0.8 
  522,000     Gerdau S.A. (Preference)   4,119,160    0.6 
  689,245     Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.   5,992,224    0.8 
  148,200     Ultrapar Participacoes S.A.   3,939,774    0.6 
  555,800     Vale S.A.   8,837,471    1.2 
        Other   26,788,564    3.8 
            74,616,079    10.6 
CAMBODIA   2,232,890    0.3 
CHILE       1,231,431    0.2 
CHINA              
  14,046,090     China Construction Bank   10,928,231    1.6 
  886,000     China Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd   3,897,437    0.6 
  1,494,000 e   China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd   4,629,938    0.7 
  2,556,000 e   China Unicom Ltd   3,998,895    0.6 
  3,607,000     CNOOC Ltd   7,336,535    1.0 
  4,398,000     Huaneng Power International, Inc   4,590,678    0.6 
  18,532,834     Industrial & Commercial Bank of China   12,991,999    1.8 
  4,232,000 e   Lenovo Group Ltd   4,533,336    0.6 
  279,300     Tencent Holdings Ltd   15,230,343    2.2 
  1,188,000 e   Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co Ltd   4,264,244    0.6 
        Other   38,375,832    5.5 
            110,777,468    15.8 
COLOMBIA   9,906,002    1.4 
CYPRUS  3,299,487    0.5 
CZECH REPUBLIC   3,363,131    0.5 
GREECE   1,731,567    0.3 
HONG KONG   25,702,464    3.7 
INDIA          
  800,403     Bharat Forge Ltd   3,896,272    0.6 
  552,593     Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd   5,465,895    0.8 
  170,512     Tata Consultancy Services Ltd   5,858,605    0.8 
        Other   27,244,282    3.9 
            42,465,054    6.1 
INDONESIA   6,635,055    1.0 
ITALY   2,831,380    0.4 
Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF          
 23,385     Honam Petrochemical Corp  $4,791,574    0.7%
 206,350 *   Hynix Semiconductor, Inc   6,209,255    0.9 
 18,874     Hyundai Heavy Industries   4,507,057    0.6 
 46,289     Hyundai Motor Co   11,028,069    1.6 
 17,455     LG Chem Ltd   4,923,741    0.7 
 10,044     NHN Corp   5,636,362    0.8 
 22,857     Samsung Electronics Co Ltd   31,521,138    4.5 
 127,040     Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd   4,658,219    0.6 
 129,256     Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd   5,636,028    0.8 
       Other   29,349,506    4.2 
           108,260,949    15.4 
MACAU   2,782,335    0.4 
MALAYSIA   4,037,715    0.6 
MEXICO          
 1,857,400     Alfa S.A. de C.V. (Class A)   5,093,623    0.7 
 5,578,239 *,e   Cemex S.A. de C.V.   5,934,274    0.8 
 505,400 e   Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A. de C.V.   4,727,745    0.7 
 935,380     Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A. de C.V.   5,970,488    0.9 
 1,398,800     Grupo Mexico S.A. de C.V. (Series B)   4,418,138    0.6 
 775,200 e   Grupo Televisa S.A.   4,735,361    0.7 
       Other   18,465,093    2.6 
           49,344,722    7.0 
NIGERIA   1,695,436    0.2 
PERU   5,174,856    0.7 
PHILIPPINES   28,981,894    4.1 
POLAND   10,200,420    1.5 
RUSSIA          
 1,157,391     Gazprom OAO (ADR)   10,818,598    1.5 
 143,282     LUKOIL (ADR)   9,384,091    1.3 
 113,952     Magnit OAO (GDR)   7,318,011    1.1 
 38,001     NovaTek OAO (GDR)   5,328,884    0.8 
 895,955     Sberbank of Russian Federation (ADR)   11,425,556    1.6 
 108,053 *   Yandex NV   3,982,834    0.6 
       Other   7,124,386    1.0 
           55,382,360    7.9 
SINGAPORE   17,139,299    2.4 
SOUTH AFRICA          
 114,800     Naspers Ltd (N Shares)   10,745,712    1.5 
 98,826     Sasol Ltd   5,049,790    0.7 
       Other   3,266,493    0.5 
           19,061,995    2.7 
SWITZERLAND   3,271,570    0.5 
TAIWAN          
 1,512,509     Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, Ltd   3,845,242    0.5 
 483,000     MediaTek, Inc   6,603,541    0.9 
 4,861,000     Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd   17,915,532    2.6 
       Other   23,085,304    3.3 
           51,449,619    7.3 


 

52 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds See notes to financial statements
 
Summary portfolio of investments concluded

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
THAILAND  $18,500,305    2.6%
TURKEY   16,449,560    2.3 
UKRAINE   2,110,111    0.3 
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES   6,491,857    0.9 
UNITED KINGDOM          
 81,547     SABMiller plc (Johannesburg)   4,235,079    0.6 
       Other   2,635,580    0.4 
           6,870,659    1.0 
UNITED STATES   67,222    0.0 
            TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $615,151,550)
        694,481,850           98.9    
PREFERRED STOCKS          
           
BRAZIL          
 111,860 *   Ambev Cia De Bebidas Das   4,161,621    0.6 
           4,161,621    0.6 
PHILIPPINES   3,985    0.0 
               TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $4,413,738)
        4,165,606           0.6    
RIGHTS / WARRANTS          
           
GREECE   905,507    0.1 
               TOTAL RIGHTS / WARRANTS
(Cost $686,770)
        905,507           0.1    
                       
Shares       Company   Value     % of net
assets
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS                
   
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT
COMPANIES
 
  35,377,751   c   TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust $  35,377,751       5.0 %
                35,377,751       5.0  
              TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $35,377,751)
        35,377,751           5.0    
              TOTAL PORTFOLIO
(Cost $657,901,051)
        737,062,981           104.9    
          OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET     (34,577,190 )     (4.9 )
          NET ASSETS   $ 702,485,791       100.0 %

 

 

 

Abbreviation(s):

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

GDR — Global Depositary Receipt

 

* Non-income producing.
c Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
e All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan, including those in “Other,” is $32,517,371.

 

“Other” securities represent the aggregate value, by category, of securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.

 

For ease of presentation, a number of classification categories have been grouped together in the Summary Portfolio of Investments. Note that the Fund uses more specific categories in following its investment limitations on investment concentrations.


 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 53
 

Summary of market values by sector

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Sector  Value   % of net
assets
FINANCIALS  $156,134,504    22.2%
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   143,473,234    20.4 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY   100,902,547    14.4 
INDUSTRIALS   75,501,311    10.7 
MATERIALS   69,567,344    9.9 
ENERGY   63,004,590    9.0 
CONSUMER STAPLES   56,463,603    8.0 
HEALTH CARE   21,778,965    3.1 
UTILITIES   10,860,237    1.6 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   3,998,895    0.6 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   35,377,751    5.0 
OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITES, NET   (34,577,190)   (4.9)
NET ASSETS  $702,485,791    100.0%


 

54 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds See notes to financial statements
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

Enhanced International Equity Index Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
COMMON STOCKS          
           
AUSTRALIA          
 432,025     Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd  $13,824,951    1.7%
 348,765     Westpac Banking Corp   11,323,404    1.4 
       Other   41,207,952    5.0 
           66,356,307    8.1 
AUSTRIA   3,911,352    0.5 
BELGIUM          
 73,255     InBev NV   7,593,877    0.9 
       Other   4,520,809    0.6 
           12,114,686    1.5 
CHINA   2,322,053    0.3 
DENMARK          
 680     AP Moller - Maersk AS (Class B)   6,578,979    0.8 
       Other   2,499,708    0.3 
           9,078,687    1.1 
FINLAND   9,556,905    1.2 
FRANCE          
 423,685     AXA S.A.   10,556,295    1.3 
 98,458 e   Cap Gemini S.A.   6,456,676    0.8 
 206,794     Electricite de France   7,237,355    0.9 
 84,162     Michelin (C.G.D.E.) (Class B)   8,769,504    1.1 
 97,911     Renault S.A.   8,542,757    1.0 
 98,510     Safran S.A.   6,280,799    0.8 
 139,484     Total S.A.   8,557,753    1.0 
 154,483     Vinci S.A.   9,884,777    1.2 
       Other   12,356,437    1.5 
           78,642,353    9.6 
GERMANY          
 76,015     Allianz AG.   12,763,094    1.6 
 120,301     BASF AG.   12,488,987    1.5 
 50,064     Continental AG.   9,155,041    1.1 
 47,430     Muenchener Rueckver AG.   9,895,429    1.2 
       Other   24,714,510    3.0 
           69,017,061    8.4 
HONG KONG   21,002,086    2.5 
INDIA   1,651,028    0.2 
IRELAND   1,376,185    0.2 
ISRAEL   3,378,737    0.4 
ITALY          
 318,141     ENI S.p.A.   8,076,621    1.0 
       Other   7,987,798    0.9 
           16,064,419    1.9 
JAPAN          
 658,000     Daiwa Securities Group, Inc   6,010,021    0.7 
 161,200     Japan Tobacco, Inc   5,832,809    0.7 
 4,023,000     Mizuho Financial Group, Inc   8,444,526    1.0 
 198,400     Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc   9,589,837    1.2 
 279,100     Toyota Motor Corp   18,096,334    2.2 
       Other   121,361,671    14.8 
           169,335,198    20.6 
Shares     Company   Value   % of net
assets
MACAU  $702,020    0.1%
NETHERLANDS          
 457,560     Koninklijke Ahold NV   8,696,632    1.1 
 223,978     Royal Dutch Shell plc (A Shares)   7,459,544    0.9 
 192,357     Unilever NV   7,626,076    0.9 
       Other   8,212,760    1.0 
           31,995,012    3.9 
NEW ZEALAND   241,690    0.0 
NORWAY   8,159,961    1.0 
SINGAPORE          
 659,000     Oversea - Chinese Banking Corp   5,512,855    0.7 
       Other   5,981,438    0.7 
           11,494,293    1.4 
SPAIN          
 1,109,044     Criteria Caixacorp S.A.   5,748,344    0.7 
 292,468     Gas Natural SDG S.A.   6,898,196    0.9 
       Other   12,608,027    1.5 
           25,254,567    3.1 
SWEDEN          
 720,613     Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Class A)   8,715,858    1.0 
 219,957     Swedbank AB (A Shares)   5,724,672    0.7 
 762,292     TeliaSonera AB   6,303,385    0.8 
       Other   6,657,198    0.8 
           27,401,113    3.3 
SWITZERLAND          
 151,730     Nestle S.A.   10,952,465    1.3 
 250,341     Novartis AG.   19,432,111    2.3 
 73,646     Roche Holding AG.   20,365,725    2.5 
 109,610     Swiss Re Ltd   9,621,852    1.2 
       Other   9,851,312    1.2 
           70,223,465    8.5 
UNITED KINGDOM       
 195,156     AstraZeneca plc (ADR)   10,315,946    1.2 
 862,428     BAE Systems plc   6,290,972    0.8 
 398,458     BHP Billiton plc   12,295,804    1.5 
 341,511     BP plc (ADR)   15,880,261    1.9 
 105,827     British American Tobacco plc   5,838,713    0.7 
 1,200,727     BT Group plc   7,265,154    0.9 
 207,155     Diageo plc   6,603,572    0.8 
 1,216,853     HSBC Holdings plc   13,338,338    1.6 
 1,817,127     Legal & General Group plc   6,297,811    0.8 
 487,934     National Grid plc   6,131,740    0.7 
 552,556     Prudential plc   11,300,185    1.4 
 145,826     Reckitt Benckiser Group plc   11,339,294    1.4 
 193,743     Vodafone Group plc (ADR)   7,133,617    0.9 
       Other   47,800,264    5.8 
           167,831,671    20.4 
UNITED STATES          
 100,000     iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund   6,588,000    0.8 
           6,588,000    0.8 
              TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $668,208,030)
        813,698,849           99.0    


 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 55
 
Summary portfolio of investments concluded

 

Enhanced International Equity Index Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
RIGHTS / WARRANTS          
           
SPAIN  $54,258    0.0%
              TOTAL RIGHTS / WARRANTS
(Cost $51,888)
        54,258         0.0    
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
           
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES
    16,131,059     c     TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust           16,131,059               2.0    
           16,131,059    2.0 
              TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $16,131,059)
        16,131,059           2.0    
               TOTAL PORTFOLIO
(Cost $684,390,977)
      829,884,166           101.0    
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET   (8,048,655)   (1.0)
       NET ASSETS  $821,835,511    100.0%

 

 

 

Abbreviation(s):

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

 

c Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
e All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan, including those in “Other,” is $15,294,595.

 

“Other” securities represent the aggregate value, by category, of securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.

 

For ease of presentation, a number of classification categories have been grouped together in the Summary Portfolio of Investments. Note that the Fund uses more specific categories in following its investment limitations on investment concentrations.


 

56 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds See notes to financial statements
 

Summary of market values by sector

 

Enhanced International Equity Index Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Sector  Value   % of net
assets
FINANCIALS  $221,660,748    27.0%
INDUSTRIALS   98,366,302    12.0 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY   96,341,200    11.7 
CONSUMER STAPLES   86,508,458    10.5 
HEALTH CARE   78,623,464    9.6 
MATERIALS   67,429,159    8.2 
ENERGY   57,069,731    6.9 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   43,092,474    5.2 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   34,602,053    4.2 
UTILITIES   30,059,518    3.7 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   16,131,059    2.0 
OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITES, NET   (8,048,655)   (1.0)
NET ASSETS  $821,835,511    100.0%


 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 57
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

Global Natural Resources Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares      Company  Value   % of net
assets
COMMON STOCKS          
                   
AUSTRALIA          
 281,293      BHP Billiton Ltd  $9,944,658    3.8%
 1,052,651 e   Fortescue Metals Group Ltd   5,162,613    2.0 
        Other   4,263,660    1.6 
            19,370,931    7.4 
AUSTRIA   772,499    0.3 
CANADA          
 39,780      Agrium, Inc (Toronto)   3,395,598    1.3 
 90,898      Goldcorp, Inc   2,315,495    0.9 
 81,029 e   Peyto Energy Trust   2,441,789    0.9 
 101,936      Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Toronto   3,167,627    1.2 
 73,189      Suncor Energy, Inc   2,659,695    1.0 
        Other   7,264,229    2.8 
            21,244,433    8.1 
CHILE   509,780    0.2 
CHINA   3,290,081    1.3 
COLOMBIA   1,046,609    0.4 
FINLAND          
 295,323      Stora Enso Oyj (R Shares)   2,742,330    1.0 
        Other   1,506,623    0.6 
            4,248,953    1.6 
FRANCE          
 65,063      Total S.A.   3,991,806    1.5 
            3,991,806    1.5 
GERMANY   1,487,725    0.6 
INDIA          
 125,655      Britannia Industries Ltd   1,917,999    0.7 
        Other   516,970    0.2 
            2,434,969    0.9 
INDONESIA          
 8,033,000      PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk   2,776,316    1.1 
        Other   846,967    0.3 
            3,623,283    1.4 
ISRAEL   571,609    0.2 
JAPAN          
 668,700      Nippon Steel Corp   2,207,079    0.9 
        Other   2,887,540    1.1 
            5,094,619    2.0 
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF  1,911,532    0.7 
Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
LUXEMBOURG          
 123,080     ArcelorMittal  $1,938,586    0.7%
           1,938,586    0.7 
MALAYSIA   3,455,770    1.3 
MEXICO          
 126,842     Fresnillo plc   1,982,871    0.8 
       Other   1,823,684    0.7 
           3,806,555    1.5 
NORWAY          
 48,296     Yara International ASA   2,079,979    0.8 
           2,079,979    0.8 
POLAND   2,562,597    1.0 
RUSSIA          
 17,415     NovaTek OAO (GDR)   2,442,107    0.9 
           2,442,107    0.9 
SINGAPORE   846,940    0.3 
SOUTH AFRICA          
 47,601 e   Assore Ltd   1,944,079    0.7 
       Other   1,706,615    0.7 
           3,650,694    1.4 
SWITZERLAND          
 416,864     Glencore International AG.   2,268,665    0.9 
 34,777     Syngenta AG.   14,036,572    5.3 
           16,305,237    6.2 
TURKEY          
 168,772     Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS   2,985,445    1.1 
           2,985,445    1.1 
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES          
 266,166     Dragon Oil plc   2,520,147    1.0 
           2,520,147    1.0 
UNITED KINGDOM         
 229,149     Antofagasta plc   3,131,771    1.2 
 162,231     BG Group plc   3,309,458    1.3 
 366,084     BHP Billiton plc   11,296,792    4.3 
 177,564     Rio Tinto plc   8,984,766    3.4 
       Other   1,524,140    0.6 
           28,246,927    10.8 


 

58 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds See notes to financial statements
 
Summary portfolio of investments concluded

 

Global Natural Resources Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
  assets
UNITED STATES          
  32,107     Anadarko Petroleum Corp  $3,059,476    1.2%
 145,604     Archer Daniels Midland Co   5,955,204    2.3 
 31,810     CF Industries Holdings, Inc   6,858,236    2.6 
 79,295     Chevron Corp   9,512,228    3.6 
 22,042     Cimarex Energy Co   2,322,125    0.9 
 191,468 e   Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc   4,916,898    1.9 
 18,739 *   Concho Resources, Inc   2,072,721    0.8 
 78,428     ConocoPhillips   5,748,772    2.2 
 31,274 *,e   Continental Resources, Inc   3,562,109    1.4 
 22,961     EOG Resources, Inc   4,096,242    1.6 
 22,481     Equitable Resources, Inc   1,924,598    0.7 
 61,202     Exxon Mobil Corp   5,484,923    2.1 
 32,829     FMC Corp   2,388,638    0.9 
 80,868     Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc (Class B)   2,972,708    1.1 
 105,054     International Paper Co   4,686,459    1.8 
 35,030     Magellan Midstream Partners LP   2,103,201    0.8 
 180,786     Monsanto Co   18,960,836    7.2 
 85,675     Mosaic Co   3,928,199    1.5 
 6,816 e   NewMarket Corp   2,122,230    0.8 
 44,189 *   Oasis Petroleum, Inc   2,353,064    0.9 
 36,647     Occidental Petroleum Corp   3,521,044    1.3 
 137,774     Southern Copper Corp (NY)   3,850,783    1.5 
 29,773     Tractor Supply Co   2,124,304    0.8 
 60,900 e   Western Refining, Inc   1,965,243    0.8 
       Other   12,966,317    5.0 
           119,456,558    45.7 
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $233,977,243)
   259,896,371    99.3 
  Shares      Company  Value   % of net
 assets
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
           
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES          
  22,400,309  c   TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust  $22,400,309    8.6%
             22,400,309    8.6 
         TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $22,400,309)
   22,400,309    8.6 
         TOTAL PORTFOLIO
 (Cost $256,377,552)
   282,296,680    107.9 
         OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET   (20,570,866)   (7.9)
         NET ASSETS  $261,725,814    100.0%
 

Abbreviation(s):

GDR — Global Depositary Receipt

 

* Non-income producing.
c Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
e All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan, including those in “Other,” is $21,575,825.

 

“Other” securities represent the aggregate value, by category, of securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.

 

For ease of presentation, a number of classification categories have been grouped together in the Summary Portfolio of Investments. Note that the Fund uses more specific categories in following its investment limitations on investment concentrations.


 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 59
 

Summary of market values by sector

 

Global Natural Resources Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Sector  Value   % of net
assets
 
MATERIALS  $157,231,353    60.0%
ENERGY   83,930,596    32.1 
CONSUMER STAPLES   16,610,118    6.4 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY   2,124,304    0.8 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   22,400,309    8.6 
OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITES, NET   (20,570,866)   (7.9)
NET ASSETS  $261,725,814    100.0%


 

60 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds See notes to financial statements
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

International Equity Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
COMMON STOCKS          
                  
CHINA          
 10,538,000  e  Anhui Conch Cement Co Ltd  $36,775,206    1.0%
           36,775,206    1.0 
FRANCE          
 3,054,804     Accor S.A.   136,537,267    3.9 
 841,029     BNP Paribas   62,045,348    1.7 
 2,706,415     Bouygues S.A.   105,595,699    3.0 
 1,916,542     Compagnie de Saint-Gobain   100,599,390    2.8 
 549,054     Compagnie Generale d’Optique Essilor International S.A.   58,839,561    1.7 
 631,929     European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co   43,302,633    1.2 
 1,601,894     Renault S.A.   139,765,614    3.9 
 1,241,054     Societe Television Francaise 1   23,912,520    0.7 
       Other   37,290,335    1.1 
           707,888,367    20.0 
GERMANY          
 915,255     Bayer AG.   113,539,416    3.2 
 475,895     Henkel KGaA (Preference)   51,382,489    1.4 
 898,905  e  Lanxess AG.   63,131,705    1.8 
 1,580,797     SAP AG.   123,700,728    3.5 
           351,754,338    9.9 
GREECE          
 2,971,497  *  Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A.   37,397,516    1.1 
 10,158,919  *  National Bank of Greece S.A.   57,700,952    1.6 
 34,202,631  *  Piraeus Bank S.A.   71,397,393    2.0 
           166,495,861    4.7 
HONG KONG   9,505,269    0.3 
INDIA          
 386,448     Eicher Motors Ltd   24,888,182    0.7 
 5,214,755     HDFC Bank Ltd   58,070,566    1.6 
 3,332,925     IndusInd Bank Ltd   24,118,080    0.7 
 8,906,281     Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd   40,905,309    1.2 
       Other   8,712,320    0.2 
           156,694,457    4.4 
INDONESIA          
 36,788,000     PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk   21,672,789    0.6 
           21,672,789    0.6 
JAPAN          
 307,200     Don Quijote Co Ltd   20,449,217    0.6 
 1,623,000     Hoya Corp   38,918,486    1.1 
 19,056,000 *  Mazda Motor Corp   85,780,674    2.4 
 2,381,675 *  Olympus Corp   76,193,128    2.2 
 125,700     Oriental Land Co Ltd   20,127,971    0.6 
 812,500     Rohm Co Ltd   33,351,214    0.9 
 8,635,000     Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd   38,217,953    1.1 
 504,100     Toyota Motor Corp   32,684,923    0.9 
       Other   84,996,108    2.4 
           430,719,674    12.2 
MEXICO   2,143,396    0.1 
Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
NETHERLANDS          
 5,219,557  *  ING Groep NV  $66,328,605    1.9%
       Other   15,217,285    0.4 
           81,545,890    2.3 
SINGAPORE          
 34,578,000  e  Genting International plc   42,306,219    1.2 
           42,306,219    1.2 
SPAIN          
 6,787,677     Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.   79,327,006    2.2 
           79,327,006    2.2 
SWEDEN          
 5,076,847  e  SKF AB (B Shares)   134,329,931    3.8 
 2,011,039     Trelleborg AB (B Shares)   37,947,614    1.1 
           172,277,545    4.9 
SWITZERLAND          
 2,155,147     Adecco S.A.   158,928,568    4.5 
 109,227     Burckhardt Compression Holding AG.   43,758,213    1.2 
 2,920,350     Clariant AG.   51,456,094    1.4 
       Other   30,410,565    0.9 
           284,553,440    8.0 
UNITED KINGDOM          
 13,913,761     British Sky Broadcasting plc   209,053,793    5.9 
 2,328,869     Drax Group plc   23,776,230    0.7 
 4,923,538     Filtrona plc   61,903,132    1.7 
 81,633,500 *  Lloyds TSB Group plc   100,964,020    2.9 
 25,969,184     Man Group plc   36,959,873    1.0 
 10,733,549  *  Ocado Ltd   74,692,111    2.1 
 499,536     Reckitt Benckiser Group plc   38,843,453    1.1 
 8,438,777 *  Royal Mail plc   75,772,079    2.1 
 1,552,521     SABMiller plc   80,949,606    2.3 
 12,181,749     Tate & Lyle plc   154,597,709    4.4 
       Other   17,136,050    0.5 
           874,648,056    24.7 
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $3,078,065,583)
   3,418,307,513    96.5 
RIGHTS / WARRANTS          
GREECE   4,397,306    0.1 
       TOTAL RIGHTS / WARRANTS
(Cost $3,335,079)
   4,397,306    0.1 

 

 Principal     Issuer          
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
                  
GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT          
       Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)          
$33,400,000     0.045%, 12/06/13   33,398,539    1.0 
       Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC)          
 40,155,000     0.030%, 11/25/13   40,154,197    1.1 
       Other   8,499,667    0.2 
           82,052,403    2.3 


 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 61
 
Summary portfolio of investments concluded
   
International Equity Fund  ■  October 31, 2013  

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES          
 97,860,001  c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust  $97,860,001    2.8%
           97,860,001    2.8 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $179,912,404)
   179,912,404    5.1 
       TOTAL PORTFOLIO
(Cost $3,261,313,066)
   3,602,617,223    101.7 
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET   (59,566,082)   (1.7)
       NET ASSETS  $3,543,051,141    100.0%
 
* Non-income producing.
c Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
e All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan, including those in “Other,” is $92,112,786.

 

“Other” securities represent the aggregate value, by category, of securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.

 

For ease of presentation, a number of classification categories have been grouped together in the Summary Portfolio of Investments. Note that the Fund uses more specific categories in following its investment limitations on investment concentrations.


 

62 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds See notes to financial statements
 

Summary of market values by sector

 

International Equity Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Sector  Value   % of net
assets
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY  $847,976,646    23.8%
INDUSTRIALS   805,885,463    22.8 
FINANCIALS   659,055,181    18.6 
CONSUMER STAPLES   348,601,579    9.8 
HEALTH CARE   248,572,105    7.0 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   229,722,417    6.5 
MATERIALS   214,333,275    6.1 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   37,397,516    1.1 
UTILITIES   23,776,230    0.7 
ENERGY   7,384,407    0.2 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   179,912,404    5.1 
OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITES, NET   (59,566,082)   (1.7)
NET ASSETS  $3,543,051,141    100.0%


 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 63
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

International Opportunities Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
COMMON STOCKS          
                  
ARGENTINA  $4,766,214    0.6%
AUSTRALIA          
 344,347     Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd   11,019,225    1.4 
 314,626     BHP Billiton Ltd   11,123,092    1.4 
       Other   5,354,573    0.7 
           27,496,890    3.5 
BELGIUM   6,484,231    0.8 
BRAZIL          
 623,000     Banco Itau Holding Financeira S.A.   9,639,576    1.2 
 157,700     Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar   7,834,549    1.0 
           17,474,125    2.2 
CANADA          
 108,915  e  Dollarama, Inc   9,361,686    1.2 
 206,450     Suncor Energy, Inc   7,502,413    1.0 
       Other   22,088,710    2.8 
           38,952,809    5.0 
CHINA          
 151,400     Tencent Holdings Ltd   8,255,904    1.1 
       Other   12,745,812    1.6 
           21,001,716    2.7 
COLOMBIA   5,724,610    0.7 
DENMARK          
 54,948     Novo Nordisk AS (Class B)   9,151,731    1.2 
           9,151,731    1.2 
FRANCE          
 134,281     BNP Paribas   9,906,331    1.2 
 144,025     Teleperformance   7,623,954    1.0 
       Other   15,635,817    2.0 
           33,166,102    4.2 
GERMANY          
 52,065     Allianz AG.   8,741,834    1.1 
 82,393     Beiersdorf AG.   7,856,451    1.0 
 158,001  *  Osram Licht AG.   8,187,375    1.0 
       Other   6,721,167    0.9 
           31,506,827    4.0 
HONG KONG          
 1,846,400     AIA Group Ltd   9,375,705    1.2 
       Other   6,926,393    0.9 
           16,302,098    2.1 
INDIA   4,601,820    0.6 
INDONESIA   6,015,312    0.8 
IRELAND          
 334,853     Smurfit Kappa Group plc   8,105,626    1.0 
       Other   12,925,099    1.7 
           21,030,725    2.7 
Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
ITALY          
 269,173     Lottomatica S.p.A.  $8,174,515    1.0%
 252,425  *,e  Yoox S.p.A   9,080,806    1.2 
       Other   13,727,174    1.7 
           30,982,495    3.9 
JAPAN          
 218,500     Bridgestone Corp   7,490,767    1.0 
 299,900     Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd   8,199,724    1.0 
 485,900  *  ORIX Corp   8,416,314    1.1 
 135,200  e  Sanrio Co Ltd   7,429,488    0.9 
 231,500     Toyota Motor Corp   15,010,037    1.9 
       Other   61,005,801    7.8 
           107,552,131    13.7 
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF          
 10,519     Samsung Electronics Co Ltd   14,506,315    1.9 
       Other   3,997,860    0.5 
           18,504,175    2.4 
MACAU   6,785,397    0.9 
MALAYSIA   4,562,485    0.6 
NETHERLANDS          
 116,109     DSM NV   8,776,977    1.1 
 816,466 *  ING Groep NV   10,375,411    1.3 
 219,796     Royal Dutch Shell plc (A Shares)   7,320,263    0.9 
       Other   13,685,972    1.8 
           40,158,623    5.1 
NORWAY          
 592,724     DNB NOR Holding ASA   10,506,928    1.3 
 328,483     Statoil ASA   7,772,303    1.0 
       Other   3,845,744    0.5 
           22,124,975    2.8 
PANAMA          
 50,080     Copa Holdings S.A. (Class A)   7,488,963    1.0 
           7,488,963    1.0 
PHILIPPINES          
 88,704,800     Megaworld Corp   7,870,039    1.0 
       Other   9,948,503    1.3 
           17,818,542    2.3 
POLAND   6,984,306    0.9 
RUSSIA          
 129,340     Magnit OAO (GDR)   8,306,231    1.1 
       Other   4,969,695    0.6 
           13,275,926    1.7 
SINGAPORE          
 6,274,500  e  Genting International plc   7,676,857    1.0 
           7,676,857    1.0 
SOUTH AFRICA   5,866,080    0.7 


 

64 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds See notes to financial statements
 
Summary portfolio of investments concluded
   
International Opportunities Fund  ■  October 31, 2013  

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
SPAIN          
 223,068     Amadeus IT Holding S.A.  $8,276,332    1.0%
       Other   3,608,439    0.5 
           11,884,771    1.5 
SWEDEN          
 213,879     Hennes & Mauritz AB (B Shares)   9,242,104    1.2 
       Other   24,864,921    3.1 
           34,107,025    4.3 
SWITZERLAND          
 84,938     Lonza Group AG.   7,581,813    1.0 
 147,868     Novartis AG.   11,477,894    1.5 
 496,828     UBS AG. (Switzerland)   9,609,181    1.2 
           28,668,888    3.7 
 TAIWAN                
 797,640     Eclat Textile Co Ltd   8,772,030    1.1 
       Other   17,284,744    2.2 
           26,056,774    3.3 
THAILAND   5,271,348    0.7 
UKRAINE   3,071,397    0.4 
UNITED KINGDOM          
 1,369,237     Ashtead Group plc   14,388,142    1.8 
 2,197,655     Barclays plc   9,246,543    1.2 
 849,582     Countrywide plc   7,601,183    1.0 
 360,402 e   easyJet plc   7,549,386    0.9 
 197,038     Rightmove plc   8,372,982    1.1 
 165,237     SABMiller plc   8,615,581    1.1 
 650,501     Sports Direct International plc   7,310,384    0.9 
 4,389,686     Taylor Woodrow plc   7,745,013    1.0 
 262,376     Travis Perkins plc   7,802,418    1.0 
 147,835     Whitbread plc   8,129,606    1.0 
       Other   49,612,981    6.4 
           136,374,219    17.4 
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $738,689,146)
   778,890,587    99.4 
                  
 Principal     Issuer          
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
                  
TREASURY DEBT          
       United States Treasury Bill          
$10,000,000     0.075%, 04/24/14     9,996,130    1.3 
           9,996,130    1.3 
Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES          
 41,283,462  c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust  $41,283,462    5.3%
           41,283,462    5.3 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $51,279,837)
   51,279,592    6.6 
       TOTAL PORTFOLIO
(Cost $789,968,983)
   830,170,179    106.0 
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET   (46,669,564)   (6.0)
       NET ASSETS  $783,500,615    100.0%
 

Abbreviation(s):

GDR — Global Depositary Receipt

 

* Non-income producing.
c Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
e All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan, including those in “Other,” is $39,471,734.

 

“Other” securities represent the aggregate value, by category, of securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.

 

For ease of presentation, a number of classification categories have been grouped together in the Summary Portfolio of Investments. Note that the Fund uses more specific categories in following its investment limitations on investment concentrations.


 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 65
 

Summary of market values by sector

 

International Opportunities Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Sector  Value   % of net
assets
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY  $183,977,446    23.4%
FINANCIALS   174,555,007    22.3 
INDUSTRIALS   113,095,265    14.4 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   94,676,562    12.1 
HEALTH CARE   67,200,920    8.6 
CONSUMER STAPLES   55,584,519    7.1 
ENERGY   45,897,284    5.9 
MATERIALS   43,903,584    5.6 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   51,279,592    6.6 
OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITES, NET   (46,669,564)   (6.0)
NET ASSETS  $783,500,615    100.0%


 

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Statements of assets and liabilities

 

TIAA-CREF Funds  ■  October 31, 2013

 

   Enhanced
Large-Cap
Growth Index
Fund
  Enhanced
Large-Cap
Value Index
Fund
  Growth &
Income
Fund
  Large-Cap
Growth
Fund
  Large-Cap
Value
Fund
  Mid-Cap
Growth
Fund
  Mid-Cap
Value
Fund
  Small-Cap
Equity
Fund
  Social Choice
Equity
Fund
  Emerging
Markets
Equity
Fund
   Enhanced
International
Equity Index
Fund
  Global
Natural
Resources
Fund
   International
Equity
Fund
   International
Opportunities
Fund
 
ASSETS                                                            
Portfolio investments, at value*  $1,496,794,620  $1,432,203,254  $4,070,782,077  $2,256,901,202  $4,439,901,394  $1,921,572,848  $4,562,186,476  $2,327,926,141  $1,762,023,870  $737,062,981   $829,884,166  $282,296,680   $3,602,617,223   $830,170,179 
Affiliated investments, at value               198,798,936         206,556,372                      
Cash**   7,108,505   6,059,302   7,804,073   46,895,007   22,764,594   35,938,710   6,856,554   20,510,358   26,636,726       5,758,147   3,227,208    75,552,062    17,290,308 
Cash-foreign^                              1,771,727    50,609       4,950,912    103,421 
Receivable from securities transactions   27,987,217   13,647,905   67,769,702   38,684,053   102,197,530   28,400,229   35,831,712   20,817,048      17,386,957    51,788   16,734,972    71,252,962    64,074,627 
Receivable from Fund shares sold   33,809   6,588   1,913,118   254,790   2,209,460   2,073,120   3,054,075   1,957,468   2,953,173   97,049    14,676   82,189    2,048,039    95,150 
Dividends and interest receivable   1,134,925   1,233,336   2,317,254   377,052   4,324,846   453,043   2,158,137   1,043,805   1,605,183   486,197    2,337,541   490,028    2,761,236    713,936 
Due from affiliates                        4,504             9         
Other   43,665   43,530   101,521   60,967   98,429   59,485   112,488   64,653   56,725   12,075    33,528   3,900    111,249     
Total assets   1,533,102,741   1,453,193,915   4,150,687,745   2,343,173,071   4,770,295,189   1,988,497,435   4,610,199,442   2,578,880,349   1,793,275,677   756,816,986    838,130,455   302,834,986    3,759,293,683    912,447,621 
LIABILITIES                                                            
Management fees payable   40,549   39,178   139,637   82,290   155,973   67,469   154,273   85,332   21,413   49,246    27,187   14,156    140,159    38,670 
Service agreement fees payable         12,867   3,940   24,019   11,805   31,824   11,607   8,087   309       284    17,819    55 
Distribution fees payable         199,726   103,299   69,884   60,056   116,291   47,081   76,211   1,828       1,951    105,147    459 
Due to affiliates   7,512   7,591   21,616   11,654   24,483   9,807   25,463   12,363   9,376   4,096    5,383   1,929    19,516    2,094 
Overdraft payable                              1,829,082                
Payable for collateral for securities loaned   30,380,888   22,983,731   134,598,775   36,139,401   198,798,936   122,450,941   117,563,395   206,556,372   48,005,528   35,377,751    16,131,059   22,400,309    97,860,001    41,283,462 
Payable for securities transactions   31,481,375   14,402,882   55,967,434   34,914,525   113,181,431   24,279,084   54,124,619   29,272,783   13,204,984   16,871,972    51,833   18,451,039    116,484,912    87,508,849 
Payable for Fund shares redeemed         1,589,089   330,656   538,070   943,884   1,544,497   1,263,142   153,304   2,977       106,969    1,247,998     
Income distribution payable                           1,078                   
Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts                        142,183                      
Written options§      43,731   119,570   8,613      763,450                            
Accrued expenses and other payables   101,905   83,928   233,099   68,167   256,538   133,785   262,335   129,156   140,545   193,934    79,482   132,535    366,990    113,417 
Total liabilities   62,012,229   37,561,041   192,881,813   71,662,545   313,049,334   148,720,281   173,822,697   237,520,019   61,620,526   54,331,195    16,294,944   41,109,172    216,242,542    128,947,006 
NET ASSETS  $1,471,090,512  $1,415,632,874  $3,957,805,932  $2,271,510,526  $4,457,245,855  $1,839,777,154  $4,436,376,745  $2,341,360,330  $1,731,655,151  $702,485,791   $821,835,511  $261,725,814   $3,543,051,141   $783,500,615 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:                                                            
Paid-in-capital  $1,033,345,676  $954,282,091  $2,697,922,721  $1,504,255,811  $3,366,573,698  $1,221,037,533  $3,005,192,571  $1,586,243,055  $1,183,424,834  $664,200,686   $622,877,735  $263,502,721   $3,392,921,430   $752,146,051 
Undistributed net investment income (loss)   11,398,991   16,584,136   2,963,273   6,504,421   43,883,181   2,648,667   35,384,526   10,243,420   18,750,053   4,111,740    24,824,699   3,984,373    53,361,735    1,673,550 
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on total investments   98,707,557   76,180,933   368,693,008   151,099,277   292,637,040   225,820,893   256,884,276   190,964,473   14,723,286   (44,875,473)   28,624,017   (31,599,608)   (244,491,373)   (10,524,767)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on total investments   327,638,288   368,585,714   888,226,930   609,651,017   754,151,936   390,270,061   1,138,915,372   553,909,382   514,756,978   79,048,838    145,509,060   25,838,328    341,259,349    40,205,781 
NET ASSETS  $1,471,090,512  $1,415,632,874  $3,957,805,932  $2,271,510,526  $4,457,245,855  $1,839,777,154  $4,436,376,745  $2,341,360,330  $1,731,655,151  $702,485,791   $821,835,511  $261,725,814   $3,543,051,141   $783,500,615 
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS:                                                            
Net assets  $1,471,090,512  $1,415,632,874  $2,307,312,964  $1,581,267,714  $2,837,162,941  $915,881,953  $2,181,142,242  $1,482,702,309  $934,574,159  $676,999,213   $821,835,511  $237,218,004   $2,059,286,160   $778,178,031 
Outstanding shares of beneficial interest, unlimited shares authorized ($.0001 par value)   127,606,079   133,108,959   182,521,663   104,638,528   156,454,123   36,379,429   93,043,466   74,904,288   61,985,233   60,627,244    97,365,810   23,755,585    179,119,510    71,487,421 
Net asset value per share   $11.53   $10.64   $12.64   $15.11   $18.13   $25.18   $23.44   $19.79   $15.08   $11.17    $8.44   $9.99    $11.50    $10.89 
RETIREMENT CLASS:                                                            
Net assets  $  $  $623,205,741  $191,224,598  $1,162,307,847  $570,942,310  $1,542,181,157  $558,845,429  $392,916,879  $15,039,793   $  $13,548,153   $862,959,591   $2,674,974 
Outstanding shares of beneficial interest, unlimited shares authorized ($.0001 par value)         48,738,370   12,715,743   64,381,245   23,116,463   66,206,116   28,650,521   25,784,953   1,352,449       1,359,654    72,809,683    246,114 
Net asset value per share  $  $   $12.79   $15.04   $18.05   $24.70   $23.29   $19.51   $15.24   $11.12   $   $9.96    $11.85    $10.87 
RETAIL CLASS:                                                            
Net assets  $  $  $857,920,529  $493,908,296  $125,957,604  $175,018,039  $255,059,294  $100,053,720  $313,597,464  $6,320,948   $  $6,871,995   $328,367,353   $1,560,219 
Outstanding shares of beneficial interest, unlimited shares authorized ($.0001 par value)         55,182,896   32,796,930   7,167,942   7,084,109   11,098,940   5,160,344   22,720,443   568,842       691,081    41,624,281    143,603 
Net asset value per share  $  $   $15.55   $15.06   $17.57   $24.71   $22.98   $19.39   $13.80   $11.11   $   $9.94    $7.89    $10.86 
PREMIER CLASS:                                                            
Net assets  $  $  $169,366,698  $5,109,918  $331,817,463  $177,934,852  $457,994,052  $199,758,872  $90,566,649  $4,125,837   $  $4,087,662   $292,438,037   $1,087,391 
Outstanding shares of beneficial interest, unlimited shares authorized ($.0001 par value)         13,393,125   338,473   18,342,984   7,102,109   19,585,969   10,120,691   6,027,038   369,717       410,157    25,507,704    100,000 
Net asset value per share  $  $   $12.65   $15.10   $18.09   $25.05   $23.38   $19.74   $15.03   $11.16   $   $9.97    $11.46    $10.87 
*    Includes securities loaned of  $29,560,086  $22,548,337  $131,014,106  $36,418,170  $193,070,664  $119,544,939  $115,665,544  $203,022,486  $45,554,639  $32,517,371   $15,294,595  $21,575,825   $92,112,786   $39,471,734 
**  Includes cash collateral for securities loaned  $  $  $  $  $  $  $  $  $3,999,940  $   $  $   $   $ 
   Portfolio investments, cost  $1,169,156,333  $1,063,622,077  $3,182,642,079  $1,647,255,239  $3,685,750,428  $1,532,241,227  $3,423,266,209  $1,774,140,021  $1,247,266,892  $657,901,051   $684,390,977  $256,377,552   $3,261,313,066   $789,968,983 
   Affiliated investments, cost  $  $  $  $  $198,798,936  $  $  $206,556,372  $  $   $  $   $   $ 
^   Foreign cash, cost  $  $  $  $  $  $  $  $  $  $1,776,909   $50,589  $   $4,950,912   $103,321 
§   Written options premiums  $  $48,269  $201,384  $13,277  $  $1,702,387  $  $  $  $   $  $   $   $ 

 

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Statements of operations

 

TIAA-CREF Funds  ■  For the period or year ended October 31, 2013

 

   Enhanced
Large-Cap
Growth Index
Fund
  Enhanced
Large-Cap
Value Index
Fund
   Growth &
Income
Fund
   Large-Cap
Growth
Fund
   Large-Cap
Value
Fund
   Mid-Cap
Growth
Fund
   Mid-Cap
Value
Fund
   Small-Cap
Equity
Fund
   Social Choice
Equity
Fund
  Emerging
Markets
Equity
Fund
   Enhanced
International
Equity Index
Fund
   Global
Natural
Resources
Fund
   International
Equity
Fund
 
INVESTMENT INCOME                                                               
Dividends*  $20,579,315  $27,729,226   $61,172,908   $19,426,150   $80,663,098   $13,275,351   $78,863,450   $27,997,513   $29,696,801  $13,678,457   $27,719,833   $8,080,213   $74,670,954 
Income from securities lending   100,822   253,486    570,503    863,821    2,406,284    1,524,493    776,115    1,567,872    40,239   342,064    1,092,419    142,428    2,511,137 
Interest   1,384   296    6,951    8,692    23,686    7,921    38,680    2,544    3,788   946    1,678    2,124    15,790 
Total income   20,681,521   27,983,008    61,750,362    20,298,663    83,093,068    14,807,765    79,678,245    29,567,929    29,740,828   14,021,467    28,813,930    8,224,765    77,197,881 
EXPENSES                                                               
Management fees   4,137,691   4,276,672    14,689,501    8,286,848    15,946,912    6,985,984    16,763,460    8,643,417    2,186,243   5,798,366    3,389,987    1,930,055    15,172,172 
Shareholder servicing – Institutional Class   2,664   2,482    4,394    2,717    4,448    2,691    6,844    3,499    7,653   1,968    1,932    1,555    3,860 
Shareholder servicing – Retirement Class          1,452,947    362,831    2,466,475    1,297,358    3,525,603    1,253,056    872,058   35,226        32,118    1,977,362 
Shareholder servicing – Retail Class          642,962    602,589    106,538    136,773    172,725    95,552    135,056   8,976        11,032    365,832 
Shareholder servicing – Premier Class          426    166    561    424    705    370    346   198        243    494 
Distribution fees – Retail Class          1,896,082    1,084,031    265,280    368,883    713,712    202,794    656,154   14,922        16,557    753,379 
Distribution fees – Premier Class          226,578    6,803    461,650    250,364    620,414    267,602    122,137   4,540        5,266    396,697 
Fund administration fees   52,531   55,166    150,023    81,740    162,877    67,464    170,220    85,009    63,424   30,528    34,827    13,556    139,703 
Compliance fees   27,451   28,911    78,125    42,654    84,831    35,232    88,672    44,364    33,054   15,886    18,122    7,067    72,892 
Custody and accounting fees   26,899   47,454    83,208    42,637    65,240    31,945    53,486    41,118    34,116   371,106    118,003    69,407    261,304 
Trustee fees and expenses   11,095   11,996    31,831    16,935    34,841    13,687    35,951    17,597    13,179   6,757    7,321    3,003    29,391 
Other expenses   171,642   158,016    383,086    253,375    408,060    247,583    411,373    254,071    282,001   236,062    178,325    171,179    370,413 
Total expenses   4,429,973   4,580,697    19,639,163    10,783,326    20,007,713    9,438,388    22,563,165    10,908,449    4,405,421   6,524,535    3,748,517    2,261,038    19,543,499 
Less: Expenses reimbursed by the investment adviser                                     (335)       (985)    
Fee waiver by investment adviser and TPIS                          (173,023)   (465,162)                   
Net expenses   4,429,973   4,580,697    19,639,163    10,783,326    20,007,713    9,438,388    22,390,142    10,443,287    4,405,421   6,524,200    3,748,517    2,260,053    19,543,499 
Net Investment income (loss)   16,251,548   23,402,311    42,111,199    9,515,337    63,085,355    5,369,377    57,288,103    19,124,642    25,335,407   7,497,267    25,065,413    5,964,712    57,654,382 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON TOTAL INVESTMENTS                                                               
Realized gain (loss):                                                               
Portfolio investments   104,907,254   92,938,823    395,211,684    156,686,685    304,794,588    231,570,199    275,819,058    197,206,357    24,590,357   8,047,033    47,697,671    (21,659,861)   606,943,105 
Futures transactions      (3,102)                       (357,001)          814,369         
Written options      997,878    3,625,512    (57,049)       3,458,263                            
Foreign currency transactions      20    (248,743)   (50,076)   (41,101)   5,334    22,863           (1,827,277)   (180,768)   (165,809)   (1,621,913)
Net realized gain (loss) on total investments   104,907,254   93,933,619    398,588,453    156,579,560    304,753,487    235,033,796    275,841,921    196,849,356    24,590,357   6,219,756    48,331,272    (21,825,670)   605,321,192 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                                               
Portfolio investments**   163,779,856   200,847,925    442,890,200    385,491,349    628,049,188    208,981,041    697,758,949    427,847,993    340,113,940   37,876,492    125,241,220    14,844,589    140,503,960 
Futures transactions                              952,038           (31,634)        
Purchased options          (38,222)           (62,000)                           
Written options      2,422    180,332    4,664        938,937                            
Translation of assets (other than portfolio investments) and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies          5,385    337    1,561    (1,025)   (4,978)          (6,106)   80,066    15,195    73,517 
 Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on total investments   163,779,856   200,850,347    443,037,695    385,496,350    628,050,749    209,856,953    697,753,971    428,800,031    340,113,940   37,870,386    125,289,652    14,859,784    140,577,477 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on total investments   268,687,110   294,783,966    841,626,148    542,075,910    932,804,236    444,890,749    973,595,892    625,649,387    364,704,297   44,090,142    173,620,924    (6,965,886)   745,898,669 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations  $284,938,658  $318,186,277   $883,737,347   $551,591,247   $995,889,591   $450,260,126   $1,030,883,995   $644,774,029   $390,039,704  $51,587,409   $198,686,337   $(1,001,174)  $803,553,051 
*   Net of foreign withholding taxes of  $3,983  $50,449   $451,569   $193,130   $486,927   $134,203   $96,196   $   $82,551  $1,388,656   $2,261,800   $550,104   $4,891,996 
**  Includes net change in unrealized foreign capital
  gains taxes of
  $  $   $   $   $   $   $   $   $  $(4,845)  $   $119,758   $88,927 

 

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Statements of operations concluded

 

TIAA-CREF Funds  ■  For the period or year ended October 31, 2013

 

   International
Opportunities
Fund
 
INVESTMENT INCOME     
Dividends*  $2,773,230 
Income from securities lending   119,519 
Interest   1,045 
Total income   2,893,794 
EXPENSES     
Management fees   1,044,141 
Shareholder servicing – Institutional Class   1,077 
Shareholder servicing – Retirement Class   2,367 
Shareholder servicing – Retail Class   222 
Shareholder servicing – Premier Class   118 
Distribution fees – Retail Class   1,804 
Distribution fees – Premier Class   850 
Professional fees   87,955 
Registration fees   70,388 
Fund administration fees   4,853 
Compliance fees   2,758 
Trustee fees and expenses   1,881 
Other expenses   179,048 
Total expenses   1,397,462 
Less: Expenses reimbursed by the investment adviser   (173,998)
Fee waiver by investment adviser and TPIS    
Net expenses   1,223,464 
Net Investment income (loss)   1,670,330 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS     
Realized gain (loss):     
Portfolio investments   (10,498,699)
Futures transactions    
Written options    
Foreign currency transactions   (23,946)
Net realized gain (loss) on total investments   (10,522,645)
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:     
Portfolio investments   40,201,196 
Affiliated investments    
Written options    
Futures transactions    
Translation of assets (other than portfolio investments) and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies   4,585 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on total investments   40,205,781 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on total investments   29,683,136 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations  $31,353,466 
*     Net of foreign withholding taxes of  $282,075 
    For the period April 12, 2013 to October 31, 2013     

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

 

TIAA-CREF Funds  ■  For the period or year ended

 

      Enhanced Large-Cap
Growth Index Fund
   Enhanced Large-Cap
Value Index Fund
   Growth & Income Fund   Large-Cap Growth Fund   Large-Cap Value Fund   Mid-Cap Growth Fund 
      October 31,
2013
   October 31,
2012
   October 31,
2013
   October 31,
2012
   October 31,
2013
   October 31,
2012
   October 31,
2013
   October 31,
2012
   October 31,
2013
   October 31,
2012
   October 31,
2013
   October 31,
2012
 
OPERATIONS                                                            
Net investment income (loss)  $16,251,548   $11,046,916   $23,402,311   $19,765,051   $42,111,199   $31,188,426   $9,515,337   $5,279,821   $63,085,355   $46,908,433   $5,369,377   $5,462,163 
Net realized gain (loss) on total investments   104,907,254    39,117,477    93,933,619    21,152,964    398,588,453    124,976,127    156,579,560    41,670,378    304,753,487    149,045,668    235,033,796    71,413,768 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on total investments   163,779,856    52,260,178    200,850,347    85,705,766    443,037,695    185,849,724    385,496,350    99,923,216    628,050,749    192,088,178    209,856,953    46,907,223 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations   284,938,658    102,424,571    318,186,277    126,623,781    883,737,347    342,014,277    551,591,247    146,873,415    995,889,591    388,042,279    450,260,126    123,783,154 
                                                                
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                                                        
From net investment income:  Institutional Class   (13,467,418)   (8,848,758)   (23,740,235)   (15,182,063)   (25,972,740)   (19,192,154)   (5,019,629)   (2,705,887)   (34,663,108)   (18,994,576)   (4,397,684)    
   Retirement Class                   (6,483,714)   (5,718,625)   (256,484)   (79,957)   (13,360,757)   (8,655,163)   (2,436,490)    
   Retail Class                   (5,979,036)   (5,195,854)   (125,368)   (307)   (1,358,584)   (1,015,792)   (531,254)    
   Premier Class                   (1,852,441)   (1,662,397)   (10,066)   (16,918)   (4,574,026)   (2,688,161)   (936,632)    
From realized gains:  Institutional Class   (38,945,379)   (72,436,649)   (24,068,164)   (33,272,697)   (68,916,536)   (9,486,320)   (29,862,490)   (7,851,350)   (6,499,984)       (29,551,493)   (16,108,582)
   Retirement Class                   (22,875,752)   (3,406,950)   (3,128,923)   (660,918)   (2,871,196)       (24,982,389)   (19,231,829)
   Retail Class                   (24,099,778)   (3,974,750)   (10,503,061)   (3,353,532)   (313,921)       (6,632,090)   (4,508,171)
   Premier Class                   (6,020,633)   (1,079,192)   (117,536)   (91,389)   (920,597)       (7,841,922)   (6,339,338)
Total distributions   (52,412,797)   (81,285,407)   (47,808,399)   (48,454,760)   (162,200,630)   (49,716,242)   (49,023,557)   (14,760,258)   (64,562,173)   (31,353,692)   (77,309,954)   (46,187,920)
                                                                
SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTIONS                                                        
Subscriptions:  Institutional Class   256,731,902    168,386,314    163,550,770    202,693,668    448,913,662    387,127,434    258,487,355    211,203,186    651,209,525    402,282,903    228,112,657    196,433,008 
   Retirement Class                   110,289,391    177,861,532    60,298,071    65,574,304    247,014,142    158,654,633    66,152,917    84,779,884 
   Retail Class                   76,388,203    90,927,918    26,751,318    21,771,966    30,339,506    7,988,374    36,538,467    24,886,813 
   Premier Class                   35,673,779    59,911,942    5,850,180    7,622,561    98,898,703    97,180,997    42,481,138    49,834,362 
Reinvestments of distributions:  Institutional Class   52,412,797    81,285,407    47,808,399    48,454,760    77,453,732    16,236,052    34,877,806    10,555,612    41,090,954    18,945,462    33,376,560    16,108,582 
   Retirement Class                   29,351,245    9,123,603    3,385,019    740,875    16,230,552    8,655,163    27,418,878    19,231,829 
   Retail Class                   29,271,966    8,878,230    10,384,263    3,286,496    1,620,094    981,586    6,960,603    4,370,077 
   Premier Class                   7,873,074    2,741,589    127,602    108,307    5,494,623    2,688,161    8,778,554    6,339,338 
Redemptions:  Institutional Class   (78,216,178)   (82,058,527)   (116,280,819)   (79,362,182)   (173,592,703)   (107,333,906)   (141,709,412)   (70,303,900)   (211,328,400)   (65,389,187)   (107,100,520)   (64,423,177)
   Retirement Class                   (164,544,746)   (105,701,787)   (22,832,133)   (33,520,170)   (141,459,250)   (181,908,336)   (121,214,592)   (163,038,680)
   Retail Class                   (86,527,313)   (69,734,679)   (45,586,851)   (39,709,487)   (18,420,858)   (13,850,129)   (29,300,442)   (26,168,561)
   Premier Class                   (57,914,860)   (53,252,950)   (6,350,155)   (14,394,369)   (117,710,247)   (53,705,316)   (73,045,221)   (73,817,650)
Net increase (decrease) from shareholder transactions   230,928,521    167,613,194    95,078,350    171,786,246    332,635,430    416,784,978    183,683,063    162,935,381    602,979,344    382,524,311    119,158,999    74,535,825 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets   463,454,382    188,752,358    365,456,228    249,955,267    1,054,172,147    709,083,013    686,250,753    295,048,538    1,534,306,762    739,212,898    492,109,171    152,131,059 
                                                             
NET ASSETS                                                   
Beginning of period   1,007,636,130    818,883,772    1,050,176,646    800,221,379    2,903,633,785    2,194,550,772    1,585,259,773    1,290,211,235    2,922,939,093    2,183,726,195    1,347,667,983    1,195,536,924 
End of period  $1,471,090,512   $1,007,636,130   $1,415,632,874   $1,050,176,646   $3,957,805,932   $2,903,633,785   $2,271,510,526   $1,585,259,773   $4,457,245,855   $2,922,939,093   $1,839,777,154   $1,347,667,983 
Undistributed net investment income (loss) included in net assets  $11,398,991   $8,709,650   $16,584,136   $16,739,149   $2,963,273   $1,053,872   $6,504,421   $2,641,017   $43,883,181   $37,276,393   $2,648,667   $5,564,998 
                                                                
CHANGE IN FUND SHARES                                                        
Shares sold:  Institutional Class   25,152,950    17,770,783    17,799,821    24,877,284    40,662,376    38,608,196    19,793,156    18,771,371    40,718,752    30,503,296    10,216,460    9,963,847 
   Retirement Class                   9,742,387    17,784,860    4,598,012    5,904,414    15,493,902    12,020,452    3,030,943    4,440,744 
   Retail Class                   5,602,264    7,541,319    2,050,592    1,929,801    1,918,590    619,597    1,658,078    1,294,066 
   Premier Class                   3,184,004    6,010,678    445,389    672,147    6,120,644    7,318,859    1,909,962    2,556,411 
Shares reinvested:  Institutional Class   5,672,381    9,386,306    5,732,422    6,392,449    7,650,412    1,701,364    3,009,301    1,006,254    2,924,623    1,569,632    1,741,083    903,454 
   Retirement Class                   2,849,482    930,201    292,822    70,762    1,157,671    718,867    1,454,582    1,095,831 
   Retail Class                   2,344,565    758,092    895,968    313,299    118,601    83,610    368,872    248,724 
   Premier Class                   771,520    283,823    11,010    10,334    391,634    222,899    459,610    356,744 
Shares redeemed:  Institutional Class   (7,623,163)   (8,579,690)   (11,969,931)   (9,630,155)   (15,423,677)   (10,726,655)   (11,009,934)   (6,159,644)   (12,961,310)   (4,993,489)   (4,988,415)   (3,322,610)
   Retirement Class                   (14,406,822)   (10,432,225)   (1,766,305)   (2,914,270)   (8,838,343)   (13,846,380)   (5,688,470)   (8,566,615)
   Retail Class                   (6,342,101)   (5,731,410)   (3,530,023)   (3,513,646)   (1,165,984)   (1,082,008)   (1,349,830)   (1,375,538)
   Premier Class                   (5,345,020)   (5,228,527)   (486,534)   (1,274,942)   (7,207,177)   (3,973,019)   (3,320,352)   (3,700,057)
Net increase (decrease) from shareholder transactions   23,202,168    18,577,399    11,562,312    21,639,578    31,289,390    41,499,716    14,303,454    14,815,880    38,671,603    29,162,316    5,492,523    3,895,001 

 

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      Mid-Cap Value Fund   Small-Cap Equity Fund   Social Choice Equity Fund   Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
   Enhanced International
Equity Index Fund
   Global Natural
Resources Fund
 
      October 31,
2013
   October 31,
2012
   October 31,
2013
   October 31,
2012
   October 31,
2013
   October 31,
2012
   October 31,
2013
   October 31,
2012
   October 31,
2013
   October 31,
2012
   October 31,
2013
   October 31,
2012
*
OPERATIONS                                                            
Net investment income (loss)  $57,288,103   $43,756,164   $19,124,642   $12,305,384   $25,335,407   $22,307,911   $7,497,267   $6,142,565   $25,065,413   $22,897,631   $5,964,712   $3,376,668 
Net realized gain (loss) on total investments   275,841,921    131,883,997    196,849,356    33,978,202    24,590,357    4,255,949    6,219,756    (36,628,459)   48,331,272    (4,200,020)   (21,825,670)   (9,885,557)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on total investments   697,753,971    165,116,078    428,800,031    84,233,209    340,113,940    94,970,768    37,870,386    58,123,149    125,289,652    24,758,246    14,859,784    10,978,545 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations   1,030,883,995    340,756,239    644,774,029    130,516,795    390,039,704    121,534,628    51,587,409    27,637,255    198,686,337    43,455,857    (1,001,174)   4,469,656 
                                                                
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                                                        
From net investment income:  Institutional Class   (24,226,412)   (13,760,197)   (11,308,204)   (5,185,360)   (12,778,678)   (8,798,595)   (6,823,353)   (2,775,473)   (25,469,837)   (17,033,076)   (4,781,428)   (118,006)
   Retirement Class   (18,504,300)   (12,739,291)   (4,439,347)   (2,095,473)   (5,458,025)   (4,664,255)   (110,035)   (31,552)           (191,608)   (3,894)
   Retail Class   (3,265,074)   (1,720,671)   (548,391)   (299,763)   (4,306,526)   (3,302,221)   (41,109)   (13,506)           (98,573)   (1,763)
   Premier Class   (5,681,008)   (3,901,158)   (1,660,428)   (948,680)   (1,414,210)   (1,315,612)   (20,775)   (43,368)           (49,581)   (1,794)
From realized gains:  Institutional Class   (25,110,963)       (17,443,993)   (21,334,569)                                
   Retirement Class   (22,402,003)       (8,782,533)   (14,230,904)                                
   Retail Class   (4,075,134)       (1,268,631)   (2,083,615)                                
   Premier Class   (6,417,385)       (2,917,648)   (4,725,975)                                
Total distributions   (109,682,279)   (32,121,317)   (48,369,175)   (50,904,339)   (23,957,439)   (18,080,683)   (6,995,272)   (2,863,899)   (25,469,837)   (17,033,076)   (5,121,190)   (125,457)
                                                         
SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTIONS                                                        
Subscriptions:  Institutional Class   475,774,247    372,818,008    260,302,530    289,712,510    216,099,106    185,545,173    122,375,900    248,196,014    200,738,462    198,457,192    86,648,042    253,413,946 
   Retirement Class   226,783,579    238,678,778    47,907,438    114,076,363    64,358,282    38,319,511    9,315,512    7,483,565            5,716,330    15,578,873 
   Retail Class   132,200,836    57,320,732    17,182,861    6,648,486    61,875,125    42,700,058    2,263,079    1,659,859            2,693,221    7,377,440 
   Premier Class   107,104,158    109,380,922    40,594,283    66,144,710    25,353,399    20,428,164    2,561,267    3,777,668            2,030,087    2,667,515 
Reinvestments of distributions:  Institutional Class   48,414,337    13,180,757    28,714,547    26,481,707    11,693,949    7,476,776    6,823,353    2,775,473    25,469,837    17,033,076    4,781,428    118,006 
   Retirement Class   40,888,940    12,739,173    13,220,509    16,326,377    5,454,719    4,664,255    110,035    31,552            191,608    3,894 
   Retail Class   7,199,620    1,658,192    1,760,127    2,320,470    4,074,066    3,130,318    39,972    13,088            95,084    1,723 
   Premier Class   12,098,393    3,901,158    4,578,076    5,674,655    1,414,134    1,315,612    20,775    43,368            49,581    1,794 
Redemptions:  Institutional Class   (159,809,072)   (80,328,081)   (128,068,144)   (48,858,100)   (99,267,047)   (79,728,976)   (91,512,635)   (49,142,240)   (214,248,745)   (141,669,018)   (93,500,406)   (13,458,860)
   Retirement Class   (292,439,099)   (337,334,932)   (147,161,353)   (130,557,451)   (78,115,784)   (93,910,019)   (5,756,165)   (2,620,989)           (3,333,691)   (3,928,196)
   Retail Class   (151,226,160)   (32,474,802)   (11,523,493)   (12,103,518)   (40,111,185)   (42,264,046)   (1,555,746)   (1,003,342)           (1,898,602)   (1,085,518)
   Premier Class   (137,532,641)   (86,699,531)   (62,984,860)   (71,850,695)   (40,038,586)   (28,784,718)   (779,242)   (10,122,426)           (487,263)   (172,057)
Net increase (decrease) from shareholder transactions   309,457,138    272,840,374    64,522,521    264,015,514    132,790,178    58,892,108    43,906,105    201,091,590    11,959,554    73,821,250    2,985,419    260,518,560 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets   1,230,658,854    581,475,296    660,927,375    343,627,970    498,872,443    162,346,053    88,498,242    225,864,946    185,176,054    100,244,031    (3,136,945)   264,862,759 
                                                             
NET ASSETS                                                            
Beginning of period   3,205,717,891    2,624,242,595    1,680,432,955    1,336,804,985    1,232,782,708    1,070,436,655    613,987,549    388,122,603    636,659,457    536,415,426    264,862,759     
End of period  $4,436,376,745   $3,205,717,891   $2,341,360,330   $1,680,432,955   $1,731,655,151   $1,232,782,708   $702,485,791   $613,987,549   $821,835,511   $636,659,457   $261,725,814   $264,862,759 
Undistributed net investment income (loss) included in net assets  $35,384,526   $28,935,547   $10,243,420   $8,462,991   $18,750,053   $17,510,624   $4,111,740   $4,696,831   $24,824,699   $22,309,142   $3,984,373   $3,606,118 
                                                                
CHANGE IN FUND SHARES                                                        
Shares sold:  Institutional Class   22,955,087    20,988,357    15,488,466    20,085,894    16,143,766    16,651,748    11,173,749    25,042,918    27,275,826    31,181,728    8,714,210    25,377,218 
   Retirement Class   10,983,536    13,362,244    2,841,253    7,997,157    4,670,740    3,361,914    848,382    741,544            569,263    1,504,276 
   Retail Class   6,704,641    3,265,963    1,005,829    469,504    4,996,614    4,161,443    206,852    163,603            268,512    715,329 
   Premier Class   5,081,574    6,152,856    2,320,371    4,662,448    1,889,023    1,820,656    235,676    373,716            202,550    268,973 
Shares reinvested:  Institutional Class   2,655,751    807,644    2,008,010    1,968,900    1,002,911    702,705    635,914    289,716    3,751,080    2,725,292    479,582    11,896 
   Retirement Class   2,251,594    783,467    936,297    1,229,396    461,873    433,079    10,274    3,297            19,218    392 
   Retail Class   401,764    103,250    125,276    175,527    380,754    319,746    3,732    1,368            9,537    174 
   Premier Class   664,382    239,188    320,594    422,536    121,594    123,881    1,935    4,527            4,973    181 
Shares redeemed:  Institutional Class   (7,904,262)   (4,483,595)   (7,952,317)   (3,415,627)   (7,482,629)   (7,111,522)   (8,284,192)   (4,866,260)   (27,047,788)   (21,505,440)   (9,476,548)   (1,350,773)
   Retirement Class   (14,130,690)   (19,003,628)   (9,341,111)   (9,295,946)   (5,845,839)   (8,172,704)   (530,543)   (263,589)           (339,287)   (394,208)
   Retail Class   (7,008,298)   (1,863,744)   (704,066)   (858,127)   (3,359,968)   (4,020,804)   (142,518)   (103,015)           (192,681)   (109,790)
   Premier Class   (6,644,252)   (4,763,792)   (3,683,136)   (4,867,390)   (3,152,127)   (2,539,467)   (70,591)   (947,216)           (49,831)   (16,689)
Net increase (decrease) from shareholder transactions   16,010,827    15,588,210    3,365,466    18,574,272    9,826,712    5,730,675    4,088,670    20,440,609    3,979,118    12,401,580    209,498    26,006,979 

 

* For the period November 1, 2011 to October 31, 2012.

 

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TIAA-CREF Funds  ■  For the period or year ended  

 

      International Equity Fund   International
Opportunities
Fund**
 
      October 31,
2013
   October 31,
2012
   October 31,
2013
 
OPERATIONS                  
Net investment income (loss)     $57,654,382   $50,926,417   $1,670,330 
Net realized gain (loss) on total investments      605,321,192    (78,635,540)   (10,522,645)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on total investments   140,577,477    367,838,640    40,205,781 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations   803,553,051    340,129,517    31,353,466 
                   
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                  
From net investment income:  Institutional Class   (28,285,771)   (19,841,910)    
   Retirement Class   (11,487,152)   (9,709,478)    
   Retail Class   (6,326,126)   (5,444,549)    
   Premier Class   (4,564,092)   (3,518,270)    
From realized gains:  Institutional Class            
   Retirement Class            
   Retail Class            
   Premier Class            
Total distributions      (50,663,141)   (38,514,207)    
                   
SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTIONS                  
Subscriptions:  Institutional Class   484,480,309    506,995,688    764,379,280 
   Retirement Class   98,236,698    92,323,919    2,615,138 
   Retail Class   41,304,573    14,068,003    1,628,485 
   Premier Class   58,299,071    89,185,524    1,000,021 
Reinvestments of distributions:  Institutional Class   28,223,602    19,724,590     
   Retirement Class   11,479,120    9,702,540     
   Retail Class   6,126,574    5,271,863     
   Premier Class   4,564,092    3,518,270     
Redemptions:  Institutional Class   (529,758,063)   (147,557,060)   (17,194,921)
   Retirement Class   (151,586,821)   (211,246,996)   (85,855)
   Retail Class   (55,268,241)   (36,133,627)   (194,979)
   Premier Class   (93,970,526)   (82,427,446)   (20)
Net increase (decrease) from shareholder transactions      (97,869,612)   263,425,268    752,147,149 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets      655,020,298    565,040,578    783,500,615 
                   
NET ASSETS                  
Beginning of period      2,888,030,843    2,322,990,265     
End of period     $3,543,051,141   $2,888,030,843   $783,500,615 
Undistributed net investment income (loss) included in net assets     $53,361,735   $47,992,407   $1,673,550 
                   
CHANGE IN FUND SHARES                  
Shares sold:  Institutional Class   48,141,547    62,052,491    73,224,874 
   Retirement Class   9,389,137    10,815,851    254,696 
   Retail Class   6,074,431    2,445,677    162,240 
   Premier Class   5,721,972    11,092,283    100,002 
Shares reinvested:  Institutional Class   3,015,342    2,605,626     
   Retirement Class   1,187,086    1,242,323     
   Retail Class   949,857    1,004,164     
   Premier Class   488,138    465,380     
Shares redeemed:  Institutional Class   (53,533,277)   (17,377,204)   (1,737,453)
   Retirement Class   (14,573,775)   (25,352,079)   (8,582)
   Retail Class   (7,968,472)   (6,374,768)   (18,637)
   Premier Class   (9,516,063)   (9,637,899)   (2)
Net increase (decrease) from shareholder transactions      (10,624,077)   32,981,845    71,977,138 

 

** For the period April 12, 2013 to October 31, 2013

 

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Financial highlights

 

TIAA-CREF Funds

 

       Selected per share data 
         Gain (loss) from investment operations:                 
 For the Net asset Net Net realized and Total gain   Less distributions from:  Total Net asset 
 period value, investment unrealized gain (loss) from   Net Net   dividends value, 
 or year beginning income (loss) on total investment   investment realized   and end of 
 ended of period (loss)a  investments operations income gains   distributions period 
                                     
ENHANCED LARGE-CAP GROWTH INDEX FUND                 
Institutional Class:  10/31/13   $9.65   $0.14   $2.22   $2.36   $(0.12)  $(0.36)  $(0.48)  $11.53 
   10/31/12   9.54   0.11   0.93   1.04   (0.10)  (0.83)  (0.93)  9.65 
   10/31/11   9.05   0.10   0.86   0.96   (0.09)  (0.38)  (0.47)  9.54 
   10/31/10   8.63   0.00d  0.42   0.42            9.05 
   9/30/10   7.77   0.10   0.85   0.95   (0.09)     (0.09)  8.63 
   9/30/09   7.99   0.09   (0.27)  (0.18)  (0.04)     (0.04)  7.77 
                                     
ENHANCED LARGE-CAP VALUE INDEX FUND                     
Institutional Class:  10/31/13   8.64   0.18   2.20   2.38   (0.19)  (0.19)  (0.38)  10.64 
   10/31/12   8.01   0.17   0.94   1.11   (0.15)  (0.33)  (0.48)  8.64 
   10/31/11   7.72   0.15   0.32   0.47   (0.11)  (0.07)  (0.18)  8.01 
   10/31/10   7.48   0.01   0.23   0.24            7.72 
   9/30/10   7.10   0.14   0.36   0.50   (0.12)     (0.12)  7.48 
   9/30/09   8.03   0.15   (0.97)  (0.82)  (0.11)     (0.11)  7.10 
                                     
GROWTH & INCOME FUND                
Institutional Class:  10/31/13   10.34   0.15   2.76   2.91   (0.16)  (0.45)  (0.61)  12.64 
   10/31/12   9.21   0.13   1.22   1.35   (0.14)  (0.08)  (0.22)  10.34 
   10/31/11   8.53   0.10   0.68   0.78   (0.10)     (0.10)  9.21 
   10/31/10   8.22   0.00d  0.31   0.31            8.53 
   9/30/10   7.83   0.10   0.39   0.49   (0.10)     (0.10)  8.22 
   9/30/09   8.16   0.11   (0.32)  (0.21)  (0.12)     (0.12)  7.83 
Retirement Class:  10/31/13   10.46   0.13   2.78   2.91   (0.13)  (0.45)  (0.58)  12.79 
   10/31/12   9.31   0.11   1.24   1.35   (0.12)  (0.08)  (0.20)  10.46 
   10/31/11   8.62   0.08   0.69   0.77   (0.08)     (0.08)  9.31 
   10/31/10   8.31   0.00d  0.31   0.31            8.62 
   9/30/10   7.91   0.08   0.40   0.48   (0.08)     (0.08)  8.31 
   9/30/09   8.25   0.09   (0.33)  (0.24)  (0.10)     (0.10)  7.91 
Retail Class:  10/31/13   12.59   0.14   3.38   3.52   (0.11)  (0.45)  (0.56)  15.55 
   10/31/12   11.16   0.12   1.49   1.61   (0.10)  (0.08)  (0.18)  12.59 
   10/31/11   10.32   0.10   0.82   0.92   (0.08)     (0.08)  11.16 
   10/31/10   9.95   0.00d  0.37   0.37            10.32 
   9/30/10   9.45   0.10   0.48   0.58   (0.08)     (0.08)  9.95 
   9/30/09   9.83   0.12   (0.40)  (0.28)  (0.10)     (0.10)  9.45 
Premier Class:  10/31/13   10.35   0.14   2.75   2.89   (0.14)  (0.45)  (0.59)  12.65 
   10/31/12   9.21   0.12   1.23   1.35   (0.13)  (0.08)  (0.21)  10.35 
   10/31/11   8.53   0.09   0.68   0.77   (0.09)     (0.09)  9.21 
   10/31/10   8.23   0.00d  0.30   0.30            8.53 
   9/30/10   7.83   0.09   0.40   0.49   (0.09)     (0.09)  8.23 
   9/30/09 §  7.83   0.00d     0.00d           7.83 

 

80 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds See notes to financial statements
 
       Ratios and supplemental data 
                             
   For the                         
   period     Net assets at Ratios to average net assets   Portfolio 
   or year     end of period   Gross   Net Net investment   turnover 
   ended   Total return (in thousands)  expenses   expenses income (loss)   rate 
                             
ENHANCED LARGE-CAP GROWTH INDEX FUND       
Institutional Class:  10/31/13   25.73%  $1,471,091   0.37%  0.37%  1.34%  104%
   10/31/12   12.07   1,007,636   0.38   0.38   1.16   150 
   10/31/11   10.78   818,884   0.38   0.37   1.05   121 
   10/31/10   4.87 b  777,478   0.47c  0.40c  0.41c  8 b
   9/30/10   12.22   737,787   0.40   0.39   1.21   130 
   9/30/09   (2.04)  495,248   0.45   0.40   1.39   141 
                             
ENHANCED LARGE-CAP VALUE INDEX FUND        
Institutional Class:  10/31/13   28.65   1,415,633   0.36   0.36   1.86   80 
   10/31/12   14.73   1,050,177   0.38   0.38   2.12   87 
   10/31/11   6.19   800,221   0.38   0.37   1.79   114 
   10/31/10   3.21 b  752,004   0.47c  0.40c  1.44c  10 b
   9/30/10   7.12   726,396   0.40   0.39   1.87   54 
   9/30/09   (10.01)  498,134   0.45   0.40   2.50   66 
                             
GROWTH & INCOME FUND        
Institutional Class:  10/31/13   29.53   2,307,313   0.45   0.45   1.35   146 
   10/31/12   14.83   1,547,720   0.46   0.46   1.33   111 
   10/31/11   9.20   1,105,465   0.47   0.47   1.09   116 
   10/31/10   3.77 b  684,913   0.53c  0.52c  0.42c  13 b
   9/30/10   6.27   600,386   0.48   0.48   1.23   126 
   9/30/09   (2.34)  391,884   0.53   0.51   1.62   133 
Retirement Class:  10/31/13   29.05   623,206   0.70   0.70   1.12   146 
   10/31/12   14.61   528,574   0.71   0.71   1.08   111 
   10/31/11   8.92   393,410   0.72   0.72   0.86   116 
   10/31/10   3.73 b  513,285   0.78c  0.77c  0.18c  13 b
   9/30/10   6.07   545,887   0.73   0.73   0.98   126 
   9/30/09   (2.66)  488,991   0.78   0.75   1.36   133 
Retail Class:  10/31/13   28.98   857,921   0.79   0.79   1.03   146 
   10/31/12   14.52   674,389   0.82   0.82   0.99   111 
   10/31/11   8.90   569,318   0.72   0.72   0.85   116 
   10/31/10   3.72 b  501,950   0.75c  0.74c  0.20c  13 b
   9/30/10   6.17   487,427   0.66   0.66   1.04   126 
   9/30/09   (2.63)  475,828   0.94   0.70   1.48   133 
Premier Class:  10/31/13   29.20   169,367   0.60   0.60   1.23   146 
   10/31/12   14.77   152,950   0.61   0.61   1.20   111 
   10/31/11   9.03   126,358   0.62   0.62   0.95   116 
   10/31/10   3.65 b  112,196   0.68c  0.67c  0.22c  13 b
   9/30/10   6.25   72,282   0.64   0.64   1.07   126 
   9/30/09 §  0.00 b  250   221.06c  0.67c  0.00c  133 

 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 81
 

Financial highlights

 

TIAA-CREF Funds

 

       Selected per share data 
          Gain (loss) from investment operations:                 
 For the   Net asset  Net Net realized and Total gain   Less distributions from:  Total Net asset 
 period   value,  investment unrealized gain (loss) from   Net   Net dividends value, 
 or year   beginning  income (loss) on total investment   investment   realized and end of 
 ended   of period  (loss)a  investments operations   income   gains distributions period 
                                    
LARGE-CAP GROWTH FUND               
Institutional Class:  10/31/13   $11.65  $0.08   $3.75   $3.83   $(0.05)  $(0.32)  $(0.37)  $15.11 
   10/31/12   10.64  0.05   1.09   1.14   (0.03)  (0.10)  (0.13)  11.65 
   10/31/11   9.91  0.04   0.72   0.76   (0.03)     (0.03)  10.64 
   10/31/10  9.38  0.00 d  0.53   0.53            9.91 
   9/30/10   8.51  0.04   0.88   0.92   (0.05)     (0.05)  9.38 
   9/30/09   8.96  0.06   (0.44)  (0.38)  (0.07)     (0.07)  8.51 
Retirement Class:  10/31/13   11.60  0.04   3.75   3.79   (0.03)  (0.32)  (0.35)  15.04 
   10/31/12   10.60  0.03   1.08   1.11   (0.01)  (0.10)  (0.11)  11.60 
   10/31/11   9.87  0.01   0.73   0.74   (0.01)     (0.01)  10.60 
   10/31/10  9.35  0.00 d  0.52   0.52            9.87 
   9/30/10   8.48  0.02   0.88   0.90   (0.03)     (0.03)  9.35 
   9/30/09   8.90  0.04   (0.42)  (0.38)  (0.04)     (0.04)  8.48 
Retail Class:  10/31/13   11.61  0.03   3.74   3.77   0.00 d  (0.32)  (0.32)  15.06 
   10/31/12   10.61  0.01   1.09   1.10   0.00 d  (0.10)  (0.10)  11.61 
   10/31/11   9.89  0.01   0.72   0.73   (0.01)     (0.01)  10.61 
   10/31/10  9.37  0.00 d  0.52   0.52            9.89 
   9/30/10   8.49  0.02   0.89   0.91   (0.03)     (0.03)  9.37 
   9/30/09   8.93  0.04   (0.43)  (0.39)  (0.05)     (0.05)  8.49 
Premier Class:  10/31/13   11.63  0.06   3.76   3.82   (0.03)  (0.32)  (0.35)  15.10 
   10/31/12   10.62  0.04   1.09   1.13   (0.02)  (0.10)  (0.12)  11.63 
   10/31/11   9.90  0.02   0.73   0.75   (0.03)     (0.03)  10.62 
   10/31/10  9.38  0.00 d  0.52   0.52            9.90 
   9/30/10   8.51  0.02   0.90   0.92   (0.05)     (0.05)  9.38 
   9/30/09§  8.51  0.00 d     0.00 d           8.51 
                                    
LARGE-CAP VALUE FUND               
Institutional Class:  10/31/13   14.11  0.29   4.05   4.34   (0.27)  (0.05)  (0.32)  18.13 
   10/31/12   12.27  0.26   1.77   2.03   (0.19)     (0.19)  14.11 
   10/31/11   12.21  0.19   0.03   0.22   (0.16)     (0.16)  12.27 
   10/31/10  11.83  0.01   0.37   0.38            12.21 
   9/30/10   11.14  0.18   0.66   0.84   (0.15)     (0.15)  11.83 
   9/30/09   11.56  0.19   (0.35)  (0.16)  (0.26)     (0.26)  11.14 
Retirement Class:  10/31/13   14.05  0.25   4.03   4.28   (0.23)  (0.05)  (0.28)  18.05 
   10/31/12   12.21  0.22   1.77   1.99   (0.15)     (0.15)  14.05 
   10/31/11   12.15  0.16   0.03   0.19   (0.13)     (0.13)  12.21 
   10/31/10  11.78  0.01   0.36   0.37            12.15 
   9/30/10   11.10  0.14   0.66   0.80   (0.12)     (0.12)  11.78 
   9/30/09   11.51  0.17   (0.35)  (0.18)  (0.23)     (0.23)  11.10 
Retail Class:  10/31/13   13.68  0.22   3.94   4.16   (0.22)  (0.05)  (0.27)  17.57 
   10/31/12   11.91  0.20   1.72   1.92   (0.15)     (0.15)  13.68 
   10/31/11   11.86  0.15   0.03   0.18   (0.13)     (0.13)  11.91 
   10/31/10  11.49  0.01   0.36   0.37            11.86 
   9/30/10   10.84  0.14   0.64   0.78   (0.13)     (0.13)  11.49 
   9/30/09   11.26  0.17   (0.34)  (0.17)  (0.25)     (0.25)  10.84 
Premier Class:  10/31/13   14.08  0.27   4.04   4.31   (0.25)  (0.05)  (0.30)  18.09 
   10/31/12   12.24  0.24   1.77   2.01   (0.17)     (0.17)  14.08 
   10/31/11   12.20  0.17   0.02   0.19   (0.15)     (0.15)  12.24 
   10/31/10  11.82  0.01   0.37   0.38            12.20 
   9/30/10   11.14  0.16   0.66   0.82   (0.14)     (0.14)  11.82 
   9/30/09§  11.14  0.00 d     0.00 d           11.14 

 

82 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds See notes to financial statements
 

(continued)

 

       Ratios and supplemental data 
                            
 For the                        
 period     Net assets at  Ratios to average net assets  Portfolio 
 or year     end of period  Gross Net Net investment turnover 
 ended   Total return (in thousands) expenses expenses income (loss)rate 
                            
LARGE-CAP GROWTH FUND       
Institutional Class:  10/31/13   33.71%  $1,581,268  0.46%  0.46%  0.61%  102%
   10/31/12   10.95   1,082,094  0.47   0.47   0.48   148 
   10/31/11   7.71   843,064  0.48   0.48   0.34   160 
   10/31/10  5.65b  542,509  0.58c  0.52c  (0.22)c  18b
   9/30/10   10.82   497,251  0.50   0.50   0.45   214 
   9/30/09   (3.97)  333,710  0.53   0.50   0.76   269 
Retirement Class:  10/31/13   33.49   191,225  0.71   0.71   0.34   102 
   10/31/12   10.57   111,273  0.72   0.72   0.23   148 
   10/31/11   7.49   69,209  0.73   0.73   0.10   160 
   10/31/10  5.56b  40,808  0.83c  0.77c  (0.47)c  18b
   9/30/10   10.65   38,261  0.75   0.75   0.20   214 
   9/30/09   (4.17)  39,754  0.77   0.72   0.55   269 
Retail Class:  10/31/13   33.29   493,908  0.85   0.85   0.24   102 
   10/31/12   10.44   387,606  0.89   0.89   0.06   148 
   10/31/11   7.41   367,733  0.79   0.79   0.05   160 
   10/31/10  5.55b  357,252  0.84c  0.79c  (0.49)c  18b
   9/30/10   10.78   340,417  0.67   0.67   0.28   214 
   9/30/09   (4.21)  325,741  1.05   0.67   0.63   269 
Premier Class:  10/31/13   33.68   5,110  0.62   0.62   0.48   102 
   10/31/12   10.72   4,288  0.63   0.63   0.35   148 
   10/31/11   7.55   10,205  0.63   0.63   0.20   160 
   10/31/10  5.54b  6,771  0.73c  0.67c  (0.36)c  18b
   9/30/10   10.78   4,650  0.66   0.66   0.26   214 
   9/30/09§  0.00b  250  221.05c  0.67c  0.00c  269 
                            
LARGE-CAP VALUE FUND       
Institutional Class:  10/31/13   31.38   2,837,163  0.45   0.45   1.78   54 
   10/31/12   16.79   1,774,248  0.46   0.46   1.93   63 
   10/31/11   1.77   1,210,661  0.47   0.47   1.48   68 
   10/31/10  3.21b  643,951  0.53c  0.52c  0.89c  11b
   9/30/10   7.59   580,659  0.49   0.49   1.53   73 
   9/30/09   (0.66)  372,327  0.53   0.52   2.17   139 
Retirement Class:  10/31/13   31.06   1,162,308  0.70   0.70   1.54   54 
   10/31/12   16.53   794,585  0.71   0.71   1.70   63 
   10/31/11   1.52   704,222  0.72   0.72   1.22   68 
   10/31/10  3.14b  788,706  0.78c  0.77c  0.66c  11b
   9/30/10   7.33   818,179  0.74   0.74   1.27   73 
   9/30/09   (0.88)  630,788  0.77   0.76   1.86   139 
Retail Class:  10/31/13   30.94   125,958  0.80   0.80   1.44   54 
   10/31/12   16.36   86,119  0.84   0.84   1.58   63 
   10/31/11   1.49   79,489  0.72   0.72   1.22   68 
   10/31/10  3.22b  81,100  0.75c  0.74c  0.68c  11b
   9/30/10   7.28   79,558  0.70   0.70   1.30   73 
   9/30/09   (0.82)  74,703  0.92   0.71   1.96   139 
Premier Class:  10/31/13   31.21   331,817  0.60   0.60   1.65   54 
   10/31/12   16.66   267,987  0.61   0.61   1.79   63 
   10/31/11   1.54   189,354  0.62   0.62   1.31   68 
   10/31/10  3.21b  163,731  0.68c  0.67c  0.68c  11b
   9/30/10   7.46   114,733  0.64   0.64   1.39   73 
   9/30/09§  0.00b  250  221.09c  0.67c  0.00c  139 

 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 83
 

Financial highlights

 

TIAA-CREF Funds

 

       Selected per share data 
           Gain (loss) from investment operations:                
   For the   Net asset   Net   Net realized and   Total gain   Less distributions from:  Total   Net asset 
   period
or year
ended
   value,
beginning
of period
   investment
income
(loss)
a  unrealized gain
(loss) on total
investments
   (loss) from
investment
operations
   Net
investment
income
   Net
realized
gains
   dividends
and
distributions
   value,
end of
period
 
                                   
MID-CAP GROWTH FUND                                  
Institutional Class:   10/31/13   19.94   0.10   6.33   6.43   (0.15)  (1.04)  (1.19)  25.18 
    10/31/12    18.75    0.11    1.80    1.91        (0.72)   (0.72)   19.94 
    10/31/11    17.57    0.03    1.15    1.18                18.75 
    10/31/10   16.85    0.00d   0.72    0.72                17.57 
    9/30/10    13.90    0.03    2.95    2.98    (0.03)       (0.03)   16.85 
    9/30/09    14.30    0.04    (0.41)   (0.37)   (0.03)       (0.03)   13.90 
Retirement Class:   10/31/13    19.58    0.05    6.21    6.26    (0.10)   (1.04)   (1.14)   24.70 
    10/31/12    18.47    0.06    1.77    1.83        (0.72)   (0.72)   19.58 
    10/31/11    17.35    (0.02)   1.14    1.12                18.47 
    10/31/10   16.64    (0.01)   0.72    0.71                17.35 
    9/30/10    13.74    (0.01)   2.92    2.91    (0.01)       (0.01)   16.64 
    9/30/09    14.12    0.01    (0.39)   (0.38)               13.74 
Retail Class:   10/31/13    19.58    0.03    6.22    6.25    (0.08)   (1.04)   (1.12)   24.71 
    10/31/12    18.49    0.04    1.77    1.81        (0.72)   (0.72)   19.58 
    10/31/11    17.37    (0.02)   1.14    1.12                18.49 
    10/31/10    16.66    (0.01)   0.72    0.71                17.37 
    9/30/10    13.76    (0.01)   2.92    2.91    (0.01)       (0.01)   16.66 
    9/30/09    14.15    0.02    (0.40)   (0.38)   (0.01)       (0.01)   13.76 
Premier Class:   10/31/13    19.84    0.07    6.30    6.37    (0.12)   (1.04)   (1.16)   25.05 
    10/31/12    18.69    0.08    1.79    1.87        (0.72)   (0.72)   19.84 
    10/31/11    17.54    0.00d   1.15    1.15                18.69 
    10/31/10   16.83    (0.01)   0.72    0.71                17.54 
    9/30/10    13.90    0.00d   2.96    2.96    (0.03)       (0.03)   16.83 
    9/30/09§   13.90    0.00d       0.00d               13.90 
                                              
MID-CAP VALUE FUND                                
Institutional Class:   10/31/13    18.50    0.33    5.26    5.59    (0.32)   (0.33)   (0.65)   23.44 
    10/31/12    16.65    0.28    1.80    2.08    (0.23)       (0.23)   18.50 
    10/31/11    15.96    0.23    0.70    0.93    (0.24)       (0.24)   16.65 
    10/31/10   15.42    0.00d   0.54    0.54                15.96 
    9/30/10    13.89    0.24    1.49    1.73    (0.20)       (0.20)   15.42 
    9/30/09    14.78    0.24    (0.88)   (0.64)   (0.22)   (0.03)   (0.25)   13.89 
Retirement Class:   10/31/13    18.39    0.28    5.22    5.50    (0.27)   (0.33)   (0.60)   23.29 
    10/31/12    16.54    0.24    1.79    2.03    (0.18)       (0.18)   18.39 
    10/31/11    15.86    0.20    0.68    0.88    (0.20)       (0.20)   16.54 
    10/31/10   15.33    0.00d   0.53    0.53                15.86 
    9/30/10    13.81    0.20    1.49    1.69    (0.17)       (0.17)   15.33 
    9/30/09    14.69    0.21    (0.87)   (0.66)   (0.19)   (0.03)   (0.22)   13.81 
Retail Class:   10/31/13    18.15    0.27    5.16    5.43    (0.27)   (0.33)   (0.60)   22.98 
    10/31/12    16.35    0.22    1.76    1.98    (0.18)       (0.18)   18.15 
    10/31/11    15.68    0.21    0.67    0.88    (0.21)       (0.21)   16.35 
    10/31/10   15.15    0.00d   0.53    0.53                15.68 
    9/30/10    13.66    0.20    1.47    1.67    (0.18)       (0.18)   15.15 
    9/30/09    14.55    0.22    (0.87)   (0.65)   (0.21)   (0.03)   (0.24)   13.66 
Premier Class:   10/31/13    18.46    0.30    5.24    5.54    (0.29)   (0.33)   (0.62)   23.38 
    10/31/12    16.61    0.26    1.79    2.05    (0.20)       (0.20)   18.46 
    10/31/11    15.94    0.22    0.68    0.90    (0.23)       (0.23)   16.61 
    10/31/10   15.40    0.00d   0.54    0.54                15.94 
    9/30/10    13.89    0.22    1.48    1.70    (0.19)       (0.19)   15.40 
    9/30/09§   13.89    0.00d       0.00d               13.89 

 

84 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds See notes to financial statements
 

(continued)

 

       Ratios and supplemental data 
                             
   For the                         
   period       Net assets at   Ratios to average net assets  Portfolio 
   or year       end of period   Gross   Net   Net investment   turnover 
   ended   Total return   (in thousands)   expenses   expenses   income (loss)   rate 
                                    
MID-CAP GROWTH FUND                             
Institutional Class:   10/31/13    34.07%  $915,882    0.47%   0.47%   0.46%   105%
    10/31/12    10.66    586,349    0.48    0.48    0.59    85 
    10/31/11    6.72    409,941    0.49    0.49    0.16    81 
    10/31/10    4.27b   174,007    0.58c   0.55c   (0.29)c   9b
    9/30/10    21.48    151,222    0.52    0.52    0.18    77 
    9/30/09    (2.49)   92,912    0.53    0.52    0.35    80 
Retirement Class:   10/31/13    33.71    570,942    0.72    0.72    0.25    105 
    10/31/12    10.38    476,061    0.73    0.73    0.30    85 
    10/31/11    6.52    505,020    0.74    0.74    (0.10)   81 
    10/31/10    4.21b   597,228    0.83c   0.80c   (0.54)c   9b
    9/30/10    21.16    619,355    0.77    0.77    (0.08)   77 
    9/30/09    (2.69)   525,148    0.78    0.76    0.10    80 
Retail Class:   10/31/13    33.64    175,018    0.82    0.82    0.13    105 
    10/31/12    10.26    125,453    0.84    0.84    0.20    85 
    10/31/11    6.45    115,367    0.74    0.74    (0.10)   81 
    10/31/10    4.26b   93,257    0.80c   0.77c   (0.52)c   9b
    9/30/10    21.15    88,419    0.75    0.75    (0.05)   77 
    9/30/09    (2.69)   68,849    0.97    0.73    0.15    80 
Premier Class:   10/31/13    33.93    177,935    0.62    0.62    0.33    105 
    10/31/12    10.48    159,806    0.63    0.63    0.41    85 
    10/31/11    6.56    165,209    0.64    0.64    0.01    81 
    10/31/10    4.22b   140,980    0.73c   0.70c   (0.44 )c   9b
    9/30/10    21.29    85,529    0.67    0.67    0.00    77 
    9/30/09§   0.00b   250    221.08c   0.70c   0.00c   80 
                                    
MID-CAP VALUE FUND                             
Institutional Class:   10/31/13    31.23    2,181,142    0.45    0.45    1.59    46 
    10/31/12    12.66    1,393,965    0.46    0.46    1.61    33 
    10/31/11    5.83    965,871    0.46    0.46    1.36    39 
    10/31/10   3.50b   446,584    0.52c   0.52 c   0.17 c   4b
    9/30/10    12.58    395,329    0.49    0.49    1.65    51 
    9/30/09    (3.74)   201,400    0.54    0.54    2.18    57 
Retirement Class:   10/31/13    30.87    1,542,181    0.70    0.70    1.37    46 
    10/31/12    12.41    1,233,934    0.71    0.71    1.39    33 
    10/31/11    5.62    1,190,007    0.71    0.71    1.18    39 
    10/31/10   3.39b   1,311,060    0.77c   0.77 c   (0.08)c   4b
    9/30/10    12.38    1,344,289    0.74    0.74    1.39    51 
    9/30/09    (3.98)   1,052,151    0.79    0.79    1.93    57 
Retail Class:   10/31/13    30.83    255,059    0.76    0.76    1.30    46 
    10/31/12    12.27    199,693    0.81    0.81    1.26    33 
    10/31/11    5.59    155,210    0.70    0.70    1.22    39 
    10/31/10   3.50b   172,489    0.72c   0.72c   (0.03)c   4b
    9/30/10    12.35    167,576    0.69    0.69    1.43    51 
    9/30/09    (3.94)   140,846    0.92    0.74    2.03    57 
Premier Class:   10/31/13    31.00    457,994    0.60    0.60    1.46    46 
    10/31/12    12.53    378,125    0.61    0.61    1.47    33 
    10/31/11    5.71    313,155    0.61    0.61    1.30    39 
    10/31/10   3.44b   248,261    0.67c   0.67 c   0.00 c   4b
    9/30/10    12.39    170,223    0.64    0.64    1.50    51 
    9/30/09§   0.00b   250    221.06c   0.70c   0.00c   57 

 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 85
 

Financial highlights

 

TIAA-CREF Funds

 

        Selected per share data
           Gain (loss) from investment operations:            
   For the    Net asset   Net   Net realized and   Total gain   Less distributions from:  Total   Net asset 
   period
or year
ended
    value,
beginning
of period
   investment
income
(loss)
a  unrealized gain
(loss) on total
investments
   (loss) from
investment
operations
   Net
investment
income
   Net
realized
gains
   dividends
and
distributions
   value,
end of
period
 
                                              
SMALL-CAP EQUITY FUND 
Institutional Class:  10/31/13     $14.63   $0.18   $5.43   $5.61   $(0.18)  $(0.27)  $(0.45)  $19.79 
   10/31/12      13.88    0.13    1.15    1.28    (0.10)   (0.43)   (0.53)   14.63 
   10/31/11      13.13    0.08    0.74    0.82    (0.07)       (0.07)   13.88 
   10/31/10    12.58    0.00d   0.55    0.55                13.13 
   9/30/10      11.02    0.09    1.55    1.64    (0.08)       (0.08)   12.58 
   9/30/09      12.12    0.09    (1.13)   (1.04)   (0.06)       (0.06)   11.02 
Retirement Class:  10/31/13      14.42    0.14    5.36    5.50    (0.14)   (0.27)   (0.41)   19.51 
   10/31/12      13.68    0.09    1.14    1.23    (0.06)   (0.43)   (0.49)   14.42 
   10/31/11      12.94    0.04    0.74    0.78    (0.04)       (0.04)   13.68 
   10/31/10    12.41    0.00d   0.53    0.53                12.94 
   9/30/10      10.88    0.06    1.52    1.58    (0.05)       (0.05)   12.41 
   9/30/09      11.95    0.07    (1.11)   (1.04)   (0.03)       (0.03)   10.88 
Retail Class:  10/31/13      14.33    0.12    5.33    5.45    (0.12)   (0.27)   (0.39)   19.39 
   10/31/12      13.62    0.07    1.13    1.20    (0.06)   (0.43)   (0.49)   14.33 
   10/31/11      12.89    0.04    0.73    0.77    (0.04)       (0.04)   13.62 
   10/31/10    12.35    0.00d   0.54    0.54                12.89 
   9/30/10      10.83    0.06    1.52    1.58    (0.06)       (0.06)   12.35 
   9/30/09      11.91    0.08    (1.12)   (1.04)   (0.04)       (0.04)   10.83 
Premier Class:  10/31/13      14.59    0.16    5.41    5.57    (0.15)   (0.27)   (0.42)   19.74 
   10/31/12      13.85    0.11    1.15    1.26    (0.09)   (0.43)   (0.52)   14.59 
   10/31/11      13.11    0.06    0.75    0.81    (0.07)       (0.07)   13.85 
   10/31/10    12.57    0.00d   0.54    0.54                13.11 
   9/30/10      11.02    0.06    1.56    1.62    (0.07)       (0.07)   12.57 
   9/30/09§    11.02    0.00d       0.00d               11.02 
                                              
SOCIAL CHOICE EQUITY FUND 
Institutional Class:  10/31/13      11.72    0.25    3.35    3.60    (0.24)       (0.24)   15.08 
   10/31/12      10.75    0.23    0.93    1.16    (0.19)       (0.19)   11.72 
   10/31/11      10.21    0.19    0.52    0.71    (0.17)       (0.17)   10.75 
   10/31/10    9.81    0.01    0.39    0.40                10.21 
   9/30/10      8.92    0.18    0.86    1.04    (0.15)       (0.15)   9.81 
   9/30/09      9.72    0.16    (0.79)   (0.63)   (0.17)   (0.00)d   (0.17)   8.92 
Retirement Class:  10/31/13      11.84    0.22    3.39    3.61    (0.21)       (0.21)   15.24 
   10/31/12      10.85    0.20    0.94    1.14    (0.15)       (0.15)   11.84 
   10/31/11      10.30    0.16    0.53    0.69    (0.14)       (0.14)   10.85 
   10/31/10    9.91    0.00d   0.39    0.39                10.30 
   9/30/10      9.01    0.15    0.88    1.03    (0.13)       (0.13)   9.91 
   9/30/09      9.81    0.14    (0.79)   (0.65)   (0.15)   (0.00)d   (0.15)   9.01 
Retail Class:  10/31/13      10.75    0.19    3.07    3.26    (0.21)       (0.21)   13.80 
   10/31/12      9.88    0.18    0.85    1.03    (0.16)       (0.16)   10.75 
   10/31/11      9.40    0.15    0.48    0.63    (0.15)       (0.15)   9.88 
   10/31/10    9.04    0.01    0.35    0.36                9.40 
   9/30/10      8.23    0.15    0.80    0.95    (0.14)       (0.14)   9.04 
   9/30/09      8.99    0.14    (0.74)   (0.60)   (0.16)   (0.00)d   (0.16)   8.23 
Premier Class:  10/31/13      11.68    0.23    3.34    3.57    (0.22)       (0.22)   15.03 
   10/31/12      10.71    0.21    0.93    1.14    (0.17)       (0.17)   11.68 
   10/31/11      10.18    0.17    0.52    0.69    (0.16)       (0.16)   10.71 
   10/31/10    9.79    0.01    0.38    0.39                10.18 
   9/30/10      8.92    0.17    0.85    1.02    (0.15)       (0.15)   9.79 
   9/30/09§    8.92    0.00d       0.00d               8.92 

 

86 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds See notes to financial statements
 

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          Ratios and supplemental data  
    For the                                      
    period             Net assets at   Ratios to average net assets   Portfolio  
    or year
ended
    Total return       end of period
(in thousands)
  Gross
expenses
    Net
expenses
    Net investment
income (loss)
    turnover
rate
 
                                           
SMALL-CAP EQUITY FUND                        
Institutional Class:   10/31/13     39.49 %   $1,482,702   0.47 %   0.44 %   1.06 %   85 %
    10/31/12     9.55       956,314   0.48     0.45     0.90     101  
    10/31/11     6.25       648,675   0.49     0.46     0.53     100  
    10/31/10   4.37 b     404,053   0.58 c   0.54 c   0.13 c   3 b
    9/30/10     14.94       365,132   0.52     0.51     0.75     87  
    9/30/09     (8.34 )     253,985   0.57     0.53     1.01     91  
Retirement Class:   10/31/13     39.20       558,845   0.72     0.69     0.86     85  
    10/31/12     9.29       493,397   0.73     0.70     0.65     101  
    10/31/11     5.96       469,155   0.74     0.71     0.30     100  
    10/31/10   4.35 b     479,234   0.83 c   0.79 c   (0.11 )c   3 b
    9/30/10     14.64       490,390   0.77     0.76     0.50     87  
    9/30/09     (8.57 )     351,575   0.82     0.78     0.76     91  
Retail Class:   10/31/13     39.04       100,054   0.83     0.81     0.70     85  
    10/31/12     9.09       67,848   0.87     0.85     0.51     101  
    10/31/11     5.97       67,381   0.77     0.74     0.27     100  
    10/31/10   4.37 b     58,724   0.83 c   0.79 c   (0.12 )c   3 b
    9/30/10     14.66       56,094   0.76     0.74     0.51     87  
    9/30/09     (8.59 )     47,020   1.04     0.71     0.86     91  
Premier Class:   10/31/13     39.32       199,759   0.62     0.59     0.94     85  
    10/31/12     9.35       162,874   0.63     0.60     0.76     101  
    10/31/11     6.13       151,593   0.64     0.61     0.40     100  
    10/31/10   4.30 b     90,330   0.73 c   0.69 c   (0.05 )c   3 b
    9/30/10     14.81       46,963   0.68     0.66     0.50     87  
    9/30/09 §   0.00 b     250   221.09 c   0.70 c   0.00 c   91  
                                           
SOCIAL CHOICE EQUITY FUND                        
Institutional Class:   10/31/13     31.32       934,574   0.18     0.18     1.85     12  
    10/31/12     10.93       612,990   0.19     0.19     2.00     17  
    10/31/11     6.94       452,268   0.19     0.19     1.74     19  
    10/31/10   4.08 b     287,199   0.28 c   0.22 c   0.81 c   0 b
    9/30/10     11.74       255,997   0.20     0.20     1.86     16  
    9/30/09     (5.98 )     177,486   0.24     0.22     2.18     16  
Retirement Class:   10/31/13     30.99       392,917   0.43     0.43     1.62     12  
    10/31/12     10.68       313,635   0.43     0.43     1.76     17  
    10/31/11     6.71       335,015   0.44     0.44     1.50     19  
    10/31/10   3.94 b     409,282   0.52 c   0.47 c   0.55 c   0 b
    9/30/10     11.52       423,195   0.45     0.45     1.60     16  
    9/30/09     (6.17 )     377,937   0.49     0.47     1.92     16  
Retail Class:   10/31/13     30.87       313,597   0.48     0.48     1.56     12  
    10/31/12     10.62       222,461   0.49     0.49     1.69     17  
    10/31/11     6.71       199,997   0.41     0.41     1.53     19  
    10/31/10   3.98 b     163,749   0.44 c   0.39 c   0.64 c   0 b
    9/30/10     11.62       157,804   0.37     0.37     1.67     16  
    9/30/09     (6.16 )     144,580   0.56     0.38     2.02     16  
Premier Class:   10/31/13     31.14       90,567   0.33     0.33     1.73     12  
    10/31/12     10.80       83,697   0.33     0.33     1.86     17  
    10/31/11     6.79       83,157   0.34     0.34     1.61     19  
    10/31/10   3.98 b     77,584   0.43 c   0.37 c   0.68 c   0 b
    9/30/10     11.48       55,609   0.35     0.35     1.77     16  
    9/30/09 §   0.00 b     250   220.76 c   0.37 c   0.00 c   16  

 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 87
 

Financial highlights

 

TIAA-CREF Funds

 

          Selected per share data    
                Gain (loss) from investment operations:                                  
    For the     Net asset   Net     Net realized and     Total gain     Less distributions from:   Total     Net asset  
    period
or year
ended
    value,
beginning
of period
  investment
income
(loss)
a   unrealized gain
(loss) on total
investments
    (loss) from
investment
operations
    Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gains
    dividends
and
distributions
    value,
end of
period
 
                                                                     
EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND                                  
Institutional Class:   10/31/13     $10.44   $0.12     $0.73     $0.85     $(0.12 )   $         $(0.12 )   $11.17  
    10/31/12       10.11     0.13       0.27       0.40       (0.07 )           (0.07 )     10.44  
    10/31/11       11.35     0.14       (1.36 )     (1.22 )           (0.02 )     (0.02 )     10.11  
    10/31/10     10.00     0.01       1.34       1.35                         11.35  
Retirement Class:   10/31/13       10.40     0.09       0.73       0.82       (0.10 )           (0.10 )     11.12  
    10/31/12       10.08     0.11       0.26       0.37       (0.05 )           (0.05 )     10.40  
    10/31/11       11.34     0.14       (1.38 )     (1.24 )           (0.02 )     (0.02 )     10.08  
    10/31/10     10.00     0.00 d     1.34       1.34                         11.34  
Retail Class:   10/31/13       10.39     0.08       0.72       0.80       (0.08 )           (0.08 )     11.11  
    10/31/12       10.07     0.08       0.27       0.35       (0.03 )           (0.03 )     10.39  
    10/31/11       11.34     0.09       (1.34 )     (1.25 )           (0.02 )     (0.02 )     10.07  
    10/31/10     10.00     0.00 d     1.34       1.34                         11.34  
Premier Class:   10/31/13       10.42     0.10       0.74       0.84       (0.10 )           (0.10 )     11.16  
    10/31/12       10.09     0.05       0.34       0.39       (0.06 )           (0.06 )     10.42  
    10/31/11       11.34     0.13       (1.36 )     (1.23 )           (0.02 )     (0.02 )     10.09  
    10/31/10     10.00     0.01       1.33       1.34                         11.34  
                                                                     
ENHANCED INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX FUND                                          
Institutional Class:   10/31/13       6.82     0.23       1.66       1.89       (0.27 )           (0.27 )     8.44  
    10/31/12       6.62     0.24       0.16       0.40       (0.20 )           (0.20 )     6.82  
    10/31/11       7.11     0.21       (0.52 )     (0.31 )     (0.18 )           (0.18 )     6.62  
    10/31/10     6.82     0.00 d     0.29       0.29                         7.11  
    9/30/10       6.71     0.18       0.08       0.26       (0.15 )           (0.15 )     6.82  
    9/30/09       6.85     0.17       (0.20 )     (0.03 )     (0.11 )           (0.11 )     6.71  
                                                                     
GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND                                          
Institutional Class:   10/31/13       10.19     0.20       (0.21 )     (0.01 )     (0.19 )           (0.19 )     9.99  
    10/31/12 *     10.00     0.18       0.03       0.21       (0.02 )           (0.02 )     10.19  
Retirement Class:   10/31/13       10.17     0.17       (0.21 )     (0.04 )     (0.17 )           (0.17 )     9.96  
    10/31/12 *     10.00     0.17       0.02       0.19       (0.02 )           (0.02 )     10.17  
Retail Class:   10/31/13       10.15     0.16       (0.21 )     (0.05 )     (0.16 )           (0.16 )     9.94  
    10/31/12 *     10.00     0.15       0.01       0.16       (0.01 )           (0.01 )     10.15  
Premier Class:   10/31/13       10.17     0.18       (0.20 )     (0.02 )     (0.18 )           (0.18 )     9.97  
    10/31/12 *     10.00     0.16       0.03       0.19       (0.02 )           (0.02 )     10.17  

 

88 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds See notes to financial statements
 

(continued)

 

          Ratios and supplemental data  
                                           
    For the
period
            Net assets at   Ratios to average net assets   Portfolio  
    or year
ended
    Total return       end of period
(in thousands)
  Gross
expenses
    Net
expenses
    Net investment
income (loss)
    turnover
rate
 
                                           
EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND                        
Institutional Class:   10/31/13     8.18 %   $676,999   0.95 %   0.95 %   1.11 %   110 %
    10/31/12     4.00       596,017   0.99     0.95     1.25     115  
    10/31/11     (10.78 )     370,441   1.08     0.95     1.29     70  
    10/31/10   13.50 b     156,464   2.00 c   0.95 c   0.42 c   9 b
Retirement Class:   10/31/13     7.91       15,040   1.20     1.20     0.84     110  
    10/31/12     3.71       10,655   1.24     1.20     1.06     115  
    10/31/11     (10.96 )     5,476   1.33     1.20     1.22     70  
    10/31/10   13.40 b     1,134   2.98 c   1.20 c   0.27 c   9 b
Retail Class:   10/31/13     7.74       6,321   1.35     1.34     0.71     110  
    10/31/12     3.50       5,203   1.40     1.34     0.83     115  
    10/31/11     (11.05 )     4,417   1.47     1.34     0.84     70  
    10/31/10   13.40 b     2,189   2.80 c   1.34 c   (0.03 )c   9 b
Premier Class:   10/31/13     7.96       4,126   1.10     1.10     0.97     110  
    10/31/12     3.96       2,113   1.15     1.10     0.46     115  
    10/31/11     (10.87 )     7,788   1.23     1.10     1.21     70  
    10/31/10   13.40 b     1,134   2.89 c   1.10 c   0.37 c   9 b
                                           
ENHANCED INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX FUND                        
Institutional Class:   10/31/13     28.75       821,836   0.47     0.47     3.12     110  
    10/31/12     6.33       636,659   0.51     0.51     3.69     81  
    10/31/11     (4.51 )     536,415   0.53     0.53     2.97     92  
    10/31/10   4.25 b     536,717   0.66 c   0.55 c   0.17 c   10 b
    9/30/10     3.88       518,371   0.53     0.53     2.74     146  
    9/30/09     0.05       359,697   0.63     0.55     3.20     107  
                                           
GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND                        
Institutional Class:   10/31/13     (0.05 )     237,218   0.74     0.74     2.03     162  
    10/31/12 *   2.09 b     244,856   0.86 c   0.75 c   1.80 c   65 b
Retirement Class:   10/31/13     (0.28 )     13,548   0.99     0.99     1.74     162  
    10/31/12 *   1.87 b     11,290   1.13 c   1.00 c   1.65 c   65 b
Retail Class:   10/31/13     (0.49 )     6,872   1.16     1.14     1.58     162  
    10/31/12 *   1.64 b     6,149   1.31 c   1.14 c   1.52 c   65 b
Premier Class:   10/31/13     (0.16 )     4,088   0.90     0.90     1.87     162  
    10/31/12 *   1.88 b     2,568   1.11 c   0.90 c   1.59 c   65 b

 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 89
 

Financial highlights

 

TIAA-CREF Funds

 

          Selected per share data  
                Gain (loss) from investment operations:                                
    For the     Net asset   Net     Net realized and     Total gain     Less distributions from:   Total     Net asset  
    period
or year
ended
    value,
beginning
of period
  investment
income
(loss)
a   unrealized gain
(loss) on total
investments
    (loss) from
investment
operations
    Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gains
    dividends
and
distributions
    value,
end of
period
 
                                                                     
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND                                          
Institutional Class:   10/31/13     $9.06   $0.20     $2.41     $2.61     $(0.17 )   $         $(0.17 )   $11.50  
    10/31/12       8.14     0.18       0.88       1.06       (0.14 )           (0.14 )     9.06  
    10/31/11       9.41     0.16       (1.35 )     (1.19 )     (0.08 )           (0.08 )     8.14  
    10/31/10     8.95     0.00 d     0.46       0.46                         9.41  
    9/30/10       8.06     0.11       0.90       1.01       (0.12 )           (0.12 )     8.95  
    9/30/09       8.68     0.12       (0.48 )     (0.36 )     (0.24 )     (0.02 )     (0.26 )     8.06  
Retirement Class:   10/31/13       9.33     0.18       2.49       2.67       (0.15 )           (0.15 )     11.85  
    10/31/12       8.37     0.16       0.91       1.07       (0.11 )           (0.11 )     9.33  
    10/31/11       9.68     0.14       (1.39 )     (1.25 )     (0.06 )           (0.06 )     8.37  
    10/31/10     9.20     0.00 d     0.48       0.48                         9.68  
    9/30/10       8.29     0.09       0.92       1.01       (0.10 )           (0.10 )     9.20  
    9/30/09       8.90     0.10       (0.48 )     (0.38 )     (0.21 )     (0.02 )     (0.23 )     8.29  
Retail Class:   10/31/13       6.27     0.11       1.66       1.77       (0.15 )           (0.15 )     7.89  
    10/31/12       5.68     0.10       0.61       0.71       (0.12 )           (0.12 )     6.27  
    10/31/11       6.59     0.09       (0.93 )     (0.84 )     (0.07 )           (0.07 )     5.68  
    10/31/10     6.27     0.00 d     0.32       0.32                         6.59  
    9/30/10       5.69     0.06       0.63       0.69       (0.11 )           (0.11 )     6.27  
    9/30/09       6.22     0.07       (0.35 )     (0.28 )     (0.23 )     (0.02 )     (0.25 )     5.69  
Premier Class:   10/31/13       9.04     0.18       2.40       2.58       (0.16 )           (0.16 )     11.46  
    10/31/12       8.12     0.15       0.90       1.05       (0.13 )           (0.13 )     9.04  
    10/31/11       9.40     0.14       (1.34 )     (1.20 )     (0.08 )           (0.08 )     8.12  
    10/31/10     8.93     0.00 d     0.47       0.47                         9.40  
    9/30/10       8.06     0.13       0.85       0.98       (0.11 )           (0.11 )     8.93  
    9/30/09 §     8.06     0.00 d           0.00 d                       8.06  
                                                                     
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND                                          
Institutional Class:   10/31/13 ^     10.00     0.06       0.83       0.89                         10.89  
Retirement Class:   10/31/13 ^     10.00     0.06       0.81       0.87                         10.87  
Retail Class:   10/31/13 ^     10.00     0.06       0.80       0.86                         10.86  
Premier Class:   10/31/13 ^     10.00     0.08       0.79       0.87                         10.87  

 

90 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds See notes to financial statements
 

(concluded)

 

          Ratios and supplemental data  
                                           
    For the
period
          Net assets at   Ratios to average net assets     Portfolio  
    or year
ended
    Total return     end of period
(in thousands)
  Gross
expenses
    Net
expenses
    Net investment
income (loss)
    turnover
rate
 
                                           
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND                        
Institutional Class:   10/31/13     29.29 %   $2,059,286   0.51 %   0.51 %   1.95 %   130 %
    10/31/12     13.36       1,644,055   0.52     0.52     2.16     98  
    10/31/11     (12.76 )     1,092,168   0.53     0.53     1.69     107  
    10/31/10   5.14 b     841,417   0.57 c   0.57 c   0.39 c   8 b
    9/30/10     12.62       785,755   0.53     0.53     1.36     119  
    9/30/09     (3.19 )     684,965   0.58     0.57     1.81     118  
Retirement Class:   10/31/13     28.97       862,960   0.76     0.76     1.68     130  
    10/31/12     13.06       716,864   0.78     0.78     1.92     98  
    10/31/11     (13.03 )     754,251   0.78     0.78     1.43     107  
    10/31/10   5.22 b     1,105,129   0.82 c   0.82 c   0.12 c   8 b
    9/30/10     12.28       1,124,555   0.78     0.78     1.07     119  
    9/30/09     (3.42 )     1,047,995   0.83     0.82     1.53     118  
Retail Class:   10/31/13     28.75       328,367   0.88     0.88     1.59     130  
    10/31/12     12.93       266,770   0.92     0.92     1.74     98  
    10/31/11     (12.96 )     258,283   0.79     0.79     1.42     107  
    10/31/10   5.10 b     314,977   0.80 c   0.80 c   0.17 c   8 b
    9/30/10     12.28       301,044   0.72     0.72     1.12     119  
    9/30/09     (3.29 )     284,678   1.02     0.79     1.56     118  
Premier Class:   10/31/13     28.96       292,438   0.66     0.66     1.78     130  
    10/31/12     13.21       260,341   0.67     0.67     1.78     98  
    10/31/11     (12.93 )     218,288   0.68     0.68     1.50     107  
    10/31/10   5.26 b     178,553   0.72 c   0.72 c   0.55 c   8 b
    9/30/10     12.32       90,273   0.68     0.68     1.55     119  
    9/30/09 §   0.00 b     250   221.11 c   0.75 c   0.00 c   118  
                                           
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND                        
Institutional Class:   10/31/13 ^   8.80 b     778,178   0.80 c   0.70 c   0.96 c   35 b
Retirement Class:   10/31/13 ^   8.70 b     2,675   1.08 c   0.95 c   1.06 c   35 b
Retail Class:   10/31/13 ^   8.60 b     1,560   1.10 c   1.00 c   1.13 c   35 b
Premier Class:   10/31/13 ^   8.70 b     1,087   1.00 c   0.85 c   1.39 c   35 b

a Based on average shares outstanding.
b The percentages shown for this period are not annualized.
c The percentages shown for this period are annualized.
d Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
Amounts shown are for the one-month period ended October 31, 2010 and are not necessarily indicative of a full year of operations. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from September 30 to October 31.
§ The Premier Class commenced operations on September 30, 2009.
The Fund commenced operations on August 31, 2010.
* The Fund commenced operations on November 1, 2011.
^ The Fund commenced operations on April 12, 2013.

 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 91
 

Notes to financial statements

 

TIAA-CREF Funds

 

Note 1—organization and significant
accounting policies

 

TIAA-CREF Funds (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust that is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The following TIAA-CREF Funds are included in this report: Enhanced Large-Cap Growth Index Fund, Enhanced Large-Cap Value Index Fund, Growth & Income Fund, Large-Cap Growth Fund, Large-Cap Value Fund, Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Mid-Cap Value Fund, Small-Cap Equity Fund, Social Choice Equity Fund, Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Enhanced International Equity Index Fund, Global Natural Resources Fund, International Equity Fund and the International Opportunities Fund (collectively the “Funds” or individually, the “Fund”). The International Opportunities Fund commenced operations on April 12, 2013.

 

The Funds offer their shares, without a sales load, through their principal underwriter, Teachers Personal Investors Services, Inc. (“TPIS”), which is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”). Teachers Advisors, Inc. (“Advisors”), a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of TIAA, which is registered with the Commission as an investment adviser and provides investment management services for the Funds. The Funds offer up to four share classes, although any one Fund may not necessarily offer all four classes. The Funds may offer Institutional, Retirement, Retail and Premier Classes of shares. Each class differs by the allocation of class-specific expenses and voting rights in matters affecting a single class.

 

The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) which may require the use of estimates made by management and the evaluation of subsequent events. Actual results may differ from those estimates. The Net Asset Value per share (“NAV”) for financial reporting purposes may differ from the NAV for processing transactions. The NAV for financial reporting purposes includes security and shareholder transactions through the date of the report. Total return is computed based on the NAV used for processing transactions. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds.

 

Security valuation: The Funds’ investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value as described in the valuation of investments note to the financial statements.

 

Investments and investment income: Securities transactions are accounted for as of the trade date for financial reporting purposes. Interest income is recorded as earned and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums using the effective yield method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains and losses on securities transactions are based upon the specific identification method. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Funds estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions.

Income and expenses of a Fund are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class of shares, except for service agreement fees, distribution fees and transfer agency fees and expenses, which are unique to each class of shares. Most expenses of the Trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses that cannot be directly attributed are allocated to each fund in the Trust based upon the average net assets of each fund.

 

Foreign currency transactions and translation: Assets, including investments, and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar values each day using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party. Purchases and sales of securities, income, and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the date of the transaction. The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on realized and unrealized security gains and losses is reflected as a component of security gains and losses.

 

Distributions to shareholders: Distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

Income taxes: Each Fund is treated separately for income tax purposes. The Funds intend to continue to qualify as regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) and will not be subject to income taxes to the extent that they distribute all taxable income each year and comply with various other Code requirements. The Funds file income tax returns in U.S. federal and applicable state and local jurisdictions. A fund’s federal income tax returns are generally subject to examination for a period of three fiscal years after filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional period of time depending on the jurisdiction. Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Reclassifications are made to a Fund’s capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations.

 

For the year ended October 31, 2013, permanent book and tax differences resulting primarily from differing treatments for foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes paid, utilization of tax equalization credits, dividend redesignations, investments in partnerships, and gains and losses from the sale of stock in passive foreign investment companies were identified and reclassified among the components of the Funds’ net assets. Net investment income and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed on the Statements of Operations, and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.

 

Foreign taxes: The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Funds will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable, based upon the current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which the Funds invest.


 

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Trustee compensation: The Funds pay the members of the Board of Trustees (“Board”), all of whom are independent, certain remuneration for their services, plus travel and other expenses. Trustees may elect to participate in a deferred compensation plan and defer all or a portion of their compensation. In addition, trustees participate in a long-term compensation plan. Amounts deferred are retained by the Funds until paid. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the trustees are included in other assets and accrued expenses and other payables in the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Trustees’ fees, including any deferred and long-term compensation incurred, are reflected in the Statements of Operations.

 

New accounting pronouncement: In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, and in January 2013, issued ASU 2013-01, Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (collectively, the “Update”). The Update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. The Funds have adopted these new disclosure requirements and have determined no additional disclosures are required for this annual report.

 

Note 2—valuation of investments

 

Portfolio investments are valued at fair value utilizing various valuation methods approved by the Board. U.S. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that categorizes market inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of inputs are:

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, credit spreads, etc.)
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

A description of the valuation techniques applied to the Funds’ major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value follows:

 

Exchange-traded equity securities, common and preferred stock: Equity securities listed or traded on a national market or exchange are valued based on their sale price on such market or exchange at the close of business on the date of valuation, or at the

mean of the closing bid and asked prices if no sale is reported. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Foreign investments are valued at the last sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange where traded and converted to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange on the date of valuation. For events affecting the value of foreign securities between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Funds’ net assets are calculated, such securities will be valued at fair value in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Foreign securities are generally categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Debt securities: Debt securities, including equity-linked notes, will generally be valued using prices provided by a pricing service that may employ various indications of value including but not limited to broker-dealer quotations. Certain debt securities, other than money market instruments, are valued based on the most recent bid price or the equivalent quoted yield for such securities (or those of comparable maturity, quality and type). Debt securities are generally categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; in instances where prices, yields, or any other key inputs are unobservable, they are categorized in Level 3 of the hierarchy.

 

Short-term investments: Short-term investments, excluding investments in registered investment companies, with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The amortized cost of an instrument is determined by valuing it at its original cost and thereafter accreting or amortizing any discount or premium to its face value at a constant rate until maturity. Short-term investments with maturities in excess of 60 days are valued in the same manner as debt securities. Short-term investments are generally categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Investments in Registered Investment Companies: These investments are valued at their net asset value on the valuation date. These investments are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Futures contracts: Stock and bond index futures, which are traded on commodities exchanges, are valued at the last sale price as of the close of such commodities exchanges and are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Options: Purchased and written options listed or traded on a national market or exchange are valued at the last sale price as of the close of such exchange or at the mean of the closing bid and asked prices if no sale is reported. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Any portfolio security for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the above valuation procedures are deemed not to reflect fair value are valued at fair value, as determined in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, the values would be categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; otherwise they would be categorized as Level 3.

 

Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting year. For the year ended October 31, 2013, there were no material transfers between levels by the Funds.


 

TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 93
 

Notes to financial statements

 

As of October 31, 2013, 100% of the value of investments in the Enhanced Large-Cap Growth Index Fund were valued based on Level 1 inputs.

 

The following table summarizes the market value of the Funds’ investments as of October 31, 2013, based on the inputs used to value them:

 

Fund  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Enhanced Large-Cap Value Index                    
Equity investments:                    
Consumer discretionary  $139,757,433   $1,869,953   $   $141,627,386 
All other equity investments*   1,267,592,137            1,267,592,137 
Short-term investments   22,983,731            22,983,731 
Written options**   (43,731)           (43,731)
Total  $1,430,289,570   $1,869,953   $   $1,432,159,523 
Growth & Income                    
Equity investments:                    
Consumer discretionary  $660,828,261   $24,402,387   $   $685,230,648 
Consumer staples   305,522,837    67,162,647        372,685,484 
Energy   360,089,659    12,218,346        372,308,005 
Financials   488,402,409    17,098,326        505,500,735 
Health care   552,194,242    89,259,297        641,453,539 
Information technology   674,263,101    5,500,945        679,764,046 
Telecommunication services   74,742,786    7,729,906        82,472,692 
All other equity investments*   596,757,653            596,757,653 
Purchased Options   10,500            10,500 
Short-term investments   134,598,775            134,598,775 
Written options**   (119,570)           (119,570)
Total  $3,847,290,653   $223,371,854   $   $4,070,662,507 
Large-Cap Growth                    
Equity investments:                    
Consumer discretionary  $395,791,125   $43,833,898   $   $439,625,023 
Consumer staples   41,422,965    18,871,780        60,294,745 
Financials   135,987,244    7,657,905        143,645,149 
Health care   364,105,993    75,377,913        439,483,906 
Industrials   271,477,708    2,542,638        274,020,346 
Telecommunication services       36,010,146        36,010,146 
All other equity investments*   827,682,486            827,682,486 
Short-term investments   36,139,401            36,139,401 
Written options**   (8,613)           (8,613)
Total  $2,072,598,309   $184,294,280   $   $2,256,892,589 
Large-Cap Value                    
Equity investments:                    
Consumer discretionary  $371,691,749   $8,715,223   $   $380,406,972 
Consumer staples   183,731,425    61,382,798        245,114,223 
Financials   1,059,893,721    24,482,952        1,084,376,673 
Health care   519,082,646    70,115,281        589,197,927 
Industrials   471,863,821    4,470,681        476,334,502 
Materials   128,807,764    18,709,412        147,517,176 
Telecommunication services   149,431,415    18,210,517        167,641,932 
All other equity investments*   1,334,312,645            1,334,312,645 
Short-term investments   198,798,936    14,999,344        213,798,280 
Total  $4,417,614,122   $221,086,208   $   $4,638,700,330 
Mid-Cap Growth                    
Equity investments:                    
Consumer staples  $78,240,925   $2,962,138   $   $81,203,063 
Energy   104,302,952    9,292,798        113,595,750 
All other equity investments*   1,603,933,094            1,603,933,094 
Purchased Options   390,000            390,000 
Short-term investments   122,450,941            122,450,941 
Written options**   (763,450)           (763,450)
Total  $1,908,554,462   $12,254,936   $   $1,920,809,398 
Mid-Cap Value                    
Equity investments:                    
Energy  $347,622,563   $29,377,644   $   $377,000,207 
Health care   382,540,725    25,548,847        408,089,572 
Industrials   467,744,801    20,164,647        487,909,448 
All other equity investments*   3,130,625,620            3,130,625,620 
Short-term investments   117,563,395    40,998,234        158,561,629 
Total  $4,446,097,104   $116,089,372   $   $4,562,186,476 

 

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continued

 

Fund  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Small-Cap Equity                    
Equity investments:                    
Equity investments*  $2,320,626,184   $   $   $2,320,626,184 
Short-term investments   206,556,372    7,299,957        213,856,329 
Futures **   123,262            123,262 
Total  $2,527,305,818   $7,299,957   $   $2,534,605,775 
Social Choice Equity                    
Equity investments:                    
Equity investments*  $1,718,833,106   $   $   $1,718,833,106 
Short-term investments       43,190,764        43,190,764 
Total  $1,718,833,106   $43,190,764   $   $1,762,023,870 
Emerging Markets Equity                    
Equity investments:                    
Africa  $   $19,061,995   $   $19,061,995 
Asia   4,419,253    398,697,554    164,231    403,281,038 
Central America       49,344,722        49,344,722 
Europe   3,982,834    67,849,085        71,831,919 
South America       78,777,700        78,777,700 
All other equity investments*   4,271,816    75,116,040        79,387,856 
Short-term investments   35,377,751            35,377,751 
Total  $48,051,654   $688,847,096   $164,231   $737,062,981 
Enhanced International Equity Index                    
Equity investments:                    
Asia  $   $190,337,284   $   $190,337,284 
Australia       66,356,307        66,356,307 
Europe   33,329,825    437,089,675        470,419,500 
All other equity investments*   7,341,148    79,298,868        86,640,016 
Short-term investments   16,131,059            16,131,059 
Total  $56,802,032   $773,082,134   $   $829,884,166 
Global Natural Resources                    
Equity investments:                    
Asia  $   $5,094,619   $   $5,094,619 
Australia       19,370,931        19,370,931 
Europe       44,552,164        44,552,164 
North America   119,456,558    21,244,433        140,700,991 
All other equity investments*   1,046,608    49,131,058        50,177,666 
Short-term investments   22,400,309            22,400,309 
Total  $142,903,475   $139,393,205   $   $282,296,680 
International Equity                    
Equity investments:                    
Asia  $   $587,414,132   $   $587,414,132 
Europe       2,722,887,811        2,722,887,811 
All other equity investments*       112,402,876        112,402,876 
Short-term investments   97,860,001    82,052,403        179,912,404 
Total  $97,860,001   $3,504,757,222   $   $3,602,617,223 
International Opportunities                    
Equity investments:                    
Asia  $   $205,339,701   $1,895,736   $207,235,437 
Australia       27,496,890        27,496,890 
Europe       344,012,855        344,012,855 
North America       38,952,809        38,952,809 
South America       17,474,125        17,474,125 
All other equity investments*   12,255,177    131,463,294        143,718,471 
Short-term investments   41,283,462    9,996,130        51,279,592 
Total  $53,538,639   $774,735,804   $1,895,736   $830,170,179 

 

* For detailed categories, please see the accompanying summary portfolio of investments.
** Derivative instruments are not reflected in the summary portfolio of investments.

 

TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 95
 

Notes to financial statements

 

Note 3—derivative instruments

 

As defined by U.S. GAAP, a derivative is a financial instrument whose value is derived from an underlying security price, foreign exchange rate, interest rate, index of prices or rates, or other variables. Derivatives require little or no initial investment and permit or require net settlement. The Funds value derivatives at fair value.

 

At October 31, 2013, the following Funds have invested in derivative contracts which are reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as follows:

 

   Asset derivatives  Liabilities derivatives
Derivative contract  Location  Fair value
amount
   Location  Fair value
amount
 
Enhanced Large-Cap Value Index Fund        
Equity contracts          Written options  $43,731 
Growth & Income Fund         
Equity contracts  Portfolio investments  $10,500         
Equity contracts          Written options   119,570 
Large-Cap Growth Fund         
Equity contracts          Written options   8,613 
Mid-Cap Growth Fund         
Equity contracts  Portfolio investments   390,000         
Equity contracts          Written options   763,450 
Small-Cap Equity Fund         
Equity contracts  Futures*   123,262         

 

* The fair value presented includes cumulative gain (loss) on open futures contracts; however, the value reflected in the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities is only the receivable or payable for variation margin on open futures contracts.

 

For the year ended October 31, 2013, the effect of derivative contracts on the Funds’ Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

Derivative contract  Location  Realized
gain (loss)
   Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 
Enhanced Large-Cap Value Index Fund     
Equity contracts  Futures transactions  $ (3,102)   $  
Equity contracts  Written options   997,878    2,422 
Growth & Income Fund      
Equity contracts  Purchased options       (38,222)
Equity contracts  Written options   3,625,512    180,332 
Large-Cap Growth Fund      
Equity contracts  Written options   (57,049)   4,664 
Mid-Cap Growth Fund          
Equity contracts  Purchased options       (62,000)
Equity contracts  Written options   3,458,263    938,937 
Small-Cap Equity Fund      
Equity contracts  Futures transactions   (357,001)   952,038 
Enhanced International Equity Index Fund      
Equity contracts  Futures transactions   814,369    (31,634)

 

Futures contracts: The Funds are subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives. The Funds may use futures contracts to manage exposure to the equity markets and for cash management purposes to remain highly invested in these markets while minimizing transaction

 

 

costs. Buying futures contracts tends to increase exposure to the underlying instrument/index, while selling futures contracts tends to decrease exposure to the underlying instrument/index or hedge other investments. Initial margin deposits are made upon entering into a futures contract, and variation margin payments are made or received reflecting daily changes in the value of the futures contracts. Daily changes in the value of such contracts are reflected in net unrealized gains and losses. Gains or losses are realized upon the expiration or closing of the futures contracts or if the counterparties do not perform in accordance with contractual provisions. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Funds since futures are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded funds, guarantees the futures against default. During the year ended October 31, 2013, the Enhanced Large-Cap Value Index Fund, the Small-Cap Equity Fund and the Enhanced International Equity Index Fund, had exposure to equity futures contracts, based on underlying notional values, generally between 0% and 2% of net assets.

 

At October 31, 2013, the Small-Cap Equity Fund held the following open futures contracts:

 

   Number of
contracts
   Settlement
value
   Expiration
date
  Unrealized
gain
(loss)
 
Mini Russell 2000 Index   156   $17,125,680   12/20/13  $123,262 

 

Options: The Funds are subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Funds use options contracts for hedging and cash management purposes and to seek to increase total return. Call and put options give the holder the right, in return for a premium paid, to purchase or sell, respectively, a security at a specified exercise price at any time during the period of the option. Purchased options are included in the summary portfolio of investments, and written options are separately reflected as a liability in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Premiums on unexercised, expired options are recorded as realized gains and losses; premiums on exercised options are recorded as an adjustment to the proceeds from the sale or cost of the purchase. The difference between the premium and the amount received or paid in a closing transaction is also treated as a realized gain or loss. Risks related to the use of options include possible illiquidity of the options markets, price movements in underlying security values, and losses may exceed amounts recognized on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. During the year ended October 31, 2013, the Enhanced Large-Cap Value Index Fund, the Growth and Income Fund, the Large-Cap Growth Fund and the Mid-Cap Growth Fund had exposure to options, based on underlying nominal values, generally between 0% and 3% of net assets.

 

The following funds had purchased options outstanding as of October 31, 2013:

 

   Number of
Contracts
   Value 
Growth & Income Fund        
Jinkosolar Holding Co Ltd, Put, 11/16/13 at $18   300   $10,500 
Mid-Cap Growth Fund          
Tesla Motors,Inc, Put, 11/08/13 at $155   500    390,000 

 

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Written options outstanding as of October 31, 2013 were as follows:

 

   Number of
Contracts
   Value 
Enhanced Large-Cap Value Index Fund          
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., Call, 11/01/13 at $117   20   $(14,000)
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., Call, 11/01/13 at $118   9    (5,355)
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., Call, 11/01/13 at $125   9    (270)
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Call, 11/01/13 at $26.50   60    (300)
Delta Air lines Inc., Call, 11/01/13 at $27   120    (240)
Electronic Arts Inc., Call, 11/16/13 at $28   100    (2,500)
Expedia Inc., Call, 11/16/13 at $60   100    (11,000)
Gilead Sciences Inc., Call, 11/08/13 at $75   30    (360)
Noble Energy Inc., Call, 11/16/13 at $77.50   50    (2,500)
Perrigo Co., Call, 11/16/13 at $140   12    (1,440)
Sandisk Corp., Call, 11/01/13 at $72   30    (75)
VMWare Inc., Call, 11/16/13 at $92.50   40    (400)
Walter Energy Inc., Call, 11/01/13 at $17   500    (2,000)
Walter Energy Inc., Call, 11/08/13 at $17   75    (1,275)
Whirlpool Corp., Call, 11/16/13 at $150   14    (2,016)
Total   1,169   $(43,731)
Growth & Income Fund          
Amazon Inc., Call, 11/01/13 at $385   30   $(120)
Apple Inc., Call, 11/01/13 at $550   30    (120)
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., Call, 11/16/13 at $150   190    (8,550)
Facebook Inc., Call, 11/01/13 at $57   160    (320)
Illumina Inc., Call, 11/16/13 at $100   100    (3,250)
Jinkosolar Holding Co Ltd., Call, 11/16/13 at $22   300    (60,000)
Medivation Inc., Call, 11/16/13 at $67.50   190    (9,310)
Stratasys Ltd., Call, 11/16/13 at $130   100    (8,100)
Whirlpool Corp., Call, 11/16/13 at $150   200    (28,800)
Yelp Inc., Call, 11/01/13 at $75   100    (1,000)
Total   1,400   $(119,570)
Large-Cap Growth Fund          
Ecolab Inc., Call, 11/16/13 at $110   108   $(3,240)
Realogy Holdings Corp., Call, 11/16/13 at $50   307    (5,373)
Total   415   $(8,613)
Mid-Cap Growth Fund          
Cheniere Energy Inc., Call, 11/16/13 at $40   800   $(91,200)
Ciena Corp., Call, 11/16/13 at $28   2,000    (12,000)
Commvault Systems Inc., Call, 11/16/13 at $90   500    (3,750)
Linkedin Corp., Call, 11/16/13 at $230   110    (51,700)
Proto Labs Inc., Call, 11/16/13 at $90   500    (47,500)
Proto Labs Inc., Call, 11/16/13 at $95   750    (15,000)
Qlik Technologies Inc., Call, 11/16/13 at $39   3,000    (15,000)
Stratasys Ltd., Call, 11/16/13 at $130   800    (64,800)
Tesla Motors Inc., Call, 11/08/13 at $175   500    (235,000)
Tesla Motors Inc., Put, 11/08/13 at $140   500    (141,500)
Yelp Inc., Call, 11/16/13 at $72.50   500    (86,000)
Total   9,960   $(763,450)

 

Transactions in written options and related premiums received during the period ended October 31, 2013, were as follows:

 

Number of contracts   Premiums 
Enhanced Large-Cap Value Index Fund          
Outstanding at beginning of period   102   $32,571 
Written   20,551    1,054,977 
Purchased   (876)   (82,699)
Exercised   (4,561)   (340,692)
Expired   (14,047)   (615,888)
Outstanding at end of period   1,169   $48,269 

 

 

Number of contracts   Premiums 
Growth & Income Fund          
Outstanding at beginning of period   1,500   $191,032 
Written   95,473    4,190,897 
Purchased   (18,303)   (962,855)
Exercised   (28,782)   (1,173,519)
Expired   (48,488)   (2,044,171)
Outstanding at end of period   1,400   $201,384 
Large-Cap Growth Fund          
Outstanding at beginning of period      $ 
Written   2,775    184,399 
Purchased   (657)   (82,070)
Exercised   (146)   (16,785)
Expired   (1,557)   (72,267)
Outstanding at end of period   415   $13,277 
Mid-Cap Growth Fund          
Outstanding at beginning of period      $ 
Written   26,292    4,782,308 
Purchased   (9,450)   (1,058,600)
Exercised   (3,040)   (1,258,142)
Expired   (3,842)   (763,179)
Outstanding at end of period   9,960   $1,702,387 

 

Note 4—investment adviser and affiliates

 

Under the terms of the Investment Management Agreement with respect to each Fund, Advisors provides asset management services to the Fund for an annual fee, payable monthly. The Funds have entered into an Administrative Services Agreement with Advisors under which the Funds pay Advisors for its costs in providing certain administrative and operational oversight services to the Funds.

 

Under the terms of a Retirement Class Service Agreement with respect to each Fund, the Retirement Class of the Fund incurs an annual fee, payable monthly to Advisors, for certain administrative costs associated with the maintenance of Retirement Class shares on retirement plan or other platforms. Substantially all of the Retirement Class shareholder servicing fees reported on the Statements of Operations are paid to Advisors under the Service Agreement. Under the terms of a distribution Rule 12b-1 plan, the Retail Class of each Fund compensates TPIS for providing distribution, promotional and/or shareholder services to the Retail Class of the Fund at the annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Retail Class. Prior to January 1, 2013, the Retail Class of each Fund (except the Emerging Markets Equity Fund and the Global Natural Resources Fund) reimbursed TPIS for amounts incurred up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets to distribute the Funds’ Retail Class. The Premier Class of each Fund has adopted a distribution Rule 12b-1 plan that compensates TPIS for providing distribution, promotional and/or shareholder services to the Premier Class of the Fund at the annual rate of 0.15% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Premier Class.

 

Certain affiliated entities may pay Fund expenses on behalf of the Funds. The Funds reimburse the affiliated entities for any such payment. Amounts owed to Fund affiliates for payment of Fund expenses are disclosed as due to affiliates on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 97
 

Notes to financial statements

 

Advisors has agreed to reimburse each Fund if its total expense ratio (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage and other transactional expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) exceeds certain percentages. As of October 31, 2013, the investment management fee, service agreement fee, distribution fee and maximum expense amounts (after waivers and reimbursements) are equal to the following noted annual percentage of average daily net assets for each class:

 

   Investment
management
fee range
  Investment
management
fee–effective
rate
  Service
agreement fee
   Distribution fee   Maximum expense amounts 
Fund          Retirement
Class
   Retail
Class
   Premier
Class
   Institutional
Class
   Retirement
Class
   Retail
Class
   Premier
Class
 
Enhanced Large-Cap
Growth Index*
   0.20%–0.35 %   0.34%   %   %   %   0.40%   %   %   %
Enhanced Large-Cap
Value Index*
   0.20–0.35     0.34                0.40             
Growth & Income*   0.39–0.45     0.43    0.25    0.25    0.15    0.52    0.77    0.91    0.67 
Large-Cap Growth*   0.39–0.45     0.44    0.25    0.25    0.15    0.52    0.77    0.91    0.67 
Large-Cap Value*   0.39–0.45     0.43    0.25    0.25    0.15    0.52    0.77    0.91    0.67 
Mid-Cap Growth*   0.42–0.48^   0.45    0.25    0.25    0.15    0.55    0.80    0.94    0.70 
Mid-Cap Value*   0.42–0.48 ^   0.43    0.25    0.25    0.15    0.55    0.80    0.94    0.70 
Small-Cap Equity*   0.42–0.48 ƒ   0.44    0.25    0.25    0.15    0.55    0.80    0.94    0.70 
Social Choice Equity   0.15    0.15    0.25    0.25    0.15    0.22    0.47    0.61    0.37 
Emerging Markets Equity*   0.79–0.85     0.85    0.25    0.25    0.15    0.95    1.20    1.34    1.10 
Enhanced International
Equity Index*
   0.30–0.45 ¥   0.42                0.55             
Global Natural Resources*   0.59–0.65     0.65    0.25    0.25    0.15    0.75    1.00    1.14    0.90 
International Equity*   0.44–0.50     0.48    0.25    0.25    0.15    0.60    0.85    0.99    0.75 
International
Opportunities*
   0.54–0.60     0.60    0.25    0.25    0.15    0.70    0.95    1.09    0.85 
* These Funds are subject to a breakpoint schedule on their investment management fees, which reduces these fees as the Fund’s net assets increase.
^ Beginning May 1, 2013, Advisors voluntarily waived a portion of the investment management fee for the Mid-Cap Growth and Mid-Cap Value Funds. The investment management fee range after the waiver was 0.40—0.48% of average daily net assets. Advisors has agreed to continue the investment management fee waiver for the period May 1, 2013 to April 30, 2014. This voluntary waiver may be terminated by the Board of Trustees after the first six-months.
ƒ During the period November 1, 2012 to April 30, 2013, Advisors voluntarily waived a portion of the investment management fee for the Small-Cap Equity Fund. The investment management fee range after the waiver was 0.40%—0.45% of average daily net assets. Advisors has agreed to continue the investment management fee waiver for the period May 1, 2013 to April 30, 2014. This voluntary waiver may be terminated by the Board of Trustees after the first six-months. Effective May 1, 2013, the maximum expense amount is 0.52% for Institutional Class, 0.77% for the Retirement Class, 0.52% for the Retail Class and 0.67% for the Premier Class.
¥ Effective May 1, 2013, the investment management fees are 0.25—0.40% of average daily net assets for the Enhanced International Equity Index Fund. The maximum expense amount is 0.50% of average daily net assets.
Maximum expense amounts reflect all expenses excluding interest, taxes, brokerage and other transactional expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses. The expense reimbursement arrangements will continue through at least February 28, 2014. For the International Opportunities Fund, the reimbursement arrangements will continue through at least April 11, 2014. The reimbursement arrangements can only be changed with the approval of the Board of Trustees.

 

The Funds may purchase or sell investment securities in transactions with affiliated entities under procedures adopted by the Board, pursuant to the 1940 Act. These transactions are effected at market rates without incurring broker commissions.

 

TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc. (“TFI”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of TIAA, is a registered investment adviser that provides program management services to multiple qualified tuition programs formed under Section 529 of the Code (“529 Plans”). These 529 Plans, each of which operates independently, invest a portion of their assets in several of the Funds. As of October 31, 2013, three 529 Plans owned 8%, 6% and 8%, respectively, of the International Equity Fund; and one 529 Plan owns 6% of the Social Choice Equity Fund.

 

At the commencement of operations of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund and the Global Natural Resources Fund, TIAA, an affiliate, invested in each Fund. In addition, a registered separate account of TIAA (collectively “TIAA Access”) has various sub-accounts that invest in the funds, and certain funds within the Trust also make investments in the Funds.

 

The following is the percentage of Fund shares owned by TIAA and other funds within the Trust as of October 31, 2013:

 

Underlying Fund  TIAA   TIAA-CREF
Lifecycle Funds
   TIAA-CREF
Lifestyle Funds
   TIAA-CREF
Managed
Allocation Fund
   TIAA Access   Total 
Enhanced Large-Cap Growth Index   %   95%   %   4%   %   99%
Enhanced Large-Cap Value Index       95    1    4        100 
Growth & Income       31        1    5    37 
Large-Cap Growth       62    1    2    2    67 
Large-Cap Value       31        1    7    39 
Mid-Cap Growth       5            8    13 
Mid-Cap Value       2            9    11 
Small-Cap Equity       26        1    6    33 
Social Choice Equity                   2    2 
Emerging Markets Equity   1    87    1    3        92 
Enhanced International Equity Index       95    1    4        100 
Global Natural Resources   10    76    1    3        90 
International Equity       26    1    1    6    34 
International Opportunities       95    1    4        100 

 

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Companies in which a Fund holds 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares are considered “affiliated companies” of the Fund pursuant to the 1940 Act. Information regarding transactions with affiliate companies is as follows:

 

Issue  Value at
October 31, 2012
   Purchase
cost
   Sales
proceeds
   Realized
gain (loss)
   Dividend
income
   Withholding
expense
   Shares at
October 31,
2013
   Value at
October 31,
2013
 
Large-Cap Value Fund                                        
TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending
Portfolio of the State Street
Navigator Securities Lending Trust
   $115,711,071    $180,687,528    $97,599,663    $–    $–    $–    198,798,936    $198,798,936 
Small-Cap Equity Fund                                        
TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending
Portfolio of the State Street
Navigator Securities Lending Trust
   157,154,884    157,697,884    108,296,396                206,556,372    206,556,372 

 

Note 5—investments

 

Securities lending: The Funds may lend their securities to qualified institutional borrowers to earn additional income. A Fund receives collateral (in the form of cash, Treasury securities or other collateral permitted by applicable law) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of loaned securities during the period of the loan; any additional collateral required due to changes in security values is delivered to the fund the next business day. Cash collateral received by a Fund will generally be invested in high-quality short-term instruments, or in one or more funds maintained by the securities lending agent for the purpose of investing cash collateral. The value of the loaned securities and the liability to return the cash collateral received are reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Securities lending income consists of earnings on invested collateral and lending fees, net of any rebates to the borrower and compensation to the lending agent. Such income is reflected separately in the Statements of Operations. In lending its securities, the Fund bears the market risk with respect to the collateral investment as well as the securities loaned and also bears the risk that the counterparty may default on its obligations to the Fund.

 

Restricted securities: Restricted securities held by the Funds, if any, may not be sold except in exempt transactions or in a public offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The risk of investing in such securities is generally greater than the risk of investing in securities that are widely held and publicly traded.

 

Equity-linked notes: Equity-linked notes are debt securities issued by banks or broker-dealers and are designed to offer a return linked to an underlying security or market index. Equity-linked notes are structured with a defined maturity date. When the note matures, the issuer will pay to, or receive from the Fund, the difference between the nominal value of the underlying instrument at the time of purchase and that instrument’s value at maturity. The Fund will record a realized gain or loss on the transaction. The note is valued daily and any change in the value of the note is reflected in net unrealized gains and losses. Investments in equity-linked notes involve the same risks associated with a direct investment in the underlying security or index that the notes seek to replicate. In addition, there is also counterparty risk associated with these investments because the Fund is relying on the creditworthiness of such counterparty and has no rights under an equity-linked note against the issuer of the underlying security.

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation): At October 31, 2013, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) based on aggregate cost of portfolio investments for federal income tax purposes, consisting of gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation, was as follows:

 

Fund  Tax
cost
   Gross
unrealized
appreciation
   Gross
unrealized
depreciation
   Net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 
Enhanced Large-Cap
Growth Index
  $1,175,143,958   $327,033,095   $(5,382,433)  $321,650,662 
Enhanced Large-Cap
Value Index
   1,083,160,713    350,673,230    (1,630,689)   349,042,541 
Growth & Income   3,206,686,780    873,495,713    (9,400,416)   864,095,297 
Large-Cap Growth   1,652,240,270    614,377,222    (9,716,290)   604,660,932 
Large-Cap Value   3,896,608,684    823,906,912    (81,815,266)   742,091,646 
Mid-Cap Growth   1,533,502,798    408,126,187    (20,056,137)   388,070,050 
Mid-Cap Value   3,434,301,710    1,155,206,436    (27,321,670)   1,127,884,766 
Small-Cap Equity   1,985,163,941    584,556,040    (35,237,468)   549,318,572 
Social Choice Equity   1,248,308,579    531,064,570    (17,349,279)   513,715,291 
Emerging Markets Equity   660,006,084    97,569,435    (20,512,537)   77,056,898 
Enhanced International
Equity Index
   687,730,353    147,067,120    (4,913,307)   142,153,813 
Global Natural Resources   264,270,602    20,935,977    (2,909,899)   18,026,078 
International Equity   3,266,713,880    381,005,436    (45,102,093)   335,903,343 
International
Opportunities
   791,360,776    47,643,276    (8,833,873)   38,809,403 

 

Purchases and sales: Purchases and sales of securities (other than short-term instruments) for all of the Funds for the year ended October 31, 2013 were as follows:

 

Fund  Non-U.S.
government
purchases
   Non-U.S.
government
sales
 
Enhanced Large-Cap Growth Index  $1,448,781,838   $1,250,308,847 
Enhanced Large-Cap Value Index   1,064,762,220    998,621,398 
Growth & Income   5,166,647,462    4,937,634,149 
Large-Cap Growth   2,002,254,676    1,885,943,603 
Large-Cap Value   2,541,603,220    1,950,497,660 
Mid-Cap Growth   1,636,410,745    1,611,147,051 
Mid-Cap Value   2,006,461,769    1,740,775,737 
Small-Cap Equity   1,680,901,385    1,637,441,955 
Social Choice Equity   297,040,200    170,888,274 
Emerging Markets Equity   786,765,619    743,630,760 
Enhanced International Equity Index   871,359,475    860,550,638 
Global Natural Resources   477,092,382    465,684,889 
International Equity   4,016,182,402    4,204,430,536 
International Opportunities   854,671,910    106,436,954 


 

TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 99
 

Notes to financial statements

 

Note 6—distributions to shareholders and other tax items

 

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012 was as follows:

 

   10/31/2013   10/31/2012 
Fund  Ordinary income   Long-term
capital gains
   Total   Ordinary income   Long-term
capital gains
   Total 
Enhanced Large-Cap Growth Index   $ 19,981,222    $ 32,431,575    $ 52,412,797    $ 44,755,249    $ 36,530,158    $ 81,285,407 
Enhanced Large-Cap Value Index   26,866,075    20,942,323    47,808,398    26,245,491    22,209,269    48,454,760 
Growth & Income   49,470,288    112,730,342    162,200,630    31,769,029    17,947,213    49,716,242 
Large-Cap Growth   5,411,547    43,612,010    49,023,557    2,803,069    11,957,189    14,760,258 
Large-Cap Value   53,399,862    11,162,311    64,562,173    31,353,692        31,353,692 
Mid-Cap Growth   8,290,831    69,019,123    77,309,954        46,187,920    46,187,920 
Mid-Cap Value   50,121,555    59,560,724    109,682,279    32,121,317        32,121,317 
Small-Cap Equity   17,344,213    31,024,962    48,369,175    8,529,276    42,375,063    50,904,339 
Social Choice Equity   23,957,439        23,957,439    18,080,683        18,080,683 
Emerging Markets Equity   6,995,272        6,995,272    2,863,899        2,863,899 
Enhanced International Equity Index   25,469,837        25,469,837    17,033,076        17,033,076 
Global Natural Resources   5,121,190        5,121,190    125,457        125,457 
International Equity   50,663,141        50,663,141    38,514,207        38,514,207 
International Opportunities                        

 

As of October 31, 2013, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund  Undistributed ordinary income   Undistributed long-term capital gains   Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   Capital
loss
carryover
   Total 
Enhanced Large-Cap Growth Index  $59,673,706   $56,452,299   $321,650,665   $   $437,776,670 
Enhanced Large-Cap Value Index   54,219,252    58,116,052    349,047,081        461,382,385 
Growth & Income   159,176,855    236,614,046    864,182,229        1,259,973,130 
Large-Cap Growth   70,777,161    91,859,987    604,665,983        767,303,131 
Large-Cap Value   206,959,446    141,705,919    742,092,618        1,090,757,983 
Mid-Cap Growth   54,653,870    175,122,289    389,008,491        618,784,650 
Mid-Cap Value   88,925,371    214,479,546    1,127,879,869        1,431,284,786 
Small-Cap Equity   110,610,923    95,238,110    549,318,570        755,167,603 
Social Choice Equity   18,156,836    16,400,896    513,715,294        548,273,026 
Emerging Markets Equity   4,123,988        76,943,808    (42,770,615)   38,297,181 
Enhanced International Equity Index   26,022,951    30,786,400    142,169,683        198,979,034 
Global Natural Resources   3,968,921        17,945,280    (23,687,207)   (1,773,006)
International Equity   53,464,737        335,858,534    (239,090,556)   150,232,715 
International Opportunities   2,798,581        38,813,988    (10,258,005)   31,354,564 

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis net investment income, net realized gains and losses, and unrealized appreciation and depreciation is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the realization, for tax purposes, of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies, the utilization of capital loss carryovers, and the treatment of short term gain as ordinary income for tax purposes.

 

In certain circumstances, a fund may distribute portfolio securities rather than cash as payment for a redemption of fund shares (in-kind redemption). A fund may also accept portfolio securities rather than cash as payment for a purchase of fund shares (in-kind purchase). During the year ended October 31, 2013, the Funds did not have any in-kind purchase or in-kind redemption transactions.

 

At October 31, 2013, the following Funds had capital loss carryovers, which will expire as follows:

 

   Date of expiration     
Fund  10/31/17   10/31/18   10/31/19   No expiration   Total 
Emerging Markets Equity   $    $    $ 14,064,867    $ 28,705,748    $ 42,770,615 
Global Natural Resources               23,687,207    23,687,207 
International Equity   202,053,338    37,037,218            239,090,556 
International Opportunities               10,258,005    10,258,005 

 

For the year ended October 31, 2013, the Social Choice Equity Fund, Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Enhanced International Equity Index Fund, and International Equity Fund utilized $5,686,668, $6,884,947, $15,229,441, and $593,313,252, respectively, of their capital loss carryover available from prior years.

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Funds will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment tax years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryovers may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

 

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Note 7—emerging markets risks

 

The Emerging Markets Equity Fund holds a large portion of its assets in emerging market securities. Emerging market securities are often subject to greater price volatility, less liquidity and higher rates of inflation and deflation than U.S. securities. In addition, emerging markets may be subject to greater political, economic and social uncertainty, and differing regulatory environments that may potentially impact the Fund’s ability to buy or sell certain securities or repatriate proceeds to U.S. dollars.

 

Note 8—line of credit

 

Each of the Funds participates in a $1.5 billion unsecured revolving credit facility that can be used for temporary purposes, including, without limitation, the funding of shareholder redemptions. This facility expired June 2013. A new facility was entered into on June 25, 2013 expiring June 24, 2014. Certain affiliated accounts and mutual funds, each of which is managed by Advisors, or an affiliate of Advisors, also participate in this facility. An annual commitment fee for the credit facility is borne by the participating accounts and mutual funds on a pro rata basis. Interest associated with any borrowing under the facility is charged to the borrowing funds at a specified rate of interest. The Funds are not liable for borrowings under the facility by other affiliated accounts or mutual funds. For the year ended October 31, 2013, there were no borrowings under this credit facility by the Funds.

 

Note 9—indemnification

 

In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnities. A Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Also, under the Funds’ organizational documents, the trustees and officers of the Funds are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of their duties to the Funds. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss due to these warranties and indemnities to be unlikely.


 

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Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of the TIAA-CREF Funds:

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the summary portfolios of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Enhanced Large-Cap Growth Index Fund, Enhanced Large-Cap Value Index Fund, Growth & Income Fund, Large-Cap Growth Fund, Large-Cap Value Fund, Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Mid-Cap Value Fund, Small-Cap Equity Fund, Social Choice Equity Fund, Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Enhanced International Equity Index Fund, Global Natural Resources Fund, International Equity Fund, and International Opportunities Fund (fourteen of the portfolios constituting the TIAA-CREF Funds; hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at October 31, 2013, the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

  

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Baltimore, Maryland
December 17, 2013

 

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Trustees and officers (unaudited)

 

TIAA-CREF Funds ■ October 31, 2013

 

Trustees

 

      Term of     Number of   
      office and     portfolios in   
   Position(s)  length     fund complex   
Name, address and  held with  of time     overseen   
date of birth (“DOB”)  fund  served  Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years  by trustee  Other directorship(s) held by trustee
Forrest Berkley
c/o Corporate Secretary
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 4/25/54
  Trustee  Indefinite term.
Trustee since 2006.
  Retired Partner (since 2006), Former Partner (1990–2005) and Head of Global Product Management (2003–2005), GMO (formerly, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co.) (investment management); and member of asset allocation portfolio management team, GMO (2003–2005).  78  Director of GMO; Director, the Maine Coast Heritage Trust; Investment Committee member, Maine Community Foundation and the Elmina B. Sewall Foundation, and Director of the Maine Chapter of the Nature Conservancy.
Nancy A. Eckl
c/o Corporate Secretary
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 10/6/62
  Trustee  Indefinite term.
Trustee since 2007.
  Former Vice President (1990–2006), American Beacon Advisors, Inc., and Vice President of certain funds advised by American Beacon Advisors, Inc.  78  Independent Director, The Lazard Funds, Inc., Lazard Retirement Series, Inc., Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc. and Lazard World Dividend & Income Fund, Inc.; Independent Member of the Boards of Lazard Alternative Strategies Fund, LLC and Lazard Alternative Strategies 1099 Fund.
Michael A. Forrester
c/o Corporate Secretary
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 11/5/67
  Trustee  Indefinite term.
Trustee since 2007.
  Chief Operating Officer, Copper Rock Capital Partners, LLC (since 2007); Chief Operating Officer, DDJ Capital Management (2003–2006).  78  Director of Copper Rock Capital Partners, LLC (investment adviser).
Howell E. Jackson
c/o Corporate Secretary
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 1/4/54
  Chairman of the Board and Trustee  Indefinite term.
Trustee since 2005; Chairman for term ending December 31, 2015. Chairman since 2013.
  James S. Reid, Jr. Professor of Law (since 2004), Senior Advisor to the President and Provost (2010–2012), Acting Dean (2009), Vice Dean for Budget (2003–2006) and on the faculty (since 1989) of Harvard Law School.  78  Director, D2D Fund.
Nancy L. Jacob
c/o Corporate Secretary
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 1/15/43
  Trustee  Indefinite term.
Trustee since 1999.
  Former President and Founder (2006–2012) of NLJ Advisors, Inc. (investment adviser); President and Managing Principal, Windermere Investment Associates (1997–2006).  78  None
Thomas J. Kenny
c/o Corporate Secretary
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 3/27/63
  Trustee  Indefinite term.
Trustee since 2011.
  Former Partner (2004–2010) and Managing Director (1999–2010), Goldman Sachs Asset Management.  78  Director, Sansum Clinic; Investment committee member, College of Mount Saint Vincent and Cottage Health System; Member, United States Olympics Paralympics Advisory Committee, University of California at Santa Barbara Arts and Lectures Advisory Council; Trustee and Treasurer, Crane County Day School.
Bridget A. Macaskill
c/o Corporate Secretary
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 8/5/48
  Trustee  Indefinite term.
Trustee since 2003.
  Chief Executive Officer (since 2010), President and Chief Operating Officer (since 2009), First Eagle Investment Management, LLC; Former Principal, BAM Consulting LLC (2003–2009); Former Independent Consultant for Merrill Lynch (2003–2009).  78  Director, Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Holdings; First Eagle Investment Management, LLC; American Legacy Foundation (Investment Committee); University of Edinburgh (Campaign Board); and the North Shore Land Alliance.
James M. Poterba
c/o Corporate Secretary
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 7/13/58
  Trustee  Indefinite term.
Trustee since 2006.
  President and Chief Executive Officer, National Bureau of Economic Research (“NBER”) (since 2008); Mitsui Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (“MIT”) (since 1996), Former Head (2006–2008) and Associate Head (1994–2000 and 2001–2006), Economics Department of MIT; and Former Program Director, NBER (1990–2008).  78  Director, The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and National Bureau of Economic Research; Member, Congressional Budget Office Panel of Economic Advisers.

 

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Trustees and officers (unaudited)

 

TIAA-CREF Funds  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Trustees — concluded

 

      Term of     Number of   
      office and     portfolios in   
   Position(s)  length     fund complex   
Name, address and  held with  of time     overseen   
date of birth (“DOB”)  fund  served  Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years  by trustee  Other directorship(s) held by trustee
Maceo K. Sloan
c/o Corporate Secretary
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 10/18/49
  Trustee  Indefinite term.
Trustee since 1999.
  Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sloan Financial Group, Inc. (since 1991); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (since 1991) and Chief Investment Officer (1991–2013), NCM Capital Management Group, Inc.; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (since 2003) and Chief Investment Officer (2003–2013), NCM Capital Advisers Inc.; and Chairman, President and Principal Executive Officer, NCM Capital Investment Trust (2007–2012 ).  78  Director, SCANA Corporation (energy holding company); Member, Duke Children’s Hospital and Health Center National Board of Advisors.
Laura T. Starks
c/o Corporate Secretary
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 2/17/50
  Trustee  Indefinite term.
Trustee since 2006.
  Associate Dean for Research (since 2011), McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin (“McCombs”), and Director, AIM Investment Center at McCombs (since 2000). Charles E. and Sarah M. Seay Regents Chair in Finance (since 2002); Professor, University of Texas at Austin (since 1987). Former Chairman, Department of Finance, University of Texas at Austin (2002–2011).  78  Member of the Board of Governors of the Investment Company Institute, the Governing Council of Independent Directors Council (an association for mutual fund directors), and Investment Advisory Committee, Employees Retirement System of Texas.

 

Officers

 

                  
      Term of           
      office and           
   Position(s)  length           
Name, address and  held with  of time           
date of birth (“DOB”)  fund  served   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years
Brandon Becker
TIAA-CREF
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 3/19/54
  Executive Vice
President and
Chief Legal Officer
  One-year term.
Executive
Vice President
and Chief Legal
Officer since 2009.
  Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”), and College Retirement Equities Fund (“CREF”), TIAA Separate Account VA-1, TIAA-CREF Funds, and TIAA-CREF Life Funds (collectively, the “TIAA-CREF Fund Complex”) (since 2009). Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP (1996–2009).
Richard S. Biegen
TIAA-CREF
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 5/8/62
  Chief Compliance Officer  One-year term. Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2008.   Chief Compliance Officer of the TIAA-CREF Fund Complex and TIAA Separate Account VA-3 (since 2008). Vice President, Senior Compliance Officer (2008–2011) and Managing Director, Senior Compliance Officer (since 2011) of Asset Management Compliance of TIAA. Chief Compliance Officer of TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC (“Investment Management”) (since 2008). Chief Compliance Officer (2008), Vice President, Senior Compliance Officer (2008–2011) and Managing Director, Senior Compliance Officer (since 2011) of Teachers Advisors, Inc. (“Advisors”). Managing Director and Senior Compliance Officer of TIAA-CREF Alternatives Advisors, LLC. (“TCAA”) (since 2011). Managing Director and Senior Compliance Officer of TIAA-CREF Alternatives Services, LLC (“TCAS”) (since 2011). Interim Chief Compliance Officer for TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Company Separate Accounts VA-1, VLI-I and VLI-2 (since 2013). Interim Chief Compliance Officer for Covariance Capital Management, Inc. (“Covariance”) (since 2013). Managing Director/Director of Global Compliance, AIG Investments (2000–2008).
Carol Deckbar
TIAA-CREF
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 9/13/62
  Executive Vice
President
  One-year term. Executive Vice President since 2013 .   Executive Vice President (since 2013), Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) Asset Management (since 2012) of TIAA and Executive Vice President of the TIAA-CREF Fund Complex (since 2013). Interim Head of Asset Management, TIAA (2012–2013). Senior Vice President, Investment Products, TIAA (2009–2012). Managing Director, Mutual Fund Products, TIAA (2007–2009). Senior Managing Director, President, and COO of Advisors and Investment Management (since 2012). Director of Advisors (since 2008). Manager, President, and COO of TCAA and TCAS (since 2011). Director (since 2011) of TIAA-CREF Asset Management (“TCAM”). Manager of TIAA-CREF Individual and Institutional Services, LLC (since 2010). Director of Westchester Group Investment Management, Inc. (since 2011). Manager of Beaver Investment Holdings, LLC (since 2012). Director of GreenWood Resources, Inc. (since 2012). Director of TH RE Administration Ltd., TH RE FCACO Ltd., TH RE AIFM Group Ltd, and TH RE Group Holdings Ltd. (since 2013).

 

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concluded

 

Officers — concluded

 

      Term of           
      office and           
   Position(s)  length           
Name, address and  held with  of time           
date of birth (“DOB”)  fund  served   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years
Phillip G. Goff
TIAA-CREF
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 11/22/63
  Principal Financial
Officer, Principal
Accounting Officer
and Treasurer
  One-year term.
Principal Financial
Officer, Principal
Accounting Officer
and Treasurer
since 2007.
  Treasurer of CREF (since 2008); Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer of the TIAA-CREF Funds and TIAA-CREF Life Funds (since 2007) and Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer (since 2009) and Treasurer (since 2008) of TIAA Separate Account VA-1. Senior Vice President (since 2010) and Funds Treasurer (since 2006) of TIAA. Director of Advisors (since 2008). Director of TIAA-CREF Asset Management (“TCAM”) (since 2011). Senior Vice President (since 2010) and Funds Treasurer (since 2007) of Advisors and Investment Management. Assistant Treasurer of TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Company (“TC Life”) (since 2012). Director of TIAA-CREF Trust Company, FSB (“Trust”) (since 2008). Director, Senior Vice President and Funds Treasurer of TCAA (since 2011). Director, Senior Vice President and Funds Treasurer of TCAS (since 2011). Chief Financial Officer, Van Kampen Funds (2005–2006).
Stephen Gruppo
TIAA-CREF
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 9/25/59
  Executive Vice President  One-year term. Executive Vice President since 2009.   Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer (since 2013) of TIAA and Executive Vice President of the TIAA-CREF Fund Complex (since 2009). Executive Vice President, Head of Risk Management of TIAA (2009–2013). Executive Vice President, Risk Management (since 2009). Senior Managing Director of Advisors and Investment Management (2006–2009) and Head of Credit Risk Management of Advisors and Investment Management (2005–2006). Senior Managing Director, Acting Head of Risk Management of TIAA and Senior Managing Director of the TIAA-CREF Fund Complex (2008–2009). Executive Vice President, Risk Management of TCAA (since 2011). Executive Vice President, Risk Management of TCAS (since 2011). Senior Managing Director, Chief Credit Risk Officer (2004–2008) of TIAA. Director of TC Life (2006–2008). Director of TPIS, Advisors and Investment Management (2008).
Robert G. Leary
TIAA-CREF
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 3/20/61
  President and Principal Executive Officer  One-year term. President and Principal Executive Officer since 2013.   Executive Vice President and President of Asset Management (since 2013) of TIAA and Executive Vice President of CREF and VA-1 (since 2013); Principal Executive Officer and President of the TIAA-CREF Funds and TIAA-CREF Life Funds (since 2013). Director, President and CEO of Advisors (since 2013). Manager, President and CEO of Investment Management (since 2013). Director of TH RE Ltd (since 2013). Director, President & CEO of TPIS (since 2013). Director of TIAA International Holdings 1 Ltd, TIAA International Holdings 2 Ltd, and TIAA International Holdings 3 Ltd (since 2013). Director, President & CEO of TCAM, Inc. (since 2013). Representative, Securities Research, Inc. (February-May 2013). President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S., ING Americas (2010 to 2012). Chief Executive Officer, ING Insurance US (2009–2010). Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ING Investment Management, Americas (2007–2009). Executive Vice President, AIG Financial Products Corp (1995–2007).
Ronald R. Pressman
TIAA-CREF
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 4/11/58
  Executive Vice President  One-year term. Executive Vice President since 2012.   Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (since 2012) of TIAA, and Executive Vice President of the TIAA-CREF Funds Complex (since 2012). Director, Covariance (since 2012). Manager, TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Company (since 2012). Director, Kaspick & Company, LLC (“Kaspick”) (since 2012). Director, Aspen Insurance Holdings, LLC (since 2011). President and Chief Executive Officer of General Electric Capital Real Estate (2007–2011).
Phillip T. Rollock
TIAA-CREF
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 3/31/62
  Senior Managing Director and Corporate Secretary  One-year term. Senior Managing Director and Corporate Secretary since 2012.   Senior Managing Director and Corporate Secretary of TIAA and the TIAA-CREF Fund Complex (since 2012). Senior Vice President of TIAA and the TIAA-CREF Fund Complex (2012–2013). Managing Director, Retirement and Individual Financial Services (2010–2012) and Vice President, Product Development and Management, Institutional Client Services (2006–2010) of TIAA.
Otha T. Spriggs, III
TIAA-CREF
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 2/16/51
  Executive Vice President  One-year term. Executive Vice President since 2012.   Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer (since 2012) of TIAA and Executive Vice President of the TIAA-CREF Fund Complex (since 2012). Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Boston Scientific (2010–2012); President of Integrated People Solutions (2009–2010); Senior Vice President, Human Resources and various human resources leadership roles, CIGNA Corp. (2001–2009).
Edward D. Van Dolsen
TIAA-CREF
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 4/21/58
  Executive Vice President  One-year term. Executive Vice President since 2006.   Executive Vice President, President of Retirement and Individual Financial Services (since 2011) of TIAA, and Executive Vice President (since 2008) of the TIAA-CREF Fund Complex. Chief Operating Officer (2010–2011), Executive Vice President, Product Development and Management (2009–2010), Executive Vice President, Institutional Client Services (2006–2009), Executive Vice President, Product Management (2005–2006), and Senior Vice President, Pension Products (2003–2005) of TIAA. Director of Covariance (since 2010). Director (since 2007), Chairman and President (since 2012) of TCT Holdings, Inc. Director (2007–2011) and Executive Vice President (2008–2010) of TCAM. Manager (since 2006), President and CEO (2006–2010) of Redwood. Director of Tuition Financing (2008–2009) and Executive Vice President of TC Life (2009–2010).
Constance K. Weaver
TIAA-CREF
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 9/26/52
  Executive Vice President  One-year term. Executive Vice President since 2010.   Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer of TIAA and Executive Vice President of the TIAA-CREF Fund Complex (since 2010); Chief Communications Officer of TIAA (2010–2011). Senior Vice President, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (2008–2010). Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, BearingPoint (2005–2008).

 

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Important tax information (unaudited)

 

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, the TIAA-CREF Funds designate the following distribution amounts (or the maximum amount allowable) as being from Section 1250 gains and net long-term capital gains.

 

   Section 1250   Long-term     
Fund  gains   capital gains   Total 
Enhanced Large-Cap Growth Index  $13,376   $32,418,199   $32,431,575 
Enhanced Large-Cap Value Index   30,037    20,912,286    20,942,323 
Growth & Income   12,715    120,824,869    120,837,584 
Large-Cap Growth       43,612,010    43,612,010 
Large-Cap Value       18,217,448    18,217,448 
Mid-Cap Growth       75,607,604    75,607,604 
Mid-Cap Value       71,641,523    71,641,523 
Small-Cap Equity       35,699,406    35,699,406 
Social Choice Equity       1,190,032    1,190,032 
Emerging Markets Equity            
Enhanced International Equity Index            
Global Natural Resources            
International Equity            
International Opportunities            

 

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, the TIAA-CREF Funds designate the following percentages (or the maximum amount allowable) of ordinary income dividends paid as qualifying for the maximum tax rate of 15% as provided by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief and Reconciliation Act of 2003.

 

Fund  Percentage
Enhanced Large-Cap Growth Index   64.63%
Enhanced Large-Cap Value Index   72.56%
Growth & Income   41.32%
Large-Cap Growth   54.06%
Large-Cap Value   76.63%
Mid-Cap Growth   72.63%
Mid-Cap Value   75.16%
Small-Cap Equity   57.42%
Social Choice Equity   100.00%
Emerging Markets Equity   79.92%
Enhanced International Equity Index   53.10%
Global Natural Resources   95.11%
International Equity   80.60%
International Opportunities   65.58%

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, the TIAA-CREF Funds designate the following percentages (or the maximum amount allowable) of ordinary income dividends paid as qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction.

 

Fund  Percentage
Enhanced Large-Cap Growth Index   59.46%
Enhanced Large-Cap Value Index   69.92%
Growth & Income   40.51%
Large-Cap Growth   53.76%
Large-Cap Value   76.37%
Mid-Cap Growth   72.40%
Mid-Cap Value   69.04%
Small-Cap Equity   57.21%
Social Choice Equity   100.00%
Emerging Markets Equity   0.23%
Enhanced International Equity Index   0.00%
Global Natural Resources   21.04%
International Equity   0.00%
International Opportunities   0.00%

 

The Emerging Markets Equity, Enhanced International Equity Index, International Equity, and International Opportunities Funds received income from foreign sources during the year ended October 31, 2013 of $14,399,642 ($0.22886 per share), $16,986,760 ($0.17446 per share), $63,938,557 ($0.20040 per share), and $2,714,182 ($0.03771 per share), respectively, and paid taxes to foreign countries during the year ended October 31, 2013 of $1,348,169 ($0.02143 per share), $733,088 ($0.00753 per share), $2,712,673 ($0.00850 per share), and $241,065 ($0.00335 per share), respectively.

 

The information and distributions reported herein may differ from the information and distributions reported to shareholders for the calendar year ending December 31, 2013, which will be reported in conjunction with your 2013 Form 1099-DIV.

 

By early 2014, shareholders should receive their Form 1099-DIV and a tax information letter from the Funds. For your specific situation, we recommend that you consult a professional tax advisor.


 

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How to reach us

 

TIAA-CREF website

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You should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of any fund before investing. For a prospectus that contains this and other information, please visit tiaa-cref.org, or call 800 842-2252 for the Institutional, Retirement and Premier classes or 800 223-1200 for the Retail Class. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. Investment, insurance and annuity products are not FDIC insured, are not bank guaranteed, are

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2013 Annual Report

 

TIAA-CREF Funds

 

Equity Index Funds

 

October 31, 2013

        
        
  Contents     
        
  Understanding your report from TIAA-CREF Funds  2  
  Information for investors  2  
  TIAA-CREF Market Monitor  3  
  About the funds’ benchmarks  4  
  Important information about expenses  5  
  Fund performance     
  Equity Index Fund  6  
  Large-Cap Growth Index Fund  8  
  Large-Cap Value Index Fund  10  
  S&P 500 Index Fund  12  
  Small-Cap Blend Index Fund  14  
  Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund  16  
  International Equity Index Fund  18  
        
  Summary portfolios of investments  20  
        
  Audited financial statements     
  Statements of assets and liabilities  34  
  Statements of operations  36  
  Statements of changes in net assets  38  
  Financial highlights  42  
  Notes to financial statements  48  
        
  Report of independent registered public accounting firm  55  
        
  Trustees and officers  56  
        
  Important tax information  59  
        
  How to reach usInside back cover  

 

 

Understanding your report from TIAA-CREF Funds

 

For the purposes of this report, “TIAA-CREF Funds” refers only to the TIAA-CREF Equity Index Funds listed on the cover of this report.

This annual report contains information about the holdings and investment performance of the TIAA-CREF Funds as of October 31, 2013. The report contains three main sections:

The fund performance section compares each fund’s investment returns with those of its benchmark index.
The summary portfolios of investments list the industries and types of securities in which each fund had investments as of October 31, 2013.
The financial statements provide detailed information about the operations and financial condition of each fund.

The views and opinions expressed in this report are through the end of the period, as stated on the cover of this report. They are subject to change at any time, based on a variety of factors. As such, they are not guarantees of future performance or investment results and should not be taken as investment advice. The risks of investing in the TIAA-CREF Funds vary from fund to fund; to see the risks of investing in an individual fund, please refer to that fund’s latest prospectus.

 

As always, you should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of any fund before investing. For a prospectus that contains this and other important information, please visit our website at tiaa-cref.org, or call 800 842-2252 for the Institutional, Retirement and Premier classes or 800 223-1200 for the Retail Class. We urge you to read the prospectus carefully before investing.


 

Information for investors

 

Portfolio holdings

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules allow investment companies to list the top holdings of each fund in their annual and semiannual reports, instead of providing complete portfolio listings. The TIAA-CREF Funds also file complete portfolio listings with the SEC, and they are available to the public.

You can obtain a complete list of the TIAA-CREF Funds’ portfolio holdings (Schedules of Investments) as of the most recently completed fiscal quarter in the following ways:

By visiting our website at tiaa-cref.org; or
By calling us at 800 842-2252 to request a copy, which will be provided free of charge.

You can also obtain a complete list of the TIAA-CREF Funds’ portfolio holdings as of the most recently completed fiscal quarter, and for prior quarter-ends, from our SEC Form N-CSR and Form N-Q filings. Form N-CSR filings are as of October 31 or April 30; Form N-Q filings are as of January 31 or July 31. Copies of these forms are available:

Through the Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System (EDGAR) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov; or
From the SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy. (Call 202 551-8090 for more information.)

Proxy voting

TIAA-CREF Funds’ ownership of stock gives it the right to vote on proxy issues of companies in which it invests. A description of our proxy voting policies and procedures can be found on our website at tiaa-cref.org or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. You can also call us at 800 842-2252 to request a free copy. A report of how the funds voted during the most recently completed twelve-month period ended June 30 can be found on our website or on Form N-PX at www.sec.gov.

 

Contacting TIAA-CREF

There are three easy ways to contact us: by email, using the Contact Us link at the top of our home page; by mail at TIAA-CREF, 730 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017-3206; or by phone at 800 842-2252.

 

Fund management

The TIAA-CREF Funds are managed by the portfolio management teams of Teachers Advisors, Inc. The members of these teams are responsible for the day-to-day investment management of the funds.


 

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TIAA-CREF Market Monitor

 

Strengthening economy helps propel U.S. stocks higher

 

Despite numerous headwinds, including tax hikes and congressional wrangling over the debt ceiling, the broad U.S. stock market, as measured by the Russell 3000® Index, soared 29.0% for the twelve-month period ended October 31, 2013. Investors largely shook off these concerns and were buoyed by signs of a strengthening domestic economy: unemployment fell slightly, housing prices climbed and consumer spending increased. At the same time, investors cheered the Federal Reserve’s ongoing efforts to stimulate the economy by keeping interest rates low.

The market’s impressive advance was broad-based: all ten industry sectors of the Russell 3000 scored double-digit gains for the period, including eight that advanced more than 20%. The largest contributions came from the sizable consumer discretionary and financial sectors, which gained 41.4% and 29.9%, respectively. Amid the powerful market rally, telecommunications and utilities lagged with returns of 14.9% and 11.6%, respectively. These sectors underperformed as investors sought higher returns from faster growing companies in other areas of the economy.

During the period, optimistic investors favored small-capitalization stocks because of their higher return potential. Small-cap issues soared 36.3%, while mid- and large-cap equities returned 33.8% and 28.4%, respectively. At the same time, growth stocks narrowly topped value shares, 29.2% to 28.6%. (Returns by market capitalization and investment style are based on the Russell indexes.)

Stocks in developed foreign markets, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index, participated in the rally but couldn’t keep pace with the gains registered in the broad U.S. market. The EAFE index gained 26.9% on signs that Europe was beginning to emerge from its recession and on renewed

efforts by Japan to stimulate its stagnant economy. In contrast, emerging market equities lagged far behind their developed market counterparts, returning just 6.5%. This sharp divergence was, in part, due to slowing growth rates in China and various other emerging market economies. (All returns are in U.S. dollars.)

At the same time, the improving economy, coupled with rising long-term interest rates, led to widespread losses in the domestic fixed-income market. The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index declined 1.1% for the twelve months.

 

Stocks rally despite political uncertainty

The Russell 3000 Index posted gains in ten of the twelve months covered by this report. As the period began, uncertainty surrounding the “fiscal cliff” deadline weighed on stocks, which generated only modest gains in November and December of 2012. However, stocks rallied to start the New Year following the last-minute passage of a tax bill.

The equity markets endured elevated levels of volatility in the spring and intermittently over the summer, as investors began to worry that improving economic data might prompt the Fed to begin reducing its stimulus measures earlier than expected. When Chairman Ben Bernanke seemed to confirm these fears in May, stocks fell in June and again in August.

The equity markets regained their footing in September after the Fed surprised investors by announcing that it would continue its accommodative policies until stronger signs of steady economic growth emerged. The news triggered a global stock market rally, even as political gridlock in Washington led to a brief shutdown of the U.S. government. Although the shutdown was relatively short-lived, investors could see signs of more political wrangling in the coming months.


 

U.S. stocks move higher despite headwinds

 

Monthly returns for the Russell 3000 Index from November 1, 2012–October 31, 2013

 

 

The broad market climbs nearly 30% amid economic and political uncertainty.

 

Source:  Russell Investments

 

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About the funds’ benchmarks

 

Broad market indexes

The Russell 3000® Index measures the performance of the stocks of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on market capitalization. The index measures the performance of about 98% of the total market capitalization of the publicly traded U.S. equity market.

 

The MSCI EAFE Index measures the performance of the leading stocks in 22 developed market countries outside North America—in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East.

 

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index measures the performance of the leading stocks in 21 emerging market countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

 

Large-cap indexes

The S&P 500® Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of the stocks of 500 leading companies in major industries of the U.S. economy.

 

The Russell 1000® Growth Index is a subset of the Russell 1000 Index, which measures the performance of the stocks of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, based on market capitalization. The Russell 1000 Growth Index measures the performance of those stocks of the Russell 1000 Index with higher relative forecasted growth rates and price/book ratios.

The Russell 1000 Value Index is a subset of the Russell 1000 Index, which measures the performance of the stocks of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, based on market capitalization. The Russell 1000 Value Index measures the performance of those stocks of the Russell 1000 Index with lower relative forecasted growth rates and price/book ratios.

 

Small-cap index

The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the stocks of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, based on market capitalization.

 

You cannot invest directly in any index. Index returns do not include a deduction for fees or expenses.

 

Russell 1000, Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 are trademarks and service marks of Russell Investments. TIAA-CREF products are not promoted or sponsored by, or affiliated with, Russell Investments. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. This report is not approved, reviewed or produced by MSCI. S&P 500 is a registered trademark and service mark of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.


 

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Important information about expenses

 

All shareholders of the TIAA-CREF Funds incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. They may also incur transactional costs for redemptions or account maintenance fees.

The expense examples that appear on the performance pages are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs only (in U.S. dollars) and do not reflect transactional costs or the costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. The examples are designed to help you compare these ongoing costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The expenses shown do not include redemption fees or account maintenance fees, which may or may not be applicable, as described in the prospectus. If such fees were included, your total costs for investing in the funds would be higher. Note also that shareholders of the TIAA-CREF Funds do not incur a sales charge for purchases, reinvested dividends or other distributions.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2013–October 31, 2013).

 

Actual expenses

The first section of each table uses the fund’s actual expenses and its actual rate of return. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the six-month period.

Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expenses paid during period” to estimate the expenses you paid during the six-month period. Some funds have a contractual fee reimbursement. Had these not been in effect, fund expenses would have been higher.

 

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second line in each share class’s entry shows hypothetical account values and expenses based on the share class’s actual expense ratio for the six-month period and an assumed 5% per year rate of return before expenses. This was not the share class’s actual return.

This hypothetical example cannot be used to estimate the actual expenses you paid for the period but rather allows you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with the costs of other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other mutual funds.


 

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Equity Index Fund

 

Portfolio composition

 

Sector  % of net assets
as of 10/31/2013
 
Information technology   17.6 
Financials   17.2 
Consumer discretionary   13.4 
Health care   12.4 
Industrials   11.4 
Energy   9.5 
Consumer staples   8.8 
Materials   3.8 
Utilities   3.1 
Telecommunication services   2.2 
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net   0.6 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by company size

 

Market
capitalization
% of equity investments
as of 10/31/2013
 
More than $50 billion   47.2 
More than $15 billion–$50 billion   23.6 
More than $2 billion–$15 billion   23.6 
$2 billion or less   5.6 
Total   100.0 

Performance for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013

 

The Equity Index Fund returned 28.85% for the Institutional Class, compared with the 28.99% return of its benchmark, the Russell 3000® Index. The table below shows returns for all share classes of the fund.

For the twelve-month period, the fund benefited from participating in a securities lending program, but its return trailed that of its benchmark partly because of the effect of expenses. The fund’s return includes a deduction for expenses, while the benchmark’s does not. The fund had a risk profile similar to that of its benchmark.

 

U.S. stocks surge despite hurdles

The broad U.S. stock market, as measured by the Russell 3000 Index, rose nearly 29.0% for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013. Investors were buoyed by signs of strengthening in the U.S. economy: unemployment fell slightly, housing prices climbed, consumer spending increased and the nation’s gross domestic product grew at an estimated annual rate of 2.8% in the third quarter of 2013. At the same time, investors applauded the Federal Reserve’s ongoing efforts to stimulate the economy by keeping interest rates low.

But there were headwinds as investors periodically worried that the stronger economy might prompt the Fed to begin scaling back its accommodative programs. When Chairman Ben Bernanke hinted as much in May, stocks sold off in June and again in August. Although the Fed eventually decided to keep its current policies in place, federal budgetary cutbacks, tax hikes and congressional wrangling over the debt ceiling threatened to upend the Fed’s efforts.

During the period, optimistic investors favored small-capitalization stocks, which have the potential for higher returns than those issued by large-cap firms but which can also be more volatile. Small caps soared 36.28%, while

 

Performance as of October 31, 2013

 

       Total
return
  Average annual
total return
Equity Index Fund   Inception date    1 year   5 years   10 years
Institutional Class   7/1/1999    28.85%   15.90%   7.88%
Retirement Class   3/31/2006    28.52    15.60    7.68*
Retail Class   3/31/2006    28.49    15.59    7.72*
Premier Class   9/30/2009    28.68    15.76*   7.81*
Russell 3000 Index       28.99    15.94    7.92 

 

The returns in this report show past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares. Returns and the principal value of your investment will fluctuate. Current performance may be higher or lower than that shown, and you may have a gain or a loss when you redeem your shares. For current performance information, including performance to the most recent month-end, please visit tiaa-cref.org. Performance may reflect waivers or reimbursements of certain expenses. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance may be lower.

 

You cannot invest directly in any index. Index returns do not include a deduction for fees or expenses.

 

* The performance shown for the Retirement, Retail and Premier classes that is prior to their respective inception dates is based on the performance of the fund’s Institutional Class. The performance for these periods has not been restated to reflect the higher expenses of the Retirement, Retail and Premier classes. If those higher expenses had been reflected, the performance of these three classes shown for these periods would have been lower.


 

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mid- and large-cap issues gained 33.79% and 28.40%, respectively. Growth stocks topped value shares, 29.16% to 28.64%. (Returns by market capitalization and investment style are based on the Russell indexes.)

 

Consumer discretionary stocks drive the benchmark higher

For the twelve months, all ten industry sectors of the Russell 3000 Index recorded double-digit gains, with eight climbing more than 20%. The consumer discretionary sector led with a 41.4% advance and contributed the most to the benchmark’s rise. The 29.9% gain of financial stocks, the index’s second-largest sector, also made a substantial contribution to the benchmark’s performance, as did the outsized returns of industrials (up 38.6%) and health care shares (up 36.0%). Together, these four sectors constituted more than half of the benchmark’s market capitalization on October 31, 2013.

Amid the soaring market, the telecommunications and utilities sectors lagged with returns of 14.9% and 11.6%, respectively. The benchmark’s largest sector, information technology, earned 23.2% for the period.

 

Five largest stocks produce mixed results

For the twelve months, four of the five largest stocks in the Russell 3000 lagged the overall market, reflecting in part investors’ preference for riskier small- and mid-cap stocks. Only Google outperformed; its stock climbed 51.5% as the company expanded its core advertising business within the mobile device market. The returns of General Electric (up 28.3%) and Microsoft (up 27.9%) only slightly lagged that of the index, while Exxon Mobil and Apple trailed far behind, returning 1.0% and –10.1%, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$10,000 over 10 years

Institutional Class

 

 

For the purpose of comparison, the graph also shows the change in the value of the fund’s benchmark during the same period. The performance of the other share classes varies due to differences in expense charges.

Expense example

Six months ended October 31, 2013

 

Equity Index Fund  Beginning
account
value
(5/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(10/31/13)
   Expenses
paid
during
period*
(5/1/13-
10/31/13)
 
Actual return               
Institutional Class  $1,000.00    $1,119.77    $0.32 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,118.12    1.66 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,117.84    1.98 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,119.24    1.12 
                
5% annual
hypothetical return
               
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,024.90    0.31 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,023.64    1.58 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,023.34    1.89 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,024.15    1.07 

 

* “Expenses paid during period” is based on the fund’s actual expense ratio for the most recent fiscal half-year, multiplied by the average account value over the six-month period, multiplied by 184/365. There were 184 days in the six months ended October 31, 2013. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.06% for the Institutional Class, 0.31% for the Retirement Class, 0.37% for the Retail Class and 0.21% for the Premier Class. The expense charges of one or more of the fund’s share classes may at times reflect a reimbursement. Please see the prospectus for an explanation, including the date on which this reimbursement is scheduled to end. Without any such reimbursement, the expenses of the affected share classes would be higher and the fund’s performance lower.

 

For more information about this expense example, please see page 5.


 

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Large-Cap Growth Index Fund

 

Portfolio composition

 

Sector  % of net assets
as of 10/31/2013
 
Information technology   26.1 
Consumer discretionary   19.9 
Consumer staples   12.4 
Industrials   12.1 
Health care   12.0 
Financials   5.5 
Energy   4.8 
Materials   4.5 
Telecommunication services   2.1 
Utilities   0.2 
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net   0.4 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by company size

 

Market
capitalization
% of equity investments
as of 10/31/2013
 
More than $50 billion   52.0 
More than $15 billion–$50 billion   25.1 
More than $2 billion–$15 billion   22.8 
$2 billion or less   0.1 
Total   100.0 

Performance for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013

The Large-Cap Growth Index Fund returned 28.14% for the Institutional Class, compared with the 28.30% return of its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Growth Index. The table below shows returns for all share classes of the fund.

For the twelve-month period, the fund’s return trailed that of its benchmark index, primarily because of the effect of expenses. The fund’s return includes a deduction for expenses, while the benchmark’s does not. The fund had a risk profile similar to that of its benchmark.

 

Large-cap growth stocks post strong gains

The broad U.S. stock market, as measured by the Russell 3000® Index, rose an extraordinary 28.99% for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013. Investors were encouraged by the strengthening U.S. economy: unemployment fell, housing prices climbed, consumer spending increased and the nation’s gross domestic product grew at an estimated annual rate of 2.8% in the third quarter of 2013. At the same time, the Federal Reserve continued its efforts to stimulate the economy by keeping interest rates low.

For the reporting period, large-cap growth and value issues were closely matched, with the latter returning 28.29%. Within the growth category, large caps lagged both small- and mid-cap issues, which gained 39.84% and 33.93%, respectively. (Returns by investment style and capitalization size are based on the Russell indexes.)

For the ten years ended October 31, 2013, the Russell 1000 Growth Index posted an average annual return of 7.70%, slightly trailing both the 7.81% average gain of the Russell 1000 Value Index and the 7.92% average return of the Russell 3000.

 

Performance as of October 31, 2013

 

       Total
return
  Average annual
total return
 
Large-Cap Growth Index Fund   Inception date    1 year    5 years    10 years 
Institutional Class   10/1/2002    28.14%   17.43%   7.60%
Retirement Class   10/1/2002    27.90    17.15    7.31 
Russell 1000 Growth Index       28.30    17.51    7.70 

 

The returns in this report show past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares. Returns and the principal value of your investment will fluctuate. Current performance may be higher or lower than that shown, and you may have a gain or a loss when you redeem your shares. For current performance information, including performance to the most recent month-end, please visit tiaa-cref.org. Performance may reflect waivers or reimbursements of certain expenses. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance may be lower.

 

You cannot invest directly in any index. Index returns do not include a deduction for fees or expenses.


 

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Consumer discretionary stocks lead the benchmark higher

All ten industry sectors of the Russell 1000 Growth Index scored double-digit gains for the period, including four that soared more than 30%. The benchmark’s second-largest sector, consumer discretionary, advanced 40.3% and easily made the biggest contribution to the benchmark’s rise. An improving domestic economic environment and strengthening consumer confidence were tailwinds for consumer discretionary stocks. Sizable gains from health care stocks (up 41.9%) also made a substantial contribution. Health care issues benefited from the president’s November reelection, which added clarity to the direction of health care policy. Strong contributions from industrials and information technology—the benchmark’s largest sector at period-end—further enhanced index performance. Together, these four sectors constituted 70% of the benchmark’s total market capitalization at the end of the period.

 

Four of the five largest stocks lag the index

For the twelve months, just one of the benchmark’s five largest stocks recorded gains that exceeded the return of the index. Only Google outperformed; its stock climbed 51.5% as the company expanded its core advertising business within the mobile device market. Microsoft closely tracked the index, rising 27.9%, while Coca-Cola registered just a 9.5% gain. In contrast, IBM (down 6.2%) and Apple (down 10.1%) lagged far behind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$10,000 over 10 years

Institutional Class

 

 

 

For the purpose of comparison, the graph also shows the change in the value of the fund’s benchmark during the same period. The performance of the other share class varies due to differences in expense charges.

Expense example

Six months ended October 31, 2013

 

Large-Cap
Growth Index Fund
  Beginning
account
value
(5/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(10/31/13)
   Expenses
paid
during
period*
(5/1/13-
10/31/13)
 
Actual return               
Institutional Class  $1,000.00   $1,127.62   $0.32 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,126.15    1.66 
                
5% annual
hypothetical return
               
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,024.90    0.31 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,023.64    1.58 

 

* “Expenses paid during period” is based on the fund’s actual expense ratio for the most recent fiscal half-year, multiplied by the average account value over the six-month period, multiplied by 184/365. There were 184 days in the six months ended October 31, 2013. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.06% for the Institutional Class and 0.31% for the Retirement Class. The expense charges of one or more of the fund’s share classes may at times reflect a reimbursement. Please see the prospectus for an explanation, including the date on which this reimbursement is scheduled to end. Without any such reimbursement, the expenses of the affected share classes would be higher and the fund’s performance lower.

 

For more information about this expense example, please see page 5.


 

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Large-Cap Value Index Fund

 

Portfolio composition

 

Sector  % of net assets
as of 10/31/2013
 
Financials   28.5 
Energy   14.9 
Health care   12.9 
Industrials   10.2 
Information technology   8.7 
Consumer discretionary   6.6 
Utilities   6.2 
Consumer staples   5.9 
Materials   2.9 
Telecommunication services   2.7 
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net   0.5 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by company size

 

Market
capitalization
% of equity investments
as of 10/31/2013
 
More than $50 billion   50.3 
More than $15 billion–$50 billion   26.7 
More than $2 billion–$15 billion   22.7 
$2 billion or less   0.3 
Total   100.0 

Performance for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013

 

The Large-Cap Value Index Fund returned 28.07% for the Institutional Class, compared with the 28.29% return of its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index. The table below shows returns for all share classes of the fund.

For the twelve-month period, the fund’s return trailed that of its benchmark index, primarily because of the effect of expenses. The fund’s return includes a deduction for expenses, while the benchmark’s does not. The fund had a risk profile similar to that of its benchmark.

 

Large-cap value stocks keep pace in a climbing market

The broad U.S. stock market, as measured by the Russell 3000® Index, rose an extraordinary 28.99% for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013. Investors were encouraged by the strengthening U.S. economy: unemployment fell, housing prices climbed, consumer spending increased and the nation’s gross domestic product grew at an estimated annual rate of 2.8% in the third quarter of 2013. At the same time, the Federal Reserve continued its efforts to stimulate the economy by keeping interest rates low.

For the reporting period, large-cap value and growth issues were closely matched, with the latter returning 28.30%. Within the value category, large-cap issues trailed their mid- and small-cap counterparts, which soared 33.45% and 32.83%, respectively. (Returns by investment style and capitalization size are based on the Russell indexes.)

For the ten years ended October 31, 2013, the Russell 1000 Value Index registered an average annual return of 7.81%, outpacing the 7.70% average gain of the Russell 1000 Growth Index but slightly lagging the 7.92% return of the Russell 3000 Index.

 

Performance as of October 31, 2013

 

       Total
return
  Average annual
total return
 
Large-Cap Value Index Fund  Inception date   1 year   5 years   10 years 
Institutional Class   10/1/2002    28.07%   13.97%   7.72%
Retirement Class   10/1/2002    27.79    13.69    7.44 
Russell 1000 Value Index       28.29    14.06    7.81 

 

The returns in this report show past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares. Returns and the principal value of your investment will fluctuate. Current performance may be higher or lower than that shown, and you may have a gain or a loss when you redeem your shares. For current performance information, including performance to the most recent month-end, please visit tiaa-cref.org. Performance may reflect waivers or reimbursements of certain expenses. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance may be lower.

 

You cannot invest directly in any index. Index returns do not include a deduction for fees or expenses.


 

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Financials propel the benchmark higher

For the twelve months, all ten industry sectors of the fund’s benchmark achieved double-digit gains, including six that soared more than 25%. The benchmark’s largest sector, financials, advanced 30.5% and easily made the biggest contribution to the benchmark’s rise. Strong gains from information technology (up 50.4%), industrials (up 38.1%) and health care (up 30.0%) made substantial contributions as well. Together, these four sectors constituted 60% of the index’s total market capitalization on October 31, 2013.

The benchmark also benefited from outsized results from the consumer discretionary sector, which rose 43.5% for the period. An improving domestic economic environment and strengthening consumer confidence were tail-winds for consumer discretionary stocks. Amid the rising market, the smaller materials, telecommunications and utilities sectors lagged with returns of 18.6%, 12.0% and 11.1%, respectively.

 

Returns from the benchmark’s largest stocks vary widely

For the period, only one of the benchmark’s five largest stocks registered gains that exceeded the return of the Russell 1000 Value Index. Johnson & Johnson advanced 35.0%. General Electric climbed 28.3%, matching the benchmark’s return. In contrast, Procter & Gamble (up 20.3%) and Chevron (up 12.5%) posted solid results but failed to keep pace with the benchmark. Exxon Mobil, the index’s largest individual component in terms of market capitalization at period-end, substantially lagged; it returned just 1.0%.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$10,000 over 10 years

Institutional Class

 

 

 

For the purpose of comparison, the graph also shows the change in the value of the fund’s benchmark during the same period. The performance of the other share class varies due to differences in expense charges.

Expense example

Six months ended October 31, 2013

 

Large-Cap
Value Index Fund
  Beginning
account
value
(5/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(10/31/13)
   Expenses
paid
during
period*
(5/1/13–
10/31/13)
 
Actual return               
Institutional Class  $1,000.00   $1,102.11   $0.32 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,101.41    1.64 
                
5% annual
hypothetical return
               
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,024.90    0.31 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,023.64    1.58 

 

* “Expenses paid during period” is based on the fund’s actual expense ratio for the most recent fiscal half-year, multiplied by the average account value over the six-month period, multiplied by 184/365. There were 184 days in the six months ended October 31, 2013. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.06% for the Institutional Class and 0.31% for the Retirement Class. The expense charges of one or more of the fund’s share classes may at times reflect a reimbursement. Please see the prospectus for an explanation, including the date on which this reimbursement is scheduled to end. Without any such reimbursement, the expenses of the affected share classes would be higher and the fund’s performance lower.

 

For more information about this expense example, please see page 5.


 

TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds    2013 Annual Report 11
 

S&P 500 Index Fund

 

Portfolio composition

 

Sector  % of net assets
as of 10/31/2013
 
Information technology   17.7 
Financials   16.0 
Health care   12.9 
Consumer discretionary   12.5 
Industrials   10.7 
Energy   10.5 
Consumer staples   10.1 
Materials   3.5 
Utilities   3.1 
Telecommunication services   2.5 
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net   0.5 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by company size

 

Market
capitalization
% of equity investments
as of 10/31/2013
 
More than $50 billion   58.0 
More than $15 billion–$50 billion   28.7 
More than $2 billion–$15 billion   13.3 
Total   100.0 

Performance for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013

 

The S&P 500 Index Fund returned 27.08% for the Institutional Class, compared with the 27.18% return of its benchmark, the S&P 500® Index. The table below shows returns for all share classes of the fund.

For the twelve-month period, the fund’s return trailed that of its benchmark index, primarily because of the effect of expenses. The fund’s return includes a deduction for expenses, while the benchmark’s does not. The fund had a risk profile similar to that of its benchmark.

 

Large-cap stocks climb on positive economic news but trail the broad market

During the twelve-month period, large-cap U.S. equities, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, produced a robust gain but lagged the 28.99% return of the Russell 3000® Index, a proxy for the broad domestic stock market.

Stocks broadly rallied as signs of a strengthening economy, an improving housing market and rising consumer confidence lifted sentiment for riskier assets. At the same time, investors cheered as the Federal Reserve continued its efforts to stimulate the economy by keeping interest rates low.

The equity markets faced headwinds during the period, however. Ongoing concerns that the strengthening economy might lead the Fed to begin tapering its accommodative programs led to a sell-off in the equity markets in June and August. When the Fed announced that it would maintain its current policies, the rally resumed during the last two months of the period.

Despite its strong gain, the S&P 500 Index failed to keep pace with the Russell 3000 Index. The broad U.S. market index benefited from a sizable position in small- and mid-cap stocks, which outperformed the large-cap issues of the S&P 500. During the period, optimistic investors favored smaller-cap companies because of their higher return potential.

 

Performance as of October 31, 2013

 

       Total
return
  Average annual
total return
 
S&P 500 Index Fund   Inception date    1 year    5 years    10 years 
Institutional Class   10/1/2002    27.08%   15.09%   7.38%
Retirement Class   10/1/2002    26.73    14.81    7.09 
S&P 500 Index       27.18    15.17    7.46 

 

The returns in this report show past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares. Returns and the principal value of your investment will fluctuate. Current performance may be higher or lower than that shown, and you may have a gain or a loss when you redeem your shares. For current performance information, including performance to the most recent month-end, please visit tiaa-cref.org. Performance may reflect waivers or reimbursements of certain expenses. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance may be lower.

 

You cannot invest directly in any index. Index returns do not include a deduction for fees or expenses.


 

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For the ten years ended October 31, 2013, the S&P 500 Index posted an average annual gain of 7.46% compared with an average annual return of 7.92% for the Russell 3000 Index.

 

Financials lead a broad-based sector advance

For the period, nine of the benchmark’s ten industry sectors generated double-digit gains. The biggest contribution came from the large financial sector, which gained 31.9%. Consumer discretionary (up 40.2%) and health care (up 34.5%), also made substantial contributions to the benchmark’s rise. Together, these three sectors constituted more than 40% of the benchmark’s total market capitalization on October 31, 2013.

Amid the market rally, telecommunications services and utilities lagged with returns of 12.7% and 9.5%, respectively. These sectors underperformed as investors sought higher returns from faster growing companies in other sectors of the economy, rather than focusing on companies with high dividend yields.

 

Five largest stocks produce mixed results

For the twelve months, three of the five largest stocks in the S&P 500 outpaced the index. Google led the way; its stock climbed 51.5% as the company expanded its core advertising business within the mobile device market. The returns of General Electric (up 28.3%) and Microsoft (up 27.9%) slightly topped that of the index as well, while Exxon Mobil and Apple trailed far behind, returning 1.0% and –10.1%, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

$10,000 over 10 years

Institutional Class

 

 

 

For the purpose of comparison, the graph also shows the change in the value of the fund’s benchmark during the same period. The performance of the other share class varies due to differences in expense charges.

Expense example

Six months ended October 31, 2013

 

S&P 500
Index Fund
  Beginning
account
value
(5/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(10/31/13)
   Expenses
paid
during
period*
(5/1/13-
10/31/13)
 
Actual return               
Institutional Class  $1,000.00   $1,111.05   $0.32 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,109.93    1.65 
                
5% annual
hypothetical return
               
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,024.90    0.31 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,023.64    1.58 

 

* “Expenses paid during period” is based on the fund’s actual expense ratio for the most recent fiscal half-year, multiplied by the average account value over the six-month period, multiplied by 184/365. There were 184 days in the six months ended October 31, 2013. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.06% for the Institutional Class and 0.31% for the Retirement Class. The expense charges of one or more of the fund’s share classes may at times reflect a reimbursement. Please see the prospectus for an explanation, including the date on which this reimbursement is scheduled to end. Without any such reimbursement, the expenses of the affected share classes would be higher and the fund’s performance lower.

 

For more information about this expense example, please see page 5.


 

TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds    2013 Annual Report 13
 

Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

Portfolio composition

 

Sector  % of net assets
as of 10/31/2013
 
Financials   22.6 
Information technology   17.6 
Industrials   14.6 
Consumer discretionary   13.6 
Health care   12.5 
Energy   5.9 
Materials   4.8 
Consumer staples   4.0 
Utilities   3.1 
Telecommunication services   0.7 
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net   0.6 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by company size

 

Market
capitalization
% of equity investments
as of 10/31/2013
 
More than $15 billion–$50 billion   0.2 
More than $2 billion–$15 billion   33.5 
$2 billion or less   66.3 
Total   100.0 

Performance for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013

 

The Small-Cap Blend Index Fund returned 36.38% for the Institutional Class, compared with the 36.28% return of its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Index. The table below shows returns for all share classes of the fund.

For the twelve-month period, the fund benefited from participating in a securities lending program and outperformed its benchmark, despite the effect of expenses. The fund’s return includes a deduction for expenses, while the benchmark’s does not. The fund had a risk profile similar to that of its benchmark.

 

Small caps surge ahead of the broad market

The broad U.S. stock market, as measured by the Russell 3000® Index, rose an extraordinary 28.99% for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013. Investors were encouraged by the strengthening U.S. economy: unemployment fell, housing prices climbed, consumer spending increased and the nation’s gross domestic product grew at an estimated annual rate of 2.8% in the third quarter of 2013. At the same time, the Federal Reserve continued its efforts to stimulate the economy by keeping interest rates low.

For the reporting period, small-cap stocks outpaced the broad U.S. equity market by more than seven percentage points, reflecting investors’ appetite for riskier securities amid signs of an improving economy. Within the small-cap category, growth issues easily outperformed value stocks, 39.84% to 32.83%. (Returns by investment style and capitalization size are based on the Russell indexes.)

For the ten years ended October 31, 2013, the Russell 2000 Index achieved an average annual gain of 9.03%, easily outpacing the 7.92% average return of the Russell 3000 Index over the same period.

 

Performance as of October 31, 2013

 

       Total
return
  Average annual
total return
 
Small-Cap Blend Index Fund*   Inception date    1 year    5 years    10 years 
Institutional Class   10/1/2002    36.38%   17.07%   9.04%
Retirement Class   10/1/2002    36.10    16.78    8.77 
Russell 2000 Index       36.28    17.04    9.03 

 

The returns in this report show past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares. Returns and the principal value of your investment will fluctuate. Current performance may be higher or lower than that shown, and you may have a gain or a loss when you redeem your shares. For current performance information, including performance to the most recent month-end, please visit tiaa-cref.org. Performance may reflect waivers or reimbursements of certain expenses. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance may be lower.

 

You cannot invest directly in any index. Index returns do not include a deduction for fees or expenses.

 

* Shares held 60 calendar days or less may be subject to a redemption fee of 2%. Please see the prospectus for details.


 

14 2013 Annual Report    TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds
 

Largest sectors lead the index higher

For the period, all ten of the benchmark’s industry sectors scored double-digit gains, and five jumped more than 40%. The index’s advance was driven, in large part, by strong contributions from its three largest sectors: financials, information technology and industrials, which gained 28.0%, 42.8% and 43.4%, respectively. Robust results from the sizable consumer discretionary (up 42.0%) and health care (40.4%) sectors further fueled the benchmark’s advance. Together, these five sectors constituted more than four-fifths of the benchmark’s total market capitalization on October 31, 2013.

Amid the soaring market, the small telecommunications services sector lagged with a 13.6% return.

 

The benchmark’s five largest stocks score outsized gains

For the period, the benchmark’s five largest stocks produced robust gains, with two registering triple-digit advances. In descending order of market capitalization at period-end, these issues and their returns were as follows: commercial real estate research provider CoStar Group (up 113.5%), business services provider Athenahealth (up 107.7%), diversified electronics company Acuity Brands (up 56.4%), commercial kitchen equipment maker Middleby (up 82.2%) and Ultimate Software Group (up 52.4%).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$10,000 over 10 years

Institutional Class

 

 

 

For the purpose of comparison, the graph also shows the change in the value of the fund’s benchmark during the same period. The performance of the other share class varies due to differences in expense charges.

Expense example

Six months ended October 31, 2013

 

Small-Cap
Blend Index Fund
  Beginning
account
value
(5/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(10/31/13)
   Expenses
paid
during
period*
(5/1/13-
10/31/13)
 
Actual return               
Institutional Class  $1,000.00   $1,170.03   $0.38 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,168.13    1.75 
                
5% annual
hypothetical return
               
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,024.85    0.36 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,023.59    1.63 

 

* “Expenses paid during period” is based on the fund’s actual expense ratio for the most recent fiscal half-year, multiplied by the average account value over the six-month period, multiplied by 184/365. There were 184 days in the six months ended October 31, 2013. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.07% for the Institutional Class and 0.32% for the Retirement Class. The expense charges of one or more of the fund’s share classes may at times reflect a reimbursement. Please see the prospectus for an explanation, including the date on which this reimbursement is scheduled to end. Without any such reimbursement, the expenses of the affected share classes would be higher and the fund’s performance lower.

 

For more information about this expense example, please see page 5.


 

TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds    2013 Annual Report 15
 

Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

 

Portfolio composition

 

Sector  % of net assets
as of 10/31/2013
 
Financials   27.1 
Information technology   15.0 
Energy   11.7 
Materials   9.5 
Consumer discretionary   8.6 
Consumer staples   8.4 
Telecommunication services   7.2 
Industrials   6.0 
Utilities   3.2 
Health care   1.5 
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net   1.8 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by country

 

   % of portfolio investments
as of 10/31/2013
China   17.4 
Korea   15.2 
Brazil   11.1 
Taiwan   10.9 
South Africa   7.1 
Russia   5.9 
India   5.8 
Mexico   4.9 
Malaysia   3.6 
Thailand   2.4 
14 other nations   11.2 
Short-term investments   4.5 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by company size

 

Market
capitalization
  % of equity investments
as of 10/31/2013
 
More than $50 billion   22.9 
More than $15 billion–$50 billion   33.1 
More than $2 billion–$15 billion   41.2 
$2 billion or less   2.8 
Total   100.0 

Performance for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013

 

The Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund returned 6.06% for the Institutional Class, compared with the 6.53% return of its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The table below shows returns for all share classes of the fund.

For the twelve-month period, the fund’s return trailed that of its benchmark index, primarily because of the timing of foreign currency valuations and the effect of expenses. The fund’s return includes a deduction for expenses, while the benchmark’s does not. The fund had a risk profile similar to that of its benchmark.

 

Emerging market stocks lag stronger returns elsewhere

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index registered a solid gain for the twelve-month period, yet it lagged the 26.88% advance of the 22 developed market nations that comprise the MSCI EAFE Index and the 28.99% gain of the broad U.S. stock market, as measured by the Russell 3000® Index. Investors favored developed market equities during the period because developed economies were generally improving while many of the major emerging economies were experiencing slowing growth.

After rising 7.69% in the first three months of the period, emerging market equities tumbled 11.41% from February through August, in part because of investor concerns about slowing growth rates in China and worries that the Federal Reserve might begin to taper its long-term bond purchases sooner than expected. Aided by improving Chinese economic data and news that the Fed would continue its accommodative policies, emerging market stocks rebounded sharply in September and October, gaining 11.68% for the last two months of the reporting period.

For the twelve months, a rising dollar lowered the return of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index for U.S. investors. In terms of local currencies, the index gained 10.36%.

 

Performance as of October 31, 2013

 

       Total
return
  Average annual
total return
 
Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund*  Inception date   1 year   since inception 
Institutional Class   8/31/2010    6.06%   3.79%
Retirement Class   8/31/2010    5.79    3.53 
Retail Class   8/31/2010    5.70    3.37 
Premier Class   8/31/2010    5.96    3.64 
MSCI Emerging Markets Index       6.53    4.61

 

The returns in this report show past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares. Returns and the principal value of your investment will fluctuate. Current performance may be higher or lower than that shown, and you may have a gain or a loss when you redeem your shares. For current performance information, including performance to the most recent month-end, please visit tiaa-cref.org. Performance may reflect waivers or reimbursements of certain expenses. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance may be lower.

 

You cannot invest directly in any index. Index returns do not include a deduction for fees or expenses.

 

* Shares held 60 calendar days or less may be subject to a redemption fee of 2%. Please see the prospectus for details.
Performance is calculated from the inception date of the Institutional Class.  


 

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Gains in Taiwan and Korea drive the index higher

For the period, Taiwan and Korea rose 18.1% and 12.7%, respectively, and made the largest contributions to the benchmark’s return. The strength in Taiwanese stocks was due, in part, to policymakers’ efforts to boost capital flows between Taiwan and China. Korean equities benefited from a resurgence in foreign investment that occurred during the last few months of the period. (All returns are in U.S. dollars).

These gains more than offset a decline in the sizable Brazilian market (down 1.5%), as well as double-digit losses in Chile and Indonesia.

 

Largest stocks post sharply divergent returns

Three of the five largest stocks in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, as measured by market capitalization on October 31, 2013, scored double-digit gains for the period. Chinese Internet company Tencent Holdings led the way with a strong 54.9% advance. Taiwan Semiconductor and Korean electronics maker Samsung followed with gains of 26.2% and 15.6%, respectively, while China Construction Bank rose 9.4%. The only loss came from China Mobile, which slid 1.3%.

The fund’s returns may sometimes diverge from the returns of its benchmark index more than would be expected. This divergence may be the result of the fund’s fair value pricing adjustments or of the timing of foreign currency valuations.

Many foreign exchanges close for trading before the fund’s net asset value (NAV) is calculated (generally 4 p.m. ET). In the intervening hours, the values of foreign securities can change, and these changes are not reflected immediately in the returns of the fund’s benchmark. These changes, are, however, taken into account to value the fund’s portfolio holdings at the time the fund’s NAV is calculated; these are known as fair value pricing adjustments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$10,000 invested at fund’s inception

Institutional Class (inception August 31, 2010)

 

 

For the purpose of comparison, the graph also shows the change in the value of the fund’s benchmark during the same period. The performance of the other share classes varies due to differences in expense charges.

Expense example

Six months ended October 31, 2013

 

Emerging Markets
Equity Index Fund
  Beginning
account
value
(5/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(10/31/13)
   Expenses
paid
during
period*
(5/1/13-
10/31/13)
 
Actual return               
Institutional Class  $1,000.00   $1,009.31   $1.27 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,007.46    2.53 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,006.53    3.24 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,008.39    2.02 
                
5% annual
hypothetical return
               
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,023.95    1.28 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,022.68    2.55 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,021.98    3.26 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,023.19    2.04 

 

* “Expenses paid during period” is based on the fund’s actual expense ratio for the most recent fiscal half-year, multiplied by the average account value over the six-month period, multiplied by 184/365. There were 184 days in the six months ended October 31, 2013. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.25% for the Institutional Class, 0.50% for the Retirement Class, 0.64% for the Retail Class and 0.40% for the Premier Class. The expense charges of one or more of the fund’s share classes may at times reflect a reimbursement. Please see the prospectus for an explanation, including the date on which this reimbursement is scheduled to end. Without any such reimbursement, the expenses of the affected share classes would be higher and the fund’s performance lower.

 

For more information about this expense example, please see page 5.


 

TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds    2013 Annual Report 17
 

International Equity Index Fund

 

Portfolio composition

 

Sector  % of net assets
as of 10/31/2013
 
Financials   26.0 
Industrials   12.7 
Consumer discretionary   11.6 
Consumer staples   11.1 
Health care   9.9 
Materials   8.0 
Energy   6.9 
Telecommunication services   5.6 
Information technology   4.2 
Utilities   3.6 
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net   0.4 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by country

 

 % of portfolio investments
as of 10/31/2013
 
Japan   20.1 
United Kingdom   18.7 
France   9.3 
Switzerland   9.0 
Germany   8.5 
Australia   7.8 
Netherlands   4.3 
Spain   3.2 
Sweden   3.0 
Hong Kong   2.7 
19 other nations   10.0 
Short-term investments   3.4 
Total   100.0 

 

Holdings by company size

 

Market
capitalization
  % of equity investments
as of 10/31/2013
 
More than $50 billion   43.0 
More than $15 billion–$50 billion   32.1 
More than $2 billion–$15 billion   24.8 
$2 billion or less   0.1 
Total   100.0 

Performance for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013

 

The International Equity Index Fund returned 26.65% for the Institutional Class, compared with the 26.88% return of its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index. The table below shows returns for all share classes of the fund.

For the twelve-month period, the fund benefited from participating in a securities lending program, but its return trailed that of its benchmark largely because of the effect of expenses and the timing of foreign currency valuations. The fund’s return includes a deduction for expenses, while the benchmark’s does not. The fund had a risk profile similar to that of its benchmark.

 

Upbeat economic news boosts foreign stock returns

For the first time since 2009, the MSCI EAFE Index produced a double-digit gain for the twelve-month period ended October 31. During the current period, investors were encouraged by signs of strengthening in the U.S. economy, indications that Europe was emerging from its deep recession and by Japan’s recent efforts to stimulate its economy.

At the same time, slowing growth in China, fiscal showdowns in Washington and the possibility that the Federal Reserve might taper its accommodative policies intermittently weighed on the index. The EAFE, which measures stock performance in 22 developed market nations outside North America, retreated in four of the period’s twelve months.

In terms of local currencies, the EAFE soared 31.04%, as a stronger dollar versus the yen reduced its return for U.S. investors. (The dollar was weaker against the euro and flat against the pound.)

For the twelve months, the EAFE trailed the 28.99% return of the broad U.S. stock market, as measured by the Russell 3000® Index. For the ten years ended October 31, 2013, the EAFE’s 7.71% average annual gain lagged the Russell 3000’s 7.92% average return.

 

Performance as of October 31, 2013

 

       Total
return
  Average annual
total return
 
International Equity Index Fund*   Inception date    1 year    5 years    10 years 
Institutional Class   10/1/2002    26.65%   11.83%   7.78%
Retirement Class   10/1/2002    26.35    11.54    7.48 
Premier Class   9/30/2009    26.47    11.69   7.72
MSCI EAFE Index       26.88    11.99    7.71 

 

The returns in this report show past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares. Returns and the principal value of your investment will fluctuate. Current performance may be higher or lower than that shown, and you may have a gain or a loss when you redeem your shares. For current performance information, including performance to the most recent month-end, please visit tiaa-cref.org. Performance may reflect waivers or reimbursements of certain expenses. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance may be lower.

 

You cannot invest directly in any index. Index returns do not include a deduction for fees or expenses.

 

* Shares held 60 calendar days or less may be subject to a redemption fee of 2%. Please see the prospectus for details.
The performance shown for the Premier Class that is prior to its inception date is based on the performance of the fund’s Institutional Class. The performance for these periods has not been restated to reflect the higher expenses of the Premier Class. If those higher expenses had been reflected, the performance of the Premier Class shown for these periods would have been lower.


 

18 2013 Annual Report    TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds
 

Broad-based gains push the benchmark higher

For the period, all but two of the EAFE’s country components registered double-digit advances, and only one—Israel—lost ground. (Returns are in U.S. dollars.) Japanese stocks, the largest national component of the index in terms of market capitalization on October 31, 2013, climbed 34.0%. Significant contributions also came from France (up 33.8%), Switzerland (up 31.1%), Germany (up 30.9%) and Great Britain (up 20.4%).

 

The benchmark’s five largest stocks underperform

All of the EAFE’s five largest stocks failed to match the rise of the benchmark. Swiss pharmaceutical companies Roche Holding and Novartis gained 14.6% and 6.6%, respectively, while Toyota earned 14.2%. Rounding out the top five were Britain’s HSBC Holdings (up 6.5%) and Nestlé, the benchmark’s largest issue, (up 2.8%).

The fund’s returns may sometimes diverge from the returns of its benchmark index more than would be expected. This divergence may be the result of the fund’s fair value pricing adjustments or of the timing of foreign currency valuations.

Many foreign exchanges close for trading before the fund’s net asset value (NAV) is calculated (generally 4 p.m. ET). In the intervening hours, the values of foreign securities can change, and these changes are not reflected immediately in the returns of the fund’s benchmark. These changes are, however, taken into account to value the fund’s portfolio holdings at the time the fund’s NAV is calculated; these are known as fair value pricing adjustments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$10,000 over 10 years

Institutional Class

 

 

For the purpose of comparison, the graph also shows the change in the value of the fund’s benchmark during the same period. The performance of the other share classes varies due to differences in expense charges.

Expense example

Six months ended October 31, 2013

 

International
Equity Index Fund
  Beginning
account
value
(5/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(10/31/13)
   Expenses
paid
during
period*
(5/1/13-
10/31/13)
 
Actual return               
Institutional Class  $1,000.00   $1,084.83   $0.32 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,083.29    1.63 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,083.85    1.10 
                
5% annual
hypothetical return
               
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,024.90    0.31 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,023.64    1.58 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,024.15    1.07 

 

* “Expenses paid during period” is based on the fund’s actual expense ratio for the most recent fiscal half-year, multiplied by the average account value over the six-month period, multiplied by 184/365. There were 184 days in the six months ended October 31, 2013. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.06% for the Institutional Class, 0.31% for the Retirement Class and 0.21% for the Premier Class. The expense charges of one or more of the fund’s share classes may at times reflect a reimbursement. Please see the prospectus for an explanation, including the date on which this reimbursement is scheduled to end. Without any such reimbursement, the expenses of the affected share classes would be higher and the fund’s performance lower.

 

For more information about this expense example, please see page 5.


 

TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds    2013 Annual Report 19
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

Equity Index Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
COMMON STOCKS          
           
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS  $88,986,444    1.2%
           
BANKS          
 1,850,405     Wells Fargo & Co   78,993,789    1.0 
       Other   177,500,480    2.4 
           256,494,269    3.4 
CAPITAL GOODS          
 263,726     3M Co   33,189,917    0.4 
 290,622     Boeing Co   37,926,171    0.5 
 3,961,223     General Electric Co   103,546,369    1.4 
 353,081     United Technologies Corp   37,514,857    0.5 
       Other   422,262,229    5.6 
           634,439,543    8.4 
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES   77,721,840    1.0 
           
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL   120,122,328    1.6 
           
CONSUMER SERVICES          
 385,013     McDonald’s Corp   37,161,455    0.5 
       Other   129,643,254    1.7 
           166,804,709    2.2 
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS          
 364,281     American Express Co   29,798,186    0.4 
 4,134,282     Bank of America Corp   57,714,577    0.8 
 1,166,931     Citigroup, Inc   56,922,894    0.7 
 175,779     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   28,275,810    0.4 
 1,448,592     JPMorgan Chase & Co   74,660,432    1.0 
       Other   222,197,245    2.9 
           469,569,144    6.2 
ENERGY          
 742,747     Chevron Corp   89,099,930    1.2 
 466,661     ConocoPhillips   34,206,251    0.5 
 1,701,495 d   Exxon Mobil Corp   152,487,982    2.0 
 307,097     Occidental Petroleum Corp   29,505,880    0.4 
 510,034     Schlumberger Ltd   47,800,386    0.6 
       Other   363,296,498    4.8 
           716,396,927    9.5 
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING          
 465,795     CVS Corp   29,000,397    0.4 
 617,995     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc   47,431,116    0.6 
       Other   78,690,986    1.0 
           155,122,499    2.0 
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO          
 772,483     Altria Group, Inc   28,759,542    0.4 
 1,458,252     Coca-Cola Co   57,703,032    0.8 
 589,866     PepsiCo, Inc   49,601,832    0.6 
 623,955     Philip Morris International, Inc   55,606,870    0.7 
       Other   164,764,924    2.2 
           356,436,200    4.7 
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES   337,056,085    4.5 
Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS          
 1,050,288     Procter & Gamble Co  $84,810,756    1.1%
       Other   66,627,547    0.9 
           151,438,303    2.0 
INSURANCE          
 566,085     American International Group, Inc   29,238,290    0.4 
 689,659 *   Berkshire Hathaway, Inc (Class B)   79,365,958    1.0 
       Other   211,395,354    2.8 
           319,999,602    4.2 
MATERIALS   287,147,728    3.8 
           
MEDIA          
 1,000,518     Comcast Corp (Class A)   47,604,647    0.6 
 687,399     Walt Disney Co   47,148,697    0.6 
       Other   196,420,048    2.6 
           291,173,392    3.8 
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES          
 607,312     AbbVie, Inc   29,424,266    0.4 
 287,401     Amgen, Inc   33,338,516    0.5 
 631,347     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co   33,158,344    0.4 
 585,638 *   Gilead Sciences, Inc   41,574,442    0.6 
 1,076,056     Johnson & Johnson   99,653,546    1.3 
 1,158,306     Merck & Co, Inc   52,228,018    0.7 
 2,563,334     Pfizer, Inc   78,643,087    1.0 
       Other   236,594,222    3.1 
           604,614,441    8.0 
REAL ESTATE   256,538,064    3.4 
           
RETAILING          
 141,017 *   Amazon.com, Inc   51,334,419    0.7 
 559,223     Home Depot, Inc   43,557,879    0.6 
       Other   251,229,927    3.3 
           346,122,225    4.6 
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT          
 1,907,824     Intel Corp   46,608,141    0.6 
       Other   113,497,225    1.5 
           160,105,366    2.1 
SOFTWARE & SERVICES          
 651,368 *   Facebook, Inc   32,737,756    0.4 
 103,211 *   Google, Inc (Class A)   106,367,192    1.4 
 399,013     International Business Machines Corp   71,507,120    1.0 
 44,846     Mastercard, Inc (Class A)   32,159,067    0.4 
 3,198,941     Microsoft Corp   113,082,564    1.5 
 1,362,757     Oracle Corp   45,652,360    0.6 
 200,597     Visa, Inc (Class A)   39,451,412    0.5 
       Other   300,524,861    4.0 
           741,482,332    9.8 
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT          
 359,277 d   Apple, Inc   187,668,341    2.5 
 2,051,066     Cisco Systems, Inc   46,148,985    0.6 
 663,073     Qualcomm, Inc   46,063,681    0.6 
       Other   150,241,133    2.0 
           430,122,140    5.7 


 

20 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds See notes to financial statements
 

Summary portfolio of investments concluded

 

Equity Index Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES          
 2,062,279     AT&T, Inc  $74,654,500    1.0%
 1,097,376     Verizon Communications, Inc   55,428,462    0.7 
       Other   39,111,509    0.5 
           169,194,471    2.2 
TRANSPORTATION   151,406,161    2.0 
UTILITIES   236,933,671    3.1 
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $5,464,899,701)
   7,525,427,884    99.4 
                  
RIGHTS / WARRANTS          
CONSUMER SERVICES   36,051    0.0 
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES   40,090    0.0 
REAL ESTATE   4,098    0.0 
       TOTAL RIGHTS / WARRANTS
(Cost $46,029)
   80,239    0.0 
Principal     Issuer  Value   % of net
assets
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
           
GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT  $10,099,899    0.1%
                  
Shares     Company          
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES          
 240,434,976 a,c   TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust   240,434,976    3.2 
           240,434,976    3.2 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $250,534,875)
   250,534,875    3.3 
       TOTAL PORTFOLIO
(Cost $5,715,480,605)
   7,776,042,998    102.7 
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET   (205,759,155)   (2.7)
       NET ASSETS  $7,570,283,843    100.0%

 

 

 

* Non-income producing.
a Affiliated holding.
c Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
d All or a portion of these securities have been segregated to cover margin requirements on open futures transactions.

 

“Other” securities represent the aggregate value, by category, of securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.

 

The aggregate value of securities on loan is $233,263,158.

 

For ease of presentation, a number of classification categories have been grouped together in the Summary Portfolio of Investments. Note that the Fund uses more specific categories in following its investment limitations on investment concentrations.


 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 21
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

Large-Cap Growth Index Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
COMMON STOCKS          
                  
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS  $14,483,022    1.0%
           
BANKS   1,145,950    0.1 
           
CAPITAL GOODS          
 88,351     3M Co   11,118,973    0.8 
 114,759     Boeing Co   14,976,050    1.1 
 119,059     Honeywell International, Inc   10,325,987    0.7 
 130,304     United Technologies Corp   13,844,800    1.0 
       Other   69,055,645    4.9 
           119,321,455    8.5 
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES   11,213,164    0.8 
           
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL          
 106,833     Nike, Inc (Class B)   8,093,668    0.6 
       Other   23,036,311    1.6 
           31,129,979    2.2 
CONSUMER SERVICES          
 151,458     McDonald’s Corp   14,618,726    1.0 
 113,321     Starbucks Corp   9,184,667    0.7 
       Other   23,844,010    1.7 
           47,647,403    3.4 
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS          
 143,249     American Express Co   11,717,768    0.8 
       Other   24,458,304    1.8 
           36,176,072    2.6 
ENERGY          
 38,335     EOG Resources, Inc   6,838,964    0.5 
 141,025     Halliburton Co   7,478,556    0.5 
 200,881     Schlumberger Ltd   18,826,567    1.4 
       Other   33,930,369    2.4 
           67,074,456    4.8 
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING          
 65,980     Costco Wholesale Corp   7,785,640    0.6 
 161,525     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc   12,397,044    0.9 
       Other   16,139,604    1.1 
           36,322,288    2.6 
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO          
 303,928     Altria Group, Inc   11,315,240    0.8 
 578,365     Coca-Cola Co   22,885,903    1.6 
 233,527     PepsiCo, Inc   19,637,285    1.4 
 247,024     Philip Morris International, Inc   22,014,779    1.6 
       Other   37,729,125    2.7 
           113,582,332    8.1 
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES          
 107,775 *   Express Scripts Holding Co   6,738,093    0.5 
       Other   43,318,256    3.1 
           50,056,349    3.6 
Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS          
 141,171     Colgate-Palmolive Co  $9,137,999    0.6%
       Other   13,709,404    1.0 
           22,847,403    1.6 
INSURANCE   13,800,946    1.0 
           
MATERIALS          
 139,327     Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours & Co   8,526,812    0.6 
 80,803     Monsanto Co   8,474,619    0.6 
       Other   45,455,045    3.3 
           62,456,476    4.5 
MEDIA          
 366,685     Comcast Corp (Class A)   17,446,872    1.3 
 221,734     Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc   7,556,695    0.5 
       Other   47,187,381    3.4 
           72,190,948    5.2 
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES          
 239,616     AbbVie, Inc   11,609,395    0.8 
 113,454     Amgen, Inc   13,160,664    0.9 
 35,927 *   Biogen Idec, Inc   8,773,014    0.6 
 213,988     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co   11,238,650    0.8 
 63,125 *   Celgene Corp   9,373,431    0.7 
 230,715 *   Gilead Sciences, Inc   16,378,458    1.2 
       Other   47,382,034    3.4 
           117,915,646    8.4 
REAL ESTATE   25,824,358    1.9 
           
RETAILING          
 55,587 *   Amazon.com, Inc   20,235,335    1.4 
 220,939     Home Depot, Inc   17,208,939    1.2 
 164,774     Lowe’s Companies, Inc   8,202,450    0.6 
 7,808 *   Priceline.com, Inc   8,228,305    0.6 
 109,009     TJX Companies, Inc   6,626,657    0.5 
       Other   51,743,722    3.7 
           112,245,408    8.0 
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT          
 167,436     Texas Instruments, Inc   7,045,707    0.5 
       Other   16,941,785    1.2 
           23,987,492    1.7 
SOFTWARE & SERVICES          
 97,306     Accenture plc   7,151,991    0.5 
 196,217 *   eBay, Inc   10,342,598    0.7 
 257,169 *   Facebook, Inc   12,925,314    0.9 
 40,767 *   Google, Inc (Class A)   42,013,655    3.0 
 157,239     International Business Machines Corp   28,178,801    2.0 
 17,679     Mastercard, Inc (Class A)   12,677,611    0.9 
 1,262,232     Microsoft Corp   44,619,901    3.2 
 536,963     Oracle Corp   17,988,260    1.3 
 79,022     Visa, Inc (Class A)   15,541,257    1.1 
       Other   59,367,728    4.3 
           250,807,116    17.9 


 

22 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds See notes to financial statements
 
Summary portfolio of investments concluded

 

Large-Cap Growth Index Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT           
 107,344 d   Apple, Inc  $56,071,138    4.0%
 261,314     Qualcomm, Inc   18,153,484    1.3 
       Other   17,864,771    1.3 
           92,089,393    6.6 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES          
 432,333     Verizon Communications, Inc   21,837,140    1.6 
       Other   7,366,503    0.5 
           29,203,643    2.1 
TRANSPORTATION          
 70,631     Union Pacific Corp   10,693,534    0.8 
 109,518     United Parcel Service, Inc (Class B)   10,759,048    0.8 
       Other   17,314,340    1.2 
           38,766,922    2.8 
UTILITIES   3,254,100    0.2 
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $1,071,715,874)
   1,393,542,321    99.6 
Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
                  
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES          
 30,275,798 c   TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust  $30,275,798    2.2%
           30,275,798    2.2 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $30,275,798)
   30,275,798    2.2 
       TOTAL PORTFOLIO
(Cost $1,101,991,672)
   1,423,818,119    101.8 
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET   (25,415,241)   (1.8)
       NET ASSETS  $1,398,402,878    100.0%

 

 

 

* Non-income producing.
c Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
d All or a portion of these securities have been segregated to cover margin or other requirements on open futures transactions.

 

“Other” securities represent the aggregate value, by category, of securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.

 

The aggregate value of securities on loan is $29,501,369.

 

For ease of presentation, a number of classification categories have been grouped together in the Summary Portfolio of Investments. Note that the Fund uses more specific categories in following its investment limitations on investment concentrations.


 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 23
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

Large-Cap Value Index Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
COMMON STOCKS          
           
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS          
 463,596     Ford Motor Co  $7,932,128    0.5%
       Other   14,559,098    0.9 
           22,491,226    1.4 
BANKS          
 98,314     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc   7,229,028    0.4 
 343,477     US Bancorp   12,832,301    0.8 
 896,553     Wells Fargo & Co   38,273,848    2.3 
       Other   39,094,035    2.4 
           97,429,212    5.9 
CAPITAL GOODS          
 100,028     Caterpillar, Inc   8,338,334    0.5 
 1,920,152     General Electric Co   50,192,773    3.0 
       Other   76,047,131    4.6 
           134,578,238    8.1 
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES   13,432,052    0.8 
           
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL   10,948,473    0.7 
           
CONSUMER SERVICES   10,525,302    0.6 
           
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS          
 1,997,088     Bank of America Corp   27,879,348    1.7 
 215,531     Bank of New York Mellon Corp   6,853,886    0.4 
 108,479     Capital One Financial Corp   7,449,253    0.4 
 565,061     Citigroup, Inc   27,563,675    1.7 
 85,144     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   13,696,264    0.8 
 701,883     JPMorgan Chase & Co   36,175,050    2.2 
 282,768     Morgan Stanley   8,123,925    0.5 
       Other   49,054,425    2.9 
           176,795,826    10.6 
ENERGY          
 87,948     Anadarko Petroleum Corp   8,380,565    0.5 
 72,767     Apache Corp   6,461,710    0.4 
 359,979     Chevron Corp   43,183,081    2.6 
 226,626     ConocoPhillips   16,611,686    1.0 
 825,688 d   Exxon Mobil Corp   73,998,158    4.5 
 149,607     Occidental Petroleum Corp   14,374,241    0.9 
 114,991     Phillips 66   7,408,870    0.4 
       Other   77,361,604    4.6 
           247,779,915    14.9 
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING          
 201,221     CVS Corp   12,528,019    0.7 
 100,593     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc   7,720,513    0.5 
       Other   6,412,934    0.4 
           26,661,466    1.6 
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO          
 330,873     Mondelez International, Inc   11,130,568    0.7 
       Other   16,655,792    1.0 
           27,786,360    1.7 
Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES          
 289,480     Abbott Laboratories  $10,580,494    0.6%
 188,673     Medtronic, Inc   10,829,830    0.7 
 189,414     UnitedHealth Group, Inc   12,929,400    0.8 
       Other   47,161,617    2.8 
           81,501,341    4.9 
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS          
 508,909     Procter & Gamble Co   41,094,402    2.5 
       Other   2,848,478    0.1 
           43,942,880    2.6 
INSURANCE          
 274,156     American International Group, Inc   14,160,157    0.9 
 334,194 *   Berkshire Hathaway, Inc (Class B)   38,459,045    2.3 
 166,022     Metlife, Inc   7,854,501    0.5 
       Other   70,601,019    4.2 
           131,074,722    7.9 
MATERIALS          
 194,690     Dow Chemical Co   7,684,414    0.5 
 191,547     Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc (Class B)   7,041,268    0.4 
       Other   33,353,081    2.0 
           48,078,763    2.9 
MEDIA          
 173,104     Time Warner, Inc   11,899,169    0.7 
 260,189     Walt Disney Co   17,846,364    1.1 
       Other   18,888,313    1.1 
           48,633,846    2.9 
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES          
 143,764     Eli Lilly & Co   7,162,322    0.4 
 454,321     Johnson & Johnson   42,074,668    2.6 
 560,740     Merck & Co, Inc   25,283,767    1.5 
 1,241,976     Pfizer, Inc   38,103,824    2.3 
 66,651     Thermo Electron Corp   6,517,135    0.4 
       Other   13,001,625    0.8 
           132,143,341    8.0 
REAL ESTATE   70,673,658    4.3 
           
RETAILING   17,794,986    1.1 
           
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT          
 863,109     Intel Corp   21,085,753    1.2 
       Other   17,798,370    1.1 
           38,884,123    2.3 
SOFTWARE & SERVICES   24,492,604    1.5 
           
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT          
 42,222     Apple, Inc   22,054,662    1.3 
 992,439     Cisco Systems, Inc   22,329,878    1.3 
 359,666     Hewlett-Packard Co   8,765,060    0.5 
       Other   27,324,737    1.6 
           80,474,337    4.7 


 

24 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds See notes to financial statements
 
Summary portfolio of investments concluded

 

Large-Cap Value Index Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES          
 999,062     AT&T, Inc  $36,166,044    2.2%
       Other   7,809,837    0.5 
           43,975,881    2.7 
TRANSPORTATION          
 58,842     FedEx Corp   7,708,302    0.4 
       Other   12,967,394    0.8 
           20,675,696    1.2 
UTILITIES          
 107,274     Dominion Resources, Inc   6,838,718    0.4 
 131,055     Duke Energy Corp   9,400,575    0.6 
 78,703     NextEra Energy, Inc   6,670,079    0.4 
 161,631     Southern Co   6,612,324    0.4 
       Other   72,619,968    4.4 
           102,141,664    6.2 
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $1,446,464,212)
   1,652,915,912    99.5 
Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
           
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES          
 24,341,186 c   TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust  $24,341,186    1.4%
           24,341,186    1.4 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $24,341,186)
   24,341,186    1.4 
       TOTAL PORTFOLIO
(Cost $1,470,805,398)
   1,677,257,098    100.9 
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET   (15,753,969)   (0.9)
       NET ASSETS  $1,661,503,129    100.0%

 

 

 

* Non-income producing.
c Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
d All or a portion of these securities have been segregated to cover margin or other requirements on open futures transactions.

 

“Other” securities represent the aggregate value, by category, of securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.

 

The aggregate value of securities on loan is $23,520,590.

 

For ease of presentation, a number of classification categories have been grouped together in the Summary Portfolio of Investments. Note that the Fund uses more specific categories in following its investment limitations on investment concentrations.


 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 25
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

S&P 500 Index Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
COMMON STOCKS          
                  
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS  $22,206,939    1.2%
           
BANKS          
 592,424     Wells Fargo & Co   25,290,580    1.3 
       Other   28,905,758    1.5 
           54,196,338    2.8 
CAPITAL GOODS          
 79,608     3M Co   10,018,667    0.5 
 85,115     Boeing Co   11,107,508    0.6 
 1,247,537     General Electric Co   32,610,617    1.7 
 103,449     United Technologies Corp   10,991,456    0.6 
       Other   91,726,206    4.7 
           156,454,454    8.1 
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES   12,688,161    0.7 
           
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL   23,384,413    1.2 
           
CONSUMER SERVICES          
 122,620     McDonald’s Corp   11,835,282    0.6 
       Other   23,105,780    1.2 
           34,941,062    1.8 
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS          
 113,484     American Express Co   9,282,991    0.5 
 1,316,217     Bank of America Corp   18,374,390    1.0 
 372,976     Citigroup, Inc   18,193,769    0.9 
 461,574     JPMorgan Chase & Co   23,789,524    1.2 
       Other   63,615,062    3.3 
           133,255,736    6.9 
ENERGY          
 236,865     Chevron Corp   28,414,326    1.5 
 149,748     ConocoPhillips   10,976,528    0.6 
 539,637 d   Exxon Mobil Corp   48,362,268    2.5 
 98,799     Occidental Petroleum Corp   9,492,608    0.5 
 162,249     Schlumberger Ltd   15,205,976    0.8 
       Other   89,132,469    4.6 
           201,584,175    10.5 
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING          
 150,613     CVS Corp   9,377,165    0.5 
 199,574     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc   15,317,304    0.8 
       Other   21,604,625    1.1 
           46,299,094    2.4 
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO          
 245,680     Altria Group, Inc   9,146,666    0.5 
 466,958     Coca-Cola Co   18,477,528    1.0 
 189,013     PepsiCo, Inc   15,894,103    0.8 
 198,220     Philip Morris International, Inc   17,665,366    0.9 
       Other   44,192,991    2.3 
           105,376,654    5.5 
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES   80,034,235    4.1 
Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS          
 335,764     Procter & Gamble Co  $27,112,943    1.4%
       Other   16,693,665    0.9 
           43,806,608    2.3 
INSURANCE          
 181,042     American International Group, Inc   9,350,819    0.5 
 220,655 *   Berkshire Hathaway, Inc (Class B)   25,392,978    1.3 
       Other   48,443,613    2.5 
           83,187,410    4.3 
MATERIALS   67,164,701    3.5 
           
MEDIA          
 320,634     Comcast Corp (Class A)   15,255,766    0.8 
 203,713     Walt Disney Co   13,972,674    0.7 
       Other   44,152,033    2.3 
           73,380,473    3.8 
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES          
 194,371     AbbVie, Inc   9,417,275    0.5 
 92,355     Amgen, Inc   10,713,180    0.6 
 201,859     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co   10,601,635    0.5 
 187,647 *   Gilead Sciences, Inc   13,321,061    0.7 
 345,499     Johnson & Johnson   31,996,662    1.7 
 358,802     Merck & Co, Inc   16,178,382    0.8 
 811,714     Pfizer, Inc   24,903,385    1.3 
       Other   51,997,200    2.7 
           169,128,780    8.8 
REAL ESTATE   38,047,891    2.0 
           
RETAILING          
 45,372 *   Amazon.com, Inc   16,516,769    0.8 
 175,646     Home Depot, Inc   13,681,067    0.7 
       Other   57,348,800    3.0 
           87,546,636    4.5 
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT       
 610,804     Intel Corp   14,921,942    0.8 
       Other   24,122,586    1.2 
           39,044,528    2.0 
SOFTWARE & SERVICES       
 34,296 *   Google, Inc (Class A)   35,344,772    1.8 
 126,246     International Business Machines Corp   22,624,545    1.2 
 12,717     Mastercard, Inc (Class A)   9,119,361    0.5 
 929,335     Microsoft Corp   32,851,992    1.7 
 437,226     Oracle Corp   14,647,071    0.8 
 63,301     Visa, Inc (Class A)   12,449,408    0.6 
       Other   52,176,253    2.7 
           179,213,402    9.3 
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT          
 111,342     Apple, Inc   58,159,493    3.0 
 657,339     Cisco Systems, Inc   14,790,127    0.8 
 210,310     Qualcomm, Inc   14,610,236    0.7 
       Other   34,577,136    1.8 
           122,136,992    6.3 


 

26 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds See notes to financial statements
 
Summary portfolio of investments concluded

 

S&P 500 Index Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES         
 648,907     AT&T, Inc  $23,490,433    1.2%
 349,149     Verizon Communications, Inc   17,635,516    0.9 
       Other   6,738,345    0.4 
           47,864,294    2.5 
TRANSPORTATION         
 56,870     Union Pacific Corp   8,610,118    0.4 
 88,402     United Parcel Service, Inc (Class B)   8,684,613    0.5 
       Other   20,005,260    1.0 
           37,299,991    1.9 
UTILITIES  59,974,202    3.1 
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $1,481,642,275)
   1,918,217,169    99.5 
Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS         
          
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES         
 15,151,123 c   TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust  $15,151,123    0.8%
           15,151,123    0.8 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $15,151,123)
   15,151,123    0.8 
       TOTAL PORTFOLIO
(Cost $1,496,793,398)
   1,933,368,292    100.3 
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET   (5,686,782)   (0.3)
       NET ASSETS  $1,927,681,510    100.0%

 

 

 

* Non-income producing.
c Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
d All or a portion of these securities have been segregated to cover margin requirements on open futures transactions.

 

“Other” securities represent the aggregate value, by category, of securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.

 

The aggregate value of securities on loan is $14,771,581.

 

For ease of presentation, a number of classification categories have been grouped together in the Summary Portfolio of Investments. Note that the Fund uses more specific categories in following its investment limitations on investment concentrations.


 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 27
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

Small-Cap Blend Index Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company   Value    % of net
assets
COMMON STOCKS
           
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS          
 58,835  *  Tenneco, Inc  $3,122,373    0.2%
       Other   13,165,684    0.9 
           16,288,057    1.1 
BANKS                
 161,821     FirstMerit Corp   3,634,500    0.2 
 58,910     Prosperity Bancshares, Inc   3,678,929    0.3 
       Other   128,052,303    8.2 
           135,365,732    8.7 
CAPITAL GOODS          
 42,074     Acuity Brands, Inc   4,228,858    0.3 
 29,544  *  Chart Industries, Inc   3,175,094    0.2 
 48,697     Clarcor, Inc   2,847,801    0.2 
 47,239     EnerSys   3,134,307    0.2 
 64,800     Heico Corp   3,471,984    0.2 
 18,321  *  Middleby Corp   4,170,776    0.3 
 36,538  *  Teledyne Technologies, Inc   3,245,305    0.2 
       Other   117,694,551    7.5 
           141,968,676    9.1 
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES   57,055,783    3.7 
           
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL          
 87,640     Brunswick Corp   3,955,193    0.3 
 116,055  *  Fifth & Pacific Cos, Inc   3,074,297    0.2 
       Other   41,266,462    2.6 
           48,295,952    3.1 
CONSUMER SERVICES          
 66,264     Sotheby’s (Class A)   3,439,101    0.2 
       Other   61,485,782    4.0 
           64,924,883    4.2 
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS          
 33,000  e  iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund   3,604,590    0.2 
 49,568  *  Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc   2,946,818    0.2 
 271,565  e  Prospect Capital Corp   3,079,547    0.2 
       Other   53,047,269    3.4 
           62,678,224    4.0 
ENERGY          
 35,471     Bristow Group, Inc   2,854,351    0.2 
 258,788  *  Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp   3,356,480    0.2 
 59,003  *  Rosetta Resources, Inc   3,536,640    0.2 
       Other   81,591,430    5.3 
           91,338,901    5.9 
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING          
 731,368  *  Rite Aid Corp   3,898,191    0.3 
 48,185  *  United Natural Foods, Inc   3,442,818    0.2 
       Other   14,700,685    0.9 
           22,041,694    1.4 
Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO
 37,764  *  Hain Celestial Group, Inc  $3,143,098    0.2%
       Other   28,060,607    1.8 
           31,203,705    2.0 
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES         
 71,329  *  Align Technology, Inc   4,070,033    0.2 
 35,901  *,e  athenahealth, Inc   4,793,143    0.3 
 52,628  *  Centene Corp   2,955,589    0.2 
 84,106     Healthsouth Corp   2,952,962    0.2 
 26,133  *  Medidata Solutions, Inc   2,882,731    0.2 
 67,562  *  Team Health Holdings, Inc   2,934,893    0.2 
 67,818     West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc   3,279,000    0.2 
       Other   84,026,357    5.4 
           107,894,708    6.9 
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS  8,587,190    0.6 
                 
INSURANCE          
 215,626     Conseco, Inc   3,359,453    0.2 
       Other   33,379,697    2.2 
           36,739,150    2.4 
MATERIALS          
 96,228     PolyOne Corp   2,915,708    0.2 
       Other   72,149,464    4.6 
           75,065,172    4.8 
MEDIA   21,712,371    1.4 
           
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES         
 56,670  *  Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc   3,264,758    0.2 
 109,914  *,e  Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc   3,656,839    0.2 
 50,762  e  Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc   3,115,264    0.2 
       Other   76,202,613    4.9 
           86,239,474    5.5 
REAL ESTATE          
 88,451     Highwoods Properties, Inc   3,414,209    0.2 
 100,659     LaSalle Hotel Properties   3,125,462    0.2 
 120,382     RLJ Lodging Trust   3,040,849    0.2 
       Other   107,929,271    7.0 
           117,509,791    7.6 
RETAILING          
 26,614  *,e  Lumber Liquidators, Inc   3,039,053    0.2 
 38,049  *  WEX, Inc   3,551,874    0.2 
       Other   57,922,130    3.7 
           64,513,057    4.1 
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT  49,972,639    3.2 


 

28 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds See notes to financial statements
 
Summary portfolio of investments concluded

 

Small-Cap Blend Index Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
SOFTWARE & SERVICES          
 91,569  *  Aspen Technology, Inc  $3,500,683    0.2%
 45,143  *  Commvault Systems, Inc   3,524,765    0.2 
 27,750  *  CoStar Group, Inc   4,911,473    0.3 
 67,100     MAXIMUS, Inc   3,250,995    0.2 
 116,927  *  PTC, Inc   3,241,216    0.2 
 30,618  *  Tyler Technologies, Inc   2,961,067    0.2 
 27,094  *  Ultimate Software Group, Inc   4,185,481    0.3 
       Other   115,760,054    7.5 
           141,335,734    9.1 
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT          
 42,674     Belden CDT, Inc   2,870,253    0.2 
 40,737     FEI Co   3,628,852    0.2 
       Other   72,001,539    4.6 
           78,500,644    5.0 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   11,482,383    0.7 
           
TRANSPORTATION          
 182,539  *,e  US Airways Group, Inc   4,010,382    0.3 
       Other   23,993,115    1.5 
           28,003,497    1.8 
UTILITIES   47,959,061    3.1 
                  
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $1,185,523,279)
   1,546,676,478    99.4 
                  
RIGHTS / WARRANTS          
           
CONSUMER SERVICES   80,207    0.0 
           
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES   108,883    0.0 
           
REAL ESTATE   10,127    0.0 
                  
       TOTAL RIGHTS / WARRANTS
(Cost $119,165)
   199,217    0.0 
Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS             
              
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES             
 214,865,928  a,c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust  $214,865,928     13.8 %
           214,865,928     13.8  
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $214,865,928)
   214,865,928     13.8  
       TOTAL PORTFOLIO
(Cost $1,400,508,372)
   1,761,741,623     113.2  
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET   (206,091,366)    (13.2 )
       NET ASSETS  $1,555,650,257     100.0 %

 

 

 

* Non-income producing.
a Affiliated holding.
c Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
e All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan is $207,075,176.

 

“Other” securities represent the aggregate value, by category, of securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.

 

For ease of presentation, a number of classification categories have been grouped together in the Summary Portfolio of Investments. Note that the Fund uses more specific categories in following its investment limitations on investment concentrations.


 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 29
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
COMMON STOCKS          
                  
BRAZIL                
 392,464     Banco Bradesco S.A. (Preference)  $5,654,203    0.8%
 468,110     Banco Itau Holding Financeira S.A.   7,242,989    1.0 
 121,556     Perdigao S.A.   2,854,140    0.4 
 576,772     Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.   5,014,396    0.7 
 815,746     Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Preference)   7,396,466    1.0 
 240,800     Vale S.A.   3,828,829    0.5 
 354,773     Vale S.A. (Preference)   5,192,877    0.7 
       Other   39,214,657    5.4 
           76,398,557    10.5 
CHILE   11,786,753    1.6 
           
CHINA          
 14,823,000     Bank of China Ltd   6,959,640    0.9 
 13,791,350     China Construction Bank   10,730,037    1.5 
 1,437,000     China Life Insurance Co Ltd   3,793,362    0.5 
 1,144,500     China Mobile Hong Kong Ltd   11,893,244    1.6 
 3,549,000     CNOOC Ltd   7,218,564    1.0 
 14,132,000     Industrial & Commercial Bank of China   9,906,900    1.4 
 368,500  e  Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd   2,905,716    0.4 
 191,300     Tencent Holdings Ltd   10,431,667    1.4 
       Other   66,038,321    9.1 
           129,877,451    17.8 
COLOMBIA          
 1,163,437     Ecopetrol S.A.   2,766,648    0.4 
       Other   5,353,011    0.7 
           8,119,659    1.1 
CZECH REPUBLIC   1,915,797    0.3 
           
EGYPT   1,205,964    0.2 
           
HONG KONG   5,264,636    0.7 
           
HUNGARY   1,434,092    0.2 
                 
INDIA                
 285,830     HDFC Bank Ltd   3,182,951    0.5 
 273,143     Housing Development Finance Corp   3,795,405    0.5 
 85,602     Infosys Technologies Ltd   4,574,525    0.6 
 260,226     Reliance Industries Ltd   3,871,887    0.5 
 87,158     Tata Consultancy Services Ltd   2,994,653    0.4 
       Other   25,346,142    3.5 
           43,765,563    6.0 
 INDONESIA         17,226,711    2.4 
Shares      Company  Value  % of net
assets
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF          
 97,790  *  Hynix Semiconductor, Inc  $2,942,588    0.4%
 12,748     Hyundai Mobis   3,595,956    0.5 
 28,789     Hyundai Motor Co   6,858,802    0.9 
 72,446     KB Financial Group, Inc   2,853,175    0.4 
 49,459     Kia Motors Corp   2,873,627    0.4 
 5,203     NHN Corp   2,919,752    0.4 
 12,223     POSCO   3,649,065    0.5 
 20,600     Samsung Electronics Co Ltd   28,408,603    3.9 
 3,831     Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (Preference)   3,692,963    0.5 
 79,766     Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd   3,478,085    0.5 
       Other   52,546,983    7.2 
           113,819,599    15.6 
MALAYSIA          
 859,604     Malayan Banking BHD   2,664,445    0.4 
       Other   24,413,673    3.3 
           27,078,118    3.7 
MEXICO                
 6,860,870  e  America Movil S.A. de C.V. (Series L)   7,361,872    1.0 
 367,837  e  Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A. de C.V.   3,440,917    0.5 
 454,787     Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A. de C.V.   2,902,884    0.4 
 483,726     Grupo Televisa S.A.   2,954,873    0.4 
       Other   19,723,227    2.7 
           36,383,773    5.0 
MOROCCO   558,965    0.1 
           
PERU   2,254,764    0.3 
           
PHILIPPINES   6,523,134    0.9 
           
POLAND   12,044,550    1.7 
           
RUSSIA          
 451,000  d  Gazprom (ADR)   4,207,830    0.6 
 693,535     Gazprom OAO (ADR)   6,482,750    0.9 
 103,554     LUKOIL (ADR)   6,782,151    0.9 
 47,749     Magnit OAO (GDR)   3,066,447    0.4 
 534,089     Sberbank of Russian Federation (ADR)   6,810,904    1.0 
       Other   16,993,008    2.3 
           44,343,090    6.1 
SOUTH AFRICA          
 316,868     MTN Group Ltd   6,298,434    0.9 
 73,730     Naspers Ltd (N Shares)   6,901,406    0.9 
 111,954     Sasol Ltd   5,720,602    0.8 
 230,823     Standard Bank Group Ltd   2,936,553    0.4 
       Other   31,534,897    4.3 
           53,391,892    7.3 
TAIWAN          
 2,073,423     Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, Ltd   5,271,250    0.7 
 228,352     MediaTek, Inc   3,122,012    0.5 
 4,595,000     Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd   16,935,172    2.3 
       Other   56,222,846    7.7 
           81,551,280    11.2 


 

30 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds See notes to financial statements
 
Summary portfolio of investments concluded

 

Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares      Company    Value      % of net
assets
THAILAND  $18,152,668    2.5%
           
TURKEY   12,220,046    1.7 
           
UKRAINE   96,745    0.0 
           
UNITED STATES   2,608,590    0.4 
                  
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $673,121,697)
   708,022,397    97.3 
           
PREFERRED STOCKS          
           
BRAZIL          
 129,607  *  Ambev Cia De Bebidas Das   4,821,877    0.6 
       Other   2,293,389    0.3 
           7,115,266    0.9 
PHILIPPINES   712    0.0 
                  
       TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $6,950,536)
   7,115,978    0.9 
                  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
                  
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES          
 34,080,741  c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust   34,080,741    4.6 
           34,080,741    4.6 
  Shares      Company    Value      % of net
assets
            
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $34,080,741)
  $34,080,741    4.6%
       TOTAL PORTFOLIO
(Cost $714,152,974)
   749,219,116    102.8 
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET   (20,754,324)   (2.8)
       NET ASSETS  $728,464,792    100.0%

 

 

 

Abbreviation(s):

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

GDR – Global Depository Receipt

 

 

 

* Non-income producing.
c Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
d All or a portion of these securities have been segregated to cover margin requirements on open futures transactions.
e All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan is $31,771,994.

 

“Other” securities represent the aggregate value, by category, of securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.

 

For ease of presentation, a number of classification categories have been grouped together in the Summary Portfolio of Investments. Note that the Fund uses more specific categories in following its investment limitations on investment concentrations.


 

Summary of market values by sector

 

Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Sector    Value      % of net
assets
FINANCIALS  $197,224,767    27.1%
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   109,534,520    15.0 
ENERGY   85,020,159    11.7 
MATERIALS   69,452,482    9.5 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY   62,314,359    8.6 
CONSUMER STAPLES   61,185,402    8.4 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   52,487,441    7.2 
INDUSTRIALS   43,476,577    6.0 
UTILITIES   23,375,890    3.2 
HEALTH CARE   11,066,778    1.5 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   34,080,741    4.6 
OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITES, NET   (20,754,324)   (2.8)
           
NET ASSETS  $728,464,792    100.0%

 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 31
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

International Equity Index Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
COMMON STOCKS          
           
AUSTRALIA          
 1,140,965     Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd  $36,511,280    0.7%
 1,336,635     BHP Billiton Ltd   47,254,563    0.8 
 670,802     Commonwealth Bank of Australia   48,299,429    0.9 
 974,911     National Australia Bank Ltd   32,582,345    0.6 
 1,291,022     Westpac Banking Corp   41,915,797    0.8 
       Other   230,592,535    4.2 
           437,155,949    8.0 
AUSTRIA   15,689,465    0.3 
           
BELGIUM          
 334,405     InBev NV   34,665,628    0.7 
       Other   28,741,841    0.5 
           63,407,469    1.2 
CHINA   7,094,566    0.1 
           
DENMARK          
 165,860     Novo Nordisk AS (Class B)   27,624,410    0.5 
       Other   31,865,199    0.6 
           59,489,609    1.1 
FINLAND   48,898,104    0.9 
                  
FRANCE          
 414,037     BNP Paribas   30,544,809    0.6 
 496,613     Sanofi-Aventis   52,950,430    1.0 
 891,416     Total S.A.   54,690,988    1.0 
       Other   381,337,658    7.0 
           519,523,885    9.6 
GERMANY          
 190,119     Allianz AG.   31,921,419    0.6 
 382,820     BASF AG.   39,742,264    0.7 
 344,298     Bayer AG.   42,710,932    0.8 
 400,608     Daimler AG. (Reg)   32,799,689    0.6 
 384,222     SAP AG.   30,066,189    0.6 
 330,396     Siemens AG.   42,222,012    0.8 
       Other   258,091,624    4.7 
           477,554,129    8.8 
GREECE   2,513,014    0.1 
                  
HONG KONG          
 5,019,600     AIA Group Ltd   25,488,675    0.5 
       Other   123,108,351    2.2 
           148,597,026    2.7 
INDIA   662,674    0.0 
                  
IRELAND   30,839,526    0.6 
                  
ISRAEL   22,995,905    0.4 
Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
ITALY          
 1,062,914     ENI S.p.A.  $26,984,116    0.5%
       Other   88,011,230    1.6 
           114,995,346    2.1 
JAPAN          
                  
 679,300     Honda Motor Co Ltd   27,126,406    0.5 
 5,309,780     Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc   33,814,077    0.6 
 400,400     Softbank Corp   29,901,415    0.5 
 529,500     Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc   25,593,843    0.5 
 1,149,400     Toyota Motor Corp   74,524,995    1.4 
       Other   940,981,779    17.3 
           1,131,942,515    20.8 
JERSEY, C.I.   2,714,322    0.1 
                  
LUXEMBOURG   17,562,131    0.3 
                  
MACAU   3,818,460    0.1 
                  
MEXICO   1,206,259    0.0 
                  
NETHERLANDS          
 1,579,935     Royal Dutch Shell plc (A Shares)   52,619,426    0.9 
 1,067,900     Royal Dutch Shell plc (B Shares)   36,970,702    0.7 
 679,970     Unilever NV   26,957,703    0.5 
       Other   124,634,840    2.3 
           241,182,671    4.4 
NEW ZEALAND   6,520,497    0.1 
           
NORWAY   42,622,906    0.8 
           
PORTUGAL   9,586,678    0.2 
                  
SINGAPORE   81,110,565    1.5 
                  
SPAIN          
 2,352,878     Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.   27,497,886    0.5 
 4,609,921     Banco Santander Central Hispano S.A.   40,868,159    0.7 
 1,706,623  *,e  Telefonica S.A.   30,035,386    0.6 
       Other   79,628,753    1.5 
           178,030,184    3.3 
SWEDEN         167,211,442    3.1 
                  
SWITZERLAND          
 914,899     ABB Ltd   23,309,386    0.4 
 217,160     Cie Financiere Richemont S.A.   22,204,540    0.4 
 4,415,739     Glencore International AG.   24,031,412    0.5 
 1,344,523     Nestle S.A.   97,052,926    1.8 
 957,928     Novartis AG.   74,356,831    1.4 
 292,758     Roche Holding AG.   80,957,947    1.5 
 1,519,174     UBS AG. (Switzerland)   29,382,438    0.5 
       Other   153,671,933    2.8 
           504,967,413    9.3 


 

32 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds See notes to financial statements
 
Summary portfolio of investments concluded

 

International Equity Index Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
UNITED KINGDOM          
 521,007     AstraZeneca plc  $27,582,176    0.5%
 6,371,845     Barclays plc   26,809,277    0.5 
 1,417,034     BG Group plc   28,907,019    0.5 
 880,080     BHP Billiton plc   27,157,922    0.5 
 7,906,990     BP plc   61,378,819    1.1 
 799,751     British American Tobacco plc   44,124,054    0.8 
 1,046,157     Diageo plc   33,348,813    0.6 
 2,052,752     GlaxoSmithKline plc   54,115,374    1.0 
 7,753,333     HSBC Holdings plc   84,986,910    1.6 
 19,273,058  *  Lloyds TSB Group plc   23,836,849    0.4 
 529,554     Rio Tinto plc   26,795,514    0.5 
 1,008,822     Standard Chartered plc   24,221,799    0.4 
 20,288,216     Vodafone Group plc   74,310,806    1.4 
      Other   508,385,237    9.4 
           1,045,960,569    19.2 
UNITED STATES   28,146,419    0.5 
                  
      TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $4,524,363,003)
   5,411,999,698    99.6 
                  
RIGHTS / WARRANTS          
                  
SPAIN   996,777    0.0 
                  
       TOTAL RIGHTS / WARRANTS
(Cost $953,236)
   996,777    0.0 
Shares     Company  Value   % of net
assets
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
           
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES          
 190,194,530  a,c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust  $190,194,530    3.5%
           190,194,530    3.5 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $190,194,530)
   190,194,530    3.5 
       TOTAL PORTFOLIO
(Cost $4,715,510,769)
   5,603,191,005    103.1 
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET   (168,390,039)   (3.1)
       NET ASSETS  $5,434,800,966    100.0%

 

 

 

* Non-income producing.
a Affiliated holding.
c Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
e All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan is $180,075,648.

 

“Other” securities represent the aggregate value, by category, of securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.

 

For ease of presentation, a number of classification categories have been grouped together in the Summary Portfolio of Investments. Note that the Fund uses more specific categories in following its investment limitations on investment concentrations.


 

Summary of market values by sector

 

International Equity Index Fund  ■  October 31, 2013

 

Sector  Value   % of net
assets
FINANCIALS  $1,412,056,159    26.0%
INDUSTRIALS   691,483,264    12.7 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY   630,695,101    11.6 
CONSUMER STAPLES   602,832,116    11.1 
HEALTH CARE   536,365,548    9.9 
MATERIALS   435,624,398    8.0 
ENERGY   373,775,371    6.9 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   303,469,763    5.6 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   228,655,906    4.2 
UTILITIES   198,038,849    3.6 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   190,194,530    3.5 
OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITES, NET   (168,390,039)   (3.1)
           
NET ASSETS  $5,434,800,966    100.0%

 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 33
 

Statements of assets and liabilities

 

TIAA-CREF Funds  ■  October 31, 2013     
      
       Large-Cap   Large-Cap       Small-Cap   Emerging   International 
   Equity   Growth   Value   S&P 500   Blend Markets Equity    Equity 
   Index Fund   Index Fund   Index Fund   Index Fund   Index Fund   Index Fund   Index Fund 
ASSETS                                   
Portfolio investments, at value*†  $7,535,608,022   $1,423,818,119   $1,677,257,098   $1,933,368,292   $1,546,875,695   $749,219,116   $5,412,996,475 
Affiliated investments, at value   240,434,976                214,865,928        190,194,530 
Cash   28,654,098    16,990,612    24,727,654    6,365,845    9,418,803    12,900,745    29,148,550 
Cash-foreign^                       331,757    135,057 
Receivable from securities transactions   2,760,959    1,192,815    832,714        367,007    415,647    19,868,907 
Receivable from Fund shares sold   1,984,481    2,013,979    1,831,312    1,880,086    1,195,174    707,648    3,452,982 
Dividends and interest receivable   6,753,192    1,028,909    1,797,845    1,953,658    932,379    515,785    12,268,567 
Due from affiliates                       87     
Other   132,713    46,586    49,521    66,860    47,053    7,450    113,846 
Total assets   7,816,328,441    1,445,091,020    1,706,496,144    1,943,634,741    1,773,702,039    764,098,235    5,668,178,914 
LIABILITIES                                   
Management fees payable   25,016    4,588    5,456    6,365    5,175    8,411    17,971 
Service agreement fees payable   5,532    4,981    6,247    10,123    10,543    712    16,025 
Distribution fees payable   118,743                    2,251    27,767 
Due to affiliates   40,647    8,103    9,936    10,740    8,060    3,311    28,536 
Payable for collateral for securities loaned   240,434,976    30,275,798    24,341,186    15,151,123    214,865,928    34,080,741    190,194,530 
Payable for securities transactions   2,731,839    15,679,691    20,178,958    104,179    2,469,563    276,007    39,845,280 
Payable for Fund shares redeemed   2,049,211    634,045    353,569    542,136    519,407    607,942    2,921,183 
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts   182,097    6,144    20,749    24,172    56,523    137,760    7,700 
Accrued expenses and other payables   456,537    74,792    76,914    104,393    116,583    516,308    318,956 
Total liabilities   246,044,598    46,688,142    44,993,015    15,953,231    218,051,782    35,633,443    233,377,948 
NET ASSETS  $7,570,283,843   $1,398,402,878   $1,661,503,129   $1,927,681,510   $1,555,650,257   $728,464,792   $5,434,800,966 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:                                   
Paid-in-capital  $5,432,028,362   $1,059,377,421   $1,402,431,848   $1,483,455,743   $1,142,262,662   $692,579,089   $4,449,819,882 
Undistributed net investment income (loss)   98,895,130    15,781,801    26,265,935    25,713,234    14,351,820    10,769,340    116,072,506 
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on total investments   (21,542,247)   1,426,466    26,374,395    (18,038,060)   37,896,684    (9,432,083)   (18,905,216)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on total investments   2,060,902,598    321,817,190    206,430,951    436,550,593    361,139,091    34,548,446    887,813,794 
NET ASSETS  $7,570,283,843   $1,398,402,878   $1,661,503,129   $1,927,681,510   $1,555,650,257   $728,464,792   $5,434,800,966 
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS:                                   
Net assets  $6,705,277,219   $1,157,001,072   $1,359,068,374   $1,436,986,387   $1,048,944,022   $680,381,748   $4,459,896,487 
Outstanding shares of beneficial interest, unlimited shares authorized ($.0001 par value)   491,169,987    63,265,952    83,921,225    72,192,027    56,457,984    62,783,988    230,987,198 
Net asset value per share  $13.65   $18.29   $16.19   $19.91   $18.58   $10.84   $19.31 
RETIREMENT CLASS:                                   
Net assets  $267,636,303   $241,401,806   $302,434,755   $490,695,123   $506,706,235   $34,502,831   $774,407,052 
Outstanding shares of beneficial interest, unlimited shares authorized ($.0001 par value)   19,363,995    13,127,607    18,443,492    24,800,511    27,218,479    3,195,024    39,428,690 
Net asset value per share  $13.82   $18.39   $16.40   $19.79   $18.62   $10.80   $19.64 
RETAIL CLASS:                                   
Net assets  $536,027,389   $   $   $   $   $7,126,666   $ 
Outstanding shares of beneficial interest, unlimited shares authorized ($.0001 par value)   38,689,992                    660,348     
Net asset value per share  $13.85   $   $   $   $   $10.79   $ 
PREMIER CLASS:                                   
Net assets  $61,342,932   $   $   $   $   $6,453,547   $200,497,427 
Outstanding shares of beneficial interest, unlimited shares authorized ($.0001 par value)   4,506,996                    596,510    10,410,194 
Net asset value per share  $13.61   $   $   $   $   $10.82   $19.26 
*   Includes securities loaned of  $233,263,158   $29,501,369   $23,520,590   $14,771,581   $207,075,176   $31,771,994   $180,075,648 
†  Portfolio investments, cost  $5,475,045,629   $1,101,991,672   $1,470,805,398   $1,496,793,398   $1,185,642,444   $714,152,974   $4,525,316,239 
‡  Affiliated investments, cost  $240,434,976   $   $   $   $214,865,928   $   $190,194,530 
^  Foreign cash, cost  $   $   $   $   $   $338,098   $135,744 

 

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Statements of operations

 

TIAA-CREF Funds  ■  For the year ended October, 31, 2013

 

   Equity
Index Fund
   Large-Cap
Growth
Index Fund
   Large-Cap
Value
Index Fund
   S&P 500
Index Fund
   Small-Cap
Blend
Index Fund
 Emerging
Markets Equity
Index Fund
   International
Equity
Index Fund
 
INVESTMENT INCOME                                   
Dividends*  $134,266,831   $23,281,905   $36,119,123   $37,340,728   $20,887,186   $14,032,736   $140,984,496 
Income from securities lending   2,430,473    225,666    193,919    101,334    3,523,685    197,689    5,353,360 
Interest   7,205    985    1,466    4,795    9,481    2,287    27,585 
Total income   136,704,509    23,508,556    36,314,508    37,446,857    24,420,352    14,232,712    146,365,441 
EXPENSES                                   
Management fees   2,540,285    498,846    587,088    667,814    490,621    798,352    1,833,002 
Shareholder servicing – Institutional Class   12,749    8,197    8,656    4,101    5,715    31,561    19,712 
Shareholder servicing – Retirement Class   565,088    603,548    666,322    1,101,376    987,988    75,937    1,763,814 
Shareholder servicing – Retail Class   322,714                    12,450     
Shareholder servicing – Premier Class   236                    161    393 
Distribution fees – Retail Class   1,150,922                    16,338     
Distribution fees – Premier Class   82,867                    5,876    273,627 
Fund administration fees   275,219    56,345    66,163    73,445    52,780    24,374    200,575 
Custody and accounting fees   152,980    51,613    57,953    42,046    96,832    531,750    375,058 
Compliance fees   143,254    28,996    34,433    38,264    27,585    12,769    104,393 
Trustee fees and expenses   60,017    12,371    14,748    15,216    11,065    5,320    43,658 
Other expenses   634,307    157,600    188,599    178,021    215,571    263,648    494,932 
Total expenses   5,940,638    1,417,516    1,623,962    2,120,283    1,888,157    1,778,536    5,109,164 
Less: Expenses reimbursed by the investment adviser                       (245,283)    
Net expenses   5,940,638    1,417,516    1,623,962    2,120,283    1,888,157    1,533,253    5,109,164 
Net Investment income (loss)   130,763,871    22,091,040    34,690,546    35,326,574    22,532,195    12,699,459    141,256,277 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON TOTAL INVESTMENTS                                   
Realized gain (loss):                                   
Portfolio investments   (9,863,414)   9,023,475    39,176,333    (5,371,463)   36,386,831    (5,029,013)   3,967,779 
Futures transactions   5,670,721    1,344,996    1,041,874    2,390,150    6,514,585    629,445    12,493,828 
Foreign currency transactions   (73)               (280)   (374,712)   (1,180,947)
In-kind redemptions       140,485,287    108,361,658    100,324,009    32,160,620         
Net realized gain (loss) on total investments   (4,192,766)   150,853,758    148,579,865    97,342,696    75,061,756    (4,774,280)   15,280,660 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                   
Portfolio investments**   1,526,726,855    130,172,508    163,670,030    248,730,817    275,866,722    31,531,966    929,770,788 
Futures transactions   508,822    27,671    173,196    711,936    38,447    (26,202)   260,265 
Translation of assets (other than portfolio investments) and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies   20                59    (1,669)   359,995 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on total investments   1,527,235,697    130,200,179    163,843,226    249,442,753    275,905,228    31,504,095    930,391,048 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on total investments   1,523,042,931    281,053,937    312,423,091    346,785,449    350,966,984    26,729,815    945,671,708 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations  $1,653,806,802   $303,144,977   $347,113,637   $382,112,023   $373,499,179   $39,429,274   $1,086,927,985 
*   Net of foreign witholding taxes of  $117,762   $2,773   $47,800   $24,586   $16,546   $1,829,060   $10,526,779 
**  Includes net change in unrealized foreign capital gains taxes of  $   $   $   $   $   $(315,608)  $ 

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

 

TIAA-CREF Funds  ■  For the year ended

 

                                              Emerging Markets 
      Equity Index Fund   Large-Cap Growth Index Fund   Large-Cap Value Index Fund   S&P 500 Index Fund   Small-Cap Blend Index Fund   Equity Index Fund 
      October 31,   October 31,   October 31,   October 31,   October 31,   October 31,   October 31,   October 31,   October 31,   October 31,   October 31,   October 31, 
      2013   2012   2013   2012   2013   2012   2013   2012   2013   2012   2013   2012 
OPERATIONS                                                        
Net investment income (loss)  $130,763,871   $73,578,813   $22,091,040   $15,282,664   $34,690,546   $24,036,874   $35,326,574   $29,288,001   $22,532,195   $14,279,986   $12,699,459   $5,812,903 
Net realized gain (loss) on total investments   (4,192,766)   135,779,926    150,853,758    13,552,339    148,579,865    19,194,493    97,342,696    (12,069,241)   75,061,756    20,469,982    (4,774,280)   (4,419,207)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
on total investments
   1,527,235,697    291,106,235    130,200,179    78,949,353    163,843,226    110,364,339    249,442,753    178,451,341    275,905,228    59,877,327    31,504,095    9,135,727 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations   1,653,806,802    500,464,974    303,144,977    107,784,356    347,113,637    153,595,706    382,112,023    195,670,101    373,499,179    94,627,295    39,429,274    10,529,423 
                                                         
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                                                        
From net investment income:  Institutional Class   (83,622,846)   (38,368,597)   (15,189,199)   (8,415,916)   (23,996,972)   (14,532,736)   (24,660,671)   (17,749,409)   (13,653,444)   (6,640,844)   (5,765,269)   (3,376,850)
   Retirement Class   (2,831,443)   (2,250,253)   (3,690,035)   (2,175,298)   (4,839,075)   (4,010,863)   (8,550,256)   (5,886,889)   (5,711,600)   (3,948,426)   (339,023)   (139,878)
   Retail Class   (5,545,590)   (4,053,624)                                   (65,068)   (63,413)
   Premier Class   (681,775)   (266,342)                                   (34,757)   (18,944)
From realized gains:  Institutional Class   (26,265,188)               (22,679,307)   (17,316,125)       (3,914,946)   (14,152,829)   (10,497,581)       (775,236)
   Retirement Class   (1,054,521)               (5,079,627)   (5,377,992)       (1,500,231)   (6,762,292)   (7,780,213)       (35,989)
   Retail Class   (2,152,356)                                           (18,860)
   Premier Class   (230,213)                                           (4,781)
Total distributions   (122,383,932)   (44,938,816)   (18,879,234)   (10,591,214)   (56,594,981)   (41,237,716)   (33,210,927)   (29,051,475)   (40,280,165)   (28,867,064)   (6,204,117)   (4,433,951)
                                                         
SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTIONS                                                        
Subscriptions:  Institutional Class   2,529,595,980    2,050,773,526    478,476,258    530,240,135    566,215,962    600,184,077    280,982,456    488,450,838    302,007,443    220,218,563    430,251,272    241,047,021 
   Retirement Class   63,611,802    26,742,234    59,779,793    87,873,735    67,263,982    51,606,866    99,941,199    91,751,231    127,886,298    35,535,884    15,388,390    20,103,732 
   Retail Class   72,409,043    33,280,857                                    2,606,205    2,576,957 
   Premier Class   26,407,020    31,550,109                                    5,096,578    2,109,864 
Reinvestments of distributions:  Institutional Class   109,254,825    37,938,931    15,156,209    8,377,818    45,224,553    30,645,653    23,864,966    20,969,853    27,637,667    16,618,718    5,765,269    4,152,086 
   Retirement Class   3,885,964    2,250,253    3,690,035    2,175,298    9,915,239    9,388,855    8,550,256    7,387,120    12,473,892    11,728,639    339,023    175,867 
   Retail Class   7,297,179    3,837,766                                    63,301    78,876 
   Premier Class   911,988    266,342                                    34,757    23,725 
Redemptions:  Institutional Class   (998,950,525)   (509,847,125)   (536,727,100)   (211,342,462)   (623,984,684)   (190,906,423)   (463,613,308)   (171,592,480)   (155,305,472)   (74,349,516)   (76,144,474)   (111,084,114)
   Retirement Class   (48,113,202)   (63,851,249)   (109,099,156)   (54,011,703)   (55,031,600)   (49,294,785)   (110,072,394)   (101,073,499)   (52,546,442)   (88,750,401)   (7,308,467)   (4,979,770)
   Retail Class   (48,342,377)   (48,227,313)                                   (1,585,318)   (2,295,674)
   Premier Class   (26,791,097)   (8,406,365)                                   (973,871)   (1,501,566)
Net increase (decrease) from shareholder transactions   1,691,176,600    1,556,307,966    (88,723,961)   363,312,821    9,603,452    451,624,243    (160,346,825)   335,893,063    262,153,386    121,001,887    373,532,665    150,407,004 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets   3,222,599,470    2,011,834,124    195,541,782    460,505,963    300,122,108    563,982,233    188,554,271    502,511,689    595,372,400    186,762,118    406,757,822    156,502,476 
NET ASSETS                                                        
Beginning of period   4,347,684,373    2,335,850,249    1,202,861,096    742,355,133    1,361,381,021    797,398,788    1,739,127,239    1,236,615,550    960,277,857    773,515,739    321,706,970    165,204,494 
End of period  $7,570,283,843   $4,347,684,373   $1,398,402,878   $1,202,861,096   $1,661,503,129   $1,361,381,021   $1,927,681,510   $1,739,127,239   $1,555,650,257   $960,277,857   $728,464,792   $321,706,970 
Undistributed net investment income (loss) included
in net assets
  $98,895,130   $60,128,156   $15,781,801   $12,642,127   $26,265,935   $20,340,199   $25,713,234   $23,659,658   $14,351,820   $10,775,453   $10,769,340   $4,648,783 
                                                         
CHANGE IN FUND SHARES                                                        
Shares sold:  Institutional Class   222,360,765    203,631,389    29,770,744    37,047,729    38,979,541    47,047,502    15,875,182    31,451,734    18,842,881    15,705,179    41,702,388    23,946,684 
   Retirement Class   5,061,067    2,599,643    3,730,089    6,297,464    4,585,212    4,085,480    5,660,155    6,065,681    7,846,766    2,562,366    1,462,980    1,965,058 
   Retail Class   5,846,563    3,183,671                                    249,280    250,518 
   Premier Class   2,205,941    3,070,653                                    489,135    210,018 
Shares reinvested:  Institutional Class   10,220,283    4,001,997    1,050,326    648,940    3,547,024    2,688,215    1,511,398    1,496,778    2,017,348    1,302,407    547,509    430,714 
   Retirement Class   358,153    233,914    253,785    167,202    766,247    812,185    543,564    529,163    906,533    915,585    32,226    18,262 
   Retail Class   670,697    397,696                                    6,017    8,191 
   Premier Class   85,392    28,125                                    3,301    2,461 
Shares redeemed:  Institutional Class   (83,445,454)   (48,213,222)   (34,358,494)   (14,445,350)   (44,106,613)   (14,715,883)   (28,815,058)   (11,286,416)   (9,981,578)   (5,434,780)   (7,349,001)   (11,061,497)
   Retirement Class   (3,897,783)   (6,079,961)   (6,718,053)   (3,842,627)   (3,784,820)   (3,893,346)   (6,278,741)   (6,558,738)   (3,361,813)   (6,367,386)   (706,858)   (491,870)
   Retail Class   (3,957,682)   (4,594,389)                                   (154,195)   (220,015)
   Premier Class   (2,242,479)   (828,622)                                   (90,627)   (147,793)
Net increase (decrease) from shareholder
transactions
 153,265,463    157,430,894    (6,271,603)   25,873,358    (13,409)   36,024,153    (11,503,500)   21,698,202    16,270,137    8,683,371    36,192,155    14,910,731 

 

38 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds See notes to financial statements   See notes to financial statements  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 39
 

Statements of changes in net assets concluded
   
TIAA-CREF Funds  ■  For the year ended  

 

      International Equity Index Fund
      October 31,   October 31, 
      2013   2012 
OPERATIONS         
Net investment income (loss)  $141,256,277   $110,842,506 
Net realized gain (loss) on total investments   15,280,660    (13,266,662)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on total investments   930,391,048    146,883,169 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations   1,086,927,985    244,459,013 
              
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS          
From net investment income:  Institutional Class   (98,135,566)   (59,964,053)
   Retirement Class   (18,727,013)   (15,978,210)
   Retail Class        
   Premier Class   (4,407,635)   (3,526,773)
From realized gains:  Institutional Class        
   Retirement Class        
   Premier Class        
Total distributions      (121,270,214)   (79,469,036)
              
SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTIONS          
Subscriptions:  Institutional Class   1,308,661,420    1,402,816,896 
   Retirement Class   106,223,912    131,454,535 
   Premier Class   83,877,665    69,610,728 
Reinvestments of distributions:  Institutional Class   97,707,806    59,591,894 
   Retirement Class   18,722,887    15,978,210 
   Premier Class   4,407,635    3,526,773 
Redemptions:  Institutional Class   (560,513,376)   (413,182,087)
   Retirement Class   (141,813,039)   (149,082,685)
   Premier Class   (88,890,224)   (43,094,812)
Net increase (decrease) from shareholder transactions   828,384,686    1,077,619,452 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets   1,794,042,457    1,242,609,429 
              
NET ASSETS             
Beginning of period      3,640,758,509    2,398,149,080 
End of period     $5,434,800,966   $3,640,758,509 
Undistributed net investment income (loss) included in net assets  $116,072,506   $96,912,241 
              
CHANGE IN FUND SHARES             
Shares sold:  Institutional Class   78,974,916    94,776,263 
   Retirement Class   6,057,533    8,631,792 
   Premier Class   4,849,589    4,703,033 
Shares reinvested:  Institutional Class   6,207,612    4,152,745 
   Retirement Class   1,167,262    1,092,154 
   Premier Class   280,384    245,939 
Shares redeemed:  Institutional Class   (34,315,015)   (26,998,726)
   Retirement Class   (8,148,663)   (9,773,417)
   Premier Class   (5,064,509)   (2,842,846)
Net increase (decrease) from shareholder transactions   50,009,109    73,986,937 

 

40 2013 Annual Report    TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds See notes to financial statements

 

 

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Financial highlights

 

TIAA-CREF Funds

 

        Selected per share data  
              Gain (loss) from investment operations:                          
    For the     Net asset   Net     Net realized and     Total gain     Less distributions from:   Total     Net asset  
    period or     value,   investment     unrealized gain     (loss) from     Net     Net     dividends     value,  
    year     beginning   income     (loss) on total     investment     investment     realized     and     end of  
    ended     of period   (loss )a   investments     operations     income     gains     distributions     period  
   
EQUITY INDEX FUND                                          
Institutional Class:   10/31/13   $10.84 $0.25   $2.81   $3.06     $(0.19 )   $(0.06 )   $(0.25 )   $13.65  
    10/31/12     9.58   0.21     1.18     1.39     (0.13 )       (0.13 )   10.84  
    10/31/11     9.03   0.18     0.53     0.71     (0.16 )       (0.16 )   9.58  
    10/31/10   8.70   0.01     0.32     0.33                 9.03  
    9/30/10     7.97   0.16     0.70     0.86     (0.13 )       (0.13 )   8.70  
    9/30/09     8.70   0.15     (0.73 )   (0.58 )   (0.15 )       (0.15 )   7.97  
Retirement Class:   10/31/13     10.97   0.23     2.84     3.07     (0.16 )   (0.06 )   (0.22 )   13.82  
    10/31/12     9.69   0.19     1.20     1.39     (0.11 )       (0.11 )   10.97  
    10/31/11     9.13   0.16     0.53     0.69     (0.13 )       (0.13 )   9.69  
    10/31/10   8.79   0.01     0.33     0.34                 9.13  
    9/30/10     8.06   0.14     0.71     0.85     (0.12 )       (0.12 )   8.79  
    9/30/09     8.81   0.12     (0.74 )   (0.62 )   (0.13 )       (0.13 )   8.06  
Retail Class:   10/31/13     10.99   0.22     2.85     3.07     (0.15 )   (0.06 )   (0.21 )   13.85  
    10/31/12     9.72   0.18     1.20     1.38     (0.11 )       (0.11 )   10.99  
    10/31/11     9.17   0.16     0.53     0.69     (0.14 )       (0.14 )   9.72  
    10/31/10   8.83   0.01     0.33     0.34                 9.17  
    9/30/10     8.09   0.14     0.72     0.86     (0.12 )       (0.12 )   8.83  
    9/30/09     8.83   0.14     (0.74 )   (0.60 )   (0.14 )       (0.14 )   8.09  
Premier Class:   10/31/13     10.81   0.24     2.80     3.04     (0.18 )   (0.06 )   (0.24 )   13.61  
    10/31/12     9.56   0.20     1.17     1.37     (0.12 )       (0.12 )   10.81  
    10/31/11     9.03   0.16     0.52     0.68     (0.15 )       (0.15 )   9.56  
    10/31/10   8.69   0.01     0.33     0.34                 9.03  
    9/30/10     7.97   0.16     0.69     0.85     (0.13 )       (0.13 )   8.69  
    9/30/09 *   7.97   0.00 d       0.00 d               7.97  
   
LARGE-CAP GROWTH INDEX FUND                                      
Institutional Class:   10/31/13     14.54   0.29     3.73     4.02     (0.27 )       (0.27 )   18.29  
    10/31/12     13.06   0.23     1.44     1.67     (0.19 )       (0.19 )   14.54  
    10/31/11     12.04   0.19     0.99     1.18     (0.16 )       (0.16 )   13.06  
    10/31/10   11.49   0.01     0.54     0.55                 12.04  
    9/30/10     10.35   0.17     1.11     1.28     (0.14 )       (0.14 )   11.49  
    9/30/09     10.72   0.15     (0.38 )   (0.23 )   (0.14 )   (0.00 )d   (0.14 )   10.35  
Retirement Class:   10/31/13     14.61   0.26     3.75     4.01     (0.23 )       (0.23 )   18.39  
    10/31/12     13.12   0.20     1.45     1.65     (0.16 )       (0.16 )   14.61  
    10/31/11     12.10   0.16     0.99     1.15     (0.13 )       (0.13 )   13.12  
    10/31/10   11.55   0.00 d   0.55     0.55                 12.10  
    9/30/10     10.41   0.15     1.12     1.27     (0.13 )       (0.13 )   11.55  
    9/30/09     10.78   0.13     (0.39 )   (0.26 )   (0.11 )   (0.00 )d   (0.11 )   10.41  
   
LARGE-CAP VALUE INDEX FUND                                      
Institutional Class:   10/31/13     13.27   0.35     3.21     3.56     (0.33 )   (0.31 )   (0.64 )   16.19  
    10/31/12     11.99   0.31     1.59     1.90     (0.28 )   (0.34 )   (0.62 )   13.27  
    10/31/11     11.52   0.28     0.42     0.70     (0.22 )   (0.01 )   (0.23 )   11.99  
    10/31/10   11.18   0.02     0.32     0.34                 11.52  
    9/30/10     10.49   0.25     0.66     0.91     (0.22 )       (0.22 )   11.18  
    9/30/09     12.17   0.27     (1.62 )   (1.35 )   (0.32 )   (0.01 )   (0.33 )   10.49  
Retirement Class:   10/31/13     13.43   0.32     3.25     3.57     (0.29 )   (0.31 )   (0.60 )   16.40  
    10/31/12     12.12   0.29     1.61     1.90     (0.25 )   (0.34 )   (0.59 )   13.43  
    10/31/11     11.64   0.25     0.43     0.68     (0.19 )   (0.01 )   (0.20 )   12.12  
    10/31/10   11.30   0.01     0.33     0.34                 11.64  
    9/30/10     10.61   0.22     0.67     0.89     (0.20 )       (0.20 )   11.30  
    9/30/09     12.30   0.24     (1.62 )   (1.38 )   (0.30 )   (0.01 )   (0.31 )   10.61  

 

42 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds See notes to financial statements
 
          Ratios and supplemental data  
 
    For the                                    
    period           Net assets at   Ratios to average net assets   Portfolio  
    or year           end of period   Gross     Net     Net investment     turnover  
    ended     Total return     (in thousands ) expenses     expenses     income (loss)     rate  
 
EQUITY INDEX FUND                          
Institutional Class:   10/31/13     28.85 %   $6,705,277   0.06 %   0.06 %   2.09 %   8 %e
    10/31/12     14.75     3,706,630   0.07     0.07     2.08     6 e
    10/31/11     7.88     1,749,384   0.07     0.07     1.83     11  
    10/31/10   3.79 b   1,484,700   0.12 c   0.09 c   1.15 c   0 b
    9/30/10     10.90     1,361,428   0.08     0.08     1.87     9  
    9/30/09     (6.26 )   884,250   0.12     0.09     2.28     11  
Retirement Class:   10/31/13     28.52     267,636   0.31     0.31     1.86     8 e
    10/31/12     14.46     195,671   0.32     0.32     1.85     6 e
    10/31/11     7.61     204,345   0.32     0.32     1.59     11  
    10/31/10   3.87 b   242,319   0.37 c   0.34 c   0.90 c   0 b
    9/30/10     10.63     251,201   0.33     0.33     1.62     9  
    9/30/09     (6.60 )   279,063   0.37     0.33     1.66     11  
Retail Class:   10/31/13     28.49     536,027   0.38     0.38     1.79     8 e
    10/31/12     14.35     397,199   0.40     0.40     1.76     6 e
    10/31/11     7.54     361,203   0.29     0.29     1.61     11  
    10/31/10   3.85 b   348,162   0.31 c   0.28 c   0.96 c   0 b
    9/30/10     10.71     336,495   0.26     0.26     1.69     9  
    9/30/09     (6.46 )   312,098   0.49     0.27     2.13     11  
Premier Class:   10/31/13     28.68     61,343   0.21     0.21     1.95     8 e
    10/31/12     14.56     48,184   0.22     0.22     1.90     6 e
    10/31/11     7.60     20,918   0.22     0.22     1.63     11  
    10/31/10   3.91 b   7,776   0.28 c   0.24 c   1.00 c   0 b
    9/30/10     10.73     4,812   0.24     0.24     1.86     9  
    9/30/09 *   0.00 b   250   220.64 c   0.24 c   0.00 c   11  
 
LARGE-CAP GROWTH INDEX FUND                          
Institutional Class:   10/31/13     28.14     1,157,001   0.07     0.07     1.81     19 e
    10/31/12     12.96     971,051   0.07     0.07     1.66     24 e
    10/31/11     9.85     568,586   0.08     0.08     1.45     24  
    10/31/10   4.79 b   470,424   0.19 c   0.09 c   0.71 c   0 b
    9/30/10     12.49     422,219   0.09     0.09     1.55     34  
    9/30/09     (1.76 )   307,978   0.14     0.07     1.78     28  
Retirement Class:   10/31/13     27.90     241,402   0.32     0.32     1.60     19 e
    10/31/12     12.69     231,810   0.32     0.32     1.42     24 e
    10/31/11     9.51     173,769   0.33     0.33     1.20     24  
    10/31/10   4.76 b   161,099   0.44 c   0.34 c   0.45 c   0 b
    9/30/10     12.22     162,611   0.34     0.34     1.30     34  
    9/30/09     (2.06 )   149,803   0.39     0.33     1.52     28  
 
LARGE-CAP VALUE INDEX FUND                                    
Institutional Class:   10/31/13     28.07     1,359,068   0.07     0.07     2.41     19 e
    10/31/12     16.70     1,134,741   0.08     0.08     2.48     20 e
    10/31/11     6.13     605,062   0.08     0.08     2.27     27  
    10/31/10   3.04 b   514,065   0.19 c   0.09 c   1.67 c   0 b
    9/30/10     8.82     462,184   0.09     0.09     2.29     36  
    9/30/09     (10.56 )   338,574   0.13     0.08     3.02     31  
Retirement Class:   10/31/13     27.79     302,435   0.32     0.32     2.15     19 e
    10/31/12     16.46     226,640   0.32     0.32     2.28     20 e
    10/31/11     5.88     192,336   0.33     0.33     2.02     27  
    10/31/10   3.01 b   173,247   0.43 c   0.34 c   1.43 c   0 b
    9/30/10     8.52     176,489   0.34     0.34     2.03     36  
    9/30/09     (10.77 )   169,714   0.38     0.33     2.68     31  

 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 43
 

Financial highlights

 

TIAA-CREF Funds

                                                     
          Selected per share data
              Gain (loss) from investment operations:                          
    For the     Net asset   Net     Net realized and     Total gain     Less distributions from:   Total     Net asset  
    period or     value,   investment     unrealized gain     (loss) from     Net     Net     dividends     value,  
    year     beginning   income     (loss) on total     investment     investment   realized     and     end of  
    ended     of period   (loss )a   investments     operations     income     gains     distributions     period  
   
S&P 500 INDEX FUND                                        
Institutional Class:   10/31/13   $16.05   $0.39     $3.86     $4.25     $(0.39 )   $          $(0.39 )   $19.91  
    10/31/12     14.27   0.33     1.78     2.11     (0.27 )   (0.06 )   (0.33 )   16.05  
    10/31/11     13.51   0.28     0.79     1.07     (0.31 )       (0.31 )   14.27  
    10/31/10   13.02   0.01     0.48     0.49                 13.51  
    9/30/10     12.06   0.25     0.95     1.20     (0.24 )       (0.24 )   13.02  
    9/30/09     13.34   0.26     (1.25 )   (0.99 )   (0.29 )   (0.00 )d   (0.29 )   12.06  
Retirement Class:   10/31/13     15.96   0.34     3.84     4.18     (0.35 )       (0.35 )   19.79  
    10/31/12     14.19   0.29     1.78     2.07     (0.24 )   (0.06 )   (0.30 )   15.96  
    10/31/11     13.44   0.24     0.78     1.02     (0.27 )       (0.27 )   14.19  
    10/31/10   12.95   0.01     0.48     0.49                 13.44  
    9/30/10     12.00   0.22     0.95     1.17     (0.22 )       (0.22 )   12.95  
    9/30/09     13.27   0.23     (1.23 )   (1.00 )   (0.27 )   (0.00 )d   (0.27 )   12.00  
   
SMALL-CAP BLEND INDEX FUND                                    
Institutional Class:   10/31/13     14.24   0.31     4.65     4.96     (0.30 )   (0.32 )   (0.62 )   18.58  
    10/31/12     13.17   0.25     1.33     1.58     (0.20 )   (0.31 )   (0.51 )   14.24  
    10/31/11     12.49   0.17     0.66     0.83     (0.15 )       (0.15 )   13.17  
    10/31/10   12.00   0.01     0.48     0.49                 12.49  
    9/30/10     10.69   0.14     1.26     1.40     (0.09 )       (0.09 )   12.00  
    9/30/09     12.91   0.13     (1.61 )   (1.48 )   (0.17 )   (0.57 )   (0.74 )   10.69  
Retirement Class:   10/31/13     14.26   0.27     4.68     4.95     (0.27 )   (0.32 )   (0.59 )   18.62  
    10/31/12     13.18   0.22     1.33     1.55     (0.16 )   (0.31 )   (0.47 )   14.26  
    10/31/11     12.51   0.14     0.65     0.79     (0.12 )       (0.12 )   13.18  
    10/31/10   12.02   0.01     0.48     0.49                 12.51  
    9/30/10     10.71   0.11     1.28     1.39     (0.08 )       (0.08 )   12.02  
    9/30/09     12.93   0.10     (1.61 )   (1.51 )   (0.14 )   (0.57 )   (0.71 )   10.71  

 

44 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds See notes to financial statements
 

(continued)

 

          Ratios and supplemental data
 
    For the                                    
    period           Net assets at   Ratios to average net assets     Portfolio  
    or year           end of period   Gross     Net     Net investment     turnover  
    ended     Total return     (in thousands ) expenses     expenses     income (loss)     rate  
 
S&P 500 INDEX FUND                          
Institutional Class:   10/31/13     27.08 %   $1,436,986   0.06 %   0.06 %   2.19 %   4 %e
    10/31/12     15.14     1,342,205   0.07     0.07     2.13     7 e
    10/31/11     7.96     884,211   0.07     0.07     1.96     14  
    10/31/10   3.76 b   725,376   0.15 c   0.09 c   1.26 c   0 b
    9/30/10     10.07     740,600   0.08     0.08     1.99     12  
    9/30/09     (6.88 )   830,097   0.11     0.09     2.50     5  
Retirement Class:   10/31/13     26.73     490,695   0.31     0.31     1.92     4 e
    10/31/12     14.85     396,922   0.32     0.32     1.89     7 e
    10/31/11     7.75     352,405   0.32     0.32     1.71     14  
    10/31/10   3.71 b   338,947   0.40 c   0.34 c   1.01 c   0 b
    9/30/10     9.82     339,172   0.33     0.33     1.74     12  
    9/30/09     (7.11 )   303,619   0.36     0.34     2.22     5  
 
SMALL-CAP BLEND INDEX FUND                            
Institutional Class:   10/31/13     36.38     1,048,944   0.07     0.07     1.92     17 e
    10/31/12     12.48     648,984   0.08     0.08     1.81     17 e
    10/31/11     6.64     447,756   0.08     0.08     1.26     25  
    10/31/10   4.08 b   354,242   0.18 c   0.09 c   0.79 c   0 b
    9/30/10     13.25     316,168   0.10     0.09     1.22     21  
    9/30/09     (9.81 )   301,142   0.17     0.08     1.42     36  
Retirement Class:   10/31/13     36.10     506,706   0.32     0.32     1.67     17 e
    10/31/12     12.20     311,294   0.33     0.33     1.57     17 e
    10/31/11     6.30     325,760   0.33     0.33     1.02     25  
    10/31/10   4.08 b   383,599   0.43 c   0.34 c   0.54 c   0 b
    9/30/10     13.07     386,480   0.35     0.34     0.97     21  
    9/30/09     (10.06 )   303,721   0.42     0.33     1.06     36  

 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 45
 

Financial highlights

 

TIAA-CREF Funds

 

          Selected per share data
              Gain (loss) from investment operations:                          
    For the     Net asset   Net     Net realized and     Total gain     Less distributions from:   Total     Net asset  
    period or     value,   investment     unrealized gain     (loss) from     Net     Net     dividends     value,  
    year     beginning   income     (loss) on total     investment     investment   realized     and     end of  
    ended     of period   (loss )a   investments     operations     income     gains     distributions     period  
   
EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INDEX FUND                                
Institutional Class:   10/31/13     $10.37   $0.23     $0.39     $0.62     $(0.15 )   $          $(0.15 )   $10.84  
    10/31/12     10.24   0.24     0.09     0.33     (0.16 )   (0.04 )   (0.20 )   10.37  
    10/31/11     11.33   0.25     (1.31 )   (1.06 )   (0.02 )   (0.01 )   (0.03 )   10.24  
    10/31/10   10.00   0.03     1.30     1.33                 11.33  
Retirement Class:   10/31/13     10.34   0.20     0.40     0.60     (0.14 )       (0.14 )   10.80  
    10/31/12     10.22   0.23     0.07     0.30     (0.14 )   (0.04 )   (0.18 )   10.34  
    10/31/11     11.33   0.26     (1.35 )   (1.09 )   (0.01 )   (0.01 )   (0.02 )   10.22  
    10/31/10   10.00   0.02     1.31     1.33                 11.33  
Retail Class:   10/31/13     10.32   0.19     0.40     0.59     (0.12 )       (0.12 )   10.79  
    10/31/12     10.21   0.20     0.07     0.27     (0.12 )   (0.04 )   (0.16 )   10.32  
    10/31/11     11.32   0.22     (1.31 )   (1.09 )   (0.01 )   (0.01 )   (0.02 )   10.21  
    10/31/10   10.00   0.02     1.30     1.32                 11.32  
Premier Class:   10/31/13     10.35   0.22     0.39     0.61     (0.14 )       (0.14 )   10.82  
    10/31/12     10.23   0.24     0.06     0.30     (0.14 )   (0.04 )   (0.18 )   10.35  
    10/31/11     11.33   0.23     (1.30 )   (1.07 )   (0.02 )   (0.01 )   (0.03 )   10.23  
    10/31/10   10.00   0.02     1.31     1.33                 11.33  
   
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX FUND                            
Institutional Class:   10/31/13     15.73   0.54     3.54     4.08     (0.50 )       (0.50 )   19.31  
    10/31/12     15.23   0.55     0.39     0.94     (0.44 )       (0.44 )   15.73  
    10/31/11     16.43   0.53     (1.38 )   (0.85 )   (0.35 )       (0.35 )   15.23  
    10/31/10   15.82   0.01     0.60     0.61                 16.43  
    9/30/10     15.67   0.44     0.05     0.49     (0.34 )       (0.34 )   15.82  
    9/30/09     16.09   0.42     (0.31 )   0.11     (0.53 )       (0.53 )   15.67  
Retirement Class:   10/31/13     15.99   0.50     3.61     4.11     (0.46 )       (0.46 )   19.64  
    10/31/12     15.47   0.53     0.38     0.91     (0.39 )       (0.39 )   15.99  
    10/31/11     16.68   0.51     (1.42 )   (0.91 )   (0.30 )       (0.30 )   15.47  
    10/31/10   16.06   0.01     0.61     0.62                 16.68  
    9/30/10     15.92   0.39     0.06     0.45     (0.31 )       (0.31 )   16.06  
    9/30/09     16.32   0.40     (0.30 )   0.10     (0.50 )       (0.50 )   15.92  
Premier Class:   10/31/13     15.69   0.51     3.54     4.05     (0.48 )       (0.48 )   19.26  
    10/31/12     15.20   0.53     0.38     0.91     (0.42 )       (0.42 )   15.69  
    10/31/11     16.41   0.49     (1.36 )   (0.87 )   (0.34 )       (0.34 )   15.20  
    10/31/10   15.80   0.01     0.60     0.61                 16.41  
    9/30/10     15.67   0.48     (0.02 )   0.46     (0.33 )       (0.33 )   15.80  
    9/30/09 *   15.67   0.00 d       0.00 d               15.67  

 

46 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds See notes to financial statements
 

(concluded)

 

          Ratios and supplemental data  
 
    For the                                    
    period           Net assets at   Ratios to average net assets     Portfolio  
    or year           end of period   Gross     Net     Net investment     turnover  
    ended     Total return     (in thousands ) expenses     expenses     income (loss)     rate  
 
EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INDEX FUND                      
Institutional Class:   10/31/13     6.06 %   $680,382   0.29 %   0.25 %   2.25 %   13 %
    10/31/12     3.31     289,041   0.38     0.25     2.42     25 e
    10/31/11     (9.36 )   149,206   0.46     0.25     2.26     38  
    10/31/10   13.30 b   109,910   1.30 c   0.25 c   1.37 c   2 b
Retirement Class:   10/31/13     5.79     34,503   0.54     0.50     1.96     13  
    10/31/12     3.03     24,877   0.63     0.50     2.28     25 e
    10/31/11     (9.61 )   9,356   0.70     0.50     2.38     38  
    10/31/10   13.30 b   1,133   2.27 c   0.50 c   1.12 c   2 b
Retail Class:   10/31/13     5.70     7,127   0.73     0.64     1.81     13  
    10/31/12     2.73     5,773   0.83     0.64     2.00     25 e
    10/31/11     (9.64 )   5,313   0.88     0.64     1.99     38  
    10/31/10   13.20 b   1,776   2.18 c   0.64 c   0.89 c   2 b
Premier Class:   10/31/13     5.96     6,454   0.44     0.40     2.16     13  
    10/31/12     3.06     2,016   0.54     0.40     2.38     25 e
    10/31/11     (9.50 )   1,330   0.62     0.40     2.04     38  
    10/31/10   13.30 b   1,133   2.18 c   0.40 c   1.22 c   2 b
 
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX FUND                            
Institutional Class:   10/31/13     26.65     4,459,896   0.07     0.07     3.13     3  
    10/31/12     6.43     2,833,093   0.08     0.08     3.69     6 e
    10/31/11     (5.32 )   1,647,918   0.09     0.09     3.23     6  
    10/31/10   3.86 b   1,203,484   0.15 c   0.15 c   0.88 c   3 b
    9/30/10     3.14     1,001,071   0.10     0.10     2.88     11  
    9/30/09     1.76     551,312   0.16     0.15     3.33     31  
Retirement Class:   10/31/13     26.35     774,407   0.32     0.32     2.86     3  
    10/31/12     6.13     645,359   0.33     0.33     3.46     6 e
    10/31/11     (5.54 )   625,016   0.34     0.34     3.02     6  
    10/31/10   3.86 b   783,583   0.40 c   0.40 c   0.62 c   3 b
    9/30/10     2.85     801,279   0.35     0.35     2.55     11  
    9/30/09     1.57     692,158   0.41     0.40     3.08     31  
Premier Class:   10/31/13     26.47     200,497   0.22     0.22     2.97     3  
    10/31/12     6.25     162,307   0.23     0.23     3.53     6 e
    10/31/11     (5.44 )   125,215   0.24     0.24     3.02     6  
    10/31/10   3.86 b   60,259   0.30 c   0.30 c   0.73 c   3 b
    9/30/10     2.97     39,623   0.25     0.25     3.24     11  
    9/30/09 *   0.00 b   250   220.65 c   0.30 c   0.00 c   31  

 

aBased on average shares outstanding.
bThe percentages shown for this period are not annualized.
cThe percentages shown for this period are annualized.
dAmount represents less than $0.01 per share.
eDoes not include in-kind transactions.
*Premier Class commenced operations on September 30, 2009.
Amounts shown are for the one-month period ended October 31, 2010 and are not necessarily indicative of a full year of operations. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from September 30 to October 31.
The Fund commenced operations on August 31, 2010.

 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 47
 

Notes to financial statements

 

TIAA-CREF Funds

 

Note 1—organization and significant accounting policies

 

TIAA-CREF Funds (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust that is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The following are the TIAA-CREF Funds included in this report: Equity Index Fund, Large-Cap Growth Index Fund, Large-Cap Value Index Fund, S&P 500 Index Fund, Small-Cap Blend Index Fund, Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, and the International Equity Index Fund (collectively the “Funds” or individually, the “Fund”).

 

The Funds offer their shares, without a sales load, through their principal underwriter, Teachers Personal Investors Services, Inc. (“TPIS”), which is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”). Teachers Advisors, Inc. (“Advisors”), a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of TIAA, which is registered with the Commission as an investment adviser and provides investment management services for the Funds. The Funds offer up to four share classes, although any one Fund may not necessarily offer all four classes. The Funds may offer Institutional, Retirement, Retail and Premier Classes of shares. Each class differs by the allocation of class-specific expenses and voting rights in matters affecting a single class.

 

The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) which may require the use of estimates made by management and the evaluation of subsequent events. Actual results may differ from those estimates. The Net Asset Value per share (“NAV”) for financial reporting purposes may differ from the NAV for processing transactions. The NAV for financial reporting purposes includes security and shareholder transactions through the date of the report. Total return is computed based on the NAV used for processing transactions. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds.

 

Security valuation: The Funds’ investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value as described in the valuation of investments note to the financial statements.

 

Investments and investment income: Securities transactions are accounted for as of the trade date for financial reporting purposes. Interest income is recorded as earned and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums using the effective yield method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains and losses on securities transactions are based upon the specific identification method. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Funds estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions.

 

Income and expenses of a Fund are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class of shares, except for service agreement fees, distribution fees and transfer agency fees and expenses, which

are unique to each class of shares. Most expenses of the Trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses that cannot be directly attributed are allocated to each fund in the Trust based upon the average net assets of each fund.

 

Foreign currency transactions and translation: Assets, including investments, and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar values each day using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party. Purchases and sales of securities, income, and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the date of the transaction. The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on realized and unrealized security gains and losses is reflected as a component of security gains and losses.

 

Distributions to shareholders: Distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

Income taxes: Each Fund is treated separately for income tax purposes. The Funds intend to continue to qualify as regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) and will not be subject to income taxes to the extent that they distribute all taxable income each year and comply with various other Code requirements. The Funds file income tax returns in U.S. federal and applicable state and local jurisdictions. A fund’s federal income tax returns are generally subject to examination for a period of three fiscal years after filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional period of time depending on the jurisdiction. Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Reclassifications are made to a Fund’s capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations.

 

For the year ended October 31, 2013, permanent book and tax differences resulting primarily from differing treatments for foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes paid, utilization of tax equalization credits, in-kind redemptions, dividend redesignations, investments in partnerships and gains and losses from the sale of stock in passive foreign investment companies were identified and reclassified among the components of the Funds’ net assets. Net investment income and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed on the Statements of Operations, and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.

 

Foreign taxes: The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Funds will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable, based upon the current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which the Funds invest.


 

48 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds

 

Trustee compensation: The Funds pay the members of the Board of Trustees (“Board”), all of whom are independent, certain remuneration for their services, plus travel and other expenses. Trustees may elect to participate in a deferred compensation plan and defer all or a portion of their compensation. In addition, trustees participate in a long-term compensation plan. Amounts deferred are retained by the Funds until paid. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the trustees are included in other assets and accrued expenses and other payables in the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Trustees’ fees, including any deferred and long-term compensation incurred, are reflected in the Statements of Operations.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements: In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, and in January 2013, issued ASU 2013-01, Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (collectively, the “Update”). The Update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. The Funds have adopted these new disclosure requirements and have determined no additional disclosures are required for this annual report.

 

Note 2—valuation of investments

 

Portfolio investments are valued at their estimated fair value utilizing various valuation methods approved by the Board. U.S. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that categorizes market inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of inputs are:

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, credit spreads, etc.)
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

A description of the valuation techniques applied to the Funds’ major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value follows:

 

Exchange-traded equity securities, common and preferred stock: Equity securities listed or traded on a national market or exchange are valued based on their sale price on such market or exchange at the close of business on the date of valuation, or at

the mean of the closing bid and asked prices if no sale is reported. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Foreign investments are valued at the last sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange where traded and converted to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange on the date of valuation. For events affecting the value of foreign securities between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Funds’ net assets are calculated, such securities will be valued at fair value in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Foreign securities are generally categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Debt securities: Debt securities will generally be valued using prices provided by a pricing service that may employ various indications of value including, but not limited to, broker-dealer quotations. Certain debt securities, other than money market instruments, are valued based on the most recent bid price or the equivalent quoted yield for such securities (or those of comparable maturity, quality and type). Debt securities are generally categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; in instances where prices, yields, or any other key inputs are unobservable, they are categorized in Level 3 of the hierarchy.

 

Short-term investments: Short-term investments, excluding investments in registered investment companies, with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The amortized cost of an instrument is determined by valuing it at its original cost and thereafter accreting or amortizing any discount or premium to its face value at a constant rate until maturity. Short-term investments with maturities in excess of 60 days are valued in the same manner as debt securities. Short-term investments are generally categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Investments in Registered Investment Companies: These investments are valued at their net asset value on the valuation date. These investments are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Futures contracts: Stock and bond index futures, which are traded on commodities exchanges, are valued at the last sale price as of the close of such commodities exchanges and are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Any portfolio security for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the above valuation procedures are deemed not to reflect fair value are valued at fair value, as determined in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, the values would be categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; otherwise they would be categorized as Level 3.

 

Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting year. For the year ended October 31, 2013, there were no material transfers between levels by the Funds.

 

As of October 31, 2013, 100% of the value of investments in the Large-Cap Growth Index Fund, Large-Cap Value Index Fund and S&P 500 Index Fund were valued based on Level 1 inputs.


 

TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds  ■  2013 Annual Report 49

 

Notes to financial statements

 

The following table summarizes the market value of the Funds’ investments as of October 31, 2013, based on the inputs used to value them:

 

Fund  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Equity Index                    
Equity investments:                    
Consumer discretionary  $1,011,790,832   $36,051   $   $1,011,826,883 
Health care   941,706,587        4,028    941,710,615 
All other equity investments*   5,571,970,625            5,571,970,625 
Short-term investments   240,434,976    10,099,899        250,534,875 
Futures**   340,214            340,214 
Total  $7,766,243,234   $10,135,950   $4,028   $7,776,383,212 
Small-Cap Blend Index                    
Equity investments:                    
Consumer discretionary  $212,182,446   $80,207   $   $212,262,653 
Health care   194,227,543        15,521    194,243,064 
All other equity investments*   1,140,369,978            1,140,369,978 
Short-term investments   214,865,928            214,865,928 
Futures**   (94,138)           (94,138)
Total  $1,761,551,757   $80,207   $15,521   $1,761,647,485 
Emerging Markets Equity Index                    
Equity investments:                    
Africa  $   $53,391,892   $   $53,391,892 
Asia   97,920    431,346,527    26,943    431,471,390 
Central America       36,383,773        36,383,773 
Europe   6,337,783    38,005,307        44,343,090 
South America       83,513,823        83,513,823 
All other equity investments*   4,863,354    61,170,341    712    66,034,407 
Short-term investments   34,080,741            34,080,741 
Futures**   (107,298)           (107,298)
Total  $45,272,500   $703,811,663   $27,655   $749,111,818 
International Equity Index                    
Equity investments:                    
Asia  $   $1,280,539,541   $   $1,280,539,541 
Australia       437,155,949        437,155,949 
Europe       3,250,422,416        3,250,422,416 
All other equity investments*   21,440,677    423,437,892        444,878,569 
Short-term investments   190,194,530            190,194,530 
Futures**   (5,425)           (5,425)
Total  $211,629,782   $5,391,555,798   $   $5,603,185,580 
* For detailed categories, please see the accompanying Summary portfolio of investments.
** Derivative instruments are not reflected in the Summary portfolio of investments.

 

Note 3—derivative instruments

 

As defined by U.S. GAAP, a derivative is a financial instrument whose value is derived from an underlying security price, foreign exchange rate, interest rate, index of prices or rates, or other variables. Derivatives require little or no initial investment and permit or require net settlement. The Funds value derivatives at fair value.

 

At October 31, 2013, the following Funds have invested in derivative contracts which are reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as follows:

 

  Asset derivatives  
       Fair value 
Derivative contract  Location   amount  
Equity Index Fund         
Equity contracts  Futures*   $ 340,214 
Large-Cap Growth Index Fund        
Equity contracts  Futures*   (9,256)
  Asset derivatives  
      Fair value 
Derivative contract  Location   amount  
Large-Cap Value Index Fund        
Equity contracts  Futures*   $ (20,749)
S&P 500 Index Fund        
Equity contracts  Futures*   (24,302)
Small-Cap Blend Index Fund        
Equity contracts  Futures*   (94,138)
Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund        
Equity contracts  Futures*   (107,298)
International Equity Index Fund        
Equity contracts  Futures*   (5,425)
* The fair value presented includes cumulative gain (loss) on open futures contracts; however, the value reflected on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities is only the receivable or payable for variation margin on open futures contracts.


 

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continued

 

For the year ended October 31, 2013, the effect of derivative contracts on the Funds’ Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

            Change in 
            unrealized 
       Realized    appreciation 
Derivative contract  Location    gain (loss)   (depreciation)
Equity Index Fund          
Equity contracts  Futures transactions  $5,670,721   $  508,822 
Large-Cap Growth Index Fund          
Equity contracts  Futures transactions   1,344,996    27,671 
Large-Cap Value Index Fund         
Equity contracts  Futures transactions   1,041,874    173,196 
S&P 500 Index Fund          
Equity contracts  Futures transactions   2,390,150    711,936 
Small-Cap Blend Index Fund          
Equity contracts  Futures transactions   6,514,585    38,447 
Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund      
Equity contracts  Futures transactions   629,445    (26,202)
International Equity Index Fund      
Equity contracts  Futures transactions   12,493,828    260,265 

 

Futures contracts: The Funds are subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives. The Funds may use futures contracts to manage exposure to the equity markets and for cash management purposes to remain highly invested in these markets while minimizing transaction costs. Buying futures contracts tends to increase exposure to the underlying instrument/index, while selling futures contracts tends to decrease exposure to the underlying instrument/index or hedge other investments. Initial margin deposits are made upon entering into a futures contract, and variation margin payments are made or received reflecting daily changes in the value of the futures contracts. Daily changes in the value of such contracts are reflected in net unrealized gains and losses. Gains or losses are realized upon the expiration or closing of the futures contracts or if the counterparties do not perform in accordance with contractual provisions. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Funds since futures are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded funds, guarantees the futures against default. During the year ended October 31, 2013, the Equity Index Fund, had exposure to futures contracts, based on underlying notional values, generally between 0% and 1% of net assets. During the year ended October 31, 2013, Large-Cap Growth Index Fund and the Large-Cap Value Index Fund had exposure to futures contracts, based on underlying notional values, generally between 0% and 2% of net assets. During the year ended October 31, 2013, the S&P 500 Index, the Small-Cap Blend Index Fund, and the Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund had exposure to futures contracts, based on underlying notional values, generally between 0% and 3%. During the year ended October 31, 2013, the International Equity Index Fund had exposure to futures contracts, based on underlying notional values, generally between 0% and 4%.

At October 31, 2013, the Funds held the following open futures contracts:

 

      Number of    Settlement   Expiration  Unrealized 
Fund  Futures  contracts  value   date  gain (loss) 
                      
Equity Index  S&P 500                
   E Mini Index  326  $28,541,300   December 2013   $  315,084 
Equity Index  S&P MidCap                
   400 E Mini Index  28   3,601,920   December 2013   34,754 
Equity Index  Russell 2000                
   Mini Index  26   2,854,280   December 2013   (9,624)
Total     380   34,997,500       340,214 
Large-Cap Growth   S&P 500                
Index  E Mini Index  14   1,225,700   December 2013   (9,256)
Large-Cap Value  S&P 500                
Index  E Mini Index  55   4,815,250   December 2013   (20,749)
S&P 500 Index  S&P 500                
   E Mini Index  53   4,640,150   December 2013   (24,302)
Small-Cap Blend  Russell 2000                
Index  Mini Index  51   5,598,780   December 2013   (94,138)
Emerging Markets  MSCI Emerging                
Equity Index  Markets Mini Index  239   12,235,605   December 2013   (107,298)
International  MSCI EAFE                
Equity Index  Mini Index  8   750,120   December 2013   (5,425)

 

Note 4—investment adviser and affiliates

 

Under the terms of the Investment Management Agreement with respect to each Fund, Advisors provides asset management services to the Fund for an annual fee, payable monthly. The Funds have entered into an Administrative Service Agreement with Advisors under which the Funds pay Advisors for its costs in providing certain administrative and operational oversight services to the Funds.

 

Under the terms of a Retirement Class Service Agreement with respect to each Fund, the Retirement Class of the Fund incurs an annual fee, payable monthly to Advisors, for certain administrative costs associated with the maintenance of Retirement Class shares on retirement plan or other platforms. Substantially all of the Retirement Class shareholder servicing fees reported on the Statements of Operations are paid to Advisors under the Service Agreement. Under the terms of a distribution Rule 12b-1 plan, the Retail Class of each Fund compensates TPIS for providing distribution, promotional and/or shareholder services to the Retail Class of the Fund at the annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Retail Class. Prior to January 1, 2013, the Retail Class of each Fund (except the Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund) reimbursed TPIS for amounts incurred up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets to distribute the Funds’ Retail Class. The Premier Class of each Fund has adopted a distribution Rule 12b-1 plan that compensated TPIS for providing distribution, promotional and/or shareholder services to the Premier Class of the Fund at the annual rate of 0.15% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Premier Class.


 

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Notes to financial statements

 

Certain affiliated entities may pay Fund expenses on behalf of the Funds. The Funds reimburse the affiliated entities for any such payment. Amounts owed to Fund affiliates for payment of Fund expenses are disclosed as due to affiliates on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Advisors has agreed to reimburse the Fund if its total expense ratio (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage and other transactional expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) exceeds certain percentages. As of October 31, 2013, the investment management fee, service agreement fee, distribution fee and maximum expense amounts (after waivers and reimbursements) are equal to the following noted annual percentage of average daily net assets for each class:

 

   Investment
management fee—
effective rate
    Service
agreement fee
    Distribution fee  Maximum expense amounts 
       Retirement   Retail   Premier   Institutional   Retirement   Retail   Premier 
Fund      Class   Class   Class   Class   Class   Class   Class 
Equity Index   0.04%   0.25%   0.25%   0.15%   0.09%   0.34%   0.48%   0.24%
Large-Cap Growth Index   0.04    0.25            0.09    0.34         
Large-Cap Value Index   0.04    0.25            0.09    0.34         
S&P 500 Index   0.04    0.25            0.09    0.34         
Small-Cap Blend Index   0.04    0.25            0.09    0.34         
Emerging Markets Equity Index   0.14    0.25    0.25    0.15    0.25    0.50    0.64    0.40 
International Equity Index   0.04    0.25        0.15    0.15    0.40        0.30 
Maximum expense amounts reflect all expenses excluding interest, taxes, brokerage and other transactional expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses. The expense reimbursement arrangements will continue through at least February 28, 2014. The reimbursement arrangements can only be changed with the approval of the Board of Trustees.

 

The Funds may purchase or sell investment securities in transactions with affiliated entities under procedures adopted by the Board, pursuant to the 1940 Act. These transactions are effected at market rates without incurring broker commissions.

 

A registered separate account of TIAA (collectively, “TIAA Access”) has various sub-accounts that invest in several of the funds, and certain other funds within the Trust also make investments in several of the Funds.

 

The following is the percentage of the Funds’ shares owned by TIAA Access and other funds within the Trust as of October 31, 2013:

 

   TIAA-CREF         
   Lifecycle   TIAA     
Underlying Fund  Index Funds   Access   Total 
Equity Index   17%   1%   18%
Large-Cap Growth Index       5    5 
Large-Cap Value Index       5    5 
S&P 500 Index       4    4 
Small-Cap Blend Index       13    13 
Emerging Markets Equity Index   17        17 
International Equity Index   8    4    12 

 

TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc. (“TFI”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of TIAA, is a registered investment adviser that provides program management services to multiple qualified tuition programs formed under Section 529 of the Code (“529 Plans”). These 529 Plans, each of which operates independently, invest a portion of their assets in the Funds. As of October 31, 2013, three 529 Plans owned 17%, 17%, and 8%, respectively, of the Equity Index Fund; one 529 Plan owned 15% of the Large-Cap Growth Index Fund; one 529 Plan owned 12% of the Large-Cap Value Index Fund; two 529 Plans owned 13%, and 7%, respectively, of the S&P 500 Index Fund; three 529 Plans owned 15%, 12%, and 5%, respectively, of the Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, and three 529 Plans owned 9%, 9% and 7%, respectively, of the International Equity Index Fund.

 

Companies in which a Fund holds 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares are considered “affiliated companies” of the Fund pursuant to the 1940 Act. Information regarding transactions with affiliated companies is as follows:

 

                           Shares at   Value at 
   Value at   Purchase   Sales   Realized   Dividend   Withholding   October 31,   October 31, 
Issue  October 31, 2012   cost   proceeds   gain (loss  income   expense   2013   2013 
Equity Index Fund                                        
TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust
   $   95,617,580   $187,933,921   $(43,116,525)  $ –   $ –   $ –    240,434,976   $240,434,976 
Small-Cap Blend Index Fund                                        
TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust
   119,823,634    106,618,299    (11,576,005)               214,865,928    214,865,928 
International Equity Index Fund                                        
TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust
   177,024,469    573,611,751    (560,441,690)               190,194,530    190,194,530 

 

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Note 5—investments

 

Securities lending: The Funds may lend their securities to qualified institutional borrowers to earn additional income. A Fund receives collateral (in the form of cash, Treasury securities or other collateral permitted by applicable law) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of loaned securities during the year of the loan; any additional collateral required due to changes in security values is delivered to the fund next business day. Cash collateral received by a Fund will generally be invested in high-quality short-term instruments, or in one or more funds maintained by the securities lending agent for the purpose of investing cash collateral. The value of the loaned securities and the liability to return the cash collateral received are reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Securities lending income consists of earnings on invested collateral and lending fees, net of any rebates to the borrower and compensation to the lending agent. Such income is reflected separately in the Statements of Operations. In lending its securities, the Fund bears the market risk with respect to the collateral investment as well as the securities loaned and also bears the risk that the counterparty may default on its obligations to the Fund.

 

Restricted securities: Restricted securities held by the Funds, if any, may not be sold except in exempt transactions or in a public offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The risk of investing in such securities is generally greater than the risk of investing in securities that are widely held and publicly traded.

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation): At October 31, 2013, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) based on the

aggregate cost of portfolio investments for federal income tax purposes, consisting of gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation, was as follows:

 

               Net 
       Gross   Gross   unrealized 
       unrealized   unrealized   appreciation 
Fund  Tax cost   appreciation   (depreciation)  (depreciation)
Equity Index  $5,762,885,795   $2,082,170,290   $(69,013,087)  $2,013,157,203 
Large-Cap Growth Index   1,105,346,055    325,633,087    (7,161,023)   318,472,064 
Large-Cap Value Index   1,491,253,217    233,481,355    (47,477,474)   186,003,881 
S&P 500 Index   1,505,461,085    519,886,727    (91,979,520)   427,907,207 
Small-Cap Blend Index   1,413,558,278    418,595,198    (70,411,853)   348,183,345 
Emerging Markets Equity Index   717,867,306    71,505,078    (40,153,268)   31,351,810 
International Equity Index   4,741,169,303    1,057,032,268    (195,010,566)   862,021,702 

 

Purchases and sales: Purchases and sales of securities (other than short-term instruments) for all of the Funds for the year ended October 31, 2013 were as follows:

 

   Non-U.S.   Non-U.S. 
   government   government 
Fund  purchases   sales 
Equity Index  $1,081,614,188   $510,394,655 
Large-Cap Growth Index   522,765,339    231,558,578 
Large-Cap Value Index   646,326,524    271,268,060 
S&P 500 Index   231,907,684    64,883,151 
Small-Cap Blend Index   535,066,530    210,399,217 
Emerging Markets Equity Index   446,168,610    72,894,741 
International Equity Index   1,024,074,420    119,966,614 

 

Note 6—distributions to shareholders and other tax items

 

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the years ended October, 31 2013 and October, 31 2012 was as follows:

 

   10/31/2013  10/31/2012
   Ordinary   Long-term       Ordinary   Long-term     
Fund  income   capital gains   Total   income   capital gains   Total 
Equity Index  $91,978,723   $30,405,210   $122,383,933   $44,938,816   $   $44,938,816 
Large-Cap Growth Index   18,879,234        18,879,234    10,591,214        10,591,214 
Large-Cap Value Index   34,400,254    22,194,726    56,594,980    27,321,563    13,916,153    41,237,716 
S&P 500 Index   33,210,927        33,210,927    23,636,298    5,415,177    29,051,475 
Small-Cap Blend Index   19,048,724    21,231,441    40,280,165    10,589,269    18,277,795    28,867,064 
Emerging Markets Equity Index   6,204,117        6,204,117    4,420,899    13,052    4,433,951 
International Equity Index   121,270,214        121,270,214    79,469,036        79,469,036 

 

As of October 31, 2013, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

   Undistributed   Undistributed   Unrealized   Capital     
   ordinary   long-term   appreciation   loss     
Fund  income   capital gains   (depreciation  carryover   Total 
Equity Index  $107,016,789   $18,202,818   $2,013,157,187   $   $2,138,376,794 
Large-Cap Growth Index   15,825,561    4,759,471    318,472,062        339,057,094 
Large-Cap Value Index   37,646,623    35,455,549    186,003,885        259,106,057 
S&P 500 Index   25,732,341        427,907,204    (9,358,733)   444,280,812 
Small-Cap Blend Index   25,510,334    39,725,720    348,183,322        413,419,376 
Emerging Markets Equity Index   11,526,361        30,941,413    (6,574,621)   35,893,153 
International Equity Index   136,348,786        862,160,680    (13,426,950)   985,082,516 

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis net investment income, net realized gains and losses, and unrealized appreciation and depreciation is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the realization, for tax purposes, of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies, the utilization of capital loss carryovers, and the treatment of short term gain as ordinary income for tax purposes.

 

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Notes to financial statements concluded

 

In certain circumstances, a fund may distribute portfolio securities rather than cash as payment for a redemption of fund shares (in-kind redemption). A fund may also accept portfolio securities rather than cash as payment for a purchase of fund shares (in-kind purchase). During the year ended October 31, 2013 the Large-Cap Growth Index Fund recognized a net capital gain of $140,485,287 as the result of a delivery of $372,005,467 of securities from in-kind redemption transactions. The Large-Cap Value Index Fund recognized a net capital gain of $108,361,658 as the result of a delivery of $381,126,565 of securities from in-kind redemption transactions. The S&P 500 Index Fund recognized a net capital gain of $100,324,009 as the result of a delivery of $294,466,168 of securities in an in-kind redemption transaction. The Small-Cap Blend Index Fund recognized a net capital gain of $32,160,620 as the result of a delivery of $65,099,362 securities from in-kind redemption transactions. For federal income tax purposes, the gain is not taxable and therefore will not be distributed to shareholders. The gain was reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) on total investments to paid-in capital in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. During the year ended October 31, 2013, the Equity Index Fund received $1,112,697,562 of securities from in-kind purchase transactions.

 

At October 31, 2013, the following Funds had capital loss carryovers, which will expire as follows:

 

   Date of expiration         
Fund  10/31/17   10/31/19   No expiration   Total 
S&P 500 Index  $   $    $   9,358,733   $9,358,733 
Emerging Markets Equity Index           6,574,621    6,574,621 
International Equity Index   8,486,539    4,940,411        13,426,950 

 

For the year ended October 31, 2013, the Equity Index Fund, Large-Cap Growth Index Fund, S&P 500 Index Fund and International Equity Index Fund utilized $2,652,135, $8,789,836, $167,919 and $15,891,503, respectively, of their capital loss carryover available from prior years.

 

Due to reorganizations in prior years, the future utilization of the Equity Index and Small-Cap Blend Index Funds capital losses may be subject to limitations under the Code and regulations thereunder.

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Funds will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment tax years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryovers may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

 

Note 7—emerging markets risks

 

The Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund holds a large portion of its assets in emerging market securities. Emerging market securities are often subject to greater price volatility, less liquidity and higher rates of inflation and deflation than U.S. securities. In addition, emerging markets may be subject to greater political, economic and social uncertainty, and differing regulatory environments that may potentially impact the Fund’s ability to buy or sell certain securities or repatriate proceeds to U.S. dollars.

Note 8—line of credit

 

Each of the Funds participates in a $1.5 billion unsecured revolving credit facility that can be used for temporary purposes, including, without limitation, the funding of shareholder redemptions. This facility expired June 2013. A new facility was entered into on June 25, 2013 expiring June 24, 2014. Certain affiliated accounts and mutual funds, each of which is managed by Advisors, or an affiliate of Advisors, also participate in this facility. An annual commitment fee for the credit facility is borne by the participating accounts and mutual funds on a pro rata basis. Interest associated with any borrowing under the facility is charged to the borrowing funds at a specified rate of interest. The Funds are not liable for borrowings under the facility by other affiliated accounts or mutual funds. For the year ended October 31, 2013, there were no borrowings under this credit facility by the Funds.

 

Note 9—indemnification

 

In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnities. A Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Also, under the Funds’ organizational documents, the trustees and officers of the Funds are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of their duties to the Funds. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss due to these warranties and indemnities to be unlikely.


 

54 2013 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Funds: Equity Index Funds

 

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of the TIAA-CREF Funds:

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the summary portfolios of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Equity Index Fund, Large-Cap Growth Index Fund, Large-Cap Value Index Fund, S&P 500 Index Fund, Small-Cap Blend Index Fund, Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, and International Equity Index Fund (seven of the portfolios constituting the TIAA-CREF Funds; hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at October 31, 2013, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Baltimore, Maryland
December 17, 2013

 

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Trustees and officers (unaudited)

 

TIAA-CREF Funds ■ October 31, 2013

 

Trustees

 

      Term of     Number of   
      office and     portfolios in   
   Position(s)  length     fund complex   
Name, address and  held with  of time     overseen   
date of birth (“DOB”)  fund  served  Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years  by trustee  Other directorship(s) held by trustee
Forrest Berkley
c/o Corporate Secretary
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 4/25/54
  Trustee  Indefinite term.
Trustee since 2006.
  Retired Partner (since 2006), Former Partner (1990–2005) and Head of Global Product Management (2003–2005), GMO (formerly, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co.) (investment management); and member of asset allocation portfolio management team, GMO (2003–2005).  78  Director of GMO; Director, the Maine Coast Heritage Trust; Investment Committee member, Maine Community Foundation and the Elmina B. Sewall Foundation, and Director of the Maine Chapter of the Nature Conservancy.
Nancy A. Eckl
c/o Corporate Secretary
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 10/6/62
  Trustee  Indefinite term.
Trustee since 2007.
  Former Vice President (1990–2006), American Beacon Advisors, Inc., and Vice President of certain funds advised by American Beacon Advisors, Inc.  78  Independent Director, The Lazard Funds, Inc., Lazard Retirement Series, Inc., Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc. and Lazard World Dividend & Income Fund, Inc.; Independent Member of the Boards of Lazard Alternative Strategies Fund, LLC and Lazard Alternative Strategies 1099 Fund.
Michael A. Forrester
c/o Corporate Secretary
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 11/5/67
  Trustee  Indefinite term.
Trustee since 2007.
  Chief Operating Officer, Copper Rock Capital Partners, LLC (since 2007); Chief Operating Officer, DDJ Capital Management (2003–2006).  78  Director of Copper Rock Capital Partners, LLC (investment adviser).
Howell E. Jackson
c/o Corporate Secretary
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 1/4/54
  Chairman of the Board and Trustee  Indefinite term.
Trustee since 2005; Chairman for term ending December 31, 2015. Chairman since 2013.
  James S. Reid, Jr. Professor of Law (since 2004), Senior Advisor to the President and Provost (2010–2012), Acting Dean (2009), Vice Dean for Budget (2003–2006) and on the faculty (since 1989) of Harvard Law School.  78  Director, D2D Fund.
Nancy L. Jacob
c/o Corporate Secretary
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 1/15/43
  Trustee  Indefinite term.
Trustee since 1999.
  Former President and Founder (2006–2012) of NLJ Advisors, Inc. (investment adviser); President and Managing Principal, Windermere Investment Associates (1997–2006).  78  None
Thomas J. Kenny
c/o Corporate Secretary
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 3/27/63
  Trustee  Indefinite term.
Trustee since 2011.
  Former Partner (2004–2010) and Managing Director (1999–2010), Goldman Sachs Asset Management.  78  Director, Sansum Clinic; Investment committee member, College of Mount Saint Vincent and Cottage Health System; Member, United States Olympics Paralympics Advisory Committee, University of California at Santa Barbara Arts and Lectures Advisory Council; Trustee and Treasurer, Crane County Day School.
Bridget A. Macaskill
c/o Corporate Secretary
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 8/5/48
  Trustee  Indefinite term.
Trustee since 2003.
  Chief Executive Officer (since 2010), President and Chief Operating Officer (since 2009), First Eagle Investment Management, LLC; Former Principal, BAM Consulting LLC (2003–2009); Former Independent Consultant for Merrill Lynch (2003–2009).  78  Director, Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Holdings; First Eagle Investment Management, LLC; American Legacy Foundation (Investment Committee); University of Edinburgh (Campaign Board); and the North Shore Land Alliance.
James M. Poterba
c/o Corporate Secretary
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 7/13/58
  Trustee  Indefinite term.
Trustee since 2006.
  President and Chief Executive Officer, National Bureau of Economic Research (“NBER”) (since 2008); Mitsui Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (“MIT”) (since 1996), Former Head (2006–2008) and Associate Head (1994–2000 and 2001–2006), Economics Department of MIT; and Former Program Director, NBER (1990–2008).  78  Director, The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and National Bureau of Economic Research; Member, Congressional Budget Office Panel of Economic Advisers.

 

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Trustees — concluded

 

Name, address and
date of birth (“DOB”)
  Position(s)
held with
fund
  Term of
office and
length
of time
served
  Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years  Number of
portfolios in
fund complex
overseen
by trustee
  Other directorship(s) held by trustee
Maceo K. Sloan
c/o Corporate Secretary
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 10/18/49
  Trustee  Indefinite term.
Trustee since 1999.
  Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sloan Financial Group, Inc. (since 1991); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (since 1991) and Chief Investment Officer (1991–2013), NCM Capital Management Group, Inc.; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (since 2003) and Chief Investment Officer (2003–2013), NCM Capital Advisers Inc.; and Chairman, President and Principal Executive Officer, NCM Capital Investment Trust (2007–2012 ).  78  Director, SCANA Corporation (energy holding company); Member, Duke Children’s Hospital and Health Center National Board of Advisors.
Laura T. Starks
c/o Corporate Secretary
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 2/17/50
  Trustee  Indefinite term.
Trustee since 2006.
  Associate Dean for Research (since 2011), McCombs School of Business, University of  Texas at Austin (“McCombs”), and Director, AIM Investment Center at McCombs (since 2000). Charles E. and Sarah M. Seay Regents Chair in  Finance (since 2002); Professor, University of Texas at Austin (since 1987). Former Chairman,  Department of Finance, University of Texas at  Austin (2002–2011).  78  Member of the Board of Governors of the Investment Company Institute, the Governing Council of Independent Directors Council (an association for mutual fund directors), and Investment Advisory Committee, Employees Retirement System of Texas.

 

Officers

 

      Term of           
      office and           
   Position(s)  length           
Name, address and  held with  of time           
date of birth (“DOB”)  fund  served  Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years
Brandon Becker
TIAA-CREF
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 3/19/54
  Executive Vice
President and
Chief Legal Officer
  One-year term.
Executive
Vice President
and Chief Legal
Officer since 2009.
  Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”), and College Retirement Equities Fund (“CREF”), TIAA Separate Account VA-1, TIAA-CREF Funds, and TIAA-CREF Life Funds (collectively, the “TIAA-CREF Fund Complex”) (since 2009). Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP (1996–2009).
Richard S. Biegen
TIAA-CREF
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 5/8/62
  Chief Compliance Officer  One-year term.
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2008.
  Chief Compliance Officer of the TIAA-CREF Fund Complex and TIAA Separate Account VA-3 (since 2008). Vice President, Senior Compliance Officer (2008–2011) and Managing Director, Senior Compliance Officer (since 2011) of Asset Management Compliance of TIAA. Chief Compliance Officer of TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC (“Investment Management”) (since 2008). Chief Compliance Officer (2008), Vice President, Senior Compliance Officer (2008–2011) and Managing Director, Senior Compliance Officer (since 2011) of Teachers Advisors, Inc. (“Advisors”). Managing Director and Senior Compliance Officer of TIAA-CREF Alternatives Advisors, LLC. (“TCAA”) (since 2011). Managing Director and Senior Compliance Officer of TIAA-CREF Alternatives Services, LLC (“TCAS”) (since 2011). Interim Chief Compliance Officer for TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Company Separate Accounts VA-1, VLI-I and VLI-2 (since 2013). Interim Chief Compliance Officer for Covariance Capital Management, Inc. (“Covariance”) (since 2013). Managing Director/Director of Global Compliance, AIG Investments (2000–2008).
Carol Deckbar
TIAA-CREF
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 9/13/62
  Executive Vice President  One-year term. Executive Vice President since 2013 .  Executive Vice President (since 2013), Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) Asset Management (since 2012) of TIAA and Executive Vice President of the TIAA-CREF Fund Complex (since 2013). Interim Head of Asset Management, TIAA (2012–2013). Senior Vice President, Investment Products, TIAA (2009–2012). Managing Director, Mutual Fund Products, TIAA (2007–2009). Senior Managing Director, President, and COO of Advisors and Investment Management (since 2012). Director of Advisors (since 2008). Manager, President, and COO of TCAA and TCAS (since 2011). Director (since 2011) of TIAA-CREF Asset Management (“TCAM”). Manager of TIAA-CREF Individual and Institutional Services, LLC (since 2010). Director of Westchester Group Investment Management, Inc. (since 2011). Manager of Beaver Investment Holdings, LLC (since 2012). Director of GreenWood Resources, Inc. (since 2012). Director of TH RE Administration Ltd., TH RE FCACO Ltd., TH RE AIFM Group Ltd, and TH RE Group Holdings Ltd. (since 2013).

 

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Trustees and officers (unaudited) concluded
   
TIAA-CREF Funds  ■  October 31, 2013  

 

Officers — concluded

 

      Term of           
      office and           
   Position(s)  length           
Name, address and  held with  of time           
date of birth (“DOB”)  fund  served   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years
Phillip G. Goff
TIAA-CREF
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 11/22/63
  Principal Financial
Officer, Principal
Accounting Officer
and Treasurer
  One-year term. Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer since 2007.   Treasurer of CREF (since 2008); Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer of the TIAA-CREF Funds and TIAA-CREF Life Funds (since 2007) and Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer (since 2009) and Treasurer (since 2008) of TIAA Separate Account VA-1. Senior Vice President (since 2010) and Funds Treasurer (since 2006) of TIAA. Director of Advisors (since 2008). Director of TIAA-CREF Asset Management (“TCAM”) (since 2011). Senior Vice President (since 2010) and Funds Treasurer (since 2007) of Advisors and Investment Management. Assistant Treasurer of TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Company (“TC Life”) (since 2012). Director of TIAA-CREF Trust Company, FSB (“Trust”) (since 2008). Director, Senior Vice President and Funds Treasurer of TCAA (since 2011). Director, Senior Vice President and Funds Treasurer of TCAS (since 2011). Chief Financial Officer, Van Kampen Funds (2005–2006).
Stephen Gruppo
TIAA-CREF
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 9/25/59
  Executive Vice President  One-year term. Executive Vice President since 2009.   Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer (since 2013) of TIAA and Executive Vice President of the TIAA-CREF Fund Complex (since 2009). Executive Vice President, Head of Risk Management of TIAA (2009–2013). Executive Vice President, Risk Management (since 2009). Senior Managing Director of Advisors and Investment Management (2006–2009) and Head of Credit Risk Management of Advisors and Investment Management (2005–2006). Senior Managing Director, Acting Head of Risk Management of TIAA and Senior Managing Director of the TIAA-CREF Fund Complex (2008–2009). Executive Vice President, Risk Management of TCAA (since 2011). Executive Vice President, Risk Management of TCAS (since 2011). Senior Managing Director, Chief Credit Risk Officer (2004–2008) of TIAA. Director of TC Life (2006–2008). Director of TPIS, Advisors and Investment Management (2008).
Robert G. Leary
TIAA-CREF
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 3/20/61
  President and Principal Executive Officer  One-year term. President and Principal Executive Officer since 2013.   Executive Vice President and President of Asset Management (since 2013) of TIAA and Executive Vice President of CREF and VA-1 (since 2013); Principal Executive Officer and President of the TIAA-CREF Funds and TIAA-CREF Life Funds (since 2013). Director, President and CEO of Advisors (since 2013). Manager, President and CEO of Investment Management (since 2013). Director of TH RE Ltd (since 2013). Director, President & CEO of TPIS (since 2013). Director of TIAA International Holdings 1 Ltd, TIAA International Holdings 2 Ltd, and TIAA International Holdings 3 Ltd (since 2013). Director, President & CEO of TCAM, Inc. (since 2013). Representative, Securities Research, Inc. (February-May 2013). President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S., ING Americas (2010 to 2012). Chief Executive Officer, ING Insurance US (2009–2010). Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ING Investment Management, Americas (2007–2009). Executive Vice President, AIG Financial Products Corp (1995–2007).
Ronald R. Pressman
TIAA-CREF
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 4/11/58
  Executive Vice President  One-year term. Executive Vice President since 2012.   Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (since 2012) of TIAA, and Executive Vice President of the TIAA-CREF Funds Complex (since 2012). Director, Covariance (since 2012). Manager, TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Company (since 2012). Director, Kaspick & Company, LLC (“Kaspick”) (since 2012). Director, Aspen Insurance Holdings, LLC (since 2011). President and Chief Executive Officer of General Electric Capital Real Estate (2007–2011).
Phillip T. Rollock
TIAA-CREF
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 3/31/62
  Senior Managing Director and Corporate Secretary  One-year term. Senior Managing Director and Corporate Secretary since 2012.   Senior Managing Director and Corporate Secretary of TIAA and the TIAA-CREF Fund Complex (since 2012). Senior Vice President of TIAA and the TIAA-CREF Fund Complex (2012–2013). Managing Director, Retirement and Individual Financial Services (2010–2012) and Vice President, Product Development and Management, Institutional Client Services (2006–2010) of TIAA.
Otha T. Spriggs, III
TIAA-CREF
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 2/16/51
  Executive Vice President  One-year term. Executive Vice President since 2012.   Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer (since 2012) of TIAA and Executive Vice President of the TIAA-CREF Fund Complex (since 2012). Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Boston Scientific (2010–2012); President of Integrated People Solutions (2009–2010); Senior Vice President, Human Resources and various human resources leadership roles, CIGNA Corp. (2001–2009).
Edward D. Van Dolsen
TIAA-CREF
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 4/21/58
  Executive Vice President  One-year term. Executive Vice President since 2006.   Executive Vice President, President of Retirement and Individual Financial Services (since 2011) of TIAA, and Executive Vice President (since 2008) of the TIAA-CREF Fund Complex. Chief Operating Officer (2010–2011), Executive Vice President, Product Development and Management (2009–2010), Executive Vice President, Institutional Client Services (2006–2009), Executive Vice President, Product Management (2005–2006), and Senior Vice President, Pension Products (2003–2005) of TIAA. Director of Covariance (since 2010). Director (since 2007), Chairman and President (since 2012) of TCT Holdings, Inc. Director (2007–2011) and Executive Vice President (2008–2010) of TCAM. Manager (since 2006), President and CEO (2006–2010) of Redwood. Director of Tuition Financing (2008–2009) and Executive Vice President of TC Life (2009–2010).
Constance K. Weaver
TIAA-CREF
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
DOB: 9/26/52
  Executive Vice President  One-year term. Executive Vice President since 2010.   Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer of TIAA and Executive Vice President of the TIAA-CREF Fund Complex (since 2010); Chief Communications Officer of TIAA (2010–2011). Senior Vice President, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (2008–2010). Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, BearingPoint (2005–2008).

 

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Important tax information (unaudited)

 

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, the TIAA-CREF Funds designate the following distribution amounts (or the maximum amount allowable) as being from Section 1250 gains and net long-term capital gains.

 

   Section 1250   Long-term     
Fund  gains   capital gains   Total 
Equity Index  $   $34,061,502   $34,061,502 
Large-Cap Growth Index            
Large-Cap Value Index   91,797    22,102,929    22,194,726 
S&P 500 Index            
Small-Cap Blend Index       21,231,441    21,231,441 
Emerging Markets Equity Index            
International Equity Index            

 

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, the TIAA-CREF Funds designate the following percentages (or the maximum amount allowable) of ordinary income dividends paid as qualifying for the maximum tax rate of 15% as provided by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief and Reconciliation Act of 2003.

 

Fund  Percentage
Equity Index   89.97%
Large-Cap Growth Index   99.07%
Large-Cap Value Index   73.08%
S&P 500 Index   99.94%
Small-Cap Blend Index   44.85%
Emerging Markets Equity Index   55.82%
International Equity Index   50.57%

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, the TIAA-CREF Funds designate the following percentages (or the maximum amount allowable) of ordinary income dividends paid as qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction.

 

Fund  Percentage
Equity Index   88.58%
Large-Cap Growth Index   97.30%
Large-Cap Value Index   71.96%
S&P 500 Index   99.21%
Small-Cap Blend Index   44.77%
Emerging Markets Equity Index   0.00%
International Equity Index   0.03%

 

The Emerging Markets Equity Index and International Equity Index Funds received income from foreign sources during the year ended October 31, 2013 of $14,463,951 ($0.21512 per share), and $89,808,564 ($0.31980 per share) respectively, and paid taxes to foreign countries during the year ended October 31, 2013 of $1,703,755 ($ 0.02534 per share), and $3,435,222 ($0.01223 per share), respectively.

 

The information and distributions reported herein may differ from the information and distributions reported to shareholders for the calendar year ending December 31, 2013, which will be reported in conjunction with your 2013 Form 1099-DIV.

 

By early 2014, shareholders should receive their Form 1099-DIV and a tax information letter from the Funds. For your specific situation, we recommend that you consult a professional tax advisor.


 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

2(a) The Board of Trustees of the TIAA-CREF Funds (the “Registrant”) has adopted a code of ethics for senior financial officers, including the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, or controller, and persons performing similar functions, in conformity with rules promulgated under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

2(b) No response required.

 

2(c) During the reporting period, there were no amendments to the code of ethics.

 

2(d) During the reporting period, there were no implicit or explicit waivers granted by the Registrant from any provision of the code of ethics.

 

2(e) Not applicable.

 

2(f) A copy of the current code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

3(a)(1) The Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that the Registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its Audit and Compliance Committee.

 

3(a)(2) Nancy A. Eckl is the Registrant’s audit committee financial expert and is “independent” for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) performs independent audits of the Registrant’s financial statements. To maintain auditor independence and avoid even the appearance of conflicts of interest, the Registrant, as a policy, does not engage PwC for management advisory or consulting services.

 

4(a) Audit Fees.

 

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012, PwC’s aggregate fees for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements were $767,000 and $1,016,500, respectively.

 

4(b) Audit Related Fees.

 

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012, PwC’s aggregate fees for services related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements were $0 and $0, respectively.

 

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012 the Audit-Related Fees billed by PwC to Teachers Advisors, Inc. (“Advisors”) or to any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with Advisors that provides ongoing services to the Registrant (collectively, “Fund Service Providers”) were $0 and $0, respectively.

 

4(c) Tax Fees.

 

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012, PwC’s aggregate fees for tax services billed to the Registrant were $254,100 and $236,800, respectively.

 

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012, the Tax Fees billed by PwC to the Fund Service Providers were $0 and $0 respectively.

 

4(d) All Other Fees.

 

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012, PwC’s aggregate fees for all other services to the Registrant were $30,000 and $10,000 respectively.

 

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012, the Other Fees billed by PwC to the Fund Service Providers were $0 and $0 respectively.

 

4(e)(1) Preapproval Policy.

 

The Registrant’s audit and compliance committee (“Audit Committee”) has adopted a Preapproval Policy for External Audit Firm Services (the “Policy”). The Policy describes the types of services that may be provided by the independent auditor to the Registrant and certain of its affiliates without impairing the auditor’s independence. Under the Policy, the Audit Committee is required to preapprove all services to be performed by the Registrant’s independent auditor in order to ensure that such services do not impair the auditor’s independence.

 

The Policy requires the Audit Committee to: (i) appoint the independent auditor to perform the financial statements audit for the Registrant and certain of its affiliates, including approving the terms of the engagement, and (ii) preapprove the audit, audit-related, tax and other services to be provided by the independent auditor to the Registrant and certain of its affiliates and the fees to be charged for provision of such services from year to year.

 

4(e)(2) Services provided pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X (the “de minimis exception”):

 

Audit-Related Fees:

 

There were no amounts that were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012 on behalf of the Registrant.

 

There were no amounts that were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012 on behalf of the Fund Service Providers that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant.

 

Tax Fees:

 

There were no amounts that were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012 on behalf of the Registrant.

 

There were no amounts that were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012 on behalf of the Fund Service Providers that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant.

 

All Other Fees:

 

There were no amounts that were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012 on behalf of the Registrant.

 

There were no amounts that were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012 on behalf of the Fund Service Providers that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant.

 

4(f) The percentage of hours expended by PwC’s engagement to audit the Registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year attributable to work performed by persons other than PwC’s full-time, permanent employees was less than 50%.

 

4(g) Non-Audit Fees for Related Entities.

 

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012, aggregate non-audit fees billed to the Registrant and to its Fund Service Providers by PwC were $391,013 and $390,897, respectively.

 

4(h) The Registrant’s Audit Committee has considered whether the non-audit services that were rendered by PwC to the Registrant’s Fund Service Providers that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X are compatible with maintaining PwC’s independence.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

 

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Enhanced Large-Cap Growth Index Fund

 

TIAA-CREF FUNDS

ENHANCED LARGE-CAP GROWTH INDEX FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2013

 

SHARES    COMPANY  VALUE 
             
COMMON STOCKS - 99.7%     
             
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 0.7%     
 8,213     Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc  $199,987 
 96,655     Delphi Automotive plc   5,528,666 
 143,412     Gentex Corp   4,222,049 
       TOTAL AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS   9,950,702 
             
BANKS - 0.4%     
 17,586  *  Essent Group Ltd   369,306 
 103,418  *  Ocwen Financial Corp   5,815,194 
       TOTAL BANKS   6,184,500 
             
CAPITAL GOODS - 9.8%      
 122,768  *  Aecom Technology Corp   3,901,567 
 195,725     Boeing Co   25,542,113 
 19,362     Crane Co   1,229,487 
 95,386     Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc   4,109,229 
 26,631     Graco, Inc   2,057,511 
 230,980     Honeywell International, Inc   20,032,895 
 71,238     IDEX Corp   4,926,108 
 442,657     Masco Corp   9,353,342 
 61,866  *  MRC Global, Inc   1,729,155 
 27,106     MSC Industrial Direct Co (Class A)   2,070,085 
 68,891     Nordson Corp   4,966,352 
 119,618     Rockwell Automation, Inc   13,207,023 
 85,681     Rockwell Collins, Inc   5,983,104 
 80,685     Roper Industries, Inc   10,231,665 
 95,840  *  Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc (Class A)   2,557,970 
 68,941     Triumph Group, Inc   4,939,623 
 26,355     United Technologies Corp   2,800,219 
 19,757     W.W. Grainger, Inc   5,314,040 
 96,797  *  WABCO Holdings, Inc   8,293,567 
 158,450     Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp   10,329,355 
       TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS   143,574,410 
             
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 1.9%     
 165,554  e  R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co   3,074,338 
 244,245     Robert Half International, Inc   9,410,760 
 13,150     Rollins, Inc   363,466 
 93,927  *  Stericycle, Inc   10,914,317 
 57,843  *  Verisk Analytics, Inc   3,963,402 
       TOTAL COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES   27,726,283 
             
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 3.1%     
 273,932     Coach, Inc   13,882,874 
 171,175     Hanesbrands, Inc   11,660,441 
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SHARES    COMPANY  VALUE  
               
 100,500     Nike, Inc (Class B)  $ 7,613,880  
 673,121     Pulte Homes, Inc    11,880,586  
       TOTAL CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL  45,037,781  
               
CONSUMER SERVICES - 3.9%       
 64,088  *  Bally Technologies, Inc    4,687,396  
 21,631  *  Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc (Class A)    11,398,888  
 158,361     H&R Block, Inc    4,503,787  
 65,132     McDonald’s Corp    6,286,541  
 34,967     Six Flags Entertainment Corp    1,315,109  
 163,438     Starbucks Corp    13,246,650  
 33,900     Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc    2,495,718  
 196,701     Wyndham Worldwide Corp    13,060,946  
       TOTAL CONSUMER SERVICES  56,995,035  
               
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 2.5%        
 66,436  *  Affiliated Managers Group, Inc    13,117,124  
 105,853     American Express Co    8,658,776  
 44,931     Lazard Ltd (Class A)    1,736,583  
 197,476     Moody’s Corp    13,953,654  
       TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS  37,466,137  
               
ENERGY - 4.5%       
 47,909     Anadarko Petroleum Corp    4,565,249  
 12,856  *  Antero Resources Corp    726,235  
 385,234     Cabot Oil & Gas Corp    13,606,465  
 6,589     Kinder Morgan, Inc    232,658  
 72,760     Pioneer Natural Resources Co    14,899,793  
 311,079     Schlumberger Ltd    29,154,324  
 97,311  *  Southwestern Energy Co    3,621,915  
       TOTAL ENERGY    66,806,639  
               
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 1.2%       
 30,198     Safeway, Inc    1,053,910  
 89,253     Walgreen Co    5,287,348  
 118,674     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc    9,108,230  
 31,125     Whole Foods Market, Inc    1,964,921  
       TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING  17,414,409  
               
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 9.3%       
 632,434     Altria Group, Inc    23,545,518  
 564,386     Coca-Cola Co    22,332,754  
 43,297     Flowers Foods, Inc    1,097,146  
 12,503  *,e  Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc    785,313  
 141,042     Hershey Co    13,997,008  
 200,543     Hillshire Brands Co    6,583,827  
 308,642     Kraft Foods Group, Inc    16,783,952  
 28,003     Lorillard, Inc    1,428,433  
 145,122     Mead Johnson Nutrition Co    11,850,663  
 20,000  *  Monster Beverage Corp    1,144,600  
 196,471     PepsiCo, Inc    16,521,246  
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SHARES    COMPANY  VALUE  
               
 228,243     Philip Morris International, Inc  $ 20,341,016  
       TOTAL FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO  136,411,476  
               
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 2.3%       
 99,660     Bard (C.R.), Inc    13,575,685  
 303,226  *  Express Scripts Holding Co    18,957,690  
 9,124     McKesson Corp    1,426,446  
       TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES  33,959,821  
               
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 0.6%       
 71,900     Avon Products, Inc    1,258,250  
 19,500     Church & Dwight Co, Inc    1,270,425  
 96,206     Colgate-Palmolive Co    6,227,414  
 5,995     Kimberly-Clark Corp    647,460  
       TOTAL HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS  9,403,549  
               
INSURANCE - 0.5%        
 87,847     Prudential Financial, Inc    7,149,867  
       TOTAL INSURANCE  7,149,867  
               
MATERIALS - 4.9%        
 39,492     LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A    2,946,103  
 167,056     Monsanto Co    17,520,833  
 155,379  *  Owens-Illinois, Inc    4,939,499  
 128,190     Packaging Corp of America    7,983,673  
 50,661     PPG Industries, Inc    9,249,685  
 84,784     Sealed Air Corp    2,558,781  
 74,948     Sherwin-Williams Co    14,090,224  
 32,599     Silgan Holdings, Inc    1,469,237  
 114,890  *  WR Grace & Co    10,530,818  
       TOTAL MATERIALS  71,288,853  
               
MEDIA - 4.4%        
 104,347  *  AMC Networks, Inc    7,313,681  
 44,168     CBS Corp (Class B)    2,612,096  
 386,108     Comcast Corp (Class A)    18,371,019  
 45,177  *  Discovery Communications, Inc (Class A)    4,017,139  
 140,299  *,e  Lions Gate Entertainment Corp    4,851,539  
 79,504     McGraw-Hill Cos, Inc    5,539,839  
 42,999     Scripps Networks Interactive (Class A)    3,461,419  
 2,548,215  e  Sirius XM Radio, Inc    9,606,771  
 103,618     Viacom, Inc (Class B)    8,630,343  
       TOTAL MEDIA    64,403,846  
               
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 10.8%       
 486,153     AbbVie, Inc    23,554,113  
 219,583  *  Alkermes plc    7,727,126  
 171,672     Allergan, Inc    15,555,200  
 122,967     Amgen, Inc    14,264,172  
 85,296  *  Biogen Idec, Inc    20,828,430  
 277,452     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co    14,571,779  
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SHARES    COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 119,859  *  Celgene Corp  $17,797,863 
 37,055  *  Charles River Laboratories International, Inc   1,823,476 
 308,659  *  Gilead Sciences, Inc   21,911,703 
 90,766  *  Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc   8,236,107 
 78,556     Johnson & Johnson   7,275,071 
 1,701  *  Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc   489,208 
 62,095  *  Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd   4,455,316 
       TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES   158,489,564 
             
REAL ESTATE - 1.7%     
 18,396     American Tower Corp   1,459,723 
 17,797     Apartment Investment & Management Co (Class A)   497,960 
 35,219  *  CBRE Group, Inc   818,137 
 48,980     Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc   1,860,750 
 45,191     Public Storage, Inc   7,545,541 
 86,692     Simon Property Group, Inc   13,398,249 
       TOTAL REAL ESTATE   25,580,360 
             
RETAILING - 7.3%      
 23,509  *  Amazon.com, Inc   8,557,981 
 7,861     Dillard’s, Inc (Class A)   644,445 
 229,513     Gap, Inc   8,489,686 
 11,243     GNC Holdings, Inc   661,313 
 387,015     Home Depot, Inc   30,144,598 
 54,689     Lowe’s Companies, Inc   2,722,418 
 88,153     Macy’s, Inc   4,064,735 
 12,511  *  NetFlix, Inc   4,034,547 
 36,722  *  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc   4,546,551 
 54,067     Petsmart, Inc   3,933,915 
 19,276  *  Priceline.com, Inc   20,313,627 
 112,097     TJX Companies, Inc   6,814,377 
 72,919  *  TripAdvisor, Inc   6,031,131 
 188,400  *  Urban Outfitters, Inc   7,136,592 
       TOTAL RETAILING   108,095,916 
             
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 2.4%     
 279,851     Broadcom Corp (Class A)   7,477,619 
 61,164  *  Lam Research Corp   3,316,924 
 332,160     Linear Technology Corp   13,665,062 
 226,638     Texas Instruments, Inc   9,536,927 
 29,946     Xilinx, Inc   1,360,147 
       TOTAL SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT   35,356,679 
             
SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 18.1%     
 259,414     Accenture plc   19,066,929 
 57,555  *,e  Alliance Data Systems Corp   13,643,988 
 175,904  *  eBay, Inc   9,271,900 
 172,341  *  Facebook, Inc   8,661,859 
 54,693  *  FleetCor Technologies, Inc   6,308,837 
 48,589  *  Google, Inc (Class A)   50,074,852 
 145,691  *  Informatica Corp   5,623,673 
 181,809     International Business Machines Corp   32,581,991 
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SHARES    COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 2,837  *  LinkedIn Corp  $634,552 
 34,675     Mastercard, Inc (Class A)   24,865,442 
 1,443,707     Microsoft Corp   51,035,042 
 30,600  *  NeuStar, Inc (Class A)   1,405,152 
 481,501     Oracle Corp   16,130,284 
 19,393     Solera Holdings, Inc   1,090,274 
 151,132  *  Vantiv, Inc   4,156,130 
 128,133  *  VeriSign, Inc   6,955,059 
 31,740     Visa, Inc (Class A)   6,242,306 
 534,449     Western Union Co   9,096,322 
       TOTAL SOFTWARE & SERVICES   266,844,592 
             
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 5.3%     
 99,674     Apple, Inc   52,064,714 
 30,283  *  F5 Networks, Inc   2,468,367 
 33,301     Harris Corp   2,063,330 
 349,755     NetApp, Inc   13,573,991 
 103,733     Qualcomm, Inc   7,206,332 
       TOTAL TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT   77,376,734 
             
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 2.3%     
 681,940     Verizon Communications, Inc   34,444,789 
       TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   34,444,789 
             
TRANSPORTATION - 1.8%     
 43,426     Landstar System, Inc   2,401,024 
 13,166     Union Pacific Corp   1,993,332 
 224,526     United Parcel Service, Inc (Class B)   22,057,434 
       TOTAL TRANSPORTATION   26,451,790 
             
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   1,466,413,732 
       (Cost $1,138,775,445)     
             
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.1%     
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 2.1%     
 30,380,888  c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street
Navigator Securities Lending Trust
   30,380,888 
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES   30,380,888 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   30,380,888 
       (Cost $30,380,888)     
             
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.8%   1,496,794,620 
       (Cost $1,169,156,333)     
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - (1.8)%   (25,704,108)
       NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $1,471,090,512 
           
         
    *   Non-income producing.
    c   Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
    e   All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan is $29,560,086.
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS

ENHANCED LARGE-CAP VALUE INDEX FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2013

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
COMMON STOCKS - 99.5%     
             
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 1.7%     
 388,800     Ford Motor Co  $6,652,368 
 167,500  *  General Motors Co   6,189,125 
 105,950     Johnson Controls, Inc   4,889,592 
 38,380     Lear Corp   2,970,228 
 36,360  *  TRW Automotive Holdings Corp   2,731,000 
       TOTAL AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS   23,432,313 
             
BANKS - 4.8%     
 17,750     BB&T Corp   602,967 
 29,900     CapitalSource, Inc   391,092 
 32,000  *  CIT Group, Inc   1,541,120 
 7,500     City National Corp   540,825 
 123,339     East West Bancorp, Inc   4,155,291 
 168,000     Fifth Third Bancorp   3,197,040 
 35,000     First Republic Bank   1,787,450 
 91,700     Huntington Bancshares, Inc   806,960 
 257,750     Keycorp   3,229,608 
 45,750     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc   3,363,998 
 219,000     Regions Financial Corp   2,108,970 
 20,000  *  Signature Bank   2,036,400 
 24,000     SunTrust Banks, Inc   807,360 
 21,880  *  SVB Financial Group   2,095,666 
 67,750     US Bancorp   2,531,140 
 903,180     Wells Fargo & Co   38,556,754 
       TOTAL BANKS   67,752,641 
             
CAPITAL GOODS - 8.6%     
 7,000     A.O. Smith Corp   361,550 
 15,000  *  Aecom Technology Corp   476,700 
 50,000     AGCO Corp   2,919,000 
 31,890     Alliant Techsystems, Inc   3,471,864 
 36,080  *  BE Aerospace, Inc   2,928,253 
 28,380     Carlisle Cos, Inc   2,062,658 
 28,500     Caterpillar, Inc   2,375,760 
 47,500     Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV   3,519,275 
 49,890     Cummins, Inc   6,337,028 
 41,260     Danaher Corp   2,974,433 
 22,900     Dover Corp   2,101,991 
 112,800     Eaton Corp   7,959,168 
 203,111     Exelis, Inc   3,349,300 
 10,250     Fluor Corp   760,755 
 68,000     Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc   2,929,440 
 16,240     General Dynamics Corp   1,406,871 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 1,179,274     General Electric Co  $30,826,222 
 37,000     Huntington Ingalls   2,647,350 
 22,380     IDEX Corp   1,547,577 
 10,000     Illinois Tool Works, Inc   787,900 
 63,900     Ingersoll-Rand plc   4,315,167 
 36,360     ITT Corp   1,444,583 
 43,090  *  Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc   2,620,734 
 88,000  e  Joy Global, Inc   4,994,000 
 29,000     L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc   2,913,050 
 37,500  *  MRC Global, Inc   1,048,125 
 57,500     Northrop Grumman Corp   6,181,825 
 40,800  *  Oshkosh Truck Corp   1,941,672 
 35,400     Parker Hannifin Corp   4,131,888 
 41,750     Pentair Ltd   2,801,007 
 24,000     Raytheon Co   1,976,880 
 8,000     Snap-On, Inc   832,560 
 7,750     Stanley Works   612,948 
 12,290     Trinity Industries, Inc   622,243 
 49,380     URS Corp   2,677,384 
 16,800  *  WABCO Holdings, Inc   1,439,424 
       TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS   122,296,585 
             
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 0.5%     
 103,801  *  CNH Industrial NV (NYSE)   1,217,586 
 25,500     Corrections Corp of America   943,500 
 6,000     Manpower, Inc   468,600 
 96,800     Tyco International Ltd   3,538,040 
 21,275  *  Verisk Analytics, Inc   1,457,763 
       TOTAL COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES   7,625,489 
             
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 1.3%     
 72,300     Hanesbrands, Inc   4,925,076 
 29,000  e  Hasbro, Inc   1,497,850 
 51,000  *  Jarden Corp   2,823,360 
 19,880  *  Mohawk Industries, Inc   2,632,510 
 32,500     Newell Rubbermaid, Inc   962,975 
 140  *  NVR, Inc   128,425 
 75,750     Pulte Homes, Inc   1,336,987 
 26,800  z  Whirlpool Corp   3,913,068 
       TOTAL CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL   18,220,251 
             
CONSUMER SERVICES - 1.0%     
 32,900     Brinker International, Inc   1,461,418 
 57,750  *  MGM Mirage   1,099,560 
 35,000  *  Penn National Gaming, Inc   2,047,850 
 60,000     Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd   2,522,400 
 263,000     Sands China Ltd   1,869,953 
 80,000     Service Corp International   1,440,800 
 27,500     Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc   2,024,550 
 31,000     Yum! Brands, Inc   2,096,220 
       TOTAL CONSUMER SERVICES   14,562,751 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
      
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 11.3%     
 15,670  *  Affiliated Managers Group, Inc  $3,093,885 
 42,800     Ameriprise Financial, Inc   4,303,112 
 1,187,750     Bank of America Corp   16,580,990 
 3,750     BlackRock, Inc   1,128,037 
 147,500     Charles Schwab Corp   3,340,875 
 542,000     Citigroup, Inc   26,438,760 
 141,911     Discover Financial Services   7,362,343 
 101,300     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   16,295,118 
 24,000     Invesco Ltd   810,000 
 718,889     JPMorgan Chase & Co   37,051,539 
 162,400     Morgan Stanley   4,665,752 
 206,000     PowerShares QQQ Trust Series   17,054,740 
 69,800     SLM Corp   1,770,826 
 44,000     SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust   6,832,760 
 25,000     SPDR Trust Series 1   4,393,250 
 110,880     State Street Corp   7,769,361 
 36,180     TD Ameritrade Holding Corp   986,267 
       TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS   159,877,615 
             
ENERGY - 13.3%     
 107,750     Anadarko Petroleum Corp   10,267,498 
 15,250     Apache Corp   1,354,200 
 33,100  *  Atwood Oceanics, Inc   1,758,603 
 7,500     Baker Hughes, Inc   435,675 
 139,900     Chesapeake Energy Corp   3,911,604 
 272,275     Chevron Corp   32,662,109 
 26,380     Cimarex Energy Co   2,779,133 
 142,000     ConocoPhillips   10,408,600 
 17,500     Consol Energy, Inc   638,750 
 23,000     Energen Corp   1,801,360 
 13,880     EOG Resources, Inc   2,476,192 
 32,540     Equitable Resources, Inc   2,785,749 
 574,750     Exxon Mobil Corp   51,509,095 
 24,380  *  Gulfport Energy Corp   1,430,862 
 38,800     Halliburton Co   2,057,564 
 33,300     Helmerich & Payne, Inc   2,582,415 
 81,811     Hess Corp   6,643,053 
 218,800     Marathon Oil Corp   7,714,888 
 79,800     Marathon Petroleum Corp   5,718,468 
 45,750     Nabors Industries Ltd   799,710 
 36,420     National Oilwell Varco, Inc   2,956,576 
 78,800  z  Noble Energy, Inc   5,904,484 
 102,750     Occidental Petroleum Corp   9,872,220 
 25,000     Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc   606,500 
 128,891     Phillips 66   8,304,447 
 15,500     Pioneer Natural Resources Co   3,174,090 
 7,500     Spectra Energy Corp   266,775 
 26,000  *  Superior Energy Services   697,580 
 62,800     Tesoro Corp   3,070,292 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
      
 47,500     Valero Energy Corp  $1,955,575 
 27,500  *  Whiting Petroleum Corp   1,839,475 
       TOTAL ENERGY   188,383,542 
             
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 0.4%     
 55,830     CVS Corp   3,475,976 
 7,500     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc   575,625 
 33,380     Whole Foods Market, Inc   2,107,279 
       TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING   6,158,880 
             
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 2.1%     
 147,540     Archer Daniels Midland Co   6,034,386 
 22,630     Bunge Ltd   1,858,602 
 34,500     Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc   1,439,685 
 83,800  *  Dean Foods Co   1,634,100 
 38,000  *,e  Diamond Foods, Inc   927,580 
 22,250     Hershey Co   2,208,090 
 31,393     Ingredion, Inc   2,064,404 
 14,500     J.M. Smucker Co   1,612,545 
 64,200     Mondelez International, Inc   2,159,688 
 49,000  *  Monster Beverage Corp   2,804,270 
 31,300     Philip Morris International, Inc   2,789,456 
 168,000     Tyson Foods, Inc (Class A)   4,648,560 
       TOTAL FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO   30,181,366 
             
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 4.9%     
 428,380     Abbott Laboratories   15,657,289 
 76,800     Aetna, Inc   4,815,360 
 60,000     Cardinal Health, Inc   3,519,600 
 69,800  *  CareFusion Corp   2,706,146 
 89,000  *  Catamaran Corp   4,179,440 
 80,000     Cigna Corp   6,158,400 
 13,060     Cooper Cos, Inc   1,687,483 
 93,800     Covidien plc   6,013,518 
 38,500     HCA Holdings, Inc   1,814,890 
 13,100  *  Henry Schein, Inc   1,472,833 
 10,000     Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc   412,900 
 2,750     Humana, Inc   253,412 
 3,636  *  Intuitive Surgical, Inc   1,350,774 
 117,500     Medtronic, Inc   6,744,500 
 29,000     Omnicare, Inc   1,599,350 
 28,000     St. Jude Medical, Inc   1,606,920 
 35,750     UnitedHealth Group, Inc   2,440,295 
 4,750     Universal Health Services, Inc (Class B)   382,660 
 70,380     WellPoint, Inc   5,968,224 
       TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES   68,783,994 
             
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 1.9%     
 33,880     Church & Dwight Co, Inc   2,207,282 
 23,900     Colgate-Palmolive Co   1,547,047 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
      
 9,880     Energizer Holdings, Inc  $969,327 
 10,300     Kimberly-Clark Corp   1,112,400 
 264,242     Procter & Gamble Co   21,337,541 
       TOTAL HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS   27,173,597 
             
INSURANCE - 7.7%     
 52,750     ACE Ltd   5,034,460 
 20,000     Aflac, Inc   1,299,600 
 16,390     Allied World Assurance Co Holdings Ltd   1,774,873 
 111,380     Allstate Corp   5,909,823 
 36,780     American Financial Group, Inc   2,069,243 
 230,230     American International Group, Inc   11,891,380 
 11,100     Aon plc   877,899 
 19,290  *  Arch Capital Group Ltd   1,118,048 
 12,390     Assurant, Inc   724,567 
 75,750     Axis Capital Holdings Ltd   3,592,065 
 187,775  *  Berkshire Hathaway, Inc (Class B)   21,609,147 
 51,750     Cincinnati Financial Corp   2,587,500 
 5,500     CNA Financial Corp   223,245 
 5,000     Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd   276,450 
 26,190     Everest Re Group Ltd   4,026,451 
 29,380     Hanover Insurance Group, Inc   1,719,905 
 133,931     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc   4,513,475 
 43,430     HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc   1,982,579 
 119,390     Lincoln National Corp   5,421,500 
 67,500     Metlife, Inc   3,193,425 
 152,800     Old Republic International Corp   2,565,512 
 84,000     Principal Financial Group   3,986,640 
 60,000     Protective Life Corp   2,764,800 
 96,390     Prudential Financial, Inc   7,845,182 
 43,800     Torchmark Corp   3,191,268 
 83,990     UnumProvident Corp   2,665,843 
 88,380     Validus Holdings Ltd   3,489,242 
 90,800     XL Capital Ltd   2,775,756 
       TOTAL INSURANCE   109,129,878 
             
MATERIALS - 3.5%     
 33,300     Axiall Corp   1,295,037 
 28,380     CF Industries Holdings, Inc   6,118,728 
 183,900  e,z  Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc   4,722,552 
 47,742     Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc (Class B)   1,754,996 
 30,000     Huntsman Corp   696,600 
 41,300     International Paper Co   1,842,393 
 63,988     LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A   4,773,505 
 25,500     Monsanto Co   2,674,440 
 16,400     Mosaic Co   751,940 
 49,300     Nucor Corp   2,552,261 
 98,500  *  Owens-Illinois, Inc   3,131,315 
 33,999     Packaging Corp of America   2,117,458 
 46,380     PolyOne Corp   1,405,314 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 14,000     PPG Industries, Inc  $2,556,120 
 39,800     Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co   2,916,942 
 16,380     Rock-Tenn Co (Class A)   1,752,824 
 3,500     RPM International, Inc   135,520 
 3,500     Sherwin-Williams Co   658,000 
 283,338  e,z  Walter Energy, Inc   4,502,241 
 13,380     Westlake Chemical Corp   1,437,279 
 16,500  *  WR Grace & Co   1,512,390 
       TOTAL MATERIALS   49,307,855 
             
MEDIA - 3.4%     
 68,380     CBS Corp (Class B)   4,043,993 
 103,750     Comcast Corp (Class A)   4,936,425 
 31,500  *  Discovery Communications, Inc (Class A)   2,800,980 
 29,380     DISH Network Corp (Class A)   1,416,116 
 138,000     Gannett Co, Inc   3,818,460 
 9,100  *  Liberty Global plc (Class A)   713,167 
 15,750  *  Liberty Media Corp   2,408,332 
 22,883  *  Madison Square Garden, Inc   1,384,879 
 70,180  *  Starz-Liberty Capital   2,115,927 
 82,340     Time Warner, Inc   5,660,052 
 60,000     Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc   2,044,800 
 237,750     Walt Disney Co   16,307,273 
       TOTAL MEDIA   47,650,404 
             
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 7.8%     
 13,999  *  Actavis plc   2,163,965 
 31,880  *,z  Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc   3,919,646 
 13,900  *  Biogen Idec, Inc   3,394,241 
 22,500     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co   1,181,700 
 46,899  *  Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc   2,050,893 
 36,400  *  Forest Laboratories, Inc   1,711,892 
 71,199  *,z  Gilead Sciences, Inc   5,054,417 
 302,424     Johnson & Johnson   28,007,487 
 269,942     Merck & Co, Inc   12,171,685 
 36,080  *  Mylan Laboratories, Inc   1,366,350 
 26,180  z  Perrigo Co   3,609,960 
 1,213,380     Pfizer, Inc   37,226,498 
 83,900     Thermo Electron Corp   8,203,742 
       TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES   110,062,476 
             
REAL ESTATE - 3.2%     
 5,000  *  Alexander & Baldwin, Inc   185,000 
 34,200     Apartment Investment & Management Co (Class A)   956,916 
 125,400     Brandywine Realty Trust   1,784,442 
 12,000     BRE Properties, Inc (Class A)   655,320 
 123,800     DDR Corp   2,098,410 
 131,900     Duke Realty Corp   2,185,583 
 106,380     Extra Space Storage, Inc   4,892,416 
 20,000     General Growth Properties, Inc   424,600 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 65,000     Hospitality Properties Trust  $1,909,700 
 189,800     Host Marriott Corp   3,520,790 
 18,380  *  Howard Hughes Corp   2,151,379 
 12,800     Kilroy Realty Corp   680,448 
 20,000     National Retail Properties, Inc   688,000 
 41,990     Public Storage, Inc   7,011,070 
 36,300  *  Realogy Holdings Corp   1,493,382 
 37,950     Simon Property Group, Inc   5,865,173 
 29,100     SL Green Realty Corp   2,751,987 
 68,038     Ventas, Inc   4,438,799 
 63,990     Weingarten Realty Investors   2,030,403 
       TOTAL REAL ESTATE   45,723,818 
             
RETAILING - 2.7%     
 116,980     Best Buy Co, Inc   5,006,744 
 500     DSW, Inc (Class A)   43,835 
 55,750  z  Expedia, Inc   3,282,560 
 102,880     GameStop Corp (Class A)   5,639,882 
 89,500     Gap, Inc   3,310,605 
 18,800     Genuine Parts Co   1,482,004 
 44,000     Home Depot, Inc   3,427,160 
 16,168  *  Liberty Ventures   1,735,958 
 14,750     Macy’s, Inc   680,123 
 13,290  *  NetFlix, Inc   4,285,759 
 22,540  *  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc   2,790,677 
 30,000     Signet Jewelers Ltd   2,239,800 
 238,000     Staples, Inc   3,836,560 
       TOTAL RETAILING   37,761,667 
             
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 2.0%     
 63,300     Applied Materials, Inc   1,129,905 
 33,800     Avago Technologies Ltd   1,535,534 
 21,750  *  Cree, Inc   1,321,313 
 435,750     Intel Corp   10,645,372 
 4,000     Kla-Tencor Corp   262,400 
 51,500  *  Lam Research Corp   2,792,845 
 180,800     Marvell Technology Group Ltd   2,169,600 
 283,000  *  Micron Technology, Inc   5,003,440 
 213,800     Nvidia Corp   3,245,484 
       TOTAL SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT   28,105,893 
             
SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 2.8%     
 29,889  *  Akamai Technologies, Inc   1,337,234 
 12,950  *,e  Alliance Data Systems Corp   3,069,927 
 73,380     Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co   1,452,924 
 41,890  *  Commvault Systems, Inc   3,270,771 
 79,899     Computer Sciences Corp   3,935,825 
 96,313  *,z  Electronic Arts, Inc   2,528,216 
 69,290     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc   3,377,887 
 60,380  *  First American Corp   2,008,843 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
      
 28,000     Jack Henry & Associates, Inc  $1,529,080 
 32,750  e  Leidos Holdings, Inc   1,542,198 
 198,000  *,e  Millennial Media, Inc   1,391,940 
 8,000     Science Applications International Corp   282,000 
 123,000     Symantec Corp   2,797,020 
 50,000     Total System Services, Inc   1,491,500 
 59,555  *,z  VMware, Inc (Class A)   4,840,630 
 27,380  *  Workday, Inc   2,049,941 
 77,424  *  Yahoo!, Inc   2,549,572 
       TOTAL SOFTWARE & SERVICES   39,455,508 
             
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 5.5%     
 28,750     Apple, Inc   15,017,563 
 45,000  *  Arrow Electronics, Inc   2,160,900 
 72,390     Avnet, Inc   2,873,883 
 238,000  *  Brocade Communications Systems, Inc   1,908,760 
 873,800     Cisco Systems, Inc   19,660,500 
 137,750     Corning, Inc   2,354,147 
 37,500     Harris Corp   2,323,500 
 177,242     Hewlett-Packard Co   4,319,388 
 113,830  *  Ingram Micro, Inc (Class A)   2,637,441 
 120,000  *,e  InvenSense, Inc   2,026,800 
 98,000     Jabil Circuit, Inc   2,044,280 
 63,998  e  Lexmark International, Inc (Class A)   2,275,129 
 32,240     NetApp, Inc   1,251,234 
 43,800  z  SanDisk Corp   3,044,100 
 61,482     Seagate Technology, Inc   2,992,944 
 136,000  *  Vishay Intertechnology, Inc   1,668,720 
 81,400     Western Digital Corp   5,667,882 
 399,900     Xerox Corp   3,975,006 
       TOTAL TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT   78,202,177 
             
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 2.4%     
 627,500     AT&T, Inc   22,715,500 
 61,000     Telephone & Data Systems, Inc   1,901,980 
 81,000     T-Mobile US, Inc   2,246,130 
 31,800     US Cellular Corp   1,539,120 
 95,750     Verizon Communications, Inc   4,836,332 
       TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   33,239,062 
             
TRANSPORTATION - 1.6%     
 39,980     Con-Way, Inc   1,647,176 
 181,800  z  Delta Air Lines, Inc   4,795,884 
 60,000     FedEx Corp   7,860,000 
 60,000  *  Hertz Global Holdings, Inc   1,377,600 
 28,980     Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc   3,521,650 
 47,500     Southwest Airlines Co   817,950 
 26,800     Union Pacific Corp   4,057,520 
       TOTAL TRANSPORTATION   24,077,780 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
UTILITIES - 5.1%     
 245,000     AES Corp  $3,452,050 
 9,000     AGL Resources, Inc   430,740 
 43,800     Alliant Energy Corp   2,287,236 
 11,575     American Electric Power Co, Inc   542,173 
 78,390     American Water Works Co, Inc   3,360,579 
 35,000     Atmos Energy Corp   1,549,450 
 55,000  *  Calpine Corp   1,109,350 
 66,388     Centerpoint Energy, Inc   1,633,145 
 41,800     CMS Energy Corp   1,147,828 
 63,692     Dominion Resources, Inc   4,060,365 
 47,500     DTE Energy Co   3,284,150 
 70,250     Duke Energy Corp   5,039,033 
 40,750     Edison International   1,997,973 
 10,000     Exelon Corp   285,400 
 50,500     MDU Resources Group, Inc   1,503,890 
 31,380     National Fuel Gas Co   2,245,239 
 81,800     NextEra Energy, Inc   6,932,550 
 91,900     NiSource, Inc   2,896,688 
 81,900     Northeast Utilities   3,512,691 
 98,000     NRG Energy, Inc   2,795,940 
 68,000     OGE Energy Corp   2,509,200 
 66,380     Pinnacle West Capital Corp   3,719,271 
 54,000     PPL Corp   1,654,020 
 27,500     Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc   921,250 
 68,800     Sempra Energy   6,270,432 
 37,240     Southern Co   1,523,488 
 54,000     UGI Corp   2,233,980 
 68,090     Wisconsin Energy Corp   2,867,270 
 10,000     Xcel Energy, Inc   288,600 
       TOTAL UTILITIES   72,053,981 
             
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   1,409,219,523 
       (Cost $1,040,638,346)     
             
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.6%     
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 1.6%     
 22,983,731  c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street
Navigator Securities Lending Trust
   22,983,731 
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES   22,983,731 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   22,983,731 
       (Cost $22,983,731)     
            
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.1%   1,432,203,254 
       (Cost $1,063,622,077)     
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - (1.1)%   (16,570,380)
       NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $1,415,632,874 
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    Abbreviation(s):
    ETF       Exchange Traded Fund
    SPDR    Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
     
*   Non-income producing.
c   Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
e   All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan is $22,548,337.
z   All or a portion of this security has been segregated to cover margin requirements on open written options contracts.
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS

GROWTH & INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2013

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
COMMON STOCKS - 99.4%     
             
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 1.2%     
 440,032     Delphi Automotive plc  $25,169,830 
 493,666     Johnson Controls, Inc   22,782,686 
       TOTAL AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS   47,952,516 
             
BANKS - 2.5%     
 231,769     BNP Paribas   17,098,326 
 297,195  *  CIT Group, Inc   14,312,911 
 224,985     East West Bancorp, Inc   7,579,745 
 229,928  *  Essent Group Ltd   4,828,488 
 24,973  *  Essent Group Ltd   524,433 
 787,182     Regions Financial Corp   7,580,563 
 1,084,840     Wells Fargo & Co   46,311,819 
       TOTAL BANKS   98,236,285 
             
CAPITAL GOODS - 7.3%     
 178,260  *  BE Aerospace, Inc   14,467,582 
 176,046     Boeing Co   22,974,003 
 387,566     Eaton Corp   27,346,657 
 177,165     Emerson Electric Co   11,864,740 
 4,041,986     General Electric Co   105,657,514 
 579,508     Honeywell International, Inc   50,260,729 
 345,195     ITT Corp   13,714,597 
 207,059     Roper Industries, Inc   26,257,152 
 168,666  *  Teledyne Technologies, Inc   14,980,914 
       TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS   287,523,888 
             
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 0.4%     
 698,067  e  Pitney Bowes, Inc   14,896,750 
       TOTAL COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES   14,896,750 
             
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 3.3%     
 827,351     DR Horton, Inc   15,678,301 
 139,042     Harman International Industries, Inc   11,265,183 
 232,815     Hasbro, Inc   12,024,895 
 406,064  *  Jarden Corp   22,479,703 
 104,526  *  Mohawk Industries, Inc   13,841,333 
 413,825     Newell Rubbermaid, Inc   12,261,635 
 579,680     Prada S.p.A   5,655,736 
 186,924  *,e  SodaStream International Ltd   9,994,826 
 103,955  z  Whirlpool Corp   15,178,469 
 225,282     Wolverine World Wide, Inc   13,007,783 
       TOTAL CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL   131,387,864 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
CONSUMER SERVICES - 1.7%     
 186,312     Accor S.A.  $8,327,386 
 222,221  *  Chuy’s Holdings, Inc   8,355,510 
 324,424     Las Vegas Sands Corp   22,781,053 
 287,920  *  Penn National Gaming, Inc   16,846,199 
 307,894     Six Flags Entertainment Corp   11,579,893 
       TOTAL CONSUMER SERVICES   67,890,041 
             
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 6.9%     
 164,170     Ameriprise Financial, Inc   16,505,652 
 4,065,275     Bank of America Corp   56,751,239 
 463,993     Blackstone Group LP   12,193,736 
 1,283,588     Citigroup, Inc   62,613,422 
 674,961     Discover Financial Services   35,016,977 
 455,367     Invesco Ltd   15,368,636 
 499,287     JPMorgan Chase & Co   25,733,252 
 926,605     Morgan Stanley   26,621,362 
 319,115     State Street Corp   22,360,388 
       TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS   273,164,664 
             
ENERGY - 9.4%     
 410,383     Anadarko Petroleum Corp   39,105,396 
 195,863  *  Antero Resources Corp   11,064,301 
 300,177  *  Cheniere Energy, Inc   11,947,045 
 660,579     Chevron Corp   79,243,057 
 225,612     EOG Resources, Inc   40,249,181 
 805,368     Halliburton Co   42,708,665 
 171,212     Hess Corp   13,902,414 
 202,327     Oceaneering International, Inc   17,375,843 
 405,457  e  Peyto Energy Trust   12,218,346 
 345,800     Phillips 66   22,279,894 
 612,584     Schlumberger Ltd   57,411,372 
 366,611     Spectra Energy Corp   13,040,353 
 942,479     Tailsman Energy, Inc   11,762,138 
       TOTAL ENERGY   372,308,005 
             
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 0.9%     
 167,318     Costco Wholesale Corp   19,743,524 
 14,762  *  Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc   679,938 
 248,395     Whole Foods Market, Inc   15,681,176 
       TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING   36,104,638 
             
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 6.1%     
 1,060,171     Altria Group, Inc   39,470,166 
 1,610,001     Britvic plc   16,134,215 
 191,169     Brown-Forman Corp (Class B)   13,951,514 
 371,158     Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc   15,488,423 
 228,311  *  Constellation Brands, Inc (Class A)   14,908,708 
 188,721     Groupe Danone   13,977,461 
 144,232  *  Hain Celestial Group, Inc   12,004,429 
 362,253     Hershey Co   35,949,988 
 751,278     PepsiCo, Inc   63,174,967 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 24,939  e  Remy Cointreau S.A.  $2,456,530 
 731,187  *  WhiteWave Foods Co (Class A)   14,631,052 
       TOTAL FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO   242,147,453 
             
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 2.9%     
 606,915     Aetna, Inc   38,053,570 
 270,131  *  Cerner Corp   15,135,440 
 491,930  *  Olympus Corp   15,737,532 
 463,882  *  Premier, Inc   14,292,204 
 379,906     Zimmer Holdings, Inc   33,230,378 
       TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES   116,449,124 
             
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 2.4%     
 211,034     Beiersdorf AG.   20,122,805 
 302,069     Estee Lauder Cos (Class A)   21,434,816 
 84,755     L’Oreal S.A.   14,471,637 
 475,593     Procter & Gamble Co   38,404,135 
       TOTAL HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS   94,433,393 
             
INSURANCE - 3.1%     
 370,078     ACE Ltd   35,320,244 
 207,865     Aflac, Inc   13,507,068 
 313,501     American International Group, Inc   16,192,327 
 868,784     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc   29,278,021 
 592,720     Metlife, Inc   28,041,583 
       TOTAL INSURANCE   122,339,243 
             
MATERIALS - 3.7%     
 47,800  *  Berry Plastics Group, Inc   959,824 
 236,197     Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc   6,065,539 
 466,161  e  Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (ADR)   7,463,238 
 520,034     Dow Chemical Co   20,525,742 
 258,587     Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours & Co   15,825,524 
 525,093     Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc (Class B)   19,302,419 
 821,034     Huntsman Corp   19,064,409 
 224,373     LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A   16,738,226 
 174,833     Monsanto Co   18,336,485 
 130,183     PPG Industries, Inc   23,768,812 
       TOTAL MATERIALS   148,050,218 
             
MEDIA - 4.4%     
 503,651     CBS Corp (Class B)   29,785,920 
 94,561  *  Charter Communications, Inc   12,693,869 
 1,238,551     Comcast Corp (Class A)   58,930,257 
 314,163     DISH Network Corp (Class A)   15,142,656 
 181,514  *  DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc (Class A)   6,215,039 
 399,115  *,e  Lions Gate Entertainment Corp   13,801,397 
 423,752     Viacom, Inc (Class B)   35,294,304 
       TOTAL MEDIA   171,863,442 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 13.3%     
 174,737  *  Actavis plc  $27,010,846 
 91,770  *  Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc   7,600,391 
 177,940  *  Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc   21,877,723 
 181,382     Amgen, Inc   21,040,312 
 155,202     Bayer AG.   19,253,153 
 85,731  *  Biogen Idec, Inc   20,934,653 
 117,601  *  Biovail Corp   12,432,778 
 1,240,803  *  Biovitrum AB   11,859,929 
 685,285     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co   35,991,168 
 88,643  *  Celgene Corp   13,162,599 
 12,206     Gerresheimer AG.   807,412 
 930,246  *  Gilead Sciences, Inc   66,038,164 
 174,304  *,e,z  Illumina, Inc   16,299,167 
 206,537  *  Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc   18,741,167 
 1,063,289     Johnson & Johnson   98,471,194 
 203,000  *,z  Medivation, Inc   12,151,580 
 383,990  *  Mylan Laboratories, Inc   14,541,701 
 198,818     Novartis AG.   15,432,764 
 1,069,150     Pfizer, Inc   32,801,522 
 59,338     Roche Holding AG.   16,409,057 
 213,787  *  Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd   15,339,217 
 220,103     Shire Ltd   9,759,451 
 538,486     Zoetis Inc   17,048,467 
       TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES   525,004,415 
             
REAL ESTATE - 0.3%     
 148,211     American Tower Corp   11,760,543 
       TOTAL REAL ESTATE   11,760,543 
             
RETAILING - 6.7%     
 138,236  *,z  Amazon.com, Inc   50,322,051 
 506,052     Best Buy Co, Inc   21,659,026 
 232,309  *,e  Ctrip.com International Ltd (ADR)   12,602,763 
 186,630     GameStop Corp (Class A)   10,231,057 
 1,399,010  *  Groupon, Inc   12,772,961 
 701,002     Home Depot, Inc   54,601,046 
 486,944     Macy’s, Inc   22,452,988 
 64,300  *  NetFlix, Inc   20,735,464 
 185,224  e  PetMed Express, Inc   2,748,724 
 201,865     Ross Stores, Inc   15,614,258 
 526,027     TJX Companies, Inc   31,977,181 
 289,631  *  Yoox S.p.A   10,419,265 
       TOTAL RETAILING   266,136,784 
             
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 2.2%     
 1,134,877     Applied Materials, Inc   20,257,555 
 351,058     ARM Holdings plc   5,500,945 
 156,701     Avago Technologies Ltd   7,118,926 
 45,352  *  Cree, Inc   2,755,134 
 428,240  *,e  GT Solar International, Inc   3,211,800 
 294,104  *,e,z  JinkoSolar Holding Co Ltd (ADR)   6,623,222 
 378,962  *  NXP Semiconductors NV   15,961,880 
19

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Growth & Income Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 124,032  *  SunPower Corp  $3,744,526 
 464,648     Xilinx, Inc   21,104,312 
       TOTAL SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT   86,278,300 
             
SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 8.8%     
 105,657  *,e  Alliance Data Systems Corp   25,047,048 
 207,823  *  Citrix Systems, Inc   11,800,190 
 1,163,407     Compuware Corp   12,425,187 
 171,814  *,z  Facebook, Inc   8,635,372 
 361,358  *  First American Corp   12,022,381 
 365,179  *  Fortinet, Inc   7,343,750 
 87,008  *  Google, Inc (Class A)   89,668,705 
 2,129,678     Microsoft Corp   75,284,117 
 303,557  *,e  Pandora Media, Inc   7,628,387 
 363,007  *  Salesforce.com, Inc   19,370,054 
 172,742  *  Sina Corp   14,434,321 
 134,798  *  Splunk, Inc   8,453,183 
 780,540  *  Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc   13,979,471 
 303,395  *  TIBCO Software, Inc   7,451,381 
 166,923  *  VMware, Inc (Class A)   13,567,501 
 378,576  *  Yahoo!, Inc   12,466,508 
 143,886  *,z  Yelp, Inc   9,748,276 
       TOTAL SOFTWARE & SERVICES   349,325,832 
             
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 6.2%     
 3,388,983  *  Alcatel-Lucent (ADR)   12,979,805 
 260,496  z  Apple, Inc   136,070,086 
 1,313,823     Cisco Systems, Inc   29,561,017 
 213,220  *  F5 Networks, Inc   17,379,562 
 843,874  *,e  Infinera Corp   8,615,954 
 1,383,400  *  JDS Uniphase Corp   18,108,706 
 309,830  *  NCR Corp   11,324,287 
 89,380  *,e,z  Stratasys Ltd   10,120,497 
       TOTAL TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT   244,159,914 
             
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 2.1%     
 431,057     Telephone & Data Systems, Inc   13,440,357 
 571,470     T-Mobile US, Inc   15,846,863 
 899,932     Verizon Communications, Inc   45,455,565 
 305,292     Vivendi Universal S.A.   7,729,907 
       TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   82,472,692 
             
TRANSPORTATION - 1.9%     
 191,082  z  Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd   27,338,102 
 1,170,934     Delta Air Lines, Inc   30,889,239 
 143,405     Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc   17,426,575 
 80,483  *  Old Dominion Freight Line   3,774,653 
       TOTAL TRANSPORTATION   79,428,569 
             
UTILITIES - 1.7%     
 321,716     American Water Works Co, Inc   13,791,965 
20

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Growth & Income Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 439,870  *  Calpine Corp  $8,872,178 
 283,767     NextEra Energy, Inc   24,049,253 
 287,671  *  NRG Yield, Inc   10,189,307 
 176,204     Oneok, Inc   9,955,526 
       TOTAL UTILITIES   66,858,229 
             
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   3,936,172,802 
       (Cost $3,047,991,806)     
             
PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.0%     
             
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 0.0%     
 30,000     JinkoSolar Holding Co Ltd   10,500 
       TOTAL SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT   10,500 
             
          TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS     10,500  
          (Cost $51,498)        
             
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.4%     
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 3.4%     
 134,598,775  c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street
Navigator Securities Lending Trust
   134,598,775 
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES   134,598,775 
          TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS     134,598,775  
          (Cost $134,598,775)        
             
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 102.8%   4,070,782,077 
       (Cost $3,182,642,079)     
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - (2.8)%   (112,976,145)
       NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $3,957,805,932 

 

       
    Abbreviation(s):
    ADR    American Depositary Receipt

 

*   Non-income producing.
c   Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
e   All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan is $131,014,106.
z   All or a portion of these securities have been segregated to cover margin requirements on open written options contracts.
21

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

TIAA-CREF FUNDS
LARGE-CAP GROWTH FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
October 31, 2013

 

SHARES     COMPANY   VALUE 
             
COMMON STOCKS - 97.8%     
             
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 1.0%     
 181,849     Delphi Automotive plc  $10,401,763 
 333,588  *  General Motors Co   12,326,076 
       TOTAL AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS   22,727,839 
             
CAPITAL GOODS - 6.3%     
 290,653     Boeing Co   37,930,217 
 116,506     Cummins, Inc   14,798,592 
 148,373     Precision Castparts Corp   37,605,137 
 163,287     Roper Industries, Inc   20,706,424 
 119,637     W.W. Grainger, Inc   32,178,764 
       TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS   143,219,134 
             
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 2.1%     
 602,605     Nielsen Holdings NV   23,766,741 
 340,396  *  Verisk Analytics, Inc   23,323,934 
       TOTAL COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES   47,090,675 
             
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 3.3%     
 132,284     Hasbro, Inc   6,832,469 
 341,816     Luxottica Group S.p.A.   18,516,623 
 131,864     LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A.   25,317,275 
 313,680     Nike, Inc (Class B)   23,764,397 
       TOTAL CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL   74,430,764 
             
CONSUMER SERVICES - 4.7%     
 24,800  *  Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc (Class A)   13,068,856 
 657,900     Las Vegas Sands Corp   46,197,738 
 594,269     Starbucks Corp   48,165,502 
       TOTAL CONSUMER SERVICES   107,432,096 
             
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 5.4%     
 88,550  *  Affiliated Managers Group, Inc   17,483,312 
 220,876     Ameriprise Financial, Inc   22,206,873 
 223,893     Apollo Management LP   7,222,788 
 563,153     Blackstone Group LP   14,799,661 
 159,983     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   25,734,866 
 110,732  *  IntercontinentalExchange, Inc   21,341,378 
 206,191     Moody’s Corp   14,569,456 
       TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS   123,358,334 
             
ENERGY - 2.5%     
 124,785     EOG Resources, Inc   22,261,644 
 215,562  *  FMC Technologies, Inc   10,896,659 
22

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY   VALUE 
             
 435,498     Halliburton Co  $23,094,459 
       TOTAL ENERGY   56,252,762 
             
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 1.1%     
 206,143     Costco Wholesale Corp   24,324,874 
       TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING   24,324,874 
             
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 0.8%     
 80,809  *,e  Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc   5,075,613 
 210,073  *  Monster Beverage Corp   12,022,478 
       TOTAL FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO   17,098,091 
             
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 1.9%     
 235,918  *  Cerner Corp   13,218,486 
 335,609  *  Edwards Lifesciences Corp   21,878,351 
 24,161  *  Intuitive Surgical, Inc   8,975,811 
       TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES   44,072,648 
             
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 0.8%     
 110,525     L’Oreal S.A.   18,871,780 
       TOTAL HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS   18,871,780 
             
MATERIALS - 4.3%     
 193,824  z  Ecolab, Inc   20,545,344 
 536,736     Monsanto Co   56,292,872 
 104,433     Sherwin-Williams Co   19,633,404 
       TOTAL MATERIALS   96,471,620 
             
MEDIA - 5.0%     
 115,878     CBS Corp (Class B)   6,853,025 
 667,237     Comcast Corp (Class A)   31,747,137 
 511,574  *  Discovery Communications, Inc (Class A)   45,489,160 
 126,033  *  Tribune Co   8,437,909 
 635,664     Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc   21,663,429 
       TOTAL MEDIA   114,190,660 
             
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 17.4%     
 179,146  *  Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc   22,026,000 
 244,251     Bayer AG.   30,299,879 
 286,309  *  Biogen Idec, Inc   69,913,795 
 286,415  *  Celgene Corp   42,529,763 
 1,035,113  *  Gilead Sciences, Inc   73,482,672 
 185,027  *,e  Illumina, Inc   17,301,875 
 338,002  e  Perrigo Co   46,607,096 
 50,046     Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc   3,071,323 
 163,010     Roche Holding AG.   45,078,034 
 280,934  *  Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd   20,157,014 
 787,865     Zoetis Inc   24,943,806 
       TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES   395,411,257 
23

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

SHARES    COMPANY  VALUE 
            
REAL ESTATE - 0.9%     
 3,085,000     Global Logistic Properties  $7,657,905 
 306,974  *,z  Realogy Holdings Corp   12,628,911 
       TOTAL REAL ESTATE   20,286,816 
             
RETAILING - 5.3%     
 210,234  *  Amazon.com, Inc   76,531,483 
 411,173  *  Carmax, Inc   19,321,019 
 153,587     Expedia, Inc   9,043,203 
 1,020,531  *  Groupon, Inc   9,317,448 
 20,561  *  NetFlix, Inc   6,630,511 
       TOTAL RETAILING   120,843,664 
             
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 2.7%     
 501,272     ARM Holdings plc (ADR)   23,655,026 
 460,476  *  Micron Technology, Inc   8,141,216 
 119,339  *  NXP Semiconductors NV   5,026,558 
 530,285     Xilinx, Inc   24,085,545 
       TOTAL SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT   60,908,345 
             
SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 23.5%     
 1,035,439  *  Adobe Systems, Inc   56,120,794 
 132,265  *  Citrix Systems, Inc   7,510,007 
 676,566  *  eBay, Inc   35,661,794 
 1,092,303  *  Facebook, Inc   54,899,149 
 93,068  *  Google, Inc (Class A)   95,914,019 
 910,081     Intuit, Inc   64,988,884 
 53,833  *  LinkedIn Corp   12,040,827 
 83,001     Mastercard, Inc (Class A)   59,520,017 
 764,884  *  Red Hat, Inc   33,096,531 
 273,256  *  Salesforce.com, Inc   14,580,940 
 176,752  *  Sina Corp   14,769,397 
 60,433  *  Teradata Corp   2,663,282 
 249,348     Visa, Inc (Class A)   49,039,271 
 274,771  *  VMware, Inc (Class A)   22,333,387 
 340,598  *  Yahoo!, Inc   11,215,892 
       TOTAL SOFTWARE & SERVICES   534,354,191 
             
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 3.5%     
 141,349     Apple, Inc   73,833,650 
 51,770  *  Stratasys Ltd   5,861,917 
       TOTAL TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT   79,695,567 
             
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.6%    
 482,200     Softbank Corp   36,010,146 
       TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   36,010,146 
             
TRANSPORTATION - 3.7%     
 403,594     Delta Air Lines, Inc   10,646,810 
 114,751     FedEx Corp   15,032,381 
 419,567  *  Hertz Global Holdings, Inc   9,633,258 
 377,349     Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc   45,855,451 
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 283,175  *  Royal Mail plc  $2,542,638 
       TOTAL TRANSPORTATION   83,710,538 
             
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   2,220,761,801 
       (Cost $1,611,115,838)     
             
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.6%     
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 1.6%     
 36,139,401  c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street
Navigator Securities Lending Trust
   36,139,401 
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES   36,139,401 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   36,139,401 
       (Cost $36,139,401)     
             
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.4%   2,256,901,202 
       (Cost $1,647,255,239)     
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - 0.6%   14,609,324 
       NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $2,271,510,526 

 

      
 Abbreviation(s):
 ADR   American Depositary Receipt

 

  *   Non-income producing.
  c   Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
  e   All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan is $36,418,170.
  z   All or a portion of these securities have been segregated to cover margin requirements on open written options contracts.
25

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Value Fund

 

TIAA-CREF FUNDS
LARGE-CAP VALUE FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
October 31, 2013

 

SHARES     COMPANY    VALUE 
             
COMMON STOCKS - 99.3%    
             
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 0.5%    
 551,220  *  American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc  $10,258,204 
 187,346     Delphi Automotive plc   10,716,191 
       TOTAL AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS   20,974,395 
             
BANKS - 5.6%    
 3,629,889  *,e  Banco Espirito Santo S.A.   4,769,585 
 53,147  *  Essent Group Ltd   1,116,087 
 1,581,763     Huntington Bancshares, Inc   13,919,515 
 3,137,716     Keycorp   39,315,581 
 1,770,011     Regions Financial Corp   17,045,206 
 348,974     Societe Generale   19,713,368 
 1,704,193     Synovus Financial Corp   5,538,627 
 1,860,928     TCF Financial Corp   28,248,887 
 2,827,266     Wells Fargo & Co   120,695,986 
       TOTAL BANKS   250,362,842 
             
CAPITAL GOODS - 7.5%    
 68,785     Boeing Co   8,976,442 
 721,455  *  Foster Wheeler AG.   19,472,070 
 297,495     General Dynamics Corp   25,771,992 
 6,635,163     General Electric Co   173,443,161 
 779,904  e  Joy Global, Inc   44,259,552 
 88,065     L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc   8,846,129 
 200,533  *,e  Polypore International, Inc   9,064,092 
 397,956     SPX Corp   36,098,589 
 269,210     Textron, Inc   7,750,556 
       TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS   333,682,583 
             
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 0.4%    
 404,674  e  ADT Corp   17,550,711 
       TOTAL COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES   17,550,711 
             
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 1.9%    
 664,992  *  CROCS, Inc   8,099,603 
 184,075  *,e  Deckers Outdoor Corp   12,669,882 
 605,738  e  Hasbro, Inc   31,286,368 
 570,196  *  Jarden Corp   31,566,050 
       TOTAL CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL   83,621,903 
             
CONSUMER SERVICES - 2.2%    
 865,355     Carnival Corp   29,984,551 
 416,768     Interval Leisure Group, Inc   10,114,959 
 271,239     Las Vegas Sands Corp   19,046,403 
26

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Value Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY    VALUE 
             
 537,611  *  Penn National Gaming, Inc  $31,455,619 
 187,121     Six Flags Entertainment Corp   7,037,621 
       TOTAL CONSUMER SERVICES   97,639,153 
             
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 8.9%    
 330,150     Apollo Management LP   10,650,639 
 3,885,736     Bank of America Corp   54,244,875 
 662,622     Blackstone Group LP   17,413,706 
 111,516     Capital One Financial Corp   7,657,804 
 1,859,655     Citigroup, Inc   90,713,971 
 273,481     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   43,992,154 
 807,617     JPMorgan Chase & Co   41,624,580 
 719,490     Legg Mason, Inc   27,678,780 
 1,599,940     Morgan Stanley   45,966,276 
 775,576     State Street Corp   54,344,610 
       TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS   394,287,395 
             
ENERGY - 15.4%    
 258,036     Anadarko Petroleum Corp   24,588,250 
 311,047  *  Antero Resources Corp   17,571,045 
 794,973     Baker Hughes, Inc   46,179,982 
 516,304     Chesapeake Energy Corp   14,435,860 
 695,363     Chevron Corp   83,415,746 
 516,716  *  Cobalt International Energy, Inc   11,992,978 
 729,197     ConocoPhillips   53,450,140 
 299,232     Devon Energy Corp   18,917,447 
 272,493  *  Dresser-Rand Group, Inc   16,559,400 
 1,802,756  e  EXCO Resources, Inc   9,752,910 
 1,315,815     Exxon Mobil Corp   117,923,340 
 267,026     Hess Corp   21,682,511 
 1,303,549  *  Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp   16,907,031 
 357,038     Marathon Oil Corp   12,589,160 
 925,569  *  Matador Resources Co   17,039,725 
 132,072     Nabors Industries Ltd   2,308,619 
 464,866     Occidental Petroleum Corp   44,664,325 
 170,935     Phillips 66   11,013,342 
 314,387  *  Southwestern Energy Co   11,701,484 
 708,706     Spectra Energy Corp   25,208,672 
 4,304,110     Tailsman Energy, Inc   53,715,293 
 1,865,981  *  Weatherford International Ltd   30,676,728 
 688,362     Williams Cos, Inc   24,581,407 
       TOTAL ENERGY   686,875,395 
             
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 1.3%    
 176,685  e  Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar (ADR)   8,908,458 
 394,854     CVS Corp   24,583,610 
 433,122     Walgreen Co   25,658,147 
       TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING   59,150,215 
             
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 1.4%    
 116,383     Groupe Danone   8,619,808 
 785,596     Mondelez International, Inc   26,427,449 
27

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Value Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY    VALUE 
             
 81,067  e  Remy Cointreau S.A.  $7,985,223 
 372,345     SABMiller plc   19,414,347 
       TOTAL FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO   62,446,827 
             
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 5.0%    
 508,722     Abbott Laboratories   18,593,789 
 1,011,827  *  Boston Scientific Corp   11,828,258 
 534,986     Covidien plc   34,297,952 
 659,659  *  Express Scripts Holding Co   41,241,881 
 1,222,494  *  Hologic, Inc   27,371,641 
 619,100  *  Olympus Corp   19,805,878 
 884,270     UnitedHealth Group, Inc   60,360,270 
 132,587     WellPoint, Inc   11,243,378 
       TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES   224,743,047 
             
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 2.8%    
 1,431,072     Avon Products, Inc   25,043,760 
 167,378     Beiersdorf AG.   15,960,058 
 55,072     L’Oreal S.A.   9,403,362 
 905,387     Procter & Gamble Co   73,110,000 
       TOTAL HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS   123,517,180 
             
INSURANCE - 7.1%    
 436,582     ACE Ltd   41,667,386 
 409,869     Allstate Corp   21,747,649 
 768,302     American International Group, Inc   39,682,798 
 466,970  *  Berkshire Hathaway, Inc (Class B)   53,738,908 
 1,030,087     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc   34,713,932 
 479,029     Marsh & McLennan Cos, Inc   21,939,528 
 718,431     Metlife, Inc   33,988,971 
 491,310     Principal Financial Group   23,317,573 
 274,887     Prudential Financial, Inc   22,373,053 
 290,494     Travelers Cos, Inc   25,069,632 
       TOTAL INSURANCE   318,239,430 
             
MATERIALS - 3.3%    
 142,414     Akzo Nobel NV   10,338,455 
 417,276     Axiall Corp   16,227,864 
 355,123     Celanese Corp (Series A)   19,890,439 
 1,578,528  e  Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc   40,536,599 
 644,523  *  Constellium NV   11,904,340 
 544,123     Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc (Class B)   20,001,962 
 477,581     PolyOne Corp   14,470,704 
 89,140  e  Wacker Chemie AG.   8,370,957 
 363,490  e  Walter Energy, Inc   5,775,856 
       TOTAL MATERIALS   147,517,176 
             
MEDIA - 1.6%    
 145,233     Time Warner Cable, Inc   17,449,745 
 499,708     Time Warner, Inc   34,349,928 
 282,184  *  Tribune Co   18,892,219 
       TOTAL MEDIA  70,691,892 
28

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Value Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY   VALUE 
             
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 8.2%    
 133,177     Bayer AG.  $16,520,903 
 1,411,055  *  Biovitrum AB   13,487,244 
 5,355  *,e  Foundation Medicine, Inc   170,717 
 1,340,579     Johnson & Johnson   124,151,021 
 110,223  *  Medivation, Inc   6,597,949 
 1,600,358     Merck & Co, Inc   72,160,142 
 316,591  *  Mylan Laboratories, Inc   11,989,301 
 219,925     Novartis AG. (ADR)   17,055,184 
 1,913,996     Pfizer, Inc   58,721,398 
 190,402     Sanofi-Aventis   20,301,256 
 735,937     Zoetis Inc   23,299,765 
       TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES   364,454,880 
             
REAL ESTATE - 2.7%    
 497,319  *  Forest City Enterprises, Inc (Class A)   10,075,683 
 261,460     Liberty Property Trust   9,723,698 
 373,187     Mack-Cali Realty Corp   7,672,725 
 174,569     Potlatch Corp   7,127,652 
 509,388  *  Realogy Holdings Corp   20,956,222 
 133,568     Simon Property Group, Inc   20,642,934 
 177,255     SL Green Realty Corp   16,763,005 
 601,537     Starwood Property Trust, Inc   15,453,486 
 146,773     Vornado Realty Trust   13,071,603 
       TOTAL REAL ESTATE   121,487,008 
             
RETAILING - 2.4%    
 159,186     Abercrombie & Fitch Co (Class A)   5,966,291 
 529,547     Best Buy Co, Inc   22,664,612 
 235,190  *,e  Conn’s, Inc   14,214,884 
 289,769     Expedia, Inc   17,061,599 
 1,122,045  *  Groupon, Inc   10,244,271 
 17,745,948  e  Hengdeli Holdings Ltd   4,212,029 
 638,424  *,e  JC Penney Co, Inc   4,788,180 
 2,056,500     Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd   4,482,761 
 100,900  *,e  Lifestyle Properties Development Ltd   20,432 
 1,477,951     Staples, Inc   23,824,570 
       TOTAL RETAILING   107,479,629 
             
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 2.5%    
 381,135     Broadcom Corp (Class A)   10,183,927 
 1,074,314  *,e  Freescale Semiconductor Holdings Ltd   16,587,408 
 741,030     Intel Corp   18,103,363 
 363,412  *  International Rectifier Corp   9,463,248 
 286,861  *  Lam Research Corp   15,556,472 
 2,700,732  *  ON Semiconductor Corp   19,067,168 
 689,252  *  Semtech Corp   21,442,630 
       TOTAL SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT   110,404,216 
29

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Value Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY    VALUE 
           
SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 3.2%    
 116,615     DST Systems, Inc  $9,885,454 
 290,013  *  eBay, Inc   15,286,585 
 1,145,456     Microsoft Corp   40,491,870 
 301,024  *  Rackspace Hosting, Inc   15,421,460 
 170,651  *  Sina Corp   14,259,598 
 406,621  *  Teradata Corp   17,919,787 
 156,825  *,e  VistaPrint Ltd   8,476,391 
 656,565  *  Yahoo!, Inc   21,620,685 
       TOTAL SOFTWARE & SERVICES   143,361,830 
             
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 4.8%    
 106,184     Apple, Inc   55,465,212 
 343,530  *  Ciena Corp   7,993,943 
 2,231,983     Cisco Systems, Inc   50,219,618 
 460,738     Corning, Inc   7,874,012 
 403,718     EMC Corp   9,717,492 
 1,142,970     Hewlett-Packard Co   27,854,179 
 719,006  *  JDS Uniphase Corp   9,411,789 
 479,931  *  Juniper Networks, Inc   8,945,914 
 4,929,370  *  Nokia Oyj   37,611,093 
       TOTAL TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT   215,093,252 
             
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.8% 
 3,069,326     AT&T, Inc   111,109,601 
 742,673  *  Level 3 Communications, Inc   22,688,660 
 501,384     Telephone & Data Systems, Inc   15,633,153 
 4,971,806     Vodafone Group plc   18,210,518 
       TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   167,641,932 
             
TRANSPORTATION - 2.8%    
 6,554,000     Air China Ltd   4,470,681 
 2,373,501  *,b,e  AMR Corp   17,445,232 
 675,431     Con-Way, Inc   27,827,757 
 294,744     FedEx Corp   38,611,464 
 912,065  *  Hertz Global Holdings, Inc   20,941,012 
 303,690  *  UAL Corp   10,310,276 
 361,499     UTI Worldwide, Inc   5,494,785 
       TOTAL TRANSPORTATION   125,101,207 
             
UTILITIES - 4.0%    
 908,278  *  Calpine Corp   18,319,967 
 892,006     Centerpoint Energy, Inc   21,943,348 
 322,397     Consolidated Edison, Inc   18,769,953 
 314,871     Duke Energy Corp   22,585,697 
 238,223     Edison International   11,680,074 
 367,189     Entergy Corp   23,764,472 
 464,136     Exelon Corp   13,246,441 
 213,424     FirstEnergy Corp   8,082,367 
 122,041     NextEra Energy, Inc   10,342,975 
 246,749     NRG Energy, Inc   7,039,749 
 22,366  *  Pattern Energy Group, Inc   507,261 
30

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Value Fund

 

SHARES    COMPANY  RATE  MATURITY DATE  VALUE 
                     
 253,985     PG&E Corp          $10,629,272 
 128,005     Sempra Energy           11,666,376 
       TOTAL UTILITIES           178,577,952 
                     
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS           4,424,902,050 
       (Cost $3,670,751,084)             
                     
PRINCIPAL     ISSUER             
             
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.8%            
GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT - 0.3%            
$15,000,000     Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)   0.045%  12/06/13   14,999,344 
                   14,999,344 
                     
SHARES     COMPANY             
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 4.5%            
 198,798,936  a,c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street
Navigator Securities Lending Trust
   198,798,936 
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES   198,798,936 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS           213,798,280 
       (Cost $213,798,280)             
                     
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 104.1%           4,638,700,330 
       (Cost $3,884,549,364)             
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - (4.1)%           (181,454,475)
       NET ASSETS - 100.0%          $4,457,245,855 

 

       
    Abbreviation(s):
  ADR    American Depositary Receipt

 

  *   Non-income producing.
  a   Affiliated holding.
  b   In bankruptcy.
  c   Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
  e   All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan is $193,070,664.
31

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Mid-Cap Growth Fund

 

TIAA-CREF FUNDS
MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
October 31, 2013

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
         
COMMON STOCKS - 97.8%        
              
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 2.4%        
 355,633     Delphi Automotive plc  $20,342,208 
 235,687     Harley-Davidson, Inc   15,093,395 
 50,000  *  Tesla Motors, Inc   7,997,000 
       TOTAL AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS   43,432,603 
              
BANKS - 0.0%        
 21,274  *  Essent Group Ltd   446,754 
       TOTAL BANKS   446,754 
              
CAPITAL GOODS - 9.0%        
 419,238     Ametek, Inc   20,052,153 
 208,264     Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV   15,430,280 
 103,240     Crane Co   6,555,740 
 212,811     Flowserve Corp   14,783,980 
 287,333     Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc   12,378,306 
 200,000     Generac Holdings, Inc   9,870,000 
 286,434     Ingersoll-Rand plc   19,342,888 
 34,726  *  Middleby Corp   7,905,374 
 71,373     Parker Hannifin Corp   8,330,656 
 147,164  *,z  Proto Labs, Inc   12,341,173 
 148,712     Rockwell Automation, Inc   16,419,292 
 177,258     Roper Industries, Inc   22,478,087 
       TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS   165,887,929 
              
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 1.8%        
 115,650  *  Stericycle, Inc   13,438,530 
 282,902  *  Verisk Analytics, Inc   19,384,445 
       TOTAL COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES   32,822,975 
              
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 8.5%     
 150,037  *,e  Deckers Outdoor Corp   10,327,047 
 260,000     Hasbro, Inc   13,429,000 
 410,552  *  Jarden Corp   22,728,159 
 229,424  *  Michael Kors Holdings Ltd   17,654,177 
 7,430  *  NVR, Inc   6,815,688 
 112,546     Phillips-Van Heusen Corp   14,019,855 
 92,090     Polaris Industries, Inc   12,059,185 
 872,284     Pulte Homes, Inc   15,395,812 
 647,689  *  TRI Pointe Homes, Inc   10,311,209 
 136,828     Tupperware Corp   12,266,630 
 56,000     VF Corp   12,040,000 
 66,792     Whirlpool Corp   9,752,300 
       TOTAL CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL   156,799,062 
32

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Mid-Cap Growth Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
CONSUMER SERVICES - 1.6%        
 241,028  *  Chuy’s Holdings, Inc  $9,062,653 
 337,396  *  Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc   6,106,868 
 128,828  *  Penn National Gaming, Inc   7,537,726 
 144,657     Sotheby’s (Class A)   7,507,698 
       TOTAL CONSUMER SERVICES   30,214,945 
              
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 7.5%        
 70,556  *  Affiliated Managers Group, Inc   13,930,577 
 214,281     Financial Engines, Inc   11,971,879 
 72,414  *  IntercontinentalExchange, Inc   13,956,350 
 461,486  e  iShares Russell Midcap Growth Index Fund   37,015,792 
 377,374     Lazard Ltd (Class A)   14,585,505 
 248,471     Moody’s Corp   17,556,961 
 235,173  *  Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc   13,981,035 
 206,707     T Rowe Price Group, Inc   16,001,189 
       TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS   138,999,288 
              
ENERGY - 6.2%        
 37,230  *  Antero Resources Corp   2,103,123 
 342,258     Cabot Oil & Gas Corp   12,088,553 
 246,478  *,z  Cheniere Energy, Inc   9,809,824 
 339,367  *  Cobalt International Energy, Inc   7,876,708 
 122,331  *  Concho Resources, Inc   13,531,032 
 239,297  e  Crescent Point Energy Corp   9,292,798 
 542,972  *  Denbury Resources, Inc   10,311,038 
 152,000     Oceaneering International, Inc   13,053,760 
 96,020     Pioneer Natural Resources Co   19,662,975 
 209,562     Range Resources Corp   15,865,939 
       TOTAL ENERGY   113,595,750 
              
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 3.7%        
 252,188  *  Constellation Brands, Inc (Class A)   16,467,876 
 90,305  *,e  Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc   5,672,057 
 131,820  *  Hain Celestial Group, Inc   10,971,379 
 188,769     Hershey Co   18,733,436 
 275,528     Lorillard, Inc   14,054,683 
 30,072     Remy Cointreau S.A.   2,962,138 
       TOTAL FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO   68,861,569 
              
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 3.5%        
 359,441  *  Acadia Healthcare Co, Inc   15,585,362 
 311,322  *  Catamaran Corp   14,619,681 
 380,892  *  Cerner Corp   21,341,379 
 113,500  *  Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc   12,373,770 
       TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES   63,920,192 
              
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 0.7%     
 105,546     Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc (Class A)   12,341,494 
       TOTAL HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS   12,341,494 
33

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Mid-Cap Growth Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
INSURANCE - 0.8%        
 371,996     Validus Holdings Ltd  $14,686,402 
       TOTAL INSURANCE   14,686,402 
              
MATERIALS - 3.6%        
 220,000     Aptargroup, Inc   14,115,200 
 270,757     Axiall Corp   10,529,740 
 613,935  *  Calgon Carbon Corp   12,248,003 
 115,646     Ecolab, Inc   12,258,476 
 94,135     Sherwin-Williams Co   17,697,380 
       TOTAL MATERIALS   66,848,799 
              
MEDIA - 3.4%        
 178,043  *  Discovery Communications, Inc (Class A)   15,831,584 
 834,915     Interpublic Group of Cos, Inc   14,026,572 
 192,710  *  Liberty Global plc (Class A)   15,102,683 
 191,526     McGraw-Hill Cos, Inc   13,345,532 
 472,908  *  SFX Entertainment, Inc   4,057,550 
       TOTAL MEDIA   62,363,921 
              
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 10.0%     
 116,121  *  Actavis plc   17,949,984 
 239,913     Agilent Technologies, Inc   12,177,984 
 235,930  *  Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc   29,007,593 
 146,071  *  BioMarin Pharmaceuticals, Inc   9,176,180 
 84,566  *,e  Illumina, Inc   7,907,767 
 95,279  *  Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc   5,167,933 
 356,788  *  Mylan Laboratories, Inc   13,511,562 
 206,642  *  NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc   5,947,157 
 91,084     Perrigo Co   12,559,573 
 217,779  e  Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc   13,365,097 
 220,890  *  Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd   15,848,858 
 247,393  *,e  Theravance, Inc   9,064,479 
 146,551  *  Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc   10,454,948 
 700,807     Zoetis Inc   22,187,550 
       TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES   184,326,665 
              
RETAILING - 10.8%        
 27,419  *  AutoZone, Inc   11,918,765 
 159,993  *  Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc   12,370,659 
 220,801  *  Carmax, Inc   10,375,439 
 272,831  *,e  Conn’s, Inc   16,489,906 
 161,575  *  Dollar Tree, Inc   9,435,980 
 241,775     GNC Holdings, Inc   14,221,205 
 1,078,253  *  Groupon, Inc   9,844,450 
 246,732  *,e  HomeAway, Inc   7,315,604 
 472,894  *  LKQ Corp   15,619,689 
 36,202  *  NetFlix, Inc   11,674,421 
 152,839  *  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc   18,922,997 
34

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Mid-Cap Growth Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 290,341     Ross Stores, Inc  $22,457,876 
 257,498     Tractor Supply Co   18,372,482 
 149,104  *  Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc   19,212,050 
       TOTAL RETAILING   198,231,523 
              
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 4.3%        
 1,087,465  *  Applied Micro Circuits Corp   12,679,842 
 331,220     Avago Technologies Ltd   15,047,324 
 148,350  *  Cree, Inc   9,012,263 
 237,878  *  Lam Research Corp   12,900,124 
 318,670  *  NXP Semiconductors NV   13,422,380 
 354,895     Xilinx, Inc   16,119,331 
       TOTAL SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT   79,181,264 
              
SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 10.0%        
 65,348  *,e  Alliance Data Systems Corp   15,491,397 
 356,276  *  Aspen Technology, Inc   13,620,431 
 107,247  *,z  Commvault Systems, Inc   8,373,846 
 7,755  *  Criteo S.A. (ADR)   273,829 
 281,128  *  Guidewire Software, Inc   14,258,812 
 155,172  *  Infoblox, Inc   6,897,395 
 113,210  *,z  LinkedIn Corp   25,321,681 
 560,220  *,z  QLIK Technologies, Inc   14,195,975 
 185,051  *  ServiceNow, Inc   10,105,635 
 155,827  *  Splunk, Inc   9,771,911 
 87,356  *  Tableau Software, Inc   5,368,900 
 315,000  *  TIBCO Software, Inc   7,736,400 
 554,993  *  TiVo, Inc   7,375,857 
 488,304  *  Vantiv, Inc   13,428,360 
 162,082  *,e  VistaPrint Ltd   8,760,532 
 107,073  *  Workday, Inc   8,016,555 
 115,681  *,z  Yelp, Inc   7,837,388 
 83,890  *,e  Zillow, Inc   6,680,161 
       TOTAL SOFTWARE & SERVICES   183,515,065 
              
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 4.6%        
 494,802  *,z  Ciena Corp   11,514,042 
 189,278  *  F5 Networks, Inc   15,428,050 
 700,000  *  Infinera Corp   7,147,000 
 915,608  *  JDS Uniphase Corp   11,985,309 
 306,865  *  NCR Corp   11,215,916 
 428,648     NetApp, Inc   16,635,829 
 100,200  *,e,z  Stratasys Ltd   11,345,646 
       TOTAL TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT   85,271,792 
              
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 2.4%        
 318,498  *  Crown Castle International Corp   24,212,218 
 227,910  *  SBA Communications Corp (Class A)   19,935,288 
       TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   44,147,506 
35

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Mid-Cap Growth Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
TRANSPORTATION - 3.0%        
 562,131     Delta Air Lines, Inc  $14,829,016 
 214,133     Expeditors International of Washington, Inc   9,698,083 
 597,402  *  Hertz Global Holdings, Inc   13,716,350 
 194,495     J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc   14,592,960 
       TOTAL TRANSPORTATION   52,836,409 
             
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   1,798,731,907 
       (Cost $1,409,338,286)     
              
PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.0%        
              
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 0.0%        
 50,000  z  Tesla Motors, Inc   390,000 
       TOTAL AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS   390,000 
             
       TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS   390,000 
       (Cost $452,000)     
             
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 6.7%     
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 6.7%     
 122,450,941  c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street
Navigator Securities Lending Trust
   122,450,941 
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES   122,450,941 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   122,450,941 
       (Cost $122,450,941)     
             
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 104.5%   1,921,572,848 
       (Cost $1,532,241,227)     
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - (4.5)%   (81,795,694)
       NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $1,839,777,154 

 

       
    Abbreviation(s):
    ADR    American Depositary Receipt
     
*   Non-income producing.
c   Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
e   All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan is $119,544,939.
z   All or a portion of these securities have been segregated to cover margin requirements on open written options contracts.
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS

MID-CAP VALUE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2013

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
COMMON STOCKS - 99.3%      
             
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 1.5%     
 259,593     Autoliv, Inc  $23,163,483 
 255,000     Lear Corp   19,734,450 
 147,612     Magna International, Inc - Class A (NY)   12,502,737 
 183,243  *  TRW Automotive Holdings Corp   13,763,382 
       TOTAL AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS   69,164,052 
             
BANKS - 7.3%           
 671,466     BankUnited   20,661,009 
 890,000  *  CIT Group, Inc   42,862,400 
 78,165  e  Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc   5,533,300 
 300,000     East West Bancorp, Inc   10,107,000 
 52,904  *  Essent Group Ltd   1,110,984 
 2,450,000     Fifth Third Bancorp   46,623,500 
 865,310     First Horizon National Corp   9,215,552 
 3,450,000     Huntington Bancshares, Inc   30,360,000 
 3,280,000     Keycorp   41,098,400 
 231,182  e  M&T Bank Corp   26,014,910 
 2,799,533     Regions Financial Corp   26,959,503 
 770,000     SunTrust Banks, Inc   25,902,800 
 5,103,071     Synovus Financial Corp   16,584,981 
 1,000,000     TCF Financial Corp   15,180,000 
 183,243     Zions Bancorporation   5,198,604 
       TOTAL BANKS   323,412,943 
             
CAPITAL GOODS - 8.2%     
 100,000     AGCO Corp   5,838,000 
 126,601  *  Armstrong World Industries, Inc   6,764,291 
 205,000     Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV   15,188,450 
 315,000     Exelis, Inc   5,194,350 
 244,323     Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc   10,525,435 
 520,000  *  Foster Wheeler AG.   14,034,800 
 129,288     Hubbell, Inc (Class B)   13,903,631 
 215,000     Ingersoll-Rand plc   14,518,950 
 2,512,848     Invensys plc   20,164,647 
 447,925     ITT Corp   17,796,060 
 795,000     KBR, Inc   27,459,300 
 519,187     Masco Corp   10,970,421 
 300,000  *,e  Navistar International Corp   10,848,000 
 305,000  *  Owens Corning, Inc   10,958,650 
 510,000     Paccar, Inc   28,356,000 
 61,080     Pall Corp   4,918,162 
 357,818     Pentair Ltd   24,006,010 
 36,648     Precision Castparts Corp   9,288,436 
 150,000     Rockwell Collins, Inc   10,474,500 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 155,000     SPX Corp  $14,060,050 
 274,863  *  Terex Corp   9,606,462 
 630,000     Textron, Inc   18,137,700 
 132,342     Triumph Group, Inc   9,482,304 
 404,156  *  USG Corp   11,037,500 
 274,863  *  WABCO Holdings, Inc   23,550,262 
 83,790     Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp   5,462,270 
 370,000     Xylem, Inc   12,765,000 
       TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS   365,309,641 
             
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 0.5%     
 195,000  e  ADT Corp   8,457,150 
 460,000     Republic Services, Inc   15,396,200 
       TOTAL COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES   23,853,350 
             
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 2.0%     
 800,000     DR Horton, Inc   15,160,000 
 397,025  *  Jarden Corp   21,979,304 
 96,711  *  Mohawk Industries, Inc   12,806,471 
 844,950     Newell Rubbermaid, Inc   25,035,868 
 15,000  *  NVR, Inc   13,759,800 
       TOTAL CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL   88,741,443 
             
CONSUMER SERVICES - 1.8%     
 415,000     Darden Restaurants, Inc   21,384,950 
 1,374,317  *  Denny’s Corp   8,726,913 
 325,765     Interval Leisure Group, Inc   7,906,317 
 300,000     Marriott International, Inc (Class A)   13,524,000 
 325,765  *  Penn National Gaming, Inc   19,060,510 
 101,546     Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc   7,475,816 
       TOTAL CONSUMER SERVICES   78,078,506 
             
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 3.8%     
 489,000     Ameriprise Financial, Inc   49,164,060 
 570,087     Blackstone Group LP   14,981,886 
 252,000     Discover Financial Services   13,073,760 
 1,250,000  *  E*Trade Financial Corp   21,137,500 
 875,000     Invesco Ltd   29,531,250 
 1,000,000     KKR Financial Holdings LLC   9,910,000 
 286,465     Lazard Ltd (Class A)   11,071,872 
 453,015     Raymond James Financial, Inc   20,680,135 
       TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS   169,550,463 
             
ENERGY - 8.5%     
 402,115     Anadarko Petroleum Corp   38,317,538 
 645,000     Baker Hughes, Inc   37,468,050 
 435,507     Capital Product Partners LP   4,076,346 
 95,000  *  Concho Resources, Inc   10,507,950 
 542,092     Consol Energy, Inc   19,786,358 
 240,000  *  Dresser-Rand Group, Inc   14,584,800 
 140,000  *  Dril-Quip, Inc   16,438,800 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 300,000     Equitable Resources, Inc  $25,683,000 
 460,000     Gibson Energy, Inc   11,298,710 
 185,000  *  Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc   10,224,950 
 1,050,000  *  Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp   13,618,500 
 432,655  *  Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Inc   13,745,449 
 555,000     Noble Energy, Inc   41,586,150 
 210,000     Oceaneering International, Inc   18,034,800 
 64,135     Pioneer Natural Resources Co   13,133,565 
 315,584     Questar Market Resources, Inc   10,433,207 
 780,000  *  Rowan Cos plc   28,142,400 
 1,450,000     Talisman Energy, Inc (Toronto)   18,078,934 
 145,000     Targa Resources Investments, Inc   11,246,200 
 840,000  *  Weatherford International Ltd   13,809,600 
 190,000     Williams Cos, Inc   6,784,900 
       TOTAL ENERGY   377,000,207 
             
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 0.5%     
 277,554     Kroger Co   11,890,413 
 1,832,421  *  Rite Aid Corp   9,766,804 
       TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING   21,657,217 
             
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 2.3%     
 260,000     ConAgra Foods, Inc   8,270,600 
 435,000     Ingredion, Inc   28,605,600 
 167,006     Pinnacle Foods, Inc   4,524,193 
 350,000     Reynolds American, Inc   17,979,500 
 130,000     Sanderson Farms, Inc   8,217,300 
 1,220,000     Tyson Foods, Inc (Class A)   33,757,400 
       TOTAL FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO   101,354,593 
             
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 6.5%     
 687,158  *  Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc   9,503,395 
 2,630,000  *  Boston Scientific Corp   30,744,700 
 400,000     Cardinal Health, Inc   23,464,000 
 950,000  *  CareFusion Corp   36,831,500 
 435,200     Cigna Corp   33,501,696 
 260,000     Healthsouth Corp   9,128,600 
 1,225,000  *  Hologic, Inc   27,427,750 
 240,000     Humana, Inc   22,116,000 
 468,286     Omnicare, Inc   25,825,973 
 230,000  *  Tenet Healthcare Corp   10,853,700 
 260,000     Universal Health Services, Inc (Class B)   20,945,600 
 420,000     Zimmer Holdings, Inc   36,737,400 
       TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES   287,080,314 
             
INSURANCE - 8.0%     
 325,000     ACE Ltd   31,018,000 
 350,000     Aon plc   27,681,500 
 285,043  *  Arch Capital Group Ltd   16,521,092 
 205,000     Assurant, Inc   11,988,400 
 340,000     Axis Capital Holdings Ltd   16,122,800 
 134,151     Everest Re Group Ltd   20,624,375 
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Mid-Cap Value Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 1,350,000     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc  $45,495,000 
 1,030,000  *  Hilltop Holdings, Inc   17,860,200 
 14,935  *  Markel Corp   7,910,621 
 630,000     Marsh & McLennan Cos, Inc   28,854,000 
 230,000     PartnerRe Ltd   23,048,300 
 432,655     Principal Financial Group   20,533,806 
 356,304     Progressive Corp   9,253,215 
 260,000     RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd   24,364,600 
 390,204     UnumProvident Corp   12,385,075 
 285,043     Validus Holdings Ltd   11,253,498 
 1,035,000     XL Capital Ltd   31,639,950 
       TOTAL INSURANCE   356,554,432 
              
MATERIALS - 5.7%        
 132,342     Albemarle Corp   8,759,717 
 255,000     Ashland, Inc   23,600,250 
 205,000     Celanese Corp (Series A)   11,482,050 
 650,000  e  Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc   16,692,000 
 300,000  *  Crown Holdings, Inc   13,080,000 
 239,233     Cytec Industries, Inc   19,877,870 
 167,000     Eastman Chemical Co   13,157,930 
 447,925     MeadWestvaco Corp   15,610,186 
 570,000     Nucor Corp   29,508,900 
 540,000  *  Owens-Illinois, Inc   17,166,600 
 155,000     Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc   9,591,400 
 565,000  e  United States Steel Corp   14,062,850 
 147,612     Westlake Chemical Corp   15,856,481 
 493,735  *  WR Grace & Co   45,255,750 
       TOTAL MATERIALS   253,701,984 
              
MEDIA - 2.6%        
 230,000     Cablevision Systems Corp (Class A)   3,576,500 
 120,000     CBS Corp (Class B)   7,096,800 
 970,000     DISH Network Corp (Class A)   46,754,000 
 1,530,000     Interpublic Group of Cos, Inc   25,704,000 
 203,602  *  Madison Square Garden, Inc   12,321,993 
 270,000  *  Tribune Co   18,076,500 
       TOTAL MEDIA   113,529,793 
              
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 2.7%        
 40,720  *  Actavis plc   6,294,497 
 640,000     Agilent Technologies, Inc   32,486,400 
 618,418  *  Biovitrum AB   5,911,006 
 223,963  *  Bruker BioSciences Corp   4,580,043 
 220,000     Lonza Group AG.   19,637,841 
 463,000  *  Mylan Laboratories, Inc   17,533,810 
 335,944     PerkinElmer, Inc   12,779,310 
 355,000  e  Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc   21,786,350 
       TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES   121,009,257 
              
REAL ESTATE - 9.9%        
 356,304     American Assets Trust,Inc   11,861,360 
 670,000     American Capital Agency Corp   14,552,400 
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Mid-Cap Value Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 1,600,000     Annaly Capital Management, Inc  $18,864,000 
 215,000     AvalonBay Communities, Inc   26,885,750 
 287,000     Boston Properties, Inc   29,704,500 
 2,000,000     Chimera Investment Corp   6,060,000 
 276,445  *  Forestar Real Estate Group, Inc   6,173,017 
 1,099,173     General Growth Properties, Inc   23,335,443 
 1,445,577     Host Marriott Corp   26,815,453 
 381,755     Kilroy Realty Corp   20,294,096 
 768,600     Kimco Realty Corp   16,509,528 
 240,000     Macerich Co   14,210,400 
 559,906     Mack-Cali Realty Corp   11,511,667 
 1,750,000     MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc   12,967,500 
 510,000     Pennsylvania REIT   9,246,300 
 940,000     Prologis, Inc   37,553,000 
 178,153     Regency Centers Corp   9,203,384 
 303,368     SL Green Realty Corp   28,689,512 
 600,000     Starwood Property Trust, Inc   15,414,000 
 235,000     Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc   8,189,750 
 104,855     Taubman Centers, Inc   6,898,410 
 1,040,000     Two Harbors Investment Corp   9,703,200 
 200,000     Ventas, Inc   13,048,000 
 453,015     Vornado Realty Trust   40,345,516 
 640,000     Weingarten Realty Investors   20,307,200 
       TOTAL REAL ESTATE   438,343,386 
              
RETAILING - 3.3%        
 505,000  *  Ann Taylor Stores Corp   17,856,800 
 690,000     Best Buy Co, Inc   29,532,000 
 1,230,000  *  Liberty Interactive Corp   33,160,800 
 340,000     Macy’s, Inc   15,677,400 
 788,959  e  OfficeMax, Inc   11,818,606 
 183,243     Signet Jewelers Ltd   13,680,922 
 1,476,117     Staples, Inc   23,795,006 
       TOTAL RETAILING   145,521,534 
              
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 4.3%      
 198,512     Analog Devices, Inc   9,786,642 
 1,075,000     Applied Materials, Inc   19,188,750 
 360,000     Avago Technologies Ltd   16,354,800 
 1,270,000  *  Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc   16,090,900 
 475,000  *,e  Freescale Semiconductor Holdings Ltd   7,334,000 
 380,000  *  Lam Research Corp   20,607,400 
 1,400,000     Marvell Technology Group Ltd   16,800,000 
 1,883,322  *  Micron Technology, Inc   33,297,133 
 800,000     Nvidia Corp   12,144,000 
 335,000  *  NXP Semiconductors NV   14,110,200 
 1,240,000  *  ON Semiconductor Corp   8,754,400 
 351,214  *,e  Teradyne, Inc   6,142,733 
 195,000     Xilinx, Inc   8,856,900 
       TOTAL SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT   189,467,858 
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Mid-Cap Value Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 2.4%        
 41,000  *,e  Alliance Data Systems Corp  $9,719,460 
 620,000     CA, Inc   19,691,200 
 1,119,814     Earthlink, Inc   5,666,259 
 1,360,000     Symantec Corp   30,926,400 
 1,200,000     Western Union Co   20,424,000 
 615,898  *  Yahoo!, Inc   20,281,521 
       TOTAL SOFTWARE & SERVICES   106,708,840 
              
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 4.0%      
 434,386  *  Arrow Electronics, Inc   20,859,216 
 1,018,012  *  Brocade Communications Systems, Inc   8,164,456 
 480,000  *,e  Ciena Corp   11,169,600 
 1,450,000  *  JDS Uniphase Corp   18,980,500 
 900,000  *  Juniper Networks, Inc   16,776,000 
 410,000     NetApp, Inc   15,912,100 
 150,000     SanDisk Corp   10,425,000 
 310,000     Seagate Technology, Inc   15,090,800 
 500,000     Tyco Electronics Ltd   25,745,000 
 3,500,000     Xerox Corp   34,790,000 
       TOTAL TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT   177,912,672 
              
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.5%        
 320,675     Telephone & Data Systems, Inc   9,998,647 
 356,304  *  tw telecom inc (Class A)   11,230,702 
       TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   21,229,349 
              
TRANSPORTATION - 2.3%        
 150,000     Alaska Air Group, Inc   10,599,000 
 232,946     Costamare, Inc   4,325,807 
 407,205     CSX Corp   10,611,763 
 1,135,000     Delta Air Lines, Inc   29,941,300 
 725,000  *  Diana Shipping, Inc   8,221,500 
 447,925  *  Hertz Global Holdings, Inc   10,284,358 
 101,802     Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc   12,370,979 
 365,000  *  UAL Corp   12,391,750 
       TOTAL TRANSPORTATION   98,746,457 
              
UTILITIES - 10.7%        
 359,000     American Water Works Co, Inc   15,390,330 
 671,888  *  Calpine Corp   13,551,981 
 1,401,803     Centerpoint Energy, Inc   34,484,354 
 760,000     CMS Energy Corp   20,869,600 
 470,000     DTE Energy Co   32,495,800 
 794,060     Edison International   38,932,762 
 167,972     National Fuel Gas Co   12,018,397 
 775,057     NiSource, Inc   24,429,797 
 335,159     Northeast Utilities   14,374,969 
 381,755     NorthWestern Corp   17,499,649 
 610,807     NRG Energy, Inc   17,426,324 
 476,020     NV Energy, Inc   11,300,715 
 730,000     OGE Energy Corp   26,937,000 
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Mid-Cap Value Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  RATE  MATURITY
DATE
  VALUE 
                     
 100,000     Oneok, Inc          $5,650,000 
 311,593     PG&E Corp           13,040,167 
 1,180,000     PPL Corp           36,143,400 
 1,020,000     Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc           34,170,000 
 366,484     Questar Corp           8,671,011 
 555,000     Sempra Energy           50,582,700 
 310,000     UIL Holdings Corp           11,941,200 
 1,240,000     Xcel Energy, Inc           35,786,400 
       TOTAL UTILITIES           475,696,556 
                     
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS           4,403,624,847 
       (Cost $3,264,705,276)             
                     
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER             
              
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.5%             
GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT - 0.7%             
$15,000,000     Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)   0.030%  11/13/13   14,999,850 
 15,000,000     Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)   0.045   12/06/13   14,999,344 
                   29,999,194 
TREASURY DEBT - 0.2%             
 2,400,000     United States Treasury Bill   0.047   12/19/13   2,399,849 
 8,600,000     United States Treasury Bill   0.070   01/30/14   8,599,191 
                   10,999,040 
                     
SHARES     COMPANY             
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 2.6%            
 117,563,395  c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street
Navigator Securities Lending Trust
       117,563,395 
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES       117,563,395 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS           158,561,629 
       (Cost $158,560,933)             
                     
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 102.8%           4,562,186,476 
       (Cost $3,423,266,209)             
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - (2.8)%           (125,809,731)
       NET ASSETS - 100.0%          $4,436,376,745 
                       
                       
       Abbreviation(s):             
       REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust             
                     
    *  Non-income producing.             
    c  Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.    
    e  All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan is $115,665,544.
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Equity Fund

 

TIAA-CREF FUNDS

SMALL-CAP EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2013

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
COMMON STOCKS - 99.2%     
             
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 1.3%     
 421,191     Dana Holding Corp  $8,255,344 
 33,180     Lear Corp   2,567,800 
 202,630     Superior Industries International, Inc   3,799,312 
 291,874  *  Tenneco, Inc   15,489,753 
       TOTAL AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS   30,112,209 
             
BANKS - 8.2%     
 645,611     Brookline Bancorp, Inc   5,726,570 
 936,620     Capitol Federal Financial   11,866,975 
 283,005     Columbia Banking System, Inc   7,270,399 
 180,842     Community Bank System, Inc   6,566,373 
 893,311     FirstMerit Corp   20,063,765 
 618,161     Home Loan Servicing Solutions Ltd   14,594,781 
 717,562     National Penn Bancshares, Inc   7,441,118 
 134,140  *  Ocwen Financial Corp   7,542,692 
 328,614     Oritani Financial Corp   5,330,119 
 376,100     PrivateBancorp, Inc   9,161,796 
 278,993     Prosperity Bancshares, Inc   17,423,113 
 551,241     Provident Financial Services, Inc   10,330,256 
 690,970  e  Radian Group, Inc   10,067,433 
 1,000,400     Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc   11,789,714 
 175,588  *  SVB Financial Group   16,817,819 
 939,708  e  Umpqua Holdings Corp   15,383,020 
 232,380     Webster Financial Corp   6,481,078 
 180,810     Wintrust Financial Corp   7,867,043 
       TOTAL BANKS   191,724,064 
             
CAPITAL GOODS - 9.3%     
 156,030     Acuity Brands, Inc   15,682,575 
 156,850     Alliant Techsystems, Inc   17,076,259 
 45,269     Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp   833,402 
 261,300     Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc   12,362,103 
 175,251     Brady Corp (Class A)   5,115,577 
 314,553     Comfort Systems USA, Inc   5,860,122 
 110,485     Cubic Corp   5,800,462 
 223,089     Curtiss-Wright Corp   11,105,370 
 25,458  *  DXP Enterprises, Inc   2,339,590 
 168,510  *  Dycom Industries, Inc   4,996,322 
 206,593     EnerSys   13,707,446 
 837,570     Exelis, Inc   13,811,529 
 504,721  *  Federal Signal Corp   6,909,630 
 80,997     Franklin Electric Co, Inc   3,065,736 
 46,580     Graco, Inc   3,598,771 
 158,144     Granite Construction, Inc   5,115,958 
44

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Equity Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 97,851     Kadant, Inc  $3,503,066 
 101,510     LB Foster Co (Class A)   4,745,593 
 23,530  e  Lindsay Manufacturing Co   1,788,515 
 37,367  *  Middleby Corp   8,506,598 
 102,120  *  Moog, Inc (Class A)   6,099,628 
 140,200     Mueller Industries, Inc   8,452,658 
 228,603  *  NCI Building Systems, Inc   3,298,741 
 312,054     Pike Electric Corp   3,373,304 
 126,403  *,e  Proto Labs, Inc   10,600,156 
 172,500  *  Teledyne Technologies, Inc   15,321,450 
 99,666  *  Trex Co, Inc   6,998,547 
 160,470  *  WABCO Holdings, Inc   13,749,070 
 49,000     Watsco, Inc   4,669,210 
       TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS   218,487,388 
             
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 3.7%     
 205,478  *  Advisory Board Co   14,095,791 
 111,179     Corporate Executive Board Co   8,104,949 
 107,733     Exponent, Inc   8,145,692 
 339,550  *  Korn/Ferry International   8,081,290 
 327,301     Rollins, Inc   9,046,600 
 518,553  *  RPX Corp   9,261,356 
 362,113  *  TrueBlue, Inc   8,944,191 
 172,418     Viad Corp   4,603,561 
 293,230  *  WageWorks, Inc   15,016,308 
       TOTAL COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES   85,299,738 
             
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 1.7%     
 390,679  *,e  Beazer Homes USA, Inc   7,098,637 
 183,350     Brunswick Corp   8,274,586 
 434,373  *  CROCS, Inc   5,290,663 
 68,200  *  iRobot Corp   2,309,934 
 649,900  *  Standard-Pacific Corp   5,153,707 
 333,994  *  Steven Madden Ltd   12,250,900 
       TOTAL CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL   40,378,427 
             
CONSUMER SERVICES - 4.0%     
 123,497  *  Boyd Gaming Corp   1,304,128 
 468,900     Hillenbrand, Inc   13,232,358 
 204,149  *  Hyatt Hotels Corp   9,717,493 
 465,386  *  Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc   11,290,264 
 236,080  *  Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp   11,822,886 
 472,100  *  MGM Mirage   8,988,784 
 235,960  *  Multimedia Games, Inc   7,671,060 
 401,219  *  Orient-Express Hotels Ltd (Class A)   5,340,225 
 63,682     Papa John’s International, Inc   4,818,817 
 711,687     Service Corp International   12,817,483 
 253,000     Texas Roadhouse, Inc (Class A)   6,937,260 
       TOTAL CONSUMER SERVICES   93,940,758 
             
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 3.5%     
 1,884,204     Apollo Investment Corp   16,072,260 
 115,322     Financial Engines, Inc   6,443,040 
45

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Equity Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 59,288     Friedman Billings Ramsey Group, Inc (Class A)  $1,462,635 
 217,639  e  FXCM, Inc   3,567,103 
 1,400  e  iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund   152,922 
 674,243     Janus Capital Group, Inc   6,654,779 
 291,350     MarketAxess Holdings, Inc   19,004,760 
 231,300  *  Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc   13,750,785 
 248,760  e  Prospect Capital Corp   2,820,938 
 463,613  e  TCP Capital Corp   7,728,429 
 240,780  *  WisdomTree Investments, Inc   3,346,842 
       TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS   81,004,493 
             
ENERGY - 6.2%     
 255,443  e  Alon USA Energy, Inc   3,085,751 
 771,800  e  Arch Coal, Inc   3,272,432 
 227,522     Bristow Group, Inc   18,308,695 
 114,700     Cimarex Energy Co   12,083,645 
 268,070     Comstock Resources, Inc   4,586,677 
 254,002     Delek US Holdings, Inc   6,489,751 
 160,213     Energy XXI Bermuda Ltd   4,655,790 
 1,846,717  *,e  Penn Virginia Corp   15,715,562 
 374,303  *  Renewable Energy Group, Inc   4,083,646 
 153,937  *  Rosetta Resources, Inc   9,226,984 
 521,000  e  RPC, Inc   9,555,140 
 302,384  *  Stone Energy Corp   10,541,106 
 153,600  *,e  Swift Energy Co   2,107,392 
 198,462     Targa Resources Investments, Inc   15,392,713 
 646,729  *  Vaalco Energy, Inc   3,408,262 
 547,267     W&T Offshore, Inc   10,447,327 
 194,500  e  Western Refining, Inc   6,276,515 
 605,500  *  Willbros Group, Inc   5,909,680 
       TOTAL ENERGY   145,147,068 
             
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 0.8%     
 3,258,600  *  Rite Aid Corp   17,368,338 
 45,532     Weis Markets, Inc   2,329,872 
       TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING   19,698,210 
             
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 2.1%     
 118,466  *,e  Annie’s, Inc   5,597,519 
 25,590  *,e  Boston Beer Co, Inc (Class A)   5,875,208 
 124,190  *,e  Diamond Foods, Inc   3,031,478 
 238,050     Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc   6,329,749 
 90,963     J&J Snack Foods Corp   7,783,704 
 409,366  *  Pilgrim’s Pride Corp   5,800,716 
 229,965     Sanderson Farms, Inc   14,536,088 
       TOTAL FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO   48,954,462 
             
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 7.1%     
 174,870  *  Align Technology, Inc   9,978,082 
 411,502  *  Amedisys, Inc   6,699,253 
 515,146  *  AMN Healthcare Services, Inc   6,387,810 
46

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Equity Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 62,833     Analogic Corp  $5,795,088 
 146,018  *  Arthrocare Corp   5,466,914 
 136,341     Cantel Medical Corp   4,785,569 
 20,000  *  Centene Corp   1,123,200 
 132,804     Computer Programs & Systems, Inc   7,575,140 
 264,719  *  Cyberonics, Inc   15,290,170 
 235,613  *  Cynosure, Inc (Class A)   5,091,597 
 110,757  *  HealthStream, Inc   3,956,240 
 279,208     Masimo Corp   7,153,309 
 167,524  *  Medidata Solutions, Inc   18,479,572 
 66,738  *  MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc   10,587,316 
 172,490  *  NuVasive, Inc   5,481,732 
 243,916  *  Omnicell, Inc   5,627,142 
 377,400  *  Team Health Holdings, Inc   16,394,256 
 424,974  *  Thoratec Corp   18,354,627 
 187,633  *  WellCare Health Plans, Inc   12,511,369 
       TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES   166,738,386 
             
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 0.4%     
 112,520     Inter Parfums, Inc   3,956,203 
 191,030  *  Medifast, Inc   4,452,910 
       TOTAL HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS   8,409,113 
             
INSURANCE - 2.6%     
 33,442     Allied World Assurance Co Holdings Ltd   3,621,434 
 118,560     American Financial Group, Inc   6,670,186 
 515,141     Conseco, Inc   8,025,897 
 209,850     Employers Holdings, Inc   6,310,189 
 261,851     First American Financial Corp   6,771,467 
 145,968  e  HCI Group, Inc   6,413,834 
 143,887     Horace Mann Educators Corp   3,985,670 
 250,270     Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd   15,564,291 
 207,200  *  Third Point Reinsurance Ltd   3,232,320 
       TOTAL INSURANCE   60,595,288 
             
MATERIALS - 5.7%     
 141,658     Aptargroup, Inc   9,088,777 
 67,967     Avery Dennison Corp   3,202,605 
 112,300     Balchem Corp   6,430,298 
 119,904  *  Boise Cascade Co   3,070,741 
 329,300  *  Century Aluminum Co   2,858,324 
 463,680  *  Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp   5,661,533 
 386,381     Globe Specialty Metals, Inc   6,777,123 
 146,000     Kaiser Aluminum Corp   9,847,700 
 245,340     Minerals Technologies, Inc   13,893,604 
 422,706     Myers Industries, Inc   7,532,621 
 235,599  *  OM Group, Inc   8,010,366 
 70,938     Quaker Chemical Corp   5,384,904 
 504,229  *,e  Resolute Forest Products   8,062,622 
 196,105  *  RTI International Metals, Inc   6,647,959 
 275,729     Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc (Class A)   8,007,170 
 215,745     Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc   13,350,301 
47

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Equity Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 205,614  *  SunCoke Energy, Inc  $4,112,280 
 254,757     Worthington Industries, Inc   10,327,849 
       TOTAL MATERIALS   132,266,777 
             
MEDIA - 1.5%     
 329,090  *  Digital Generation, Inc   4,162,989 
 399,577  *  EW Scripps Co (Class A)   7,919,616 
 535,861  *  Journal Communications, Inc (Class A)   4,474,439 
 976,380  *  Live Nation, Inc   18,980,827 
       TOTAL MEDIA   35,537,871 
             
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 5.2%     
 144,100  *,e  Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc   3,275,393 
 298,500  *  Acorda Therapeutics, Inc   9,137,085 
 148,933  *  AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc   4,018,212 
 874,090  *  Array Biopharma, Inc   4,387,932 
 289,900  *  Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc   4,989,179 
 236,704  *,e  Cepheid, Inc   9,638,587 
 46,190  *,e  Epizyme, Inc   1,770,001 
 185,700  *,e  Genomic Health, Inc   5,556,144 
 168,303  *  Impax Laboratories, Inc   3,409,819 
 61,170  *,e  Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc   2,035,126 
 47,160  *  Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc   4,279,298 
 370,223  *  Medicines Co   12,557,964 
 37,000  *  Medivation, Inc   2,214,820 
 69,710  *  NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc   2,006,254 
 671,231  *  Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc   3,275,607 
 327,600  *  Parexel International Corp   14,974,596 
 50,860  *  Pharmacyclics, Inc   6,034,030 
 53,499  e  Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc   3,283,234 
 541,908  *  Santarus, Inc   12,642,714 
 338,600  *  Viropharma, Inc   13,144,452 
       TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES   122,630,447 
             
REAL ESTATE - 7.7%     
 309,696     Chesapeake Lodging Trust   7,299,535 
 801,144     CubeSmart   14,636,901 
 636,020     DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc   15,805,097 
 182,570     EastGroup Properties, Inc   11,622,406 
 317,442     Extra Space Storage, Inc   14,599,157 
 533,366     Glimcher Realty Trust   5,467,002 
 413,684     Government Properties Income Trust   10,114,574 
 191,553     Home Properties, Inc   11,552,561 
 179,263     LTC Properties, Inc   7,071,925 
 191,640     Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc   6,370,114 
 304,867     Parkway Properties, Inc   5,521,141 
 117,308     PS Business Parks, Inc   9,559,429 
 934,677     RAIT Investment Trust   7,056,811 
 632,307     RLJ Lodging Trust   15,972,075 
 80,003     Saul Centers, Inc   3,760,141 
 204,904     Sovran Self Storage, Inc   15,673,107 
 256,588     Sun Communities, Inc   11,436,127 
48

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Equity Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 555,579     Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc  $7,361,422 
       TOTAL REAL ESTATE   180,879,525 
             
RETAILING - 3.9%     
 102,150  *  Ann Taylor Stores Corp   3,612,024 
 104,200  *  Autonation, Inc   5,025,566 
 281,190     Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp   5,317,303 
 265,515  *  Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc   14,494,464 
 749,799  *  Christopher & Banks Corp   4,326,340 
 727,470  *  Express Parent LLC   16,884,579 
 195,700     Finish Line, Inc (Class A)   4,900,328 
 155,239  *  Five Below, Inc   7,491,834 
 82,720     GameStop Corp (Class A)   4,534,710 
 773,953  *  Orbitz Worldwide, Inc   7,151,326 
 158,899  *  Overstock.com, Inc   3,723,004 
 311,228     Penske Auto Group, Inc   12,330,853 
 764,700  *,e  RadioShack Corp   2,148,807 
       TOTAL RETAILING   91,941,138 
             
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 3.3%     
 250,336  *  Advanced Energy Industries, Inc   5,227,016 
 158,900  *  Ambarella, Inc   3,265,395 
 175,665  *  ATMI, Inc   4,802,681 
 134,721  *  Cavium Networks, Inc   5,430,603 
 445,480  *,e  Cirrus Logic, Inc   9,992,116 
 1,365,260  *  Entropic Communications, Inc   5,843,313 
 36,300  *  Hittite Microwave Corp   2,319,207 
 1,217,606  *  Integrated Device Technology, Inc   12,955,328 
 1,730,622  *  Lattice Semiconductor Corp   8,878,091 
 896,617  *  Rambus, Inc   7,836,433 
 1,204,666  *  Silicon Image, Inc   6,324,496 
 118,060  *  Spansion, Inc   1,413,178 
 150,679     Tessera Technologies, Inc   2,865,915 
       TOTAL SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT   77,153,772 
             
SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 10.0%     
 475,095  *  Aspen Technology, Inc   18,162,882 
 225,924  *  Commvault Systems, Inc   17,640,146 
 249,215  *  Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc   11,805,315 
 102,100  *  Demandware, Inc   5,048,845 
 137,843     DST Systems, Inc   11,684,951 
 112,133     Forrester Research, Inc   4,351,882 
 205,850  *  Gartner, Inc   12,134,857 
 421,237  *  Infoblox, Inc   18,723,985 
 337,535  *  LogMeIn, Inc   10,902,380 
 178,985  *  Manhattan Associates, Inc   19,063,692 
 158,073  *,e  Marketo, Inc   5,336,544 
 416,282     MAXIMUS, Inc   20,168,863 
 139,883  *  PROS Holdings, Inc   4,944,864 
 155,510  *  QLIK Technologies, Inc   3,940,623 
 108,027  *  Rally Software Development Corp   2,898,364 
 213,200  *  Seachange International, Inc   3,025,308 
49

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Equity Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 60,712  *  Sykes Enterprises, Inc  $1,136,529 
 139,274     Syntel, Inc   11,955,280 
 1,133,154  *  TiVo, Inc   15,059,617 
 196,080  *  Trulia, Inc   7,837,318 
 99,357  *  Virtusa Corp   3,088,016 
 447,242  *,e  WebMD Health Corp (Class A)   15,751,863 
 306,933  *  Xoom Corp   9,131,257 
       TOTAL SOFTWARE & SERVICES   233,793,381 
             
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 5.3%     
 119,512  *  Agilysys, Inc   1,404,266 
 275,400  *  Aruba Networks, Inc   5,166,504 
 335,126  *  Audience, Inc   3,827,139 
 129,660  *  Benchmark Electronics, Inc   2,947,172 
 462,400  *  Brocade Communications Systems, Inc   3,708,448 
 565,900  *  Calix Networks, Inc   5,755,203 
 254,940  *  Cray, Inc   5,700,458 
 260,937  *  Datalink Corp   2,679,823 
 204,000  *  Electronics for Imaging, Inc   6,999,240 
 581,110  *  Extreme Networks, Inc   3,114,750 
 162,600  *  Finisar Corp   3,741,426 
 524,963  *  Immersion Corp   6,677,529 
 834,108  *,e  InvenSense, Inc   14,088,084 
 82,996     Littelfuse, Inc   7,057,150 
 198,758  *  Plexus Corp   7,608,456 
 1,194,324  *  QLogic Corp   14,749,902 
 2,104,040  *  Sonus Networks, Inc   6,312,120 
 318,212  *,e  Synaptics, Inc   14,796,858 
 140,445  e  Ubiquiti Networks, Inc   5,418,368 
       TOTAL TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT   121,752,896 
             
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.4%     
 843,500  *  8x8, Inc   9,666,510 
       TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   9,666,510 
             
TRANSPORTATION - 2.1%     
 36,158     Amerco, Inc   7,301,385 
 307,581     Arkansas Best Corp   8,418,492 
 289,046     Matson, Inc   7,830,256 
 715,099  *  Republic Airways Holdings, Inc   8,423,867 
 788,190  *,e  Swift Transportation Co, Inc   17,174,660 
 98,090  *,e  YRC Worldwide, Inc   929,893 
       TOTAL TRANSPORTATION   50,078,553 
             
UTILITIES - 3.2%     
 337,960     American States Water Co   9,625,101 
 405,703     Avista Corp   11,274,486 
 163,889     Black Hills Corp   8,312,450 
 264,064     Empire District Electric Co   5,938,799 
 177,375  *  Genie Energy Ltd   1,832,284 
 229,589     New Jersey Resources Corp   10,567,982 
 251,180     NorthWestern Corp   11,514,091 
50

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Equity Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY   RATE MATURITY DATE  VALUE 
                         
 151,711     Southwest Gas Corp              $8,231,839 
 144,274     UNS Energy Corp               7,138,678 
       TOTAL UTILITIES               74,435,710 
                         
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS               2,320,626,184 
       (Cost $1,766,840,064)                 

 

PRINCIPAL     ISSUER    
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 9.1%     
TREASURY DEBT - 0.3%     
$7,300,000  d  United States Treasury Bill     0.035 %   11/07/13    7,299,957 
           7,299,957 

 

SHARES     COMPANY     
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 8.8%     
 206,556,372  a,c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street
Navigator Securities Lending Trust
   206,556,372 
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES   206,556,372 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   213,856,329 
       (Cost $213,856,329)     
             
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 108.3%   2,534,482,513 
       (Cost $1,980,696,393)     
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - (8.3)%   (193,122,183)
       NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $2,341,360,330 
     
     
    *   Non-income producing.
    a   Affiliated holding.
    c   Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
    d   All or a portion of this security has been segregated to cover margin or other requirements on open futures transactions.
    e   All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan is $203,022,486.
51

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Social Choice Equity Fund

 

TIAA-CREF FUNDS

SOCIAL CHOICE EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2013

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
COMMON STOCKS - 99.3%    
             
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 1.8%    
 130     Autoliv, Inc  $11,600 
 9,838     BorgWarner, Inc   1,014,593 
 3,000     Delphi Automotive plc   171,600 
 781,451     Ford Motor Co   13,370,626 
 66,933     Harley-Davidson, Inc   4,286,389 
 213,524     Johnson Controls, Inc   9,854,132 
 8,602  *  Modine Manufacturing Co   114,579 
 26,269  *  Tenneco, Inc   1,394,096 
 2,340  *,e  Tesla Motors, Inc   374,260 
       TOTAL AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS   30,591,875 
             
BANKS - 3.4%    
 13,100     Associated Banc-Corp   213,006 
 4,424     Astoria Financial Corp   58,441 
 6,558     Bank of Hawaii Corp   380,233 
 283,306     BB&T Corp   9,623,905 
 5,200     Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc   59,228 
 12,500     CapitalSource, Inc   163,500 
 1,470     Capitol Federal Financial   18,625 
 1,120     Cardinal Financial Corp   18,480 
 690     Cathay General Bancorp   16,995 
 3,446     Centerstate Banks of Florida, Inc   33,978 
 2,810  *  CIT Group, Inc   135,330 
 440     Columbia Banking System, Inc   11,304 
 44,810     Comerica, Inc   1,940,273 
 242     Commerce Bancshares, Inc   11,134 
 797     Community Bank System, Inc   28,939 
 2,109  e  Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc   149,296 
 2,540     East West Bancorp, Inc   85,573 
 715     Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp (Class C)   25,518 
 2,880     First Commonwealth Financial Corp   25,027 
 1,352     First Interstate Bancsystem, Inc   33,949 
 910     First Merchants Corp   17,108 
 3,680     First Midwest Bancorp, Inc   61,198 
 574     First Niagara Financial Group, Inc   6,331 
 16,679  *  Flagstar Bancorp, Inc   270,367 
 201     Flushing Financial Corp   4,038 
 1,130     FNB Corp   14,136 
 540     Glacier Bancorp, Inc   14,920 
 1,279     Hancock Holding Co   41,926 
 36,850     Huntington Bancshares, Inc   324,280 
 471,301     Keycorp   5,905,401 
 3,900     Lakeland Bancorp, Inc   44,460 
 77,670  e  M&T Bank Corp   8,740,205 
52

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Social Choice Equity Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 4,307     MainSource Financial Group, Inc  $69,860 
 5,010  *  MGIC Investment Corp   40,781 
 1,360     National Penn Bancshares, Inc   14,103 
 310     NBT Bancorp, Inc   7,555 
 40,135  e  New York Community Bancorp, Inc   650,588 
 2,082     Northfield Bancorp, Inc   26,920 
 3,640     Old National Bancorp   52,926 
 1,877  e  PacWest Bancorp   71,420 
 120  e  Park National Corp   9,506 
 2,510     Peoples Bancorp, Inc   56,274 
 982     People’s United Financial, Inc   14,170 
 510  *  Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc   15,810 
 146,968     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc   10,806,557 
 43,931  *  Popular, Inc   1,109,258 
 5,210     PrivateBancorp, Inc   126,916 
 11,168     Provident Financial Services, Inc   209,288 
 207,622  e  Radian Group, Inc   3,025,053 
 1,440  *  Signature Bank   146,621 
 997     Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc   11,750 
 6,870  *  SVB Financial Group   658,009 
 429     TCF Financial Corp   6,512 
 870  *  Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc   45,283 
 350     Trustmark Corp   9,506 
 650  e  Umpqua Holdings Corp   10,640 
 365,664     US Bancorp   13,661,207 
 3,230     Webster Financial Corp   90,085 
 513  e  Westamerica Bancorporation   26,409 
 1,160  *  Western Alliance Bancorp   24,534 
 5,660     Wilshire Bancorp, Inc   47,940 
 230     Wintrust Financial Corp   10,007 
 10,315     Zions Bancorporation   292,637 
       TOTAL BANKS   59,825,229 
             
CAPITAL GOODS - 7.7%    
 121,795     3M Co   15,327,901 
 5,778     A.O. Smith Corp   298,434 
 589     Aceto Corp   9,394 
 1,450     Acuity Brands, Inc   145,739 
 2,117  *  Aerovironment, Inc   57,392 
 137,819     Ametek, Inc   6,591,883 
 286     Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc   13,531 
 12,937  *  ArvinMeritor, Inc   88,877 
 2,565     Astec Industries, Inc   86,723 
 29,970     Barnes Group, Inc   1,065,134 
 419  *  Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc   14,543 
 2,490     Briggs & Stratton Corp   45,667 
 16,964  *  Builders FirstSource, Inc   125,703 
 1,630  *  Chart Industries, Inc   175,176 
 218     Clarcor, Inc   12,749 
 3,420  *  Colfax Corp   191,383 
 60,350     Cummins, Inc   7,665,657 
 158,962     Danaher Corp   11,459,571 
53

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Social Choice Equity Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 115,484     Deere & Co  $9,451,210 
 16,301     Dover Corp   1,496,269 
 95,714     Eaton Corp   6,753,580 
 1,365     EMCOR Group, Inc   50,587 
 182,425     Emerson Electric Co   12,217,002 
 1,790     EnerSys   118,766 
 600  *  Esterline Technologies Corp   48,096 
 50,373     Fastenal Co   2,508,575 
 1,000     Fluor Corp   74,220 
 300     GATX Corp   15,465 
 300     Gorman-Rupp Co   12,222 
 16,191     Graco, Inc   1,250,917 
 245     Granite Construction, Inc   7,926 
 1,410  *  H&E Equipment Services, Inc   35,292 
 1,138     Heico Corp   60,947 
 4,430  *  Hexcel Corp   187,433 
 3,902     Houston Wire & Cable Co   54,121 
 130,492     Illinois Tool Works, Inc   10,281,465 
 36,662     Ingersoll-Rand plc   2,475,785 
 500  *  Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc   30,410 
 880     Joy Global, Inc   49,940 
 246     Kadant, Inc   8,807 
 1,785  *  Layne Christensen Co   34,522 
 6,290     Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc   435,520 
 133,099     Masco Corp   2,812,382 
 149  *  Middleby Corp   33,920 
 1,639     MSC Industrial Direct Co (Class A)   125,170 
 415  *  MYR Group, Inc   10,977 
 37,252     Nordson Corp   2,685,497 
 45,734  *  Owens Corning, Inc   1,643,223 
 82,292     Paccar, Inc   4,575,435 
 10,326     Pall Corp   831,449 
 9,792     Parker Hannifin Corp   1,142,922 
 32,920     Pentair Ltd   2,208,603 
 2,753     Pike Electric Corp   29,760 
 10,719  *,e  Polypore International, Inc   484,499 
 44,778     Precision Castparts Corp   11,348,984 
 29,353  *  Quanta Services, Inc   886,754 
 25,842     Rockwell Automation, Inc   2,853,215 
 2,870     Rockwell Collins, Inc   200,412 
 12,415     Roper Industries, Inc   1,574,346 
 2,611  *  Rush Enterprises, Inc (Class A)   74,727 
 3,828     Snap-On, Inc   398,380 
 58,352  *  Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc (Class A)   1,557,415 
 2,702  e  TAL International Group, Inc   130,534 
 28,391     Tennant Co   1,723,050 
 4,793     Timken Co   253,118 
 9,840  *  United Rentals, Inc   635,566 
 1,160     Valmont Industries, Inc   162,980 
 1,480     W.W. Grainger, Inc   398,076 
 10,000  *  Wabash National Corp   116,600 
 9,255  *  WABCO Holdings, Inc   792,968 
54

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Social Choice Equity Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 145     Watsco, Inc  $13,817 
 6,425  *  WESCO International, Inc   549,080 
 18,084     Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp   1,178,896 
 5,280     Woodward Governor Co   211,675 
 2,729     Xylem, Inc   94,150 
       TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS   132,773,114 
              
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 0.6%      
 540     ABM Industries, Inc   14,855 
 53,553  *  ACCO Brands Corp   313,285 
 305     Brink’s Co   9,577 
 2,628  *  CBIZ, Inc   21,444 
 970     CDI Corp   15,568 
 1,690  *  Copart, Inc   54,469 
 1,360     Corporate Executive Board Co   99,144 
 650     Covanta Holding Corp   11,160 
 5,827     Deluxe Corp   274,393 
 21,668     Dun & Bradstreet Corp   2,357,262 
 4,720     Equifax, Inc   305,242 
 400     Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc   7,408 
 5,092     HNI Corp   197,824 
 2,370  *  IHS, Inc (Class A)   258,449 
 1,660  *  Innerworkings, Inc   15,886 
 5,010     Interface, Inc   101,453 
 30,633     Iron Mountain, Inc   813,000 
 1,760     Kelly Services, Inc (Class A)   36,714 
 590     Knoll, Inc   9,688 
 690  *  Korn/Ferry International   16,422 
 7,926     Manpower, Inc   619,021 
 3,562  *  Mistras Group, Inc   65,398 
 430  *  Mobile Mini, Inc   15,532 
 3,470  *  Navigant Consulting, Inc   60,205 
 970  *  On Assignment, Inc   32,776 
 3,910  e  R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co   72,609 
 2,311     Resources Connection, Inc   29,488 
 42,629     Robert Half International, Inc   1,642,495 
 4,160  *  RPX Corp   74,298 
 1,210     Steelcase, Inc (Class A)   19,832 
 10,180  *  Tetra Tech, Inc   266,003 
 290     United Stationers, Inc   12,888 
 457     Viad Corp   12,202 
 48,574     Waste Management, Inc   2,114,912 
       TOTAL COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES   9,970,902 
              
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 1.2%     
 3,750  e  Blyth, Inc   51,787 
 5,420  e  Callaway Golf Co   45,691 
 198     Columbia Sportswear Co   13,240 
 490  e  Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc   13,054 
 1,690     Hanesbrands, Inc   115,123 
 258     Hasbro, Inc   13,326 
 549  *  Iconix Brand Group, Inc   19,813 
55

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Social Choice Equity Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 2,550  e  Jakks Pacific, Inc  $16,422 
 149,431     Mattel, Inc   6,630,253 
 2,300  *  Meritage Homes Corp   104,397 
 2,740  *  Mohawk Industries, Inc   362,831 
 4,860     Movado Group, Inc   226,622 
 123,484     Nike, Inc (Class B)   9,355,148 
 5,260     Oxford Industries, Inc   377,510 
 2,360     Perry Ellis International, Inc   44,864 
 397     Pool Corp   21,589 
 6,790     Ryland Group, Inc   272,958 
 399  *  Tempur-Pedic International, Inc   15,302 
 4,527     Tupperware Corp   405,845 
 6,576  *  Under Armour, Inc (Class A)   533,642 
 4,706  *  Unifi, Inc   114,779 
 5,591     VF Corp   1,202,065 
 2,385     Whirlpool Corp   348,234 
       TOTAL CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL   20,304,495 
              
CONSUMER SERVICES - 2.5%     
 9,927  *  AFC Enterprises   442,546 
 1,289     Bob Evans Farms, Inc   73,589 
 6,640     Brinker International, Inc   294,949 
 2,070  *  Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc (Class A)   1,090,828 
 29,417  e  Choice Hotels International, Inc   1,370,538 
 20,926     Darden Restaurants, Inc   1,078,317 
 320     DineEquity, Inc   26,262 
 5,070     Domino’s Pizza, Inc   339,994 
 1,850     Dunkin Brands Group, Inc   88,208 
 359  *  Jack in the Box, Inc   14,604 
 105,097     Marriott International, Inc (Class A)   4,737,773 
 160,605     McDonald’s Corp   15,501,595 
 2,000  *  MGM Mirage   38,080 
 2,957  *,e  Outerwall, Inc   192,146 
 725  *  Panera Bread Co (Class A)   114,492 
 258     Papa John’s International, Inc   19,523 
 9,050     Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd   380,462 
 1,197  *  Ruby Tuesday, Inc   7,098 
 2,668  *  Sonic Corp   51,492 
 170,701     Starbucks Corp   13,835,316 
 36,905     Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc   2,716,946 
 2,548     Strayer Education, Inc   100,722 
 190     Vail Resorts, Inc   13,386 
 2,545  e  Weight Watchers International, Inc   81,720 
       TOTAL CONSUMER SERVICES   42,610,586 
              
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 7.2%    
 68,495  *  American Capital Ltd   959,615 
 178,169     American Express Co   14,574,224 
 6,020     Ares Capital Corp   104,567 
 340,621     Bank of New York Mellon Corp   10,831,748 
 38,135     BlackRock, Inc   11,471,389 
 2,219     Calamos Asset Management, Inc (Class A)   21,791 
56

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Social Choice Equity Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 161,492     Capital One Financial Corp  $11,089,656 
 430     CBOE Holdings, Inc   20,855 
 406,802     Charles Schwab Corp   9,214,065 
 90,244     CME Group, Inc   6,697,007 
 280  e  Cohen & Steers, Inc   10,741 
 187,463     Discover Financial Services   9,725,580 
 10,240     Evercore Partners, Inc (Class A)   516,813 
 177,924     Franklin Resources, Inc   9,582,987 
 350  *,e  Green Dot Corp   7,511 
 114     Greenhill & Co, Inc   5,848 
 25,377  *  IntercontinentalExchange, Inc   4,890,909 
 350  *  International Assets Holding Corp   7,161 
 144,528     Invesco Ltd   4,877,820 
 153  *  Investment Technology Group, Inc   2,451 
 12,576     Janus Capital Group, Inc   124,125 
 16,271     Legg Mason, Inc   625,945 
 7,399     Main Street Capital Corp   224,930 
 1,293     MCG Capital Corp   6,090 
 1,847     MVC Capital, Inc   25,544 
 18,464     Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc   654,180 
 27,147  *  NewStar Financial, Inc   472,629 
 148,976     Northern Trust Corp   8,405,226 
 69,144  e  NYSE Euronext   3,043,719 
 4,200  *  PHH Corp   101,010 
 1,500  *  Pico Holdings, Inc   35,220 
 5,510     Prospect Capital Corp   62,483 
 3,216  *  Safeguard Scientifics, Inc   56,119 
 145,622     State Street Corp   10,203,734 
 5,430  *  SWS Group, Inc   30,571 
 82,448     T Rowe Price Group, Inc   6,382,300 
 3,000     TD Ameritrade Holding Corp   81,780 
 1,690     Triangle Capital Corp   50,294 
       TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS   125,198,637 
              
ENERGY - 10.5%    
 91,772     Apache Corp   8,149,354 
 4,126  *  Atwood Oceanics, Inc   219,214 
 18,430  *,e  BPZ Energy, Inc   37,044 
 75,944  *  Cameron International Corp   4,166,288 
 2,638  e  CARBO Ceramics, Inc   330,647 
 5,698  *  Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc   249,800 
 40,340  *  Cheniere Energy, Inc   1,605,532 
 25,871     Cimarex Energy Co   2,725,510 
 461  *  Clayton Williams Energy, Inc   35,880 
 66,910  *,e  Clean Energy Fuels Corp   762,105 
 7,670     Comstock Resources, Inc   131,234 
 8,230  *  Concho Resources, Inc   910,320 
 9,187     Contango Oil & Gas Co   393,663 
 41,637  *,e  Continental Resources, Inc   4,742,454 
 100     Core Laboratories NV   18,722 
 5,720     CVR Energy, Inc   227,198 
 2,655  *  Dawson Geophysical Co   77,632 
57

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Social Choice Equity Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 2,470     Delek US Holdings, Inc  $63,108 
 125,605  *  Denbury Resources, Inc   2,385,239 
 125,345     Devon Energy Corp   7,924,311 
 1,150     Energen Corp   90,068 
 70,381     EOG Resources, Inc   12,555,970 
 86,933     Equitable Resources, Inc   7,442,334 
 1,665  *  Exterran Holdings, Inc   47,536 
 73,847  *  FMC Technologies, Inc   3,732,966 
 1,752  *  Geospace Technologies Corp   170,680 
 38,130  *  Hercules Offshore, Inc   259,284 
 106,393     Hess Corp   8,639,112 
 41,509  *  Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc   2,294,202 
 11,291  *  ION Geophysical Corp   52,390 
 11,770  *  Key Energy Services, Inc   92,041 
 3,714  *  Kinder Morgan Management LLC   279,759 
 181,202  *  Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp   2,350,190 
 218,025     Marathon Oil Corp   7,687,562 
 115,848     Marathon Petroleum Corp   8,301,668 
 2,100  *  Matrix Service Co   43,659 
 129,706     National Oilwell Varco, Inc   10,529,533 
 1,625  *  Natural Gas Services Group, Inc   45,484 
 1,410  *  Newpark Resources, Inc   17,978 
 51,336     Noble Corp   1,935,367 
 125,686     Noble Energy, Inc   9,417,652 
 11,580  *,e  Northern Oil And Gas, Inc   190,259 
 7,740  *  Oasis Petroleum, Inc   412,155 
 124,403     Occidental Petroleum Corp   11,952,640 
 10,568     Oceaneering International, Inc   907,580 
 7,282  *  Oil States International, Inc   791,044 
 8,658  *  PDC Energy, Inc   587,099 
 15,633  *  Petroquest Energy, Inc   73,788 
 127,261     Phillips 66   8,199,426 
 48,980     Pioneer Natural Resources Co   10,030,124 
 76,511     Questar Market Resources, Inc   2,529,454 
 31,505  *,e  Quicksilver Resources, Inc   67,421 
 36,008     Range Resources Corp   2,726,166 
 11,132  *  Rex Energy Corp   239,338 
 79     SEACOR Holdings, Inc   7,726 
 7,460  *,e  Solazyme, Inc   78,032 
 92,188  *  Southwestern Energy Co   3,431,237 
 271,311     Spectra Energy Corp   9,650,532 
 28,186     St. Mary Land & Exploration Co   2,497,561 
 21,362  *  Superior Energy Services   573,142 
 520  *  Tesco Corp   8,934 
 2,784     Tesoro Corp   136,110 
 18,885  *,e  Ultra Petroleum Corp   346,729 
 11,063  *  Unit Corp   568,749 
 27,670  *  Vantage Drilling Co   49,253 
 270,264  *  Weatherford International Ltd   4,443,140 
 89,819  e  Western Refining, Inc   2,898,459 
 35,462  *  Whiting Petroleum Corp   2,372,053 
 126,300     Williams Cos, Inc   4,510,173 
       TOTAL ENERGY   181,419,014 
58

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Social Choice Equity Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 1.1%  
 3,418     Casey’s General Stores, Inc  $249,104 
 278     Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc   13,711 
 103,020     Kroger Co   4,413,377 
 970     Pricesmart, Inc   110,376 
 88,945     Safeway, Inc   3,104,180 
 4,686     Spartan Stores, Inc   110,262 
 233,722     Sysco Corp   7,558,569 
 580     Weis Markets, Inc   29,679 
 51,382     Whole Foods Market, Inc   3,243,746 
       TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING   18,833,004 
              
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 3.6%  
 4,420     Bunge Ltd   363,015 
 77,129     Campbell Soup Co   3,283,382 
 37,440     ConAgra Foods, Inc   1,190,966 
 5,840  *  Darling International, Inc   135,897 
 201  *,e  Diamond Foods, Inc   4,907 
 8,100     Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc   383,535 
 4,635     Flowers Foods, Inc   117,451 
 207,391     General Mills, Inc   10,456,654 
 16,519  *,e  Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc   1,037,558 
 1,900  *  Hain Celestial Group, Inc   158,137 
 16,570     Hillshire Brands Co   543,993 
 5,246     Hormel Foods Corp   227,991 
 11,509     J.M. Smucker Co   1,279,916 
 142,813     Kellogg Co   9,032,922 
 38,610     Kraft Foods Group, Inc   2,099,612 
 6,572     McCormick & Co, Inc   454,454 
 20,190     Mead Johnson Nutrition Co   1,648,715 
 345,831     Mondelez International, Inc   11,633,755 
 227,271     PepsiCo, Inc   19,111,218 
 2,259  e  Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc   72,288 
 674  *  TreeHouse Foods, Inc   49,377 
       TOTAL FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO   63,285,743 
              
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 3.3%  
 349,886     Abbott Laboratories   12,788,334 
 129,074     Aetna, Inc   8,092,940 
 2,290  *  Align Technology, Inc   130,667 
 13,630  *  Amedisys, Inc   221,896 
 1,000     AmerisourceBergen Corp   65,330 
 2,141  *  Amsurg Corp   91,827 
 88,250     Becton Dickinson & Co   9,277,723 
 2,480  *  Brookdale Senior Living, Inc   67,158 
 13,374  *  Centene Corp   751,084 
 1,000  *  Cerner Corp   56,030 
 430  e  Chemed Corp   29,163 
 52,793     Cigna Corp   4,064,005 
 1,249     Computer Programs & Systems, Inc   71,243 
59

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Social Choice Equity Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 740  *  Cyberonics, Inc  $42,742 
 1,000  *  DaVita, Inc   56,210 
 1,030     Dentsply International, Inc   48,513 
 3,900  *  Edwards Lifesciences Corp   254,241 
 6,130  *  ExamWorks Group, Inc   158,461 
 6,430  *  Five Star Quality Care, Inc   32,600 
 2,130  *  Gentiva Health Services, Inc   24,389 
 1,539  *  Greatbatch, Inc   58,667 
 1,990  *  Greenway Medical Technologies   40,497 
 300  *  Haemonetics Corp   12,168 
 1,033  *  Health Management Associates, Inc (Class A)   13,243 
 4,547  *  Henry Schein, Inc   511,219 
 2,640  *  HMS Holdings Corp   55,783 
 33,677     Humana, Inc   3,103,336 
 1,185  *  ICU Medical, Inc   73,233 
 12,311  *,e  Idexx Laboratories, Inc   1,327,864 
 240  *  Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp   10,987 
 670     Invacare Corp   14,385 
 15,685  *  Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc   529,055 
 760  *  IPC The Hospitalist Co, Inc   41,640 
 500  *  Laboratory Corp of America Holdings   50,450 
 743     Landauer, Inc   35,961 
 950  *  LHC Group, Inc   19,570 
 15,724  *  LifePoint Hospitals, Inc   811,987 
 2,510  *  MAKO Surgical Corp   74,823 
 360     Masimo Corp   9,223 
 343  *  MedAssets, Inc   7,899 
 223,468     Medtronic, Inc   12,827,063 
 2,450  *  Merit Medical Systems, Inc   39,176 
 15,247  *  Molina Healthcare, Inc   482,415 
 2,081  *  MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc   330,130 
 2,820  *  Natus Medical, Inc   55,639 
 620  *  Omnicell, Inc   14,303 
 5,728  *  OraSure Technologies, Inc   37,347 
 665  e  Owens & Minor, Inc   24,884 
 23,164     Patterson Cos, Inc   984,702 
 240     Quality Systems, Inc   5,477 
 1,640  *  Tornier BV   35,276 
 126     US Physical Therapy, Inc   4,022 
 500  *  Varian Medical Systems, Inc   36,290 
 5,020  *  Vocera Communications, Inc   84,487 
       TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES   58,087,757 
              
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 3.4%  
 12,344  e  Clorox Co   1,113,305 
 203,106     Colgate-Palmolive Co   13,147,051 
 80,253     Estee Lauder Cos (Class A)   5,694,753 
 6,280  e  Herbalife Ltd   407,070 
 95,964     Kimberly-Clark Corp   10,364,112 
 7,714  *  Medifast, Inc   179,813 
 4,949     Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc (Class A)   578,687 
 335,896     Procter & Gamble Co   27,123,602 
       TOTAL HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS   58,608,393 
60

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Social Choice Equity Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
INSURANCE - 5.8%    
 109,472     ACE Ltd  $10,448,008 
 160,091     Aflac, Inc   10,402,713 
 1,306  e  Amtrust Financial Services, Inc   50,098 
 3,437     Arthur J. Gallagher & Co   163,086 
 33,334     Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd   1,300,359 
 6,698     Axis Capital Holdings Ltd   317,619 
 224,409  *  Berkshire Hathaway, Inc (Class B)   25,824,988 
 104,831     Chubb Corp   9,652,838 
 1,217  *  eHealth, Inc   51,869 
 476     Employers Holdings, Inc   14,313 
 290  *  Enstar Group Ltd   39,420 
 730     First American Financial Corp   18,878 
 174,167  *  Genworth Financial, Inc (Class A)   2,530,646 
 1,000     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc   33,700 
 400     Kemper Corp   14,808 
 71,357     Marsh & McLennan Cos, Inc   3,268,151 
 990     Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc   6,574 
 32,330     Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd   892,631 
 139  *  Navigators Group, Inc   7,817 
 3,027     OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd (Class A)   48,311 
 3,154     PartnerRe Ltd   316,062 
 10,891     Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd   677,311 
 480     Primerica, Inc   20,616 
 101,865     Principal Financial Group   4,834,513 
 267,027     Progressive Corp   6,934,691 
 10,305     Protective Life Corp   474,854 
 134,234     Prudential Financial, Inc   10,925,305 
 200     Reinsurance Group of America, Inc (Class A)   14,236 
 830     RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd   77,779 
 139     RLI Corp   13,133 
 179     Safety Insurance Group, Inc   9,790 
 476     Selective Insurance Group, Inc   12,505 
 637     Stancorp Financial Group, Inc   37,519 
 2,787     Stewart Information Services Corp   87,289 
 121,212     Travelers Cos, Inc   10,460,596 
 300     Willis Group Holdings plc   13,521 
       TOTAL INSURANCE   99,996,547 
              
MATERIALS - 4.9%  
 307  *  AEP Industries, Inc   18,242 
 89,731     Air Products & Chemicals, Inc   9,781,576 
 500     Albemarle Corp   33,095 
 207,534  e  Alcoa, Inc   1,923,840 
 36,366  *,e  Allied Nevada Gold Corp   148,373 
 35,093     AMCOL International Corp   1,125,783 
 5,841     Aptargroup, Inc   374,759 
 49,708     Avery Dennison Corp   2,342,241 
 17,772     Ball Corp   868,873 
 13,681     Bemis Co, Inc   545,872 
61

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Social Choice Equity Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 2,310     Carpenter Technology Corp  $137,052 
 5,451  *  Castle (A.M.) & Co   78,004 
 12,740     Celanese Corp (Series A)   713,567 
 1,826  *  Clearwater Paper Corp   95,354 
 32,303     Commercial Metals Co   593,083 
 3,735     Compass Minerals International, Inc   278,145 
 1,381     Domtar Corp   116,985 
 9,448     Eastman Chemical Co   744,408 
 98,552     Ecolab, Inc   10,446,512 
 2,950  *  Ferro Corp   37,849 
 8,960  *  Flotek Industries, Inc   191,565 
 530     Globe Specialty Metals, Inc   9,296 
 25,274     H.B. Fuller Co   1,209,866 
 6,274     Innophos Holdings, Inc   314,453 
 2,468     International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc   203,980 
 68,284     International Paper Co   3,046,149 
 510  *  Kraton Polymers LLC   10,848 
 2,950     Kronos Worldwide, Inc   45,755 
 1,240  *  Landec Corp   14,520 
 45,936  *  Louisiana-Pacific Corp   781,371 
 115,426     LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A   8,610,780 
 702  *,e  McEwen Mining, Inc   1,502 
 60,006     MeadWestvaco Corp   2,091,209 
 11,078     Minerals Technologies, Inc   627,347 
 32,207     Mosaic Co   1,476,691 
 420     Neenah Paper, Inc   17,279 
 154,797     Nucor Corp   8,013,841 
 280  *  OM Group, Inc   9,520 
 17,210  *  Owens-Illinois, Inc   547,106 
 3,500     PolyOne Corp   106,050 
 86,457     Praxair, Inc   10,782,053 
 274     Quaker Chemical Corp   20,799 
 594,589     Rentech, Inc   1,016,747 
 1,576     Rock-Tenn Co (Class A)   168,648 
 4,580     Rockwood Holdings, Inc   289,685 
 40,175     Royal Gold, Inc   1,930,007 
 4,126     Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc (Class A)   119,819 
 2,025     Sealed Air Corp   61,115 
 4,870     Sherwin-Williams Co   915,560 
 60,705     Sigma-Aldrich Corp   5,246,733 
 840     Stepan Co   49,451 
 18,018  *  Stillwater Mining Co   196,576 
 14,580     Tredegar Corp   426,028 
 17,106     Valspar Corp   1,196,907 
 1,674     Wausau Paper Corp   19,586 
 3,730     Westlake Chemical Corp   400,677 
 82,760     Worthington Industries, Inc   3,355,090 
 1,279     Zep, Inc   25,439 
       TOTAL MATERIALS   83,953,661 
              
MEDIA - 3.1%    
 5,058     Belo (A.H.) Corp (Class A)   69,446 
 48,987     Cablevision Systems Corp (Class A)   761,748 
62

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Social Choice Equity Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 8,053     Cinemark Holdings, Inc  $264,219 
 3,490     Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc (Class A)   29,665 
 67,737  *  Digital Generation, Inc   856,873 
 112,248  *  Discovery Communications, Inc (Class A)   9,981,092 
 15,098  *  Discovery Communications, Inc (Class C)   1,248,756 
 13,822  *,e  DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc (Class A)   473,265 
 2,205     John Wiley & Sons, Inc (Class A)   110,889 
 70,005  *  Journal Communications, Inc (Class A)   584,542 
 20,443  *  Liberty Global plc   1,530,363 
 112,188  *  Liberty Global plc (Class A)   8,792,174 
 19,144  *  Liberty Media Corp   2,927,309 
 2,550  *  Madison Square Garden, Inc   154,326 
 30,394  *,e  McClatchy Co (Class A)   85,711 
 65,002  e  New York Times Co (Class A)   898,978 
 320     Scholastic Corp   9,181 
 4,280     Scripps Networks Interactive (Class A)   344,540 
 90,284     Time Warner Cable, Inc   10,847,623 
 194,952     Time Warner, Inc   13,401,000 
 13,692  e  Valassis Communications, Inc   374,613 
       TOTAL MEDIA   53,746,313 
              
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 7.5%    
 3,635  *,e  Affymetrix, Inc   25,699 
 109,053     Agilent Technologies, Inc   5,535,530 
 29,480  *,e  Akorn, Inc   602,571 
 2,000  *  Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc   245,900 
 93,562     Amgen, Inc   10,853,192 
 14,833  *,e  Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc   32,633 
 3,100  *  Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc   53,351 
 19,230  *  AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc   39,806 
 52,297  *  Biogen Idec, Inc   12,770,404 
 80  *  Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc (Class A)   9,882 
 305,355     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co   16,037,245 
 4,362  *  Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc   21,505 
 26,442  *  Cambrex Corp   444,754 
 13,866  *  Cepheid, Inc   564,623 
 5,980  *  Depomed, Inc   43,056 
 35,395  *  Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc   1,547,823 
 255,184  *  Gilead Sciences, Inc   18,115,512 
 870  *,e  Immunogen, Inc   14,320 
 28,828  *  Incyte Corp   1,124,292 
 13,244  *,e  Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc   127,275 
 329,023     Johnson & Johnson   30,470,820 
 39,147  *  Life Technologies Corp   2,948,161 
 435,289     Merck & Co, Inc   19,627,181 
 63,918  *  Nektar Therapeutics   607,860 
 42,156  e  PDL BioPharma, Inc   341,042 
 3,690     PerkinElmer, Inc   140,368 
 22,112  *  Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd   1,586,536 
 22,461  *,e  Sangamo Biosciences, Inc   210,460 
 1,397     Techne Corp   122,084 
63

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Social Choice Equity Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 17,000     Thermo Electron Corp  $1,662,260 
 3,980  *  United Therapeutics Corp   352,310 
 27,628  *  Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc   1,970,981 
 380  *  Viropharma, Inc   14,752 
 63,931  *,e  Vivus, Inc   600,312 
 17,490  *  Waters Corp   1,765,091 
 10,913  *,e  Xenoport, Inc   57,075 
       TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES   130,686,666 
              
REAL ESTATE - 3.6%    
 5,017     American Campus Communities, Inc   173,387 
 125,999     American Tower Corp   9,998,021 
 317,810     Annaly Capital Management, Inc   3,746,980 
 1,000     AvalonBay Communities, Inc   125,050 
 33,244     Boston Properties, Inc   3,440,754 
 55,874  *  CBRE Group, Inc   1,297,953 
 4,441     Douglas Emmett, Inc   110,714 
 40,807     Duke Realty Corp   676,172 
 210     EastGroup Properties, Inc   13,369 
 515     Equity One, Inc   12,417 
 34,853     Equity Residential   1,824,903 
 3,961     Federal Realty Investment Trust   410,360 
 70,389     First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc   1,271,929 
 1,693  *  Forest City Enterprises, Inc (Class A)   34,300 
 540     Franklin Street Properties Corp   7,128 
 155,005     HCP, Inc   6,432,707 
 26,076     Health Care REIT, Inc   1,691,029 
 2,950     Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc   70,829 
 210,444     Host Marriott Corp   3,903,736 
 8     Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc   762 
 266     Kilroy Realty Corp   14,141 
 3,363     LaSalle Hotel Properties   104,421 
 8,916     Liberty Property Trust   331,586 
 13,708     Macerich Co   811,651 
 873     Medical Properties Trust, Inc   11,384 
 3,361     Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc   223,170 
 540     Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc   9,979 
 2,000     Plum Creek Timber Co, Inc   90,800 
 3,580     Post Properties, Inc   163,749 
 154,738     Prologis, Inc   6,181,783 
 140     PS Business Parks, Inc   11,409 
 64,892     RAIT Investment Trust   489,935 
 25,145  e  Ryman Hospitality Properties   928,102 
 75,282     Simon Property Group, Inc   11,634,833 
 500     UDR, Inc   12,405 
 26,620     Ventas, Inc   1,736,689 
 41,378     Vornado Realty Trust   3,685,125 
 297     Washington REIT   7,784 
 2,000     Weyerhaeuser Co   60,800 
 3,851     Winthrop Realty Trust   45,326 
       TOTAL REAL ESTATE   61,797,572 
64

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Social Choice Equity Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
RETAILING - 4.8%  
 312     Aaron’s, Inc  $8,851 
 3,793     Advance Auto Parts, Inc   376,190 
 34,025     American Eagle Outfitters, Inc   527,047 
 7,183  *  Ann Taylor Stores Corp   253,991 
 13,605  *  AutoZone, Inc   5,913,957 
 2,420  *,e  Barnes & Noble, Inc   34,195 
 61,710  *  Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc   4,771,417 
 37,399     Best Buy Co, Inc   1,600,677 
 820     Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp   15,506 
 160  *  Blue Nile, Inc   6,571 
 250  e  Buckle, Inc   12,235 
 2,000  *  Cabela’s, Inc   118,640 
 20,774  *  Carmax, Inc   976,170 
 9     Chico’s FAS, Inc   154 
 550  *  Express Parent LLC   12,765 
 1,820     Finish Line, Inc (Class A)   45,573 
 18,516     Foot Locker, Inc   642,505 
 2     GameStop Corp (Class A)   110 
 146,811     Gap, Inc   5,430,539 
 75,034     Genuine Parts Co   5,914,930 
 8,830     GNC Holdings, Inc   519,381 
 7,844     HSN, Inc   411,026 
 65,697     Kohl’s Corp   3,731,590 
 216,410  *  Liberty Interactive Corp   5,834,414 
 7,610  *  LKQ Corp   251,358 
 260,564     Lowe’s Companies, Inc   12,970,876 
 56,050     Macy’s, Inc   2,584,466 
 300     Men’s Wearhouse, Inc   12,690 
 19,391  *  New York & Co, Inc   99,282 
 17,815     Nordstrom, Inc   1,077,273 
 2,593     Nutri/System, Inc   48,748 
 37,859  *  Office Depot, Inc   211,632 
 3,806  e  OfficeMax, Inc   57,014 
 1,978  *  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc   244,896 
 10,210     Petsmart, Inc   742,880 
 10,219     Pier 1 Imports, Inc   213,373 
 4,030     Ross Stores, Inc   311,721 
 5,448  *  Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc   143,391 
 555     Shoe Carnival, Inc   14,424 
 1,960  *  Shutterfly, Inc   96,314 
 3,780     Signet Jewelers Ltd   282,215 
 159,066     Staples, Inc   2,564,144 
 2,017     Stein Mart, Inc   29,791 
 168,991     Target Corp   10,948,927 
 4,015     Tiffany & Co   317,868 
 200,904     TJX Companies, Inc   12,212,954 
 1,000  *  TripAdvisor, Inc   82,710 
 10,381  *  Tuesday Morning Corp   146,891 
 5     Williams-Sonoma, Inc   262 
       TOTAL RETAILING   82,824,534 
65

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Social Choice Equity Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 2.6%    
 19,583  *  Advanced Energy Industries, Inc  $408,893 
 15,350  *,e  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc   51,269 
 7,601     Analog Devices, Inc   374,729 
 550,958     Applied Materials, Inc   9,834,600 
 5,850  *,e  Cirrus Logic, Inc   131,215 
 5,920     Cypress Semiconductor Corp   54,938 
 2,000  *  Freescale Semiconductor Holdings Ltd   30,880 
 1,076  *  Hittite Microwave Corp   68,746 
 747,737     Intel Corp   18,267,215 
 430  *  International Rectifier Corp   11,197 
 5,200  *  Lam Research Corp   281,996 
 4,210  e  Microchip Technology, Inc   180,862 
 146,812  *  ON Semiconductor Corp   1,036,493 
 18,114  *  RF Micro Devices, Inc   95,098 
 24,937  *  Skyworks Solutions, Inc   642,876 
 33,452  *,e  SunPower Corp   1,009,916 
 11,248  *  Teradyne, Inc   196,727 
 281,521     Texas Instruments, Inc   11,846,404 
 1,460  *  Triquint Semiconductor, Inc   11,578 
       TOTAL SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT   44,535,632 
              
SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 8.8%    
 155,111     Accenture plc   11,400,658 
 59,618  *  Active Network, Inc   860,884 
 151,592  *  Adobe Systems, Inc   8,216,286 
 328     Advent Software, Inc   11,004 
 3,513  *,e  Angie’s List, Inc   49,498 
 58,494     AOL, Inc   2,119,823 
 55,155  *  Autodesk, Inc   2,201,236 
 33,560     Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc   1,179,970 
 137,694     CA, Inc   4,373,161 
 1,110  *  Cadence Design Systems, Inc   14,397 
 118,137  *  Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (Class A)   10,269,649 
 28,845     Compuware Corp   308,065 
 1,980  *  comScore, Inc   52,906 
 5,337     Convergys Corp   105,352 
 5,070  *,e  Demand Media, Inc   24,235 
 1,309  *  E2open, Inc   29,452 
 1,124  e  Factset Research Systems, Inc   122,449 
 380     Fair Isaac Corp   21,766 
 6,420  *  Fortinet, Inc   129,106 
 2,939     Global Payments, Inc   174,812 
 31,199  *  Google, Inc (Class A)   32,153,065 
 570  *  Higher One Holdings, Inc   4,531 
 300  *  Infoblox, Inc   13,335 
 23,796  *  Informatica Corp   918,526 
 134,552     International Business Machines Corp   24,113,064 
 113,304     Intuit, Inc   8,091,039 
 360  e  j2 Global, Inc   19,793 
 7,278  *,e  Liquidity Services, Inc   190,029 
 605  *  LogMeIn, Inc   19,541 
66

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Social Choice Equity Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 1,000     MAXIMUS, Inc  $48,450 
 200  e  Mercadolibre, Inc   26,927 
 300  *  NetSuite, Inc   30,264 
 3,975  *  NeuStar, Inc (Class A)   182,532 
 1,360  *,e  OpenTable, Inc   94,493 
 540,464     Oracle Corp   18,105,544 
 13,708  *  QuinStreet, Inc   121,864 
 3,228  *  Responsys, Inc   52,746 
 2,376  *  Rosetta Stone, Inc   36,068 
 1,854  *  Rovi Corp   31,073 
 169,498  *  Salesforce.com, Inc   9,044,413 
 2,065  *  Seachange International, Inc   29,302 
 6,070  *  ServiceSource International LLC   65,677 
 2,310  *  SolarWinds, Inc   83,599 
 1,976  *  SPS Commerce, Inc   134,664 
 266  *  Stamps.com, Inc   12,087 
 538  *  Sykes Enterprises, Inc   10,071 
 275,109     Symantec Corp   6,255,979 
 1,650     Syntel, Inc   141,636 
 4,529  *,e  Tangoe, Inc   86,504 
 5,470  *  Teradata Corp   241,063 
 2,810  *  Ultimate Software Group, Inc   434,089 
 1,550  *  Unisys Corp   40,843 
 4,120  *,e  Valueclick, Inc   79,145 
 311,000  *  Yahoo!, Inc   10,241,230 
       TOTAL SOFTWARE & SERVICES   152,817,895 
              
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 4.4%  
 330     Adtran, Inc   7,748 
 27,724  *  Aruba Networks, Inc   520,102 
 3,467  *  Avid Technology, Inc   25,829 
 1,070     Belden CDT, Inc   71,968 
 1,524  *  Benchmark Electronics, Inc   34,641 
 910     Black Box Corp   22,786 
 690  *  Calix Networks, Inc   7,017 
 2,299  *  Checkpoint Systems, Inc   39,129 
 800,982     Cisco Systems, Inc   18,022,095 
 1,960     Cognex Corp   61,250 
 180     Coherent, Inc   11,914 
 59,739     Corning, Inc   1,020,940 
 46,352  *  Cray, Inc   1,036,431 
 1,190  *  DTS, Inc   23,800 
 496,352     EMC Corp   11,947,193 
 1,110     FEI Co   98,879 
 22,521  *  Finisar Corp   518,208 
 13,898  *  Flextronics International Ltd   109,655 
 8,980  *,e  Fusion-io, Inc   96,535 
 473,996     Hewlett-Packard Co   11,551,282 
 11,040  *  Ingram Micro, Inc (Class A)   255,797 
 2,970  *  Insight Enterprises, Inc   62,578 
 5,777     InterDigital, Inc   223,859 
 7,022  e  IPG Photonics Corp   465,348 
67

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Social Choice Equity Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 350  *  Itron, Inc  $14,934 
 15,050     Jabil Circuit, Inc   313,943 
 1,916  *  Kemet Corp   10,864 
 14,044  e  Lexmark International, Inc (Class A)   499,264 
 212     Littelfuse, Inc   18,026 
 866     Molex, Inc   33,428 
 61,188     Motorola, Inc   3,825,474 
 417     National Instruments Corp   12,114 
 1,478  *  Netgear, Inc   42,507 
 14,946  *  Oplink Communications, Inc   272,764 
 500  *  OSI Systems, Inc   36,420 
 281  *  Plexus Corp   10,757 
 659  *,e  Procera Networks, Inc   9,325 
 13,750  *  QLogic Corp   169,812 
 244,675     Qualcomm, Inc   16,997,572 
 1,340  *  Rackable Systems, Inc   17,112 
 5,980  *,e  RealD, Inc   41,382 
 610  *  Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc   16,012 
 270  *  Scansource, Inc   10,384 
 3,009  *  Super Micro Computer, Inc   41,885 
 1,993  *  Tech Data Corp   103,756 
 3,218  *  TTM Technologies, Inc   28,158 
 2,515  *,e  Universal Display Corp   80,229 
 3,451  *  Vishay Precision Group, Inc   56,596 
 745,674     Xerox Corp   7,412,000 
       TOTAL TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT   76,309,702 
              
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.4%    
 2,300  *  Cbeyond Communications, Inc   14,812 
 274,413     CenturyTel, Inc   9,291,624 
 32,957  *  Cincinnati Bell, Inc   94,257 
 2,650  e  Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc   49,369 
 92,993  *  Crown Castle International Corp   7,069,328 
 461,777  e  Frontier Communications Corp   2,036,437 
 4,950  *,e  Iridium Communications, Inc   29,849 
 8,320  *  Level 3 Communications, Inc   254,176 
 7,710  *  SBA Communications Corp (Class A)   674,394 
 265,907  *,e  Sprint Corp   1,789,554 
 18,216  *  tw telecom inc (Class A)   574,168 
 1,580     USA Mobility, Inc   23,574 
 5,170  *  Vonage Holdings Corp   19,284 
 209,253  e  Windstream Holdings, Inc   1,789,113 
       TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   23,709,939 
              
TRANSPORTATION - 2.0%  
 3,460     Alaska Air Group, Inc   244,484 
 158     Allegiant Travel Co   16,475 
 310     Arkansas Best Corp   8,485 
 6,700  *  Avis Budget Group, Inc   209,911 
 17,610  e  CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc   1,052,021 
 301,501     CSX Corp   7,857,116 
 2,060  *  Echo Global Logistics, Inc   37,925 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 8     Expeditors International of Washington, Inc  $362 
 1,000  *  Hertz Global Holdings, Inc   22,960 
 218     J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc   16,357 
 218  *  Kirby Corp   19,291 
 180     Landstar System, Inc   9,952 
 72,505     Norfolk Southern Corp   6,236,880 
 9     Ryder System, Inc   592 
 45,410     Union Pacific Corp   6,875,074 
 139,685     United Parcel Service, Inc (Class B)   13,722,654 
       TOTAL TRANSPORTATION   36,330,539 
              
UTILITIES - 4.1%    
 7,880     American States Water Co   224,422 
 3,470     American Water Works Co, Inc   148,759 
 71,112  *  Calpine Corp   1,434,329 
 70,046     Centerpoint Energy, Inc   1,723,132 
 1,701     Chesapeake Utilities Corp   92,551 
 105,473     Cleco Corp   4,887,619 
 130,575     Consolidated Edison, Inc   7,602,076 
 50,537     Duke Energy Corp   3,625,019 
 510     Empire District Electric Co   11,470 
 2,130     Integrys Energy Group, Inc   124,988 
 3,471     ITC Holdings Corp   349,148 
 5,397     MDU Resources Group, Inc   160,723 
 15,432     MGE Energy, Inc   868,976 
 6,859     New Jersey Resources Corp   315,720 
 126,455     NextEra Energy, Inc   10,717,061 
 176,405     NiSource, Inc   5,560,286 
 95,652     Northeast Utilities   4,102,514 
 2,044     Northwest Natural Gas Co   88,771 
 123,904     NV Energy, Inc   2,941,481 
 41,876     Oneok, Inc   2,365,994 
 290  e  Ormat Technologies, Inc   7,560 
 236,464     Pepco Holdings, Inc   4,559,026 
 145,922     PG&E Corp   6,106,836 
 58,455  e  Piedmont Natural Gas Co, Inc   1,995,654 
 3,050     Pinnacle West Capital Corp   170,891 
 1,330     PNM Resources, Inc   31,814 
 5,000     Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc   167,500 
 72,603     Sempra Energy   6,617,037 
 6,188     SJW Corp   174,687 
 16,544     South Jersey Industries, Inc   985,195 
 8,780     TECO Energy, Inc   150,753 
 2,730     UGI Corp   112,940 
 1,494     Unitil Corp   45,149 
 270     UNS Energy Corp   13,360 
 1,260     Vectren Corp   43,999 
 4,760  e  Westar Energy, Inc   150,464 
 14,518     WGL Holdings, Inc   653,455 
 11,774     Wisconsin Energy Corp   495,803 
 27,311     Xcel Energy, Inc   788,195 
       TOTAL UTILITIES   70,615,357 
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SHARES     COMPANY   RATE   MATURITY
DATE
  VALUE 
                         
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS              $1,718,833,106 
       (Cost $1,204,075,033)                 
                         
PRINCIPAL     ISSUER            
                   
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.5%  
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED 2.5%  
GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT - 2.0%  
$20,700,000     Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)     0.014-0.046 %   12/04/13-01/24/14   20,698,961 
 11,789,000     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC)     0.007-0.019     11/25/13-12/16/13   11,788,762 
 1,700,000     Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)     0.014     12/02/13   1,699,956 
       TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT               34,187,679 
                         
TREASURY DEBT - 0.5%  
 4,000,000     United States Treasury Bill     0.041     12/19/13   3,999,765 
 5,000,000     United States Treasury Note     0.250     04/30/14   5,003,320 
       TOTAL TREASURY DEBT               9,003,085 
       TOTAL INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED   43,190,764 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS               43,190,764 
       (Cost $43,191,859)                 
                         
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.8%               1,762,023,870 
       (Cost $1,247,266,892)                 
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - (1.8)%               (30,368,719)
       NET ASSETS - 100.0%              $1,731,655,151 
       
       
  Abbreviation(s):
    REIT   Real Estate Investment Trust
     
*   Non-income producing.
e   All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan is $45,554,639.
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS
EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
October 31, 2013

 

PRINCIPAL     ISSUER  RATE  MATURITY
DATE
  VALUE 
                  
EQUITY-LINKED NOTES - 0.3%             
                     
GERMANY - 0.3%             
$1,247,450  *  Deutsche Bank, John Keells   0.000%  07/05/19  $2,132,267 
       TOTAL GERMANY           2,132,267 
                     
       TOTAL EQUITY-LINKED NOTES           2,132,267 
       (Cost $2,271,242)             
                     
SHARES     COMPANY            
                     
COMMON STOCKS - 98.9%             
                     
AUSTRALIA - 0.3%             
 492,815  e  Fortescue Metals Group Ltd           2,416,958 
       TOTAL AUSTRALIA           2,416,958 
                     
BRAZIL - 10.6%        
 212,500     Aliansce Shopping Centers S.A.           2,062,163 
 333,500     Banco Bradesco S.A. (Preference)           4,804,713 
 697,790     Banco Itau Holding Financeira S.A.           10,796,789 
 287,266  *  BHG S.A.-Brazil Hospitality Group           2,103,010 
 287,400     BR Malls Participacoes S.A.           2,776,266 
 79,500     Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar           3,949,566 
 177,660     Companhia Brasileira de Meios de Pagamento           5,387,818 
 352,100     Forjas Taurus S.A. (Preference)           339,495 
 522,000     Gerdau S.A. (Preference)           4,119,160 
 295,900     Hypermarcas S.A.           2,582,290 
 240,500     Iochpe-Maxion S.A.           2,940,494 
 129,000     Kepler Weber S.A.           1,604,294 
 117,300     Linx S.A.           2,120,113 
 172,100     Mills Estruturas e Servicos de           2,389,211 
 103,933     Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios S.A.           2,439,888 
 116,800     Perdigao S.A.           2,742,469 
 689,245     Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.           5,992,224 
 474,300     Randon Participacoes S.A.           2,688,871 
 148,200     Ultrapar Participacoes S.A.           3,939,774 
 555,800     Vale S.A.           8,837,471 
       TOTAL BRAZIL           74,616,079 
                     
CAMBODIA - 0.3%             
 2,418,000     NagaCorp Ltd           2,232,890 
       TOTAL CAMBODIA           2,232,890 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
CHILE - 0.2%     
 638,513     Parque Arauco S.A  $1,231,431 
       TOTAL CHILE   1,231,431 
             
CHINA - 15.8%     
 3,404,000  *,e  Angang New Steel Co Ltd   2,060,946 
 1,033,000  e  Anhui Conch Cement Co Ltd   3,604,933 
 333,500     Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd   2,737,596 
 14,046,090     China Construction Bank   10,928,231 
 2,639,000  e  China Everbright International Ltd   2,630,808 
 886,000     China Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd   3,897,437 
 1,643,400  *,e,m  China Metal Recycling Holdings Ltd   2,120 
 1,314,000     China Oilfield Services Ltd   3,672,215 
 1,494,000  e  China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd   4,629,938 
 1,204,000  e  China Resources Gas Group Ltd   3,115,387 
 3,862,000  e  China Shipping Development Co Ltd   2,184,979 
 3,650,000  e  China Southern Airlines Co Ltd   1,344,996 
 2,556,000  e  China Unicom Ltd   3,998,895 
 4,070,500  *  China ZhengTong Auto Services Holdings Ltd   2,834,393 
 3,607,000     CNOOC Ltd   7,336,535 
 4,877,000     Country Garden Holdings Co Ltd   3,344,266 
 2,807,000  e  CPMC Holdings Ltd   2,243,400 
 4,398,000     Huaneng Power International, Inc   4,590,678 
 18,532,834     Industrial & Commercial Bank of China   12,991,999 
 3,454,000  e  KWG Property Holding Ltd   2,236,148 
 4,232,000  e  Lenovo Group Ltd   4,533,336 
 3,742,000     Midas Holdings Ltd   1,502,509 
 20,428  *  Sina Corp   1,706,964 
 279,300     Tencent Holdings Ltd   15,230,343 
 532,000  e  Xinao Gas Holdings Ltd   3,154,172 
 1,188,000  e  Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co Ltd   4,264,244 
       TOTAL CHINA   110,777,468 
              
COLOMBIA - 1.4%     
 416,438     Cementos Argos S.A.   2,198,439 
 184,601     Cementos Argos S.A.(Preference)   940,394 
 346,968  *  Cemex Latam Holdings S.A.   2,654,951 
 183,369     Grupo Argos S.A.   2,125,989 
 96,326     Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp   1,986,229 
       TOTAL COLOMBIA   9,906,002 
              
CYPRUS - 0.5%        
 192,446  *  TCS Group Holding plc (ADR)   3,299,487 
       TOTAL CYPRUS   3,299,487 
              
CZECH REPUBLIC - 0.5%     
 13,577     Komercni Banka AS   3,363,131 
       TOTAL CZECH REPUBLIC   3,363,131 
              
GREECE - 0.3%        
 829,500  *  Piraeus Bank S.A.   1,731,567 
       TOTAL GREECE   1,731,567 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
HONG KONG - 3.7%      
 663,000     AIA Group Ltd  $3,366,601 
 22,290  *,m  Asia Pacific Investment Partners Limited   158,126 
 1,781,400     Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd   2,953,980 
 273,000  *  Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd   2,037,912 
 9,352,000  *,e  GCL Poly Energy Holdings Ltd   2,869,387 
 3,584,000  e  Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd   2,570,467 
 81,794  *  Melco PBL Entertainment Macau Ltd (ADR)   2,712,289 
 642,000     SA SA International Holdings Ltd   700,365 
 391,200     Sands China Ltd   2,781,467 
 1,500,000     Techtronic Industries Co   3,767,180 
 1,802,000     Xinyi Glass Holdings Co Ltd   1,784,690 
       TOTAL HONG KONG   25,702,464 
              
INDIA - 6.1%        
 539,633     Adani Enterprises Ltd   1,822,928 
 800,403     Bharat Forge Ltd   3,896,272 
 700,216  *  DEN Networks Ltd   1,694,120 
 63,069     Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd   2,514,036 
 76,717  *  Future Lifestyle Fashions Ltd   88,258 
 185,660     Havells India Ltd   2,232,646 
 113,208     HCL Technologies Ltd   2,018,278 
 205,947     Lupin Ltd   2,971,127 
 321,811     Phoenix Mills Ltd   1,226,395 
 1,087,789     Puravankara Projects Ltd   1,370,233 
 98,631     Strides Arcolab Ltd   1,398,113 
 552,593     Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd   5,465,895 
 288,011     Sun TV Network Ltd   1,968,630 
 170,512     Tata Consultancy Services Ltd   5,858,605 
 285,080     Tata Motors Ltd   1,772,875 
 395,823     Tata Steel Ltd   2,155,512 
 83,278     Tech Mahindra Ltd   2,100,579 
 441,620     ZEE Telefilms Ltd   1,910,552 
       TOTAL INDIA   42,465,054 
              
INDONESIA - 1.0%        
 1,803,500     PT Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk   1,377,151 
 6,869,000     PT Cardig Aero Services Tbk   548,423 
 6,961,000  *  PT MNC Sky Vision Tbk   1,434,964 
 5,451,200     PT Modern Internasional Tbk   408,450 
 33,374,500     PT Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk   1,598,779 
 6,080,500     PT Surya Citra Media Tbk   1,267,288 
       TOTAL INDONESIA   6,635,055 
              
ITALY - 0.4%        
 290,200     Prada S.p.A   2,831,380 
       TOTAL ITALY   2,831,380 
              
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF - 15.4%        
 8,535     CJ O Shopping Co Ltd   2,848,276 
 38,710     Daelim Industrial Co   3,593,185 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 206,170  *  Doosan Infracore Co Ltd  $2,950,959 
 23,385     Honam Petrochemical Corp   4,791,574 
 206,350  *  Hynix Semiconductor, Inc   6,209,255 
 18,874     Hyundai Heavy Industries   4,507,057 
 60,000     Hyundai Hysco   2,375,247 
 46,289     Hyundai Motor Co   11,028,069 
 16,242     Hyundai Wia Corp   2,796,305 
 17,455     LG Chem Ltd   4,923,741 
 13,369     Mando Corp   1,802,316 
 10,044     NHN Corp   5,636,362 
 22,857     Samsung Electronics Co Ltd   31,521,138 
 12,848     Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd   3,004,426 
 127,040     Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd   4,658,219 
 73,214  *  Sapphire Technology Co Ltd   3,091,002 
 91,585     Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd   3,810,837 
 129,256     Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd   5,636,028 
 53,759     Woongjin Coway Co Ltd   3,076,953 
       TOTAL KOREA, REPUBLIC OF   108,260,949 
              
MACAU - 0.4%        
 724,800  e  Wynn Macau Ltd   2,782,335 
       TOTAL MACAU   2,782,335 
              
MALAYSIA - 0.6%     
 2,004,400     AirAsia BHD   1,701,626 
 1,513,700     Gamuda BHD   2,336,089 
       TOTAL MALAYSIA   4,037,715 
              
MEXICO - 7.0%        
 1,857,400     Alfa S.A. de C.V. (Class A)   5,093,623 
 1,188,600     Alpek SAB de C.V.   2,579,031 
 515,300     Alsea SAB de C.V.   1,602,704 
 5,578,239  *,e  Cemex S.A. de C.V.   5,934,274 
 1,953,300  e  Compartamos SAB de C.V.   3,805,621 
 845,100  *,e  Credito Real SAB de C.V.   1,362,809 
 955,500     Fibra Uno Administracion S.A. de C.V.   2,971,828 
 505,400  e  Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A. de C.V.   4,727,745 
 1,275,000  *,e  Genomma Lab Internacional S.A. de C.V.   3,397,785 
 1,460,800  *  Grupo Famsa SAB de C.V.   2,745,315 
 935,380     Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A. de C.V.   5,970,488 
 1,398,800     Grupo Mexico S.A. de C.V. (Series B)   4,418,138 
 775,200  e  Grupo Televisa S.A.   4,735,361 
       TOTAL MEXICO   49,344,722 
              
NIGERIA - 0.2%        
 250,698     Zenith Bank plc (GDR)   1,695,436 
       TOTAL NIGERIA   1,695,436 
              
PERU - 0.7%        
 501,881     Alicorp S.A.   1,565,550 
 18,820     Bolsa de Valores de Lima S.A.   71,262 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 1,655,113     Ferreyros S.A.  $1,080,330 
 357,293     Grana y Montero S.A.   1,552,608 
 41,787  *  Grana y Montero S.A. (ADR)   905,106 
       TOTAL PERU   5,174,856 
              
PHILIPPINES - 4.1%        
 2,810,000     Ayala Land, Inc   1,912,964 
 938,870     Banco de Oro Universal Bank   1,761,387 
 2,317,000  e  Del Monte Pacific Ltd   1,516,383 
 5,389,400  *  Emperador, Inc   1,466,775 
 122,580     GT Capital Holdings, Inc   2,423,909 
 1,509,590     International Container Term Services, Inc   3,634,407 
 28,996,000     Megaworld Corp   2,572,574 
 16,140,200     Metro Pacific Investments Corp   1,822,207 
 1,326,133     Metropolitan Bank & Trust   2,734,280 
 62,760     Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc   528,647 
 2,517,100     Robinsons Land Corp   1,320,401 
 121,691     SM Investments Corp   2,410,712 
 4,768,075     SM Prime Holdings   2,112,138 
 936,807     Universal Robina   2,765,110 
       TOTAL PHILIPPINES   28,981,894 
              
POLAND - 1.5%        
 45,524  *  Alior Bank S.A.   1,152,058 
 19,161     BRE Bank S.A.   3,164,516 
 153,523     Eurocash S.A.   2,358,317 
 266,139     Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski S.A.   3,525,529 
       TOTAL POLAND   10,200,420 
              
RUSSIA - 7.9%        
 89,004     Eurasia Drilling Co Ltd (GDR)   3,766,711 
 1,157,391     Gazprom OAO (ADR)   10,818,598 
 143,282     LUKOIL (ADR)   9,384,091 
 113,952     Magnit OAO (GDR)   7,318,011 
 63,835     Mail.ru (GDR)   2,354,235 
 83,620     MD Medical Group Investments plc (ADR)   1,003,440 
 38,001     NovaTek OAO (GDR)   5,328,884 
 895,955     Sberbank of Russian Federation (ADR)   11,425,556 
 108,053  *  Yandex NV   3,982,834 
       TOTAL RUSSIA   55,382,360 
              
SINGAPORE - 2.4%        
 1,719,000  e  Ezion Holdings Ltd   3,093,959 
 427,000     Fraser and Neave Ltd   1,997,158 
 1,436,000     Genting International plc   1,756,948 
 886,000     Global Logistic Properties   2,199,321 
 259,000     Keppel Corp Ltd   2,260,114 
 1,853,000     Parkson Retail Asia Ltd   1,581,211 
 965,000     Petra Foods Ltd   2,759,471 
 441,000     Super Coffeemix Manufacturing Ltd   1,491,117 
       TOTAL SINGAPORE   17,139,299 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
SOUTH AFRICA - 2.7%      
 153,687     Imperial Holdings Ltd  $3,266,493 
 114,800     Naspers Ltd (N Shares)   10,745,712 
 98,826     Sasol Ltd   5,049,790 
       TOTAL SOUTH AFRICA   19,061,995 
             
SWITZERLAND - 0.5%      
 113,752     Coca-Cola HBC AG.   3,271,570 
       TOTAL SWITZERLAND   3,271,570 
             
TAIWAN - 7.3%      
 365,000     Airtac International Group   2,641,324 
 1,426,515     Cathay Financial Holding Co Ltd   2,155,121 
 333,000     Delta Electronics, Inc   1,731,758 
 1,378,000     Epistar Corp   2,389,579 
 1,242,000     Fubon Financial Holding Co Ltd   1,820,223 
 199,000     Gourmet Master Co Ltd   1,324,799 
 1,512,509     Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, Ltd   3,845,242 
 4,138,000 *   Inotera Memories, Inc   2,668,291 
 2,211,000     Inventec Co Ltd   1,978,976 
 88,000     Largan Precision Co Ltd   2,996,691 
 483,000     MediaTek, Inc   6,603,541 
 258,010     Parade Technologies Ltd   1,929,053 
 4,861,000     Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd   17,915,532 
 274,000     Tong Hsing Electronic Industries Ltd   1,449,489 
       TOTAL TAIWAN   51,449,619 
             
THAILAND - 2.6%      
 3,750,300     Amata Corp PCL (Foreign)   2,056,750 
 457,100     Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL (ADR)   1,967,206 
 3,060,873     Beauty Community PCL (ADR)   2,202,587 
 320,300     Kasikornbank PCL - (NVDR)   1,962,049 
 2,247,600     MC Group PCL (ADR)   1,010,066 
 3,714,910     Minor International PCL (Foreign)   3,308,625 
 173,100     Siam Cement PCL (ADR)   2,377,069 
 473,100     Siam Commercial Bank PCL   2,508,446 
 149,800     Thai Stanley Electric PCL (ADR)   1,107,507 
       TOTAL THAILAND   18,500,305 
             
TURKEY - 2.3%      
 364,752     Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS   1,719,730 
 119,343     Coca-Cola Icecek AS   3,412,976 
 1,381,055     Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS   1,909,524 
 391,423     Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS   1,851,754 
 457,553     KOC Holding AS   2,240,985 
 159,730     Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS   2,825,499 
 638,363     Turk Hava Yollari   2,489,092 
       TOTAL TURKEY   16,449,560 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
UKRAINE - 0.3%        
 133,130     MHP SA (GDR)   $2,110,111 
       TOTAL UKRAINE   2,110,111 
              
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - 0.9%        
 224,623  *  Al Noor Hospitals Group plc   3,061,363 
 1,060,039     Emaar Properties PJSC   1,752,485 
 379,938     First Gulf Bank PJSC   1,678,009 
       TOTAL UNITED ARAB EMIRATES   6,491,857 
              
UNITED KINGDOM - 1.0%        
 1,042,658  *  Afren plc   2,635,580 
 81,547     SABMiller plc (Johannesburg)   4,235,079 
       TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM   6,870,659 
              
UNITED STATES - 0.0%        
 2,787  *  58.COM, Inc (ADR)   67,222 
       TOTAL UNITED STATES   67,222 
             
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   694,481,850 
       (Cost $615,151,550)     
              
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.6%     
              
BRAZIL - 0.6%        
 111,860  *  Ambev Cia De Bebidas Das   4,161,621 
       TOTAL BRAZIL   4,161,621 
              
PHILIPPINES - 0.0%        
 1,721,900  *,m  Ayala Land, Inc (Preferred B)   3,985 
       TOTAL PHILIPPINES   3,985 
             
       TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS   4,165,606 
       (Cost $4,413,738)     
             
RIGHTS / WARRANTS - 0.1%        
GREECE - 0.1%        
 829,500     Piraeus Bank S.A.   905,507 
       TOTAL GREECE   905,507 
             
       TOTAL RIGHTS / WARRANTS   905,507 
       (Cost $686,770)     
             
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.0%        
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 5.0%        
 35,377,751  c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street
Navigator Securities Lending Trust
   35,377,751 
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES   35,377,751 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   35,377,751 
       (Cost $35,377,751)     
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 104.9%  $737,062,981 
       (Cost $657,901,051)     
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - (4.9)%   (34,577,190)
       NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $702,485,791 
       
       
      Abbreviation(s):
      ADR American Depositary Receipt
      GDR Global Depositary Receipt
      NVDR Non Voting Depositary Receipt
       
  *   Non-income producing.
  c   Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
  e   All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan is $32,517,371.
  m   Indicates a security that has been deemed illiquid.
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EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND

SUMMARY OF MARKET VALUES BY SECTOR

October 31, 2013

 

SECTOR  VALUE   % OF
NET ASSETS
 
FINANCIALS  $156,134,504    22.2%
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   143,473,234    20.4 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY   100,902,547    14.4 
INDUSTRIALS   75,501,311    10.7 
MATERIALS   69,567,344    9.9 
ENERGY   63,004,590    9.0 
CONSUMER STAPLES   56,463,603    8.0 
HEALTH CARE   21,778,965    3.1 
UTILITIES   10,860,237    1.6 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   3,998,895    0.6 
SHORT - TERM INVESTMENTS   35,377,751    5.0 
OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET   (34,577,190)   (4.9)
           
NET ASSETS  $702,485,791    100.0%
 
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS
ENHANCED INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
October 31, 2013

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
COMMON STOCKS - 99.0%     
             
AUSTRALIA - 8.1%     
 174,061  e  ALS Ltd  $1,646,570 
 205,580     Amcor Ltd   2,106,040 
 432,025     Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd   13,824,951 
 84,298     BHP Billiton Ltd   2,980,219 
 163,857     Brambles Ltd   1,438,457 
 43,749     Commonwealth Bank of Australia   3,150,038 
 44,200     CSL Ltd   2,905,483 
 968,044  e  Fortescue Metals Group Ltd   4,747,667 
 916,703     Incitec Pivot Ltd   2,306,355 
 234,347  e  Leighton Holdings Ltd   3,970,027 
 29,813     National Australia Bank Ltd   996,375 
 601,550  e  SP AusNet   710,626 
 132,455     Suncorp-Metway Ltd   1,670,178 
 719,196     Telstra Corp Ltd   3,519,222 
 311,668     Westfield Retail Trust   909,301 
 348,765     Westpac Banking Corp   11,323,404 
 111,893     Woodside Petroleum Ltd   4,101,987 
 122,797     Woolworths Ltd   4,049,407 
       TOTAL AUSTRALIA   66,356,307 
             
AUSTRIA - 0.5%     
 77,055  *,e,m  Immoeast AG.   0 
 39,794     OMV AG.   1,898,279 
 42,672     Voestalpine AG.   2,013,073 
       TOTAL AUSTRIA   3,911,352 
             
BELGIUM - 1.5%     
 46,271     Ageas   1,966,252 
 8,709     Belgacom S.A.   238,292 
 73,255     InBev NV   7,593,877 
 8,941     Solvay S.A.   1,398,041 
 16,719     Telenet Group Holding NV   918,224 
       TOTAL BELGIUM   12,114,686 
             
CHINA - 0.3%     
 119,500  e  AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc   528,138 
 43,000     BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd   140,431 
 1,743,000     Yangzijiang Shipbuilding   1,653,484 
       TOTAL CHINA   2,322,053 
             
DENMARK - 1.1%     
 118     AP Moller - Maersk AS (Class A)   1,065,524 
 680     AP Moller - Maersk AS (Class B)   6,578,979 
 8,611     Novo Nordisk AS (Class B)   1,434,184 
       TOTAL DENMARK   9,078,687 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
FINLAND - 1.2%     
 52,772     Kone Oyj (Class B)  $4,652,495 
 106,318  e  Neste Oil Oyj   2,108,110 
 301,135     Stora Enso Oyj (R Shares)   2,796,300 
       TOTAL FINLAND   9,556,905 
             
FRANCE - 9.6%     
 6,426     Atos Origin S.A.   547,755 
 423,685     AXA S.A.   10,556,295 
 7,619     BNP Paribas   562,078 
 98,458  e  Cap Gemini S.A.   6,456,676 
 22,000     CNP Assurances   387,554 
 206,794     Electricite de France   7,237,355 
 43,893     Lafarge S.A.   3,028,414 
 84,162     Michelin (C.G.D.E.) (Class B)   8,769,504 
 28,264  e  Publicis Groupe S.A.   2,350,417 
 97,911     Renault S.A.   8,542,757 
 98,510     Safran S.A.   6,280,799 
 33,924     Sanofi-Aventis   3,617,083 
 45,406     SCOR   1,602,644 
 139,484     Total S.A.   8,557,753 
 15,184     Veolia Environnement   260,492 
 154,483     Vinci S.A.   9,884,777 
       TOTAL FRANCE   78,642,353 
             
GERMANY - 8.4%     
 76,015     Allianz AG.   12,763,094 
 120,301     BASF AG.   12,488,987 
 20,954     Bayer AG.   2,599,390 
 10,037     Bayerische Motoren Werke AG.   1,135,972 
 50,064     Continental AG.   9,155,041 
 19,882     Daimler AG. (Registered)   1,627,834 
 114,822     Deutsche Lufthansa AG.   2,219,856 
 28,125     Hannover Rueckversicherung AG.   2,250,883 
 21,408     Henkel KGaA (Preference)   2,311,427 
 41,057     Metro AG.   1,924,998 
 47,430     Muenchener Rueckver AG.   9,895,429 
 102,518     ProSiebenSat. Media AG.   4,873,912 
 8,165     SAP AG.   638,929 
 18,695     Siemens AG.   2,389,074 
 20,725     Suedzucker AG.   666,683 
 202,800     Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG.   1,597,465 
 1,955     Volkswagen AG.   478,087 
       TOTAL GERMANY   69,017,061 
             
HONG KONG - 2.5%     
 286,000  *  Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd   2,134,956 
 204,200     Hang Seng Bank Ltd   3,403,545 
 1,070     Henderson Land Development Co Ltd   6,331 
 320,500     Hong Kong Electric Holdings Ltd   2,670,147 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 219,000     Hysan Development Co Ltd  $1,024,440 
 187,000     Kerry Properties Ltd   810,932 
 315,000     Link REIT   1,584,652 
 1,071,000     SJM Holdings Ltd   3,462,925 
 19,563     Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd   256,250 
 62,000     Swire Pacific Ltd (Class A)   716,565 
 586,000     Wharf Holdings Ltd   4,931,343 
       TOTAL HONG KONG   21,002,086 
             
INDIA - 0.2%     
 96,903     Vedanta Resources plc   1,651,028 
       TOTAL INDIA   1,651,028 
             
IRELAND - 0.2%     
 951,077  *  Bank of Ireland   347,604 
 11,319     CRH plc   275,431 
 15,000     Ryanair Holdings plc (ADR)   753,150 
       TOTAL IRELAND   1,376,185 
             
ISRAEL - 0.4%     
 102,068     Bank Hapoalim Ltd   546,419 
 22,515  *  Bank Leumi Le-Israel   85,702 
 1,313     Delek Group Ltd   453,382 
 37,436     Israel Chemicals Ltd   309,494 
 8,613     Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd   100,961 
 50,669     Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd   1,882,779 
       TOTAL ISRAEL   3,378,737 
             
ITALY - 1.9%     
 229,032     Autostrade S.p.A.   5,019,718 
 318,141     ENI S.p.A.   8,076,621 
 34,609     Exor S.p.A.   1,371,932 
 212,633     UniCredit S.p.A   1,596,148 
       TOTAL ITALY   16,064,419 
             
JAPAN - 20.6%     
 40,200     Aeon Co Ltd   548,586 
 106,200     Aisin Seiki Co Ltd   4,314,311 
 21,000     Alfresa Holdings Corp   1,147,781 
 186,000     Asahi Kasei Corp   1,415,571 
 13,500     Casio Computer Co Ltd   129,214 
 37,800     Central Japan Railway Co   4,901,587 
 135,000     Chubu Electric Power Co, Inc   1,998,415 
 6,100     Chugoku Electric Power Co, Inc   93,505 
 53,000     Coca-Cola West Japan Co Ltd   1,075,000 
 326,000     Dai Nippon Printing Co Ltd   3,424,945 
 97,000     Daicel Chemical Industries Ltd   817,591 
 117,500     Daihatsu Motor Co Ltd   2,281,402 
 23,300     Daito Trust Construction Co Ltd   2,379,017 
 197,000     Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd   3,946,653 
 658,000     Daiwa Securities Group, Inc   6,010,021 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 69,100     Denso Corp  $3,321,528 
 10,400     East Japan Railway Co   903,455 
 15,000     FamilyMart Co Ltd   671,950 
 541,000     Fuji Electric Holdings Co Ltd   2,425,260 
 209,200     Fuji Folms Holdings Corp   5,117,816 
 86,000     Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd   2,351,371 
 386,000     Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc   1,741,035 
 301,000     Hino Motors Ltd   4,252,996 
 424,000     Hitachi Ltd   2,965,923 
 147,200     Hoya Corp   3,529,760 
 11,100     Inpex Holdings, Inc   128,227 
 143,000     Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co Ltd   605,506 
 161,200     Japan Tobacco, Inc   5,832,809 
 57,500     KDDI Corp   3,113,998 
 132,000     Kirin Brewery Co Ltd   1,929,244 
 14,500     Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc   120,074 
 10,000     Kubota Corp   148,066 
 14,600     MEIJI Holdings Co Ltd   816,164 
 590,000     Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd   3,749,608 
 1,161,000     Mitsubishi Materials Corp   4,542,314 
 178,000     Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc   1,133,551 
 63,000     Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group Holdings, Inc   1,629,013 
 4,023,000     Mizuho Financial Group, Inc   8,444,526 
 145,600     Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc   2,744,618 
 136,800     Nexon Co Ltd   1,598,861 
 41     Nippon Building Fund, Inc   507,207 
 564,000     Nippon Electric Glass Co Ltd   2,901,068 
 23,200     Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp   1,205,943 
 218,000     Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha   666,098 
 65,100     NOK Corp   1,006,336 
 37,100     NTT DoCoMo, Inc   588,592 
 269,000  e  OJI Paper Co Ltd   1,229,338 
 124,600     ORIX Corp   2,158,207 
 116,900     Otsuka Holdings KK   3,329,553 
 43,300     Rakuten, Inc   564,183 
 56,400     Resona Holdings, Inc   293,378 
 254,000     Ricoh Co Ltd   2,682,444 
 42,100     Secom Co Ltd   2,536,205 
 202,000     Sekisui House Ltd   2,899,477 
 186,600     Shionogi & Co Ltd   4,129,184 
 39,800     Showa Shell Sekiyu KK   427,885 
 9,900     Softbank Corp   739,321 
 370     So-net M3, Inc   1,013,273 
 198,400     Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc   9,589,837 
 236,000     T&D Holdings, Inc   2,833,353 
 491,000     Tokyo Gas Co Ltd   2,664,176 
 35,400  *  Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp   347,772 
 163,000     TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK   1,514,179 
 160,000     Toto Ltd   2,262,760 
 85,900     Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd   1,785,254 
 279,100     Toyota Motor Corp   18,096,334 
 68,300     West Japan Railway Co   3,062,569 
       TOTAL JAPAN   169,335,198 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
MACAU - 0.1%     
 203,600     MGM China Holdings Ltd  $702,020 
       TOTAL MACAU   702,020 
             
NETHERLANDS - 3.9%     
 457,560     Koninklijke Ahold NV   8,696,632 
 223,978     Royal Dutch Shell plc (A Shares)   7,459,544 
 148,346     Royal Dutch Shell plc (B Shares)   5,135,739 
 192,357     Unilever NV   7,626,076 
 71,777     Ziggo NV   3,077,021 
       TOTAL NETHERLANDS   31,995,012 
             
NEW ZEALAND - 0.0%     
 55,735     Contact Energy Ltd   241,690 
       TOTAL NEW ZEALAND   241,690 
             
NORWAY - 1.0%     
 4,212     Seadrill Ltd (Oslo Exchange)   194,823 
 195,986     Telenor ASA   4,709,076 
 75,604     Yara International ASA   3,256,062 
       TOTAL NORWAY   8,159,961 
             
SINGAPORE - 1.4%     
 649,000     ComfortDelgro Corp Ltd   1,002,169 
 243,000     DBS Group Holdings Ltd   3,275,997 
 659,000     Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp   5,512,855 
 108,000     SembCorp Industries Ltd   461,746 
 66,000  e  Singapore Exchange Ltd   389,376 
 161,000     United Overseas Land Ltd   852,150 
       TOTAL SINGAPORE   11,494,293 
             
SPAIN - 3.1%     
 255,888  e  Abertis Infraestructuras S.A. (Continuous)   5,482,400 
 73,487     Amadeus IT Holding S.A.   2,726,536 
 32,928     Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.   384,827 
 268,875     Banco Santander Central Hispano S.A.   2,383,648 
 1,109,044     Criteria Caixacorp S.A.   5,748,344 
 123,034     Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion S.A.   1,121,697 
 292,468     Gas Natural SDG S.A.   6,898,196 
 28,917  *  Telefonica S.A.   508,919 
       TOTAL SPAIN   25,254,567 
             
SWEDEN - 3.3%     
 271,255     Ericsson (LM) (B Shares)   3,244,539 
 266,791     Nordea Bank AB   3,412,659 
 720,613     Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Class A)   8,715,858 
 219,957     Swedbank AB (A Shares)   5,724,672 
 762,292     TeliaSonera AB   6,303,385 
       TOTAL SWEDEN   27,401,113 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
SWITZERLAND - 8.5%     
 27,339     Actelion Ltd  $2,115,233 
 2,016     Givaudan S.A.   2,859,068 
 262     Lindt & Spruengli AG.   1,105,924 
 151,730     Nestle S.A.   10,952,465 
 250,341     Novartis AG.   19,432,111 
 73,646     Roche Holding AG.   20,365,725 
 109,610     Swiss Re Ltd   9,621,852 
 6,063     Swisscom AG.   3,092,467 
 35,087     UBS AG. (Switzerland)   678,620 
       TOTAL SWITZERLAND   70,223,465 
             
UNITED KINGDOM - 20.4%     
 203,199  e  Aberdeen Asset Management plc   1,442,069 
 44,120     Acergy S.A.   933,086 
 98,505     ARM Holdings plc   1,543,536 
 195,156     AstraZeneca plc (ADR)   10,315,946 
 862,428     BAE Systems plc   6,290,972 
 51,126     Barclays plc   215,111 
 9,797     BG Group plc   199,856 
 398,458     BHP Billiton plc   12,295,804 
 341,511     BP plc (ADR)   15,880,261 
 105,827     British American Tobacco plc   5,838,713 
 214,847     British Sky Broadcasting plc   3,228,069 
 1,200,727     BT Group plc   7,265,154 
 203,895     Centrica plc   1,153,175 
 43,662     Croda International plc   1,706,209 
 207,155     Diageo plc   6,603,572 
 184,076     easyJet plc   3,855,863 
 658,870     GKN plc   3,881,224 
 164,467     GlaxoSmithKline plc   4,335,737 
 1,216,853     HSBC Holdings plc   13,338,338 
 52,456     IMI plc   1,276,199 
 631,126  *  International Consolidated Airlines   3,504,990 
 537,745     J Sainsbury plc   3,401,519 
 27,685     Johnson Matthey plc   1,332,295 
 1,817,127     Legal & General Group plc   6,297,811 
 54,447     London Stock Exchange Group plc   1,431,082 
 487,934     National Grid plc   6,131,740 
 54,535     Next plc   4,762,373 
 1,380,081     Old Mutual plc   4,497,738 
 552,556     Prudential plc   11,300,185 
 145,826     Reckitt Benckiser Group plc   11,339,294 
 178,717     Reed Elsevier plc   2,503,526 
 1,751     Rio Tinto plc   88,601 
 177,739     Tate & Lyle plc   2,255,673 
 193,743     Vodafone Group plc (ADR)   7,133,617 
 16,445     William Hill plc   105,584 
 32,524     WM Morrison Supermarkets plc   146,749 
       TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM   167,831,671 
85

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Enhanced International Equity Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
UNITED STATES - 0.8%     
 100,000     iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund  $6,588,000 
       TOTAL UNITED STATES   6,588,000 
             
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   813,698,849 
       (Cost $668,208,030)     
             
RIGHTS / WARRANTS - 0.0%     
SPAIN - 0.0%     
 250,935  m  Banco Santander S.A.   54,258 
       TOTAL SPAIN   54,258 
             
       TOTAL RIGHTS / WARRANTS   54,258 
       (Cost $51,888)     
             
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.0%     
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 2.0%     
 16,131,059  c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street
Navigator Securities Lending Trust
   16,131,059 
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES   16,131,059 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   16,131,059 
       (Cost $16,131,059)     
             
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.0%   829,884,166 
       (Cost $684,390,977)     
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - (1.0)%   (8,048,655)
       NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $821,835,511 
       
       
      Abbreviation(s):
      ADR American Depositary Receipt
      REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
         
  *   Non-income producing.
  c   Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
  e   All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan is $15,294,595.
  m   Indicates a security that has been deemed illiquid.
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS
ENHANCED INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX FUND
SUMMARY OF MARKET VALUES BY SECTOR
October 31, 2013

 

SECTOR  VALUE   % OF
NET ASSETS
 
FINANCIALS  $221,660,748    27.0%
INDUSTRIALS   98,366,302    12.0 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY   96,341,200    11.7 
CONSUMER STAPLES   86,508,458    10.5 
HEALTH CARE   78,623,464    9.6 
MATERIALS   67,429,159    8.2 
ENERGY   57,069,731    6.9 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   43,092,474    5.2 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   34,602,053    4.2 
UTILITIES   30,059,518    3.7 
SHORT - TERM INVESTMENTS   16,131,059    2.0 
OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET   (8,048,655)   (1.0)
           
NET ASSETS  $821,835,511    100.0%
87

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Global Natural Resources Fund

 

TIAA-CREF FUNDS

GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2013

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
COMMON STOCKS - 99.3%     
             
AUSTRALIA - 7.4%     
 177,000     Amcor Ltd  $1,813,255 
 281,293     BHP Billiton Ltd   9,944,658 
 1,052,651  e  Fortescue Metals Group Ltd   5,162,613 
 149,234  e  Iluka Resources Ltd   1,448,530 
 124,618     Oil Search Ltd   1,001,875 
       TOTAL AUSTRALIA   19,370,931 
             
AUSTRIA - 0.3%     
 16,375     Voestalpine AG.   772,499 
       TOTAL AUSTRIA   772,499 
             
CANADA - 8.1%     
 39,780     Agrium, Inc (Toronto)   3,395,598 
 77,265     Barrick Gold Corp (Canada)   1,502,838 
 90,898     Goldcorp, Inc   2,315,495 
 38,500  e  Norbord, Inc   1,092,984 
 81,029  e  Peyto Energy Trust   2,441,789 
 101,936     Potash Corp of Saskatchewan (Toronto)   3,167,627 
 73,189     Suncor Energy, Inc   2,659,695 
 146,814     Talisman Energy, Inc (Toronto)   1,830,511 
 48,631  *  Tourmaline Oil Corp   1,885,725 
 17,323  e  Vermilion Energy Trust   952,171 
       TOTAL CANADA   21,244,433 
             
CHILE - 0.2%     
 18,118     Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. (Class B)   509,780 
       TOTAL CHILE   509,780 
             
CHINA - 1.3%     
 87,500     China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd   266,164 
 688,700     CNOOC Ltd   1,400,796 
 248,000     Jiangxi Copper Co Ltd   475,465 
 1,421,000     Zhaojin Mining Industry Co Ltd   1,147,656 
       TOTAL CHINA   3,290,081 
             
COLOMBIA - 0.4%     
 22,099  e  Ecopetrol S.A. (ADR)   1,046,609 
       TOTAL COLOMBIA   1,046,609 
             
FINLAND - 1.6%     
 295,323     Stora Enso Oyj (R Shares)   2,742,330 
 94,892     UPM-Kymmene Oyj   1,506,623 
       TOTAL FINLAND   4,248,953 
88

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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
      
FRANCE - 1.5%     
 65,063     Total S.A.  $3,991,806 
       TOTAL FRANCE   3,991,806 
             
GERMANY - 0.6%     
 18,427     Fuchs Petrolub AG. (Preference)   1,487,725 
       TOTAL GERMANY   1,487,725 
             
INDIA - 0.9%     
 125,655     Britannia Industries Ltd   1,917,999 
 20,034     Kaveri Seed Co Ltd   516,970 
       TOTAL INDIA   2,434,969 
             
INDONESIA - 1.4%     
 443,500     PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk   731,087 
 8,033,000     PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk   2,776,316 
 107,500     PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam Tbk   115,880 
       TOTAL INDONESIA   3,623,283 
             
ISRAEL - 0.2%     
 69,141     Israel Chemicals Ltd   571,609 
       TOTAL ISRAEL   571,609 
             
JAPAN - 2.0%     
 36,900     JFE Holdings, Inc   838,910 
 668,700     Nippon Steel Corp   2,207,079 
 224,000     OJI Paper Co Ltd   1,023,686 
 74,000     Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd   1,024,944 
       TOTAL JAPAN   5,094,619 
             
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF - 0.7%     
 6,594     Korea Zinc Co Ltd   1,911,532 
       TOTAL KOREA, REPUBLIC OF   1,911,532 
             
LUXEMBOURG - 0.7%     
 123,080     ArcelorMittal   1,938,586 
       TOTAL LUXEMBOURG   1,938,586 
             
MALAYSIA - 1.3%     
 115,800     Genting Plantations BHD   399,154 
 224,500     Kuala Lumpur Kepong BHD   1,642,764 
 145,800     Petronas Dagangan BHD   1,413,852 
       TOTAL MALAYSIA   3,455,770 
             
MEXICO - 1.5%     
 126,842     Fresnillo plc   1,982,871 
 599,800     Kimberly-Clark de Mexico S.A. de C.V. (Class A)   1,823,684 
       TOTAL MEXICO   3,806,555 
89

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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
      
NORWAY - 0.8%     
 48,296     Yara International ASA  $2,079,979 
       TOTAL NORWAY   2,079,979 
             
POLAND - 1.0%     
 47,937     Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa S.A.   1,034,960 
 37,839     KGHM Polska Miedz S.A.   1,527,637 
       TOTAL POLAND   2,562,597 
             
RUSSIA - 0.9%     
 17,415     NovaTek OAO (GDR)   2,442,107 
       TOTAL RUSSIA   2,442,107 
             
SINGAPORE - 0.3%     
 1,754,000     Golden Agri-Resources Ltd   846,940 
       TOTAL SINGAPORE   846,940 
             
SOUTH AFRICA - 1.4%     
 47,601  e  Assore Ltd   1,944,079 
 33,399     Sasol Ltd   1,706,615 
       TOTAL SOUTH AFRICA   3,650,694 
             
SWITZERLAND - 6.2%     
 416,864     Glencore International AG.   2,268,665 
 34,777     Syngenta AG.   14,036,572 
       TOTAL SWITZERLAND   16,305,237 
             
TURKEY - 1.1%     
 168,772     Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS   2,985,445 
       TOTAL TURKEY   2,985,445 
             
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - 1.0%     
 266,166     Dragon Oil plc   2,520,147 
       TOTAL UNITED ARAB EMIRATES   2,520,147 
             
UNITED KINGDOM - 10.8%     
 229,149     Antofagasta plc   3,131,771 
 162,231     BG Group plc   3,309,458 
 366,084     BHP Billiton plc   11,296,792 
 196,344     BP plc   1,524,140 
 177,564     Rio Tinto plc   8,984,766 
       TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM   28,246,927 
             
UNITED STATES - 45.7%     
 21,809     Alliance Holdings GP LP   1,300,689 
 32,107     Anadarko Petroleum Corp   3,059,476 
 145,604     Archer Daniels Midland Co   5,955,204 
 23,701     Cabot Oil & Gas Corp   837,119 
 31,810     CF Industries Holdings, Inc   6,858,236 
 79,295     Chevron Corp   9,512,228 
90

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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 22,042     Cimarex Energy Co  $2,322,125 
 191,468  e  Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc   4,916,898 
 48,639  *  Cobalt International Energy, Inc   1,128,911 
 18,739  *  Concho Resources, Inc   2,072,721 
 78,428     ConocoPhillips   5,748,772 
 27,000     Consol Energy, Inc   985,500 
 31,274  *,e  Continental Resources, Inc   3,562,109 
 22,961     EOG Resources, Inc   4,096,242 
 22,481     Equitable Resources, Inc   1,924,598 
 61,202     Exxon Mobil Corp   5,484,923 
 32,829     FMC Corp   2,388,638 
 80,868     Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc (Class B)   2,972,708 
 154,708  *  Graphic Packaging Holding Co   1,299,547 
 105,054     International Paper Co   4,686,459 
 25,504     LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A   1,902,598 
 35,030     Magellan Midstream Partners LP   2,103,201 
 180,786     Monsanto Co   18,960,836 
 85,675     Mosaic Co   3,928,199 
 6,816  e  NewMarket Corp   2,122,230 
 45,039     Newmont Mining Corp   1,227,763 
 44,189  *  Oasis Petroleum, Inc   2,353,064 
 36,647     Occidental Petroleum Corp   3,521,044 
 18,382     Packaging Corp of America   1,144,831 
 7,048     Pioneer Natural Resources Co   1,443,290 
 27,409     Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc   1,696,069 
 137,774     Southern Copper Corp (NY)   3,850,783 
 29,773     Tractor Supply Co   2,124,304 
 60,900  e  Western Refining, Inc   1,965,243 
       TOTAL UNITED STATES   119,456,558 
             
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   259,896,371 
       (Cost $233,977,243)     
            
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 8.6%     
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 8.6%     
 22,400,309  c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street
Navigator Securities Lending Trust
   22,400,309 
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES   22,400,309 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   22,400,309 
       (Cost $22,400,309)     
             
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 107.9%   282,296,680 
       (Cost $256,377,552)     
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - (7.9)%   (20,570,866)
       NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $261,725,814 
91

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    Abbreviation(s):
    ADR    American Depositary Receipt
    GDR    Global Depositary Receipt
       
*   Non-income producing.
c   Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
e   All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan is $21,575,825.
92

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TIAA-CREF FUNDS

GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND

SUMMARY OF MARKET VALUES BY SECTOR

October 31, 2013

 

SECTOR  VALUE   % OF
NET ASSETS
 
MATERIALS  $157,231,353    60.0%
ENERGY   83,930,596    32.1 
CONSUMER STAPLES   16,610,118    6.4 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY   2,124,304    0.8 
SHORT - TERM INVESTMENTS   22,400,309    8.6 
OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET   (20,570,866)   (7.9)
           
NET ASSETS  $261,725,814    100.0%
93

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - International Equity Fund

 

TIAA-CREF FUNDS

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2013

 

SHARES      COMPANY  VALUE 
             
COMMON STOCKS - 96.5%     
             
CHINA - 1.0%     
 10,538,000  e  Anhui Conch Cement Co Ltd  $36,775,206 
       TOTAL CHINA   36,775,206 
             
FRANCE - 20.0%     
 3,054,804     Accor S.A.   136,537,267 
 77,803  e  Atos Origin S.A.   6,631,957 
 841,029     BNP Paribas   62,045,348 
 2,706,415     Bouygues S.A.   105,595,699 
 1,916,542     Compagnie de Saint-Gobain   100,599,390 
 549,054     Compagnie Generale d’Optique Essilor International S.A.   58,839,561 
 169,591     Eiffage S.A.   10,050,509 
 631,929     European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co   43,302,633 
 101,358     Nexity   3,968,623 
 1,601,894     Renault S.A.   139,765,614 
 6     Rexel S.A.   150 
 1,241,054     Societe Television Francaise 1   23,912,520 
 38,950     Technip S.A.   4,079,569 
 196,285     Vinci S.A.   12,559,527 
       TOTAL FRANCE   707,888,367 
             
GERMANY - 9.9%     
 915,255     Bayer AG.   113,539,416 
 475,895     Henkel KGaA (Preference)   51,382,489 
 898,905  e  Lanxess AG.   63,131,705 
 1,580,797     SAP AG.   123,700,728 
       TOTAL GERMANY   351,754,338 
             
GREECE - 4.7%     
 2,971,497  *  Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A.   37,397,516 
 10,158,919  *  National Bank of Greece S.A.   57,700,952 
 34,202,631  *  Piraeus Bank S.A.   71,397,393 
       TOTAL GREECE   166,495,861 
             
HONG KONG - 0.3%      
 2,798,000  e  Hang Lung Properties Ltd   9,214,166 
 18,045  e  Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd   291,103 
       TOTAL HONG KONG   9,505,269 
             
INDIA - 4.4%     
 386,448     Eicher Motors Ltd   24,888,182 
 5,214,755     HDFC Bank Ltd   58,070,566 
 3,332,925     IndusInd Bank Ltd   24,118,080 
 8,906,281     Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd   40,905,309 
94

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - International Equity Fund

 

SHARES      COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 3,681,482     Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone Ltd  $8,712,320 
       TOTAL INDIA   156,694,457 
             
INDONESIA - 0.6%     
 36,788,000     PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk   21,672,789 
       TOTAL INDONESIA   21,672,789 
             
JAPAN - 12.2%     
 57,800     Daikin Industries Ltd   3,325,428 
 972,000     Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd   19,472,824 
 267,458     Denso Corp   12,856,283 
 307,200     Don Quijote Co Ltd   20,449,217 
 4,750     Fanuc Ltd   761,936 
 42,000     Fast Retailing Co Ltd   14,137,695 
 1,623,000     Hoya Corp   38,918,486 
 2,168,000     J Front Retailing Co Ltd   16,870,052 
 34,697     Kao Corp   1,155,534 
 25,830     Komatsu Ltd   566,720 
 19,056,000  *  Mazda Motor Corp   85,780,674 
 32,057     Mitsubishi Corp   648,547 
 241,984     Mitsubishi Electric Corp   2,659,878 
 363,000     Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd   2,306,962 
 1,240,147     Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc   7,897,583 
 24,000     Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc   118,538 
 58,647     Nomura Holdings, Inc   433,227 
 2,381,675  *  Olympus Corp   76,193,128 
 125,700     Oriental Land Co Ltd   20,127,971 
 812,500     Rohm Co Ltd   33,351,214 
 23,150     Sony Corp   403,844 
 73,250     Sumitomo Corp   953,224 
 8,635,000     Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd   38,217,953 
 16,000     Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd   221,610 
 13,000     Suruga Bank Ltd   206,223 
 504,100     Toyota Motor Corp   32,684,923 
       TOTAL JAPAN   430,719,674 
             
MEXICO - 0.1%     
 335,800  e  Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A. de C.V.   2,143,396 
       TOTAL MEXICO   2,143,396 
             
NETHERLANDS - 2.3%     
 158,009     ASML Holding NV   14,961,504 
 5,219,557  *  ING Groep NV   66,328,605 
 7,680     Royal Dutch Shell plc (A Shares)   255,781 
       TOTAL NETHERLANDS   81,545,890 
             
SINGAPORE - 1.2%     
 34,578,000  e  Genting International plc   42,306,219 
       TOTAL SINGAPORE   42,306,219 
95

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SHARES      COMPANY   RATE   MATURITY DATE   VALUE 
                     
SPAIN - 2.2%             
 6,787,677     Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.               $79,327,006 
       TOTAL SPAIN                79,327,006 
                          
SWEDEN - 4.9%                  
 5,076,847  e  SKF AB (B Shares)                134,329,931 
 2,011,039     Trelleborg AB (B Shares)                37,947,614 
       TOTAL SWEDEN                172,277,545 
                          
SWITZERLAND - 8.0%                  
 2,155,147     Adecco S.A.                158,928,568 
 109,227     Burckhardt Compression Holding AG.                43,758,213 
 2,920,350     Clariant AG.                51,456,094 
 129,692     Swatch Group AG. (Registered)                14,429,839 
 826,259     UBS AG. (Switzerland)                15,980,726 
       TOTAL SWITZERLAND                284,553,440 
                          
UNITED KINGDOM - 24.7%                  
 775,930     ARM Holdings plc                12,158,528 
 257,385     Barclays plc                1,082,937 
 149,466     BG Group plc                3,049,056 
 13,913,761     British Sky Broadcasting plc                209,053,793 
 2,328,869     Drax Group plc                23,776,230 
 4,923,538     Filtrona plc                61,903,132 
 81,633,500  *  Lloyds TSB Group plc                100,964,020 
 25,969,184     Man Group plc                36,959,873 
 10,733,549  *  Ocado Ltd                74,692,111 
 499,536     Reckitt Benckiser Group plc                38,843,453 
 16,710     Rio Tinto plc                845,529 
 8,438,777  *  Royal Mail plc                75,772,079 
 1,552,521     SABMiller plc                80,949,606 
 12,181,749     Tate & Lyle plc                154,597,709 
       TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM                874,648,056 
                          
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS                3,418,307,513 
       (Cost $3,078,065,583)                  
                          
RIGHTS / WARRANTS - 0.1%                  
GREECE - 0.1%                  
 4,028,200     Piraeus Bank S.A.                4,397,306 
       TOTAL GREECE                4,397,306 
                          
       TOTAL RIGHTS / WARRANTS                4,397,306 
       (Cost $3,335,079)                  
                          
PRINCIPAL     ISSUER                  
                          
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.1%                  
GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT - 2.3%                  
$33,400,000     Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)     0.045 %   12/06/13    33,398,539 
40,155,000     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC)     0.030     11/25/13    40,154,197 
8,500,000     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC)     0.030     12/18/13    8,499,667 
       TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT                82,052,403 
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SHARES    COMPANY    VALUE  
               
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 2.8%       
 97,860,001  c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street
Navigator Securities Lending Trust
  $ 97,860,001  
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES  97,860,001  
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS    179,912,404  
       (Cost $179,912,404)       
               
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.7%    3,602,617,223  
       (Cost $3,261,313,066)       
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - (1.7)%    (59,566,082)  
       NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $ 3,543,051,141  

           
         
    *   Non-income producing
    c   Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
    e   All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan is $92,112,786.
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INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

SUMMARY OF MARKET VALUES BY SECTOR

October 31, 2013

 

SECTOR  VALUE   % OF
NET ASSETS
 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY  $847,976,646    23.8%
INDUSTRIALS   805,885,463    22.8 
FINANCIALS   659,055,181    18.6 
CONSUMER STAPLES   348,601,579    9.8 
HEALTH CARE   248,572,105    7.0 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   229,722,417    6.5 
MATERIALS   214,333,275    6.1 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   37,397,516    1.1 
UTILITIES   23,776,230    0.7 
ENERGY   7,384,407    0.2 
SHORT - TERM INVESTMENTS   179,912,404    5.1 
OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET   (59,566,082)   (1.7)
           
NET ASSETS  $3,543,051,141    100.0%
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
October 31, 2013

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
COMMON STOCKS - 99.4%     
             
ARGENTINA - 0.6%     
 35,401  e  Mercadolibre, Inc  $4,766,214 
       TOTAL ARGENTINA   4,766,214 
             
AUSTRALIA - 3.5%     
 344,347     Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd   11,019,225 
 314,626     BHP Billiton Ltd   11,123,092 
 267,040  e  Iluka Resources Ltd   2,592,006 
 82,660     National Australia Bank Ltd   2,762,567 
       TOTAL AUSTRALIA   27,496,890 
             
BELGIUM - 0.8%     
 98,782     UCB S.A.   6,484,231 
       TOTAL BELGIUM   6,484,231 
             
BRAZIL - 2.2%     
 623,000     Banco Itau Holding Financeira S.A.   9,639,576 
 157,700     Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar   7,834,549 
       TOTAL BRAZIL   17,474,125 
             
CANADA - 5.0%     
 58,625  e  Canadian National Railway Co   6,440,794 
 108,915  e  Dollarama, Inc   9,361,686 
 82,822  e  Royal Bank of Canada (Toronto)   5,561,978 
 206,450     Suncor Energy, Inc   7,502,413 
 78,930     Toronto-Dominion Bank   7,240,076 
 73,392  *  Tourmaline Oil Corp   2,845,862 
       TOTAL CANADA   38,952,809 
             
CHINA - 2.7%     
 6,680,000  e  China Everbright International Ltd   6,659,264 
 3,154,000  e,m  Prince Frog International Holdings Ltd   1,895,736 
 151,400     Tencent Holdings Ltd   8,255,904 
 8,598,000  *  Xinchen China Power Holdings Ltd   4,190,812 
       TOTAL CHINA   21,001,716 
             
COLOMBIA - 0.7%     
 276,716     Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp (Toronto)   5,724,610 
       TOTAL COLOMBIA   5,724,610 
             
DENMARK - 1.2%     
 54,948     Novo Nordisk AS (Class B)   9,151,731 
       TOTAL DENMARK   9,151,731 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
FRANCE - 4.2%     
 134,281     BNP Paribas  $9,906,331 
 433,850  *,e  GameLoft   4,606,446 
 28,555     L’Oreal S.A.   4,875,672 
 144,025     Teleperformance   7,623,954 
 100,300     Total S.A.   6,153,699 
       TOTAL FRANCE   33,166,102 
             
GERMANY - 4.0%     
 52,065     Allianz AG.   8,741,834 
 82,393     Beiersdorf AG.   7,856,451 
 158,001  *  Osram Licht AG.   8,187,375 
 184,732     Wirecard AG.   6,721,167 
       TOTAL GERMANY   31,506,827 
             
HONG KONG - 2.1%     
 1,846,400     AIA Group Ltd   9,375,705 
 1,376,841     Link REIT   6,926,393 
       TOTAL HONG KONG   16,302,098 
             
INDIA - 0.6%     
 226,900  *  Just Dial Ltd   4,601,820 
       TOTAL INDIA   4,601,820 
             
INDONESIA - 0.8%     
 45,207,600     PT Express Transindo Utama Tbk   6,015,312 
       TOTAL INDONESIA   6,015,312 
             
IRELAND - 2.7%     
 290,997     CRH plc   7,080,992 
 131,801     Shire Ltd   5,844,107 
 334,853     Smurfit Kappa Group plc   8,105,626 
       TOTAL IRELAND   21,030,725 
             
ITALY - 3.9%     
 224,840     Brunello Cucinelli S.p.A   7,007,735 
 435,117     De’Longhi S.p.A.   6,719,439 
 269,173     Lottomatica S.p.A.   8,174,515 
 252,425  *,e  Yoox S.p.A   9,080,806 
       TOTAL ITALY   30,982,495 
             
JAPAN - 13.7%     
 1,187,000     Aozora Bank Ltd   3,450,650 
 218,500     Bridgestone Corp   7,490,767 
 617,000     Daiwa Securities Group, Inc   5,635,536 
 299,900     Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd   8,199,724 
 78,100  *  Infomart Corp   1,718,830 
 86,100  e  Jin Co Ltd   3,426,613 
 188,500     Komatsu Ltd   4,135,759 
 101,600     Maruwa Co Ltd   3,688,229 
 1,303,000  *  Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd   5,515,376 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 233,100  e  MonotaRO Co Ltd  $5,479,926 
 7,100     Next Co Ltd   216,126 
 510,000     Okasan Holdings, Inc   4,410,104 
 32,700     Oriental Land Co Ltd   5,236,155 
 485,900  *  ORIX Corp   8,416,314 
 343,800  e  Park24 Co Ltd   6,712,541 
 135,200  e  Sanrio Co Ltd   7,429,488 
 134,800     Seria Co Ltd   4,501,762 
 142,300     Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc   6,878,194 
 231,500     Toyota Motor Corp   15,010,037 
       TOTAL JAPAN   107,552,131 
             
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF - 2.4%     
 10,519     Samsung Electronics Co Ltd   14,506,315 
 94,694  *  Sapphire Technology Co Ltd   3,997,860 
       TOTAL KOREA, REPUBLIC OF   18,504,175 
             
MACAU - 0.9%     
 1,767,600  e  Wynn Macau Ltd   6,785,397 
       TOTAL MACAU   6,785,397 
             
MALAYSIA - 0.6%     
 3,484,000  *  IHH Healthcare BHD   4,562,485 
       TOTAL MALAYSIA   4,562,485 
             
NETHERLANDS - 5.1%     
 74,752     ASML Holding NV   7,078,092 
 116,109     DSM NV   8,776,977 
 58,873     Gemalto NV   6,607,880 
 816,466  *  ING Groep NV   10,375,411 
 219,796     Royal Dutch Shell plc (A Shares)   7,320,263 
       TOTAL NETHERLANDS   40,158,623 
             
NORWAY - 2.8%     
 96,803  *  Algeta ASA   3,845,744 
 592,724     DNB NOR Holding ASA   10,506,928 
 328,483     Statoil ASA   7,772,303 
       TOTAL NORWAY   22,124,975 
             
PANAMA - 1.0%     
 50,080     Copa Holdings S.A. (Class A)   7,488,963 
       TOTAL PANAMA   7,488,963 
             
PHILIPPINES - 2.3%     
 4,320,700  e  Del Monte Pacific Ltd   2,827,725 
 88,704,800     Megaworld Corp   7,870,039 
 16,074,900     SM Prime Holdings   7,120,778 
       TOTAL PHILIPPINES   17,818,542 
             
POLAND - 0.9%     
 454,668     Eurocash S.A.   6,984,306 
       TOTAL POLAND   6,984,306 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
RUSSIA - 1.7%     
 531,666     Gazprom OAO (ADR)  $4,969,695 
 129,340     Magnit OAO (GDR)   8,306,231 
       TOTAL RUSSIA   13,275,926 
             
SINGAPORE - 1.0%     
 6,274,500  e  Genting International plc   7,676,857 
       TOTAL SINGAPORE   7,676,857 
             
SOUTH AFRICA - 0.7%     
 1,438,188     Life Healthcare Group Holdings Pte Ltd   5,866,080 
       TOTAL SOUTH AFRICA   5,866,080 
             
SPAIN - 1.5%     
 223,068     Amadeus IT Holding S.A.   8,276,332 
 70,105  e  Tecnicas Reunidas S.A.   3,608,439 
       TOTAL SPAIN   11,884,771 
             
SWEDEN - 4.3%     
 25,989  *  Arcam AB   3,501,269 
 377,548  e  Elekta AB (B Shares)   5,576,060 
 232,523  *  Fingerprint Cards AB   1,916,327 
 213,879     Hennes & Mauritz AB (B Shares)   9,242,104 
 258,831     Intrum Justitia AB   6,882,152 
 189,900     Kinnevik Investment AB (Series B)   6,989,113 
       TOTAL SWEDEN   34,107,025 
             
SWITZERLAND - 3.7%     
 84,938     Lonza Group AG.   7,581,813 
 147,868     Novartis AG.   11,477,894 
 496,828     UBS AG. (Switzerland)   9,609,181 
       TOTAL SWITZERLAND   28,668,888 
             
TAIWAN - 3.3%     
 797,640     Eclat Textile Co Ltd   8,772,030 
 359,000     Ginko International Co Ltd   6,810,775 
 3,624,000  *  Hota Industrial Manufacturing Co Ltd   5,959,769 
 510,000     King Slide Works Co Ltd   4,514,200 
       TOTAL TAIWAN   26,056,774 
             
THAILAND - 0.7%     
 794,300     Bangkok Bank PCL (ADR)   5,271,348 
       TOTAL THAILAND   5,271,348 
             
UKRAINE - 0.4%     
 193,779     MHP SA (GDR)   3,071,397 
       TOTAL UKRAINE   3,071,397 
102

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SHARES     COMPANY  

RATE

  MATURITY
DATE
  VALUE 
                          
UNITED KINGDOM - 17.4%                  
 455,470     Antofagasta plc               $6,224,891 
 1,369,237     Ashtead Group plc                14,388,142 
 46,429  *  ASOS plc                4,220,709 
 174,255     Aveva Group plc                7,220,148 
 2,197,655     Barclays plc                9,246,543 
 849,582     Countrywide plc                7,601,183 
 360,402  e  easyJet plc                7,549,386 
 5,988,070  *  Monitise plc                5,334,310 
 976,270  *  Ocado Ltd                6,793,622 
 251,533     PayPoint plc                4,198,434 
 197,038     Rightmove plc                8,372,982 
 165,237     SABMiller plc                8,615,581 
 650,501  *  Sports Direct International plc                7,310,384 
 4,389,686     Taylor Woodrow plc                7,745,013 
 440,123     Telecity Group plc                5,380,687 
 262,376     Travis Perkins plc                7,802,418 
 81,795     Unilever plc                3,316,873 
 147,835     Whitbread plc                8,129,606 
 325,942     WPP plc                6,923,307 
       TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM                136,374,219 
                          
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS                778,890,587 
       (Cost $738,689,146)                  

 

PRINCIPAL     ISSUER            
                   
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 6.6%           
TREASURY DEBT - 1.3%              
$10,000,000     United States Treasury Bill    0.075%  04/24/14   9,996,130 
       TOTAL TREASURY DEBT            9,996,130 

 

SHARES     COMPANY    
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 5.3%     
 41,283,462  c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street
Navigator Securities Lending Trust
   41,283,462 
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES   41,283,462 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   51,279,592 
       (Cost $51,279,837)     
             
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 106.0%   830,170,179 
       (Cost $789,968,983)     
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - (6.0)%   (46,669,564)
       NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $783,500,615 
               
             
           
          Abbreviation(s):
          ADR     American Depositary Receipt
          GDR     Global Depositary Receipt
          REIT     Real Estate Investment Trust

 

  *   Non-income producing.
  c   Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
  e   All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan is $39,471,734.
  m   Indicates a security that has been deemed illiquid.
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SUMMARY OF MARKET VALUES BY SECTOR
October 31, 2013

 

SECTOR  VALUE   % OF
NET ASSETS
 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY  $183,977,446    23.4%
FINANCIALS   174,555,007    22.3 
INDUSTRIALS   113,095,265    14.4 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   94,676,562    12.1 
HEALTH CARE   67,200,920    8.6 
CONSUMER STAPLES   55,584,519    7.1 
ENERGY   45,897,284    5.9 
MATERIALS   43,903,584    5.6 
SHORT - TERM INVESTMENTS   51,279,592    6.6 
OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET   (46,669,564)   (6.0)
           
NET ASSETS  $783,500,615    100.0%
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS

EQUITY INDEX FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS  

October 31, 2013

               

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
COMMON STOCKS - 99.4%     
             
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 1.2%     
 15,582     Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc  $379,422 
 25,691  *  American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc   478,109 
 43,224     BorgWarner, Inc   4,457,691 
 24,123     Cooper Tire & Rubber Co   627,439 
 57,229     Dana Holding Corp   1,121,688 
 119,326     Delphi Automotive plc   6,825,447 
 9,455     Dorman Products, Inc   459,608 
 8,623     Drew Industries, Inc   433,392 
 7,898  *  Federal Mogul Corp (Class A)   161,830 
 1,468,379     Ford Motor Co   25,123,965 
 6,300  *  Fox Factory Holding Corp   109,746 
 6,354  *  Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc   114,118 
 318,469  *  General Motors Co   11,767,430 
 53,886     Gentex Corp   1,586,404 
 15,191  *  Gentherm, Inc   354,710 
 93,892     Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co   1,969,854 
 83,394     Harley-Davidson, Inc   5,340,552 
 261,266     Johnson Controls, Inc   12,057,426 
 30,171     Lear Corp   2,334,934 
 19,110  *  Modine Manufacturing Co   254,545 
 4,368     Remy International, Inc   96,227 
 1,282     Shiloh Industries, Inc   21,050 
 10,146     Spartan Motors, Inc   68,891 
 7,102     Standard Motor Products, Inc   256,808 
 12,077  *  Stoneridge, Inc   154,102 
 9,325     Superior Industries International, Inc   174,844 
 23,169  *  Tenneco, Inc   1,229,579 
 32,323  *,e  Tesla Motors, Inc   5,169,741 
 16,461     Thor Industries, Inc   954,903 
 2,033  *  Tower International, Inc   43,140 
 40,562  *  TRW Automotive Holdings Corp   3,046,612 
 18,955  *  Visteon Corp   1,461,241 
 11,834  *  Winnebago Industries, Inc   350,996 
       TOTAL AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS   88,986,444 
             
BANKS - 3.4%     
 5,849     1st Source Corp   183,542 
 8,456     1st United Bancorp, Inc   64,604 
 2,221     Access National Corp   32,271 
 2,364     American National Bankshares, Inc   54,230 
 9,012  *  Ameris Bancorp   164,920 
 3,475     Ames National Corp   78,292 
 12,293     Apollo Residential Mortgage   185,133 
 4,132  e  Arrow Financial Corp   106,647 
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 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 65,217     Associated Banc-Corp  $1,060,428 
 33,405     Astoria Financial Corp   441,280 
 3,148     Banc of California, Inc   44,418 
 2,576     Bancfirst Corp   143,148 
 11,115     Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones S.A. (Class E)   291,546 
 36,303     Bancorpsouth, Inc   802,296 
 17,431     Bank Mutual Corp   110,861 
 19,197     Bank of Hawaii Corp   1,113,042 
 1,840     Bank of Kentucky Financial Corp   53,010 
 1,613     Bank of Marin Bancorp   68,633 
 11,787     Bank of the Ozarks, Inc   583,221 
 6,216     BankFinancial Corp   57,747 
 24,876     BankUnited   765,435 
 8,283     Banner Corp   316,908 
 1,212     Bar Harbor Bankshares   45,741 
 270,766     BB&T Corp   9,197,921 
 31,029     BBCN Bancorp, Inc   460,160 
 2,577  *  BBX Capital Corp   33,991 
 10,034  *  Beneficial Mutual Bancorp, Inc   97,831 
 11,313     Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc   287,011 
 6,773     BNC Bancorp   88,794 
 3,897  *  BofI Holding, Inc   235,457 
 10,186     BOK Financial Corp   623,689 
 30,356     Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc   345,755 
 2,675     Bridge Bancorp, Inc   61,766 
 2,877  *  Bridge Capital Holdings   50,606 
 27,051     Brookline Bancorp, Inc   239,942 
 5,252     Bryn Mawr Bank Corp   146,321 
 996     C&F Financial Corp   53,694 
 2,827     Camden National Corp   114,069 
 3,554  *  Capital Bank Financial Corp   78,970 
 3,380  *  Capital City Bank Group, Inc   41,574 
 75,020     CapitalSource, Inc   981,262 
 63,115     Capitol Federal Financial   799,667 
 10,394     Cardinal Financial Corp   171,501 
 31,797     Cathay General Bancorp   783,160 
 4,182     Center Bancorp, Inc   62,563 
 9,453     Centerstate Banks of Florida, Inc   93,207 
 8,232     Central Pacific Financial Corp   151,633 
 710     Century Bancorp, Inc   23,075 
 8,748     Charter Financial Corp   94,828 
 10,779     Chemical Financial Corp   315,717 
 1,372     Chemung Financial Corp   48,336 
 76,763  *  CIT Group, Inc   3,696,906 
 3,694     Citizens & Northern Corp   72,993 
 5,654  e  City Holding Co   257,257 
 17,782     City National Corp   1,282,260 
 1,548     Clifton Savings Bancorp, Inc   19,551 
 3,610     CNB Financial Corp   72,236 
 13,589     CoBiz, Inc   147,441 
 20,081     Columbia Banking System, Inc   515,881 
 71,164     Comerica, Inc   3,081,401 
106

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 30,498     Commerce Bancshares, Inc  $1,403,213 
 16,220     Community Bank System, Inc   588,948 
 5,292     Community Trust Bancorp, Inc   225,386 
 2,779  *  CommunityOne Bancorp   29,902 
 3,357  *  CU Bancorp   62,440 
 21,914  e  Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc   1,551,292 
 7,620  *  Customers Bancorp, Inc   127,635 
 36,880     CVB Financial Corp   536,235 
 11,236     Dime Community Bancshares   183,821 
 2,329  *  Doral Financial Corp   39,360 
 8,370  *  Eagle Bancorp, Inc   221,386 
 52,560     East West Bancorp, Inc   1,770,746 
 2,716     Enterprise Bancorp, Inc   53,071 
 6,884  e  Enterprise Financial Services Corp   124,119 
 4,237     ESB Financial Corp   56,394 
 3,960     ESSA Bancorp, Inc   43,402 
 30,843     EverBank Financial Corp   466,346 
 2,647  *  Farmers Capital Bank Corp   54,369 
 3,898     Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp (Class C)   139,120 
 2,999     Fidelity Southern Corp   45,798 
 334,961     Fifth Third Bancorp   6,374,308 
 4,256     Financial Institutions, Inc   100,740 
 7,695     First Bancorp (NC)   115,271 
 29,812  *,e  First Bancorp (Puerto Rico)   165,457 
 2,602     First Bancorp, Inc   45,301 
 23,133     First Busey Corp   119,598 
 2,879     First Citizens Bancshares, Inc (Class A)   609,571 
 37,222     First Commonwealth Financial Corp   323,459 
 6,839     First Community Bancshares, Inc   114,143 
 5,395     First Connecticut Bancorp   79,199 
 2,946     First Defiance Financial Corp   76,066 
 25,911     First Financial Bancorp   402,139 
 11,317  e  First Financial Bankshares, Inc   696,109 
 4,196     First Financial Corp   144,930 
 9,814     First Financial Holdings, Inc   588,153 
 5,071     First Financial Northwest, Inc   54,970 
 96,986     First Horizon National Corp   1,032,901 
 6,709     First Interstate Bancsystem, Inc   168,463 
 11,816     First Merchants Corp   222,141 
 33,195     First Midwest Bancorp, Inc   552,033 
 1,571  *  First NBC Bank Holding Co   41,867 
 134,758     First Niagara Financial Group, Inc   1,486,381 
 2,446     First of Long Island Corp   96,250 
 45,283     First Republic Bank   2,312,603 
 22,525  *,e  First Security Group, Inc   45,726 
 62,924     FirstMerit Corp   1,413,273 
 7,423  *  Flagstar Bancorp, Inc   120,327 
 11,078     Flushing Financial Corp   222,557 
 55,422     FNB Corp   693,329 
 4,259     Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc   73,553 
 4,177     Franklin Financial Corp   78,820 
 77,849     Fulton Financial Corp   950,536 
107

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 4,921     German American Bancorp, Inc  $133,753 
 27,378     Glacier Bancorp, Inc   756,454 
 3,971     Great Southern Bancorp, Inc   111,506 
 4,513     Guaranty Bancorp   60,925 
 32,474     Hancock Holding Co   1,064,498 
 11,875     Hanmi Financial Corp   207,575 
 6,024     Heartland Financial USA, Inc   159,576 
 6,136     Heritage Commerce Corp   47,799 
 4,718     Heritage Financial Corp   76,101 
 5,855  *  Heritage Oaks Bancorp   40,107 
 358     Hingham Institution for Savings   26,034 
 2,141  *  Home Bancorp, Inc   38,902 
 17,532     Home Bancshares, Inc   593,984 
 4,914     Home Federal Bancorp, Inc   76,609 
 27,085     Home Loan Servicing Solutions Ltd   639,477 
 3,989     HomeStreet, Inc   75,871 
 8,420  *  HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc   135,983 
 3,362     Horizon Bancorp   72,989 
 202,050     Hudson City Bancorp, Inc   1,814,409 
 6,296     Hudson Valley Holding Corp   116,413 
 322,960     Huntington Bancshares, Inc   2,842,048 
 12,002     IBERIABANK Corp   701,277 
 8,502     Independent Bank Corp   305,052 
 1,522     Independent Bank Group, Inc   57,425 
 20,460     International Bancshares Corp   467,511 
 7,007  *  Intervest Bancshares Corp   51,081 
 17,087     Investors Bancorp, Inc   405,133 
 3,901  *  Kearny Financial Corp   40,960 
 352,889     Keycorp   4,421,699 
 11,287     Lakeland Bancorp, Inc   128,672 
 6,729     Lakeland Financial Corp   239,485 
 2,173  e  LCNB Corp   43,786 
 49,499  e  M&T Bank Corp   5,570,122 
 8,897  *,e  Macatawa Bank Corp   43,684 
 7,844     MainSource Financial Group, Inc   127,230 
 21,028     MB Financial, Inc   624,532 
 2,590     Mercantile Bank Corp   56,566 
 1,433     Merchants Bancshares, Inc   42,961 
 3,246  *  Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc   77,060 
 4,787     MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc   68,598 
 121,112  *  MGIC Investment Corp   985,852 
 1,630     Middleburg Financial Corp   29,862 
 2,305     Midsouth Bancorp, Inc   34,990 
 2,098     MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc   55,429 
 1,196  *,e  NASB Financial, Inc   30,797 
 19,899     National Bank Holdings Corp   417,879 
 2,101  e  National Bankshares, Inc   73,850 
 49,193     National Penn Bancshares, Inc   510,131 
 7,292  *,e  Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc   374,225 
 16,606     NBT Bancorp, Inc   404,688 
 169,986  e  New York Community Bancorp, Inc   2,755,473 
 9,576  *  NewBridge Bancorp   71,437 
108

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 22,055     Northfield Bancorp, Inc  $285,171 
 1,920     Northrim BanCorp, Inc   48,192 
 39,731     Northwest Bancshares, Inc   555,837 
 4,407     OceanFirst Financial Corp   77,519 
 39,479  *  Ocwen Financial Corp   2,219,904 
 17,355     OFG Bancorp   257,028 
 40,883     Old National Bancorp   594,439 
 3,534  *  OmniAmerican Bancorp, Inc   77,465 
 23,480     Oritani Financial Corp   380,846 
 5,561     Pacific Continental Corp   76,631 
 5,144  *  Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc   71,553 
 16,994  e  PacWest Bancorp   646,622 
 1,441  *,e  Palmetto Bancshares, Inc   19,338 
 5,749  e  Park National Corp   455,436 
 16,587     Park Sterling Bank   107,981 
 2,656     Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp   48,711 
 1,124     Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc   57,549 
 5,281  *  Pennsylvania Commerce Bancorp, Inc   112,697 
 4,791  *  PennyMac Financial Services, Inc   77,135 
 3,205     Peoples Bancorp, Inc   71,856 
 126,242     People’s United Financial, Inc   1,821,672 
 13,363  *  Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc   414,253 
 203,233     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc   14,943,722 
 39,430  *  Popular, Inc   995,607 
 3,650  *  Preferred Bank   70,153 
 24,843     PrivateBancorp, Inc   605,175 
 22,956     Prosperity Bancshares, Inc   1,433,602 
 2,835     Provident Financial Holdings, Inc   42,979 
 22,929     Provident Financial Services, Inc   429,689 
 66,237  e  Radian Group, Inc   965,073 
 520,054     Regions Financial Corp   5,008,120 
 11,564     Renasant Corp   331,656 
 4,212     Republic Bancorp, Inc (Class A)   96,960 
 11,315     Rockville Financial, Inc   148,792 
 2,577  *  Roma Financial Corp   50,148 
 11,366     S&T Bancorp, Inc   278,694 
 5,455     S.Y. Bancorp, Inc   163,705 
 8,599     Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc   210,590 
 21,460  *  Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida   48,929 
 3,841     Sierra Bancorp   72,710 
 18,377  *  Signature Bank   1,871,146 
 6,265     Simmons First National Corp (Class A)   205,116 
 6,753  e  Southside Bancshares, Inc   184,357 
 7,722  *  Southwest Bancorp, Inc   123,629 
 11,285     State Bank & Trust Co   192,522 
 8,748     StellarOne Corp   203,653 
 17,232     Sterling Bancorp/DE   201,959 
 12,004     Sterling Bancorp-N Y   177,059 
 13,088     Sterling Financial Corp   379,028 
 4,350  *  Suffolk Bancorp   85,042 
 11,250  *  Sun Bancorp, Inc   37,125 
109

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 200,198     SunTrust Banks, Inc  $6,734,661 
 72,354     Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc   852,692 
 17,212  *  SVB Financial Group   1,648,565 
 303,079     Synovus Financial Corp   985,007 
 6,490  *  Taylor Capital Group, Inc   149,270 
 62,519     TCF Financial Corp   949,038 
 3,666     Territorial Bancorp, Inc   79,955 
 15,526  *  Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc   808,128 
 41,160  *  TFS Financial Corp   499,682 
 11,214  *  The Bancorp, Inc   181,330 
 5,590     Tompkins Trustco, Inc   275,699 
 9,354  e  TowneBank   136,194 
 3,655     Tree.com, Inc   107,859 
 6,050     Trico Bancshares   153,005 
 2,504  *,e  Tristate Capital Holdings, Inc   31,325 
 33,241     Trustco Bank Corp NY   223,380 
 29,637     Trustmark Corp   804,941 
 12,165     UMB Financial Corp   716,762 
 44,848  e  Umpqua Holdings Corp   734,162 
 7,725  e  Union Bankshares Corp   186,327 
 22,239  e  United Bankshares, Inc   657,830 
 15,479  *  United Community Banks, Inc   241,318 
 14,925  *  United Community Financial Corp   59,700 
 6,425     United Financial Bancorp, Inc   100,744 
 6,493     Univest Corp of Pennsylvania   129,665 
 711,496     US Bancorp   26,581,491 
 79,696  e  Valley National Bancorp   777,036 
 18,364     ViewPoint Financial Group   400,519 
 10,131  *  Virginia Commerce Bancorp   162,400 
 6,380  *  Walker & Dunlop, Inc   82,812 
 4,649     Washington Banking Co   79,079 
 43,667     Washington Federal, Inc   994,734 
 5,261     Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc   173,034 
 34,448     Webster Financial Corp   960,755 
 1,850,405     Wells Fargo & Co   78,993,789 
 9,847     WesBanco, Inc   289,502 
 4,720     West Bancorporation, Inc   65,230 
 10,270  e  Westamerica Bancorporation   528,700 
 28,095  *  Western Alliance Bancorp   594,209 
 7,986     Westfield Financial, Inc   57,579 
 22,499     Wilshire Bancorp, Inc   190,567 
 14,529     Wintrust Financial Corp   632,157 
 3,011     WSFS Financial Corp   210,800 
 5,513  *  Yadkin Financial Corp   90,523 
 70,495     Zions Bancorporation   1,999,943 
       TOTAL BANKS   256,494,269 
             
CAPITAL GOODS - 8.4%     
 263,726     3M Co   33,189,917 
 29,684     A.O. Smith Corp   1,533,179 
 10,369     Aaon, Inc   280,067 
 14,311     AAR Corp   419,026 
110

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 18,679  *  Accuride Corp  $84,055 
 10,671     Aceto Corp   170,202 
 26,745     Actuant Corp (Class A)   1,004,542 
 16,604     Acuity Brands, Inc   1,668,868 
 40,017  *  Aecom Technology Corp   1,271,740 
 17,209  *  Aegion Corp   352,784 
 7,897  *  Aerovironment, Inc   214,088 
 36,731     AGCO Corp   2,144,356 
 26,738     Air Lease Corp   786,097 
 26,219     Aircastle Ltd   494,753 
 2,787     Alamo Group, Inc   131,519 
 10,576     Albany International Corp (Class A)   389,303 
 12,317     Alliant Techsystems, Inc   1,340,952 
 12,909     Altra Holdings, Inc   392,046 
 7,666  *  Ameresco, Inc   80,186 
 5,930  e  American Railcar Industries, Inc   242,893 
 4,637     American Science & Engineering, Inc   305,022 
 20,793  *,e  American Superconductor Corp   45,329 
 3,969  *  American Woodmark Corp   134,628 
 91,663     Ametek, Inc   4,384,241 
 3,985     Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp   73,364 
 9,213  *  API Technologies Corp   26,902 
 12,974     Apogee Enterprises, Inc   405,827 
 16,487     Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc   780,000 
 5,143     Argan, Inc   114,432 
 9,943  *  Armstrong World Industries, Inc   531,254 
 36,830  *  ArvinMeritor, Inc   253,022 
 7,049     Astec Industries, Inc   238,327 
 7,720  *  Astronics Corp   378,743 
 864  *,e  Astronics Corp (Class B)   41,723 
 9,722     AZZ, Inc   436,518 
 42,867     Babcock & Wilcox Co   1,380,746 
 19,306     Barnes Group, Inc   686,135 
 37,716  *  BE Aerospace, Inc   3,061,031 
 18,664  *  Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc   647,827 
 17,382  *  Blount International, Inc   211,713 
 7,295  *  Bluelinx Holdings, Inc   13,569 
 290,622     Boeing Co   37,926,171 
 17,419     Brady Corp (Class A)   508,461 
 17,803     Briggs & Stratton Corp   326,507 
 18,279  *  Builders FirstSource, Inc   135,447 
 6,609  *  CAI International, Inc   144,671 
 154,005  *,e  Capstone Turbine Corp   195,586 
 24,252     Carlisle Cos, Inc   1,762,635 
 251,608     Caterpillar, Inc   20,974,043 
 11,724  *  Chart Industries, Inc   1,259,978 
 38,344     Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV   2,840,907 
 6,684     CIRCOR International, Inc   493,079 
 18,991     Clarcor, Inc   1,110,594 
 3,243     Coleman Cable, Inc   79,778 
 31,361  *  Colfax Corp   1,754,962 
 7,576  *  Columbus McKinnon Corp   197,052 
111

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 14,302     Comfort Systems USA, Inc  $266,446 
 11,607  *  Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc   91,347 
 18,503     Crane Co   1,174,940 
 6,626     Cubic Corp   347,865 
 72,348     Cummins, Inc   9,189,643 
 17,096     Curtiss-Wright Corp   851,039 
 231,012     Danaher Corp   16,653,655 
 147,961     Deere & Co   12,109,128 
 27,840  *  DigitalGlobe, Inc   885,869 
 56,064     Donaldson Co, Inc   2,220,695 
 8,590     Douglas Dynamics, Inc   130,310 
 63,664     Dover Corp   5,843,719 
 4,040  *  Ducommun, Inc   100,434 
 3,307  *  DXP Enterprises, Inc   303,913 
 12,599  *  Dycom Industries, Inc   373,560 
 6,057     Dynamic Materials Corp   133,860 
 177,964     Eaton Corp   12,557,140 
 7,895  *  Edgen Group, Inc   94,503 
 25,620     EMCOR Group, Inc   949,477 
 274,231     Emerson Electric Co   18,365,250 
 7,351     Encore Wire Corp   364,095 
 12,345  *  Energy Recovery, Inc   72,095 
 18,377     EnerSys   1,219,314 
 6,454  *  Engility Holdings, Inc   199,880 
 5,804  *,e  Enphase Energy, Inc   43,820 
 9,371  *  EnPro Industries, Inc   559,168 
 1,465  *,e  Erickson Air-Crane, Inc   28,714 
 9,475     ESCO Technologies, Inc   341,858 
 11,455  *  Esterline Technologies Corp   918,233 
 78,015     Exelis, Inc   1,286,467 
 113,641  e  Fastenal Co   5,659,322 
 23,562  *  Federal Signal Corp   322,564 
 12,528  *  Flow International Corp   49,987 
 54,613     Flowserve Corp   3,793,965 
 62,202     Fluor Corp   4,616,632 
 61,648     Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc   2,655,796 
 17,542     Franklin Electric Co, Inc   663,965 
 3,620     Freightcar America, Inc   80,509 
 69,187  *,e  FuelCell Energy, Inc   92,711 
 16,219  *  Furmanite Corp   182,464 
 17,900     GATX Corp   922,745 
 23,099  *,e  GenCorp, Inc   388,063 
 19,651     Generac Holdings, Inc   969,777 
 18,528     General Cable Corp   610,127 
 115,196     General Dynamics Corp   9,979,429 
 3,961,223     General Electric Co   103,546,369 
 11,486  *  Gibraltar Industries, Inc   183,891 
 3,003  *  Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc   56,246 
 6,344     Global Power Equipment Group, Inc   129,164 
 5,784     Gorman-Rupp Co   235,640 
 23,662     Graco, Inc   1,828,126 
 47,638  *,e  GrafTech International Ltd   423,978 
112

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 4,428     Graham Corp  $162,995 
 14,471     Granite Construction, Inc   468,137 
 23,276     Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp   189,001 
 9,362  *  Greenbrier Cos, Inc   248,467 
 17,223     Griffon Corp   215,804 
 10,434  *  H&E Equipment Services, Inc   261,163 
 3,407     Hardinge, Inc   50,390 
 30,803     Harsco Corp   858,788 
 23,800  *  HD Supply Holdings, Inc   480,522 
 25,314     Heico Corp   1,356,311 
 37,613  *  Hexcel Corp   1,591,406 
 300,969     Honeywell International, Inc   26,103,041 
 5,385     Houston Wire & Cable Co   74,690 
 22,632     Hubbell, Inc (Class B)   2,433,845 
 18,949     Huntington Ingalls   1,355,801 
 1,898     Hurco Cos, Inc   46,482 
 4,224     Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc   331,331 
 31,323     IDEX Corp   2,165,985 
 18,687  *  II-VI, Inc   318,800 
 142,148     Illinois Tool Works, Inc   11,199,841 
 113,929     Ingersoll-Rand plc   7,693,625 
 4,851     Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc   38,226 
 6,765     Insteel Industries, Inc   112,231 
 34,338     ITT Corp   1,364,249 
 49,864  *  Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc   3,032,728 
 10,900     John Bean Technologies Corp   296,262 
 40,712  e  Joy Global, Inc   2,310,406 
 4,807     Kadant, Inc   172,091 
 10,322     Kaman Corp   383,772 
 57,032     KBR, Inc   1,969,885 
 28,987     Kennametal, Inc   1,333,402 
 14,738  *,e  KEYW Holding Corp   169,487 
 15,051  *  Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc   127,632 
 34,335     L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc   3,448,951 
 8,671  *  Layne Christensen Co   167,697 
 3,627     LB Foster Co (Class A)   169,562 
 19,240     Lennox International, Inc   1,501,874 
 31,825     Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc   2,203,563 
 4,945  e  Lindsay Manufacturing Co   375,869 
 3,974  *  LMI Aerospace, Inc   62,392 
 100,409     Lockheed Martin Corp   13,388,536 
 5,746     LSI Industries, Inc   52,921 
 7,012  *  Lydall, Inc   127,759 
 4,394  *  Manitex International, Inc   56,814 
 51,424     Manitowoc Co, Inc   1,000,711 
 133,680     Masco Corp   2,824,658 
 21,699  *  Mastec, Inc   693,717 
 7,164  *  Middleby Corp   1,630,885 
 5,071     Miller Industries, Inc   95,031 
 19,641  *  Moog, Inc (Class A)   1,173,157 
 31,747  *  MRC Global, Inc   887,329 
 18,383     MSC Industrial Direct Co (Class A)   1,403,910 
113

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 10,704     Mueller Industries, Inc  $645,344 
 62,679     Mueller Water Products, Inc (Class A)   537,159 
 8,966  *  MYR Group, Inc   237,151 
 1,821  e  National Presto Industries, Inc   128,472 
 21,222  *,e  Navistar International Corp   767,388 
 8,107  *  NCI Building Systems, Inc   116,984 
 6,966     NN, Inc   112,013 
 24,493     Nordson Corp   1,765,700 
 2,800  *  Nortek, Inc   196,476 
 83,739     Northrop Grumman Corp   9,002,780 
 3,916  *  Northwest Pipe Co   141,093 
 23,002  *  Orbital Sciences Corp   530,656 
 11,476  *  Orion Marine Group, Inc   143,450 
 33,547  *  Oshkosh Truck Corp   1,596,502 
 45,435  *  Owens Corning, Inc   1,632,480 
 135,061     Paccar, Inc   7,509,392 
 42,447     Pall Corp   3,417,832 
 56,938     Parker Hannifin Corp   6,645,803 
 2,377  *  Patrick Industries, Inc   74,353 
 77,969     Pentair Ltd   5,230,940 
 14,306  *  Perini Corp   328,323 
 12,273  *  Pgt, Inc   128,253 
 10,096     Pike Electric Corp   109,138 
 6,151  *  Ply Gem Holdings, Inc   91,650 
 9,067  *  PMFG, Inc   71,085 
 17,763  *,e  Polypore International, Inc   802,888 
 3,331  *  Powell Industries, Inc   209,287 
 780  *  Power Solutions International, Inc   45,443 
 12,839  *  PowerSecure International, Inc   232,129 
 56,116     Precision Castparts Corp   14,222,600 
 704     Preformed Line Products Co   59,150 
 14,897     Primoris Services Corp   387,918 
 6,465  *,e  Proto Labs, Inc   542,155 
 13,031     Quanex Building Products Corp   231,691 
 79,515  *  Quanta Services, Inc   2,402,148 
 13,831     Raven Industries, Inc   461,402 
 124,596     Raytheon Co   10,262,973 
 8,707  *  RBC Bearings, Inc   598,955 
 16,766     Regal-Beloit Corp   1,229,451 
 28,397  *,e  Revolution Lighting Technologies, Inc   84,907 
 13,598  *  Rexnord Corp   319,825 
 52,020     Rockwell Automation, Inc   5,743,528 
 52,075     Rockwell Collins, Inc   3,636,397 
 37,705     Roper Industries, Inc   4,781,371 
 13,221  *  Rush Enterprises, Inc (Class A)   378,385 
 15,523     Simpson Manufacturing Co, Inc   550,290 
 22,253     Snap-On, Inc   2,315,870 
 8,231  *,e  SolarCity Corp   438,548 
 2,312  *  Sparton Corp   61,014 
 44,910  *  Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc (Class A)   1,198,648 
 17,950     SPX Corp   1,628,244 
 4,897     Standex International Corp   301,214 
114

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 60,271     Stanley Works  $4,766,833 
 4,846  *  Sterling Construction Co, Inc   46,522 
 8,131     Sun Hydraulics Corp   322,638 
 12,916  e  TAL International Group, Inc   623,972 
 17,883  *  Taser International, Inc   317,781 
 6,878  *  Tecumseh Products Co (Class A)   53,648 
 13,991  *  Teledyne Technologies, Inc   1,242,681 
 6,678     Tennant Co   405,288 
 44,266  *  Terex Corp   1,547,097 
 8,149  e  Textainer Group Holdings Ltd   308,847 
 106,142     Textron, Inc   3,055,828 
 2,347  *,e  The ExOne Company   120,471 
 10,365  *  Thermon Group Holdings   243,681 
 32,984     Timken Co   1,741,885 
 21,724  e  Titan International, Inc   314,998 
 10,884  *,e  Titan Machinery, Inc   191,994 
 22,433     Toro Co   1,322,201 
 19,679     TransDigm Group, Inc   2,861,523 
 6,417  *  Trex Co, Inc   450,602 
 18,987  *  Trimas Corp   718,848 
 30,217     Trinity Industries, Inc   1,529,887 
 19,019     Triumph Group, Inc   1,362,711 
 4,337     Twin Disc, Inc   112,198 
 37,327  *,e  United Rentals, Inc   2,410,951 
 353,081     United Technologies Corp   37,514,857 
 8,259     Universal Forest Products, Inc   437,066 
 28,917     URS Corp   1,567,880 
 28,811  *,e  USG Corp   786,828 
 9,654     Valmont Industries, Inc   1,356,387 
 5,781  *  Vicor Corp   50,931 
 22,420     W.W. Grainger, Inc   6,030,307 
 26,347  *  Wabash National Corp   307,206 
 20,910  *  WABCO Holdings, Inc   1,791,569 
 9,798     Watsco, Inc   933,651 
 10,912     Watts Water Technologies, Inc (Class A)   630,495 
 16,226  *,e  WESCO International, Inc   1,386,674 
 36,683     Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp   2,391,365 
 25,723     Woodward Governor Co   1,031,235 
 8,207  *  Xerium Technologies, Inc   98,402 
 71,418     Xylem, Inc   2,463,921 
       TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS   634,439,543 
             
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 1.0%
 19,145     ABM Industries, Inc   526,679 
 18,732  e  Acacia Research (Acacia Technologies)   282,666 
 43,662  *  ACCO Brands Corp   255,423 
 8,204  e  Acorn Energy, Inc   30,847 
 8,031     Administaff, Inc   310,559 
 83,483  e  ADT Corp   3,620,658 
 14,166  *  Advisory Board Co   971,788 
 6,682     American Ecology Corp   237,545 
 18,662  *  ARC Document Solutions, Inc   116,451 
115

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 3,118     Barrett Business Services, Inc  $259,636 
 16,782     Brink’s Co   526,955 
 13,804  *  Casella Waste Systems, Inc (Class A)   81,582 
 11,843  *  CBIZ, Inc   96,639 
 5,378     CDI Corp   86,317 
 4,740  e  Ceco Environmental Corp   83,661 
 19,758  *,e  Cenveo, Inc   62,040 
 39,318     Cintas Corp   2,114,129 
 22,755  *  Clean Harbors, Inc   1,405,121 
 3,492  *  Consolidated Graphics, Inc   223,802 
 34,268  *,e  Coolbrands International, Inc   20,691 
 42,447  *  Copart, Inc   1,368,067 
 12,816     Corporate Executive Board Co   934,286 
 44,013     Corrections Corp of America   1,628,481 
 2,988     Courier Corp   50,766 
 40,540     Covanta Holding Corp   696,072 
 4,650  *  CRA International, Inc   88,582 
 18,070     Deluxe Corp   850,916 
 15,236     Dun & Bradstreet Corp   1,657,524 
 9,244  *  EnerNOC, Inc   153,728 
 10,065     Ennis, Inc   178,654 
 46,676     Equifax, Inc   3,018,537 
 5,153     Exponent, Inc   389,618 
 3,955  *  Franklin Covey Co   74,354 
 16,226  *  FTI Consulting, Inc   658,451 
 7,447     G & K Services, Inc (Class A)   464,693 
 27,261     Geo Group, Inc   961,495 
 5,783  *  GP Strategies Corp   162,040 
 25,312     Healthcare Services Group   693,296 
 7,483     Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc   138,585 
 2,270  *  Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc   40,111 
 25,034     Herman Miller, Inc   759,532 
 16,751     HNI Corp   650,776 
 8,902  *  Huron Consulting Group, Inc   521,390 
 7,449  *  ICF International, Inc   257,884 
 50,177  *  ICO Global Communications Holdings Ltd   111,895 
 25,119  *  IHS, Inc (Class A)   2,739,227 
 16,934  *,e  Innerworkings, Inc   162,058 
 22,540     Interface, Inc   456,435 
 5,323     Intersections, Inc   45,618 
 65,722     Iron Mountain, Inc   1,744,262 
 29,019     KAR Auction Services, Inc   862,445 
 8,091     Kelly Services, Inc (Class A)   168,778 
 9,799     Kforce, Inc   192,942 
 11,755     Kimball International, Inc (Class B)   137,533 
 18,644     Knoll, Inc   306,134 
 16,756  *  Korn/Ferry International   398,793 
 29,449     Manpower, Inc   2,299,967 
 9,593     McGrath RentCorp   342,182 
 10,756     Mine Safety Appliances Co   518,009 
 6,009  *  Mistras Group, Inc   110,325 
 14,696  *  Mobile Mini, Inc   530,819 
116

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 4,295     Multi-Color Corp  $149,595 
 2,364  *  National Technical Systems, Inc   54,112 
 18,361  *  Navigant Consulting, Inc   318,563 
 83,266     Nielsen Holdings NV   3,284,011 
 1,974     NL Industries, Inc   23,017 
 30,943  *,e  Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc   67,146 
 17,555  *  On Assignment, Inc   593,183 
 10,412  *  Performant Financial Corp   103,808 
 76,537  e  Pitney Bowes, Inc   1,633,300 
 9,506  e  Quad   331,949 
 69,228  e  R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co   1,285,564 
 101,335     Republic Services, Inc   3,391,682 
 13,734     Resources Connection, Inc   175,246 
 53,192     Robert Half International, Inc   2,049,488 
 24,395     Rollins, Inc   674,278 
 12,267  *  RPX Corp   219,089 
 3,482     Schawk, Inc (Class A)   50,907 
 5,881  *  Standard Parking Corp   155,670 
 33,167     Steelcase, Inc (Class A)   543,607 
 33,790  *  Stericycle, Inc   3,926,398 
 7,886  *  Team, Inc   294,069 
 24,838  *  Tetra Tech, Inc   649,017 
 24,838     Towers Watson & Co   2,851,651 
 5,055  *  TRC Cos, Inc   38,873 
 13,156  *  TrueBlue, Inc   324,953 
 5,480     Unifirst Corp   563,454 
 14,427     United Stationers, Inc   641,136 
 57,951  *  Verisk Analytics, Inc   3,970,803 
 7,823     Viad Corp   208,874 
 1,211     VSE Corp   53,042 
 9,485  *  WageWorks, Inc   485,727 
 47,153     Waste Connections, Inc   2,015,319 
 174,800     Waste Management, Inc   7,610,792 
 6,588     West Corp   145,068 
       TOTAL COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES   77,721,840 
             
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 1.6%     
 47,687  *,e  American Apparel, Inc   63,901 
 4,947     Arctic Cat, Inc   259,223 
 3,514     Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc   49,196 
 9,403  *,e  Beazer Homes USA, Inc   170,853 
 4,756  e  Blyth, Inc   65,680 
 34,608     Brunswick Corp   1,561,859 
 33,944  e  Callaway Golf Co   286,148 
 22,646     Carter’s, Inc   1,565,971 
 2,607  *  Cavco Industries, Inc   152,692 
 9,316  *,e  Clarus Corp   138,902 
 107,281     Coach, Inc   5,437,001 
 6,402  e  Columbia Sportswear Co   428,102 
 2,827  *  Costa, Inc   56,879 
 32,035  *  CROCS, Inc   390,186 
 2,574     CSS Industries, Inc   66,641 
117

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 4,789     Culp, Inc  $92,667 
 13,668  *,e  Deckers Outdoor Corp   940,768 
 106,090     DR Horton, Inc   2,010,406 
 9,554  e  Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc   254,519 
 3,766  *  EveryWare Global, Inc   36,229 
 43,600  *  Fifth & Pacific Cos, Inc   1,154,964 
 1,383     Flexsteel Industries, Inc   37,977 
 19,621  *  Fossil Group, Inc   2,490,690 
 46,844  e  Garmin Ltd   2,189,957 
 7,448  *  G-III Apparel Group Ltd   422,451 
 37,485     Hanesbrands, Inc   2,553,478 
 25,140     Harman International Industries, Inc   2,036,843 
 43,813  e  Hasbro, Inc   2,262,941 
 12,254  *  Helen of Troy Ltd   572,507 
 3,179     Hooker Furniture Corp   50,228 
 42,773  *,e  Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc (Class A)   216,431 
 22,477  *  Iconix Brand Group, Inc   811,195 
 12,744  *  iRobot Corp   431,639 
 6,899  e  Jakks Pacific, Inc   44,430 
 50,942  *  Jarden Corp   2,820,149 
 1,650     Johnson Outdoors, Inc   45,260 
 29,182     Jones Apparel Group, Inc   453,488 
 35,932  e  KB Home   609,766 
 22,054     La-Z-Boy, Inc   509,006 
 22,633  *,e  Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc   193,739 
 54,196     Leggett & Platt, Inc   1,611,789 
 61,820  e  Lennar Corp (Class A)   2,197,701 
 6,832  *  Libbey, Inc   145,863 
 2,759     Lifetime Brands, Inc   43,206 
 8,712  *  M/I Homes, Inc   178,335 
 3,595     Marine Products Corp   33,685 
 131,090     Mattel, Inc   5,816,463 
 13,843     MDC Holdings, Inc   404,077 
 13,203  *  Meritage Homes Corp   599,284 
 76,915  *  Michael Kors Holdings Ltd   5,918,609 
 23,205  *  Mohawk Industries, Inc   3,072,806 
 6,272     Movado Group, Inc   292,463 
 1,709     Nacco Industries, Inc (Class A)   97,362 
 22,079  *  Nautilus, Inc   175,749 
 107,985     Newell Rubbermaid, Inc   3,199,596 
 269,297     Nike, Inc (Class B)   20,401,941 
 1,899  *  NVR, Inc   1,741,991 
 4,894     Oxford Industries, Inc   351,242 
 5,118     Perry Ellis International, Inc   97,293 
 30,952     Phillips-Van Heusen Corp   3,855,691 
 24,298     Polaris Industries, Inc   3,181,823 
 17,778     Pool Corp   966,768 
 146,085     Pulte Homes, Inc   2,578,400 
 49,976  *  Quiksilver, Inc   415,800 
 22,911     Ralph Lauren Corp   3,794,978 
 3,796     RG Barry Corp   72,428 
 18,370     Ryland Group, Inc   738,474 
118

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 14,756  *  Skechers U.S.A., Inc (Class A)  $429,990 
 19,902  *  Skullcandy, Inc   124,985 
 24,217  *,e  Smith & Wesson Holding Corp   261,059 
 52,856  *  Standard-Pacific Corp   419,148 
 24,041  *  Steven Madden Ltd   881,824 
 7,390  e  Sturm Ruger & Co, Inc   483,380 
 10,418  *  Taylor Morrison Home Corp   231,696 
 23,504  *  Tempur-Pedic International, Inc   901,378 
 63,613  *  Toll Brothers, Inc   2,091,595 
 5,974  *  TRI Pointe Homes, Inc   95,106 
 18,264  *  Tumi Holdings, Inc   389,936 
 20,224     Tupperware Corp   1,813,082 
 31,987  *,e  Under Armour, Inc (Class A)   2,595,745 
 5,888  *  Unifi, Inc   143,608 
 5,996  *  Universal Electronics, Inc   233,304 
 8,174  *,e  Vera Bradley, Inc   181,054 
 33,435     VF Corp   7,188,525 
 2,076     Weyco Group, Inc   59,643 
 30,213     Whirlpool Corp   4,411,400 
 4,740  *  William Lyon Homes, Inc   109,826 
 19,190     Wolverine World Wide, Inc   1,108,031 
 10,387  *,e  Zagg, Inc   49,234 
       TOTAL CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL   120,122,328 
             
CONSUMER SERVICES - 2.2%     
 9,018  *  AFC Enterprises   402,022 
 6,327  *  American Public Education, Inc   253,270 
 37,199  *  Apollo Group, Inc (Class A)   992,841 
 5,410  *  Ascent Media Corp (Series A)   456,712 
 15,092  *  Bally Technologies, Inc   1,103,829 
 8,987  *  BJ’s Restaurants, Inc   243,188 
 21,097  *  Bloomin’ Brands, Inc   528,058 
 10,957     Bob Evans Farms, Inc   625,535 
 26,360  *  Boyd Gaming Corp   278,362 
 7,860  *  Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc   117,350 
 7,986  *  Bridgepoint Education, Inc   156,526 
 4,383  *  Bright Horizons Family Solutions   163,267 
 26,732     Brinker International, Inc   1,187,435 
 7,156  *  Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc   1,020,302 
 38,174  e  Burger King Worldwide, Inc   808,525 
 15,743  *  Caesars Entertainment Corp   274,243 
 3,506  *  Capella Education Co   213,585 
 25,023  *  Career Education Corp   137,126 
 159,883     Carnival Corp   5,539,946 
 6,174     Carriage Services, Inc   124,036 
 7,842  *  Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc   45,484 
 7,469     CBRL Group, Inc   820,619 
 6,814     CEC Entertainment, Inc   315,829 
 19,151     Cheesecake Factory   904,885 
 12,005  *  Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc (Class A)   6,326,275 
 12,887  e  Choice Hotels International, Inc   600,405 
 4,950     Churchill Downs, Inc   425,254 
119

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 6,261  *  Chuy’s Holdings, Inc  $235,414 
 33,987  *,e  Corinthian Colleges, Inc   72,732 
 49,606     Darden Restaurants, Inc   2,556,197 
 4,234  *  Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc   76,635 
 34,973  *  Denny’s Corp   222,079 
 23,353  e  DeVry, Inc   838,373 
 6,600  *  Diamond Resorts International, Inc   125,928 
 6,308     DineEquity, Inc   517,698 
 4,042  *  Diversified Restaurant Holdings, Inc   27,930 
 23,246     Domino’s Pizza, Inc   1,558,877 
 40,819     Dunkin Brands Group, Inc   1,946,250 
 9,420  *,e  Education Management Corp   144,126 
 1,427     Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc   25,458 
 7,512  *  Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc   318,434 
 16,885  *  Grand Canyon Education, Inc   798,154 
 105,371     H&R Block, Inc   2,996,751 
 19,650     Hillenbrand, Inc   554,523 
 16,442  *  Hyatt Hotels Corp   782,639 
 1,966  *  Ignite Restaurant Group, Inc   31,574 
 95,269     International Game Technology   1,791,057 
 9,682     International Speedway Corp (Class A)   316,698 
 14,936     Interval Leisure Group, Inc   362,497 
 6,056  *  Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc   49,114 
 10,403  *,e  ITT Educational Services, Inc   417,368 
 15,704  *  Jack in the Box, Inc   638,839 
 6,376  *,e  Jamba, Inc   72,814 
 1,654  *  JTH Holding, Inc   32,666 
 10,327  *,e  K12, Inc   188,778 
 25,154  *  Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc   610,236 
 148,585     Las Vegas Sands Corp   10,433,639 
 15,254  *  Life Time Fitness, Inc   692,837 
 23,230  *  LifeLock, Inc   373,771 
 6,700     Lincoln Educational Services Corp   32,026 
 5,633  *  Luby’s, Inc   43,149 
 3,270     Mac-Gray Corp   68,932 
 6,086     Marcus Corp   87,395 
 88,863     Marriott International, Inc (Class A)   4,005,944 
 11,118  *  Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp   556,789 
 10,624     Matthews International Corp (Class A)   431,334 
 385,013     McDonald’s Corp   37,161,455 
 150,125  *  MGM Mirage   2,858,380 
 2,161  *  Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc   36,542 
 10,188  *  Morgans Hotel Group Co   72,946 
 10,353  *  Multimedia Games, Inc   336,576 
 809  *  Nathan’s Famous, Inc   41,518 
 2,500  *,e  Noodles & Co   109,475 
 10,058  *  Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd   322,057 
 36,484  *  Orient-Express Hotels Ltd (Class A)   485,602 
 10,654  *,e  Outerwall, Inc   692,297 
 10,722  *  Panera Bread Co (Class A)   1,693,218 
 6,900     Papa John’s International, Inc   522,123 
 25,739  *  Penn National Gaming, Inc   1,505,989 
120

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 22,186  *  Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc  $519,152 
 4,772  *  Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc   363,531 
 17,984     Regis Corp   260,768 
 60,768     Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd   2,554,687 
 23,208  *  Ruby Tuesday, Inc   137,623 
 14,638     Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Inc   178,437 
 16,525  *  Scientific Games Corp (Class A)   302,077 
 10,271     SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc   308,438 
 80,879     Service Corp International   1,456,631 
 19,563  *  SHFL Entertainment, Inc   453,470 
 25,122     Six Flags Entertainment Corp   944,838 
 21,460  *  Sonic Corp   414,178 
 26,774     Sotheby’s (Class A)   1,389,571 
 3,564     Speedway Motorsports, Inc   65,079 
 284,797     Starbucks Corp   23,082,797 
 72,379     Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc   5,328,542 
 540  *  Steak N Shake Co   235,451 
 5,363  *  Steiner Leisure Ltd   300,435 
 25,076     Stewart Enterprises, Inc (Class A)   331,254 
 3,842  e  Strayer Education, Inc   151,874 
 22,174     Texas Roadhouse, Inc (Class A)   608,011 
 8,628     Town Sports International Holdings, Inc   111,474 
 11,170     Universal Technical Institute, Inc   148,449 
 13,713     Vail Resorts, Inc   966,081 
 9,978  e  Weight Watchers International, Inc   320,394 
 99,782     Wendy’s   867,106 
 51,872     Wyndham Worldwide Corp   3,444,301 
 30,181     Wynn Resorts Ltd   5,017,591 
 171,602     Yum! Brands, Inc   11,603,727 
       TOTAL CONSUMER SERVICES   166,804,709 
             
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 6.2%     
 20,137  *  Affiliated Managers Group, Inc   3,975,849 
 115,567  *  American Capital Ltd   1,619,094 
 364,281     American Express Co   29,798,186 
 77,629     Ameriprise Financial, Inc   7,804,820 
 82,713     Apollo Investment Corp   705,542 
 102,896     Ares Capital Corp   1,787,303 
 4,864     Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc   291,208 
 4,134,282     Bank of America Corp   57,714,577 
 445,550     Bank of New York Mellon Corp   14,168,490 
 42,184     BGC Partners, Inc (Class A)   224,419 
 26,185     BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp   245,877 
 50,174     BlackRock, Inc   15,092,841 
 8,074     Calamos Asset Management, Inc (Class A)   79,287 
 223,531     Capital One Financial Corp   15,349,874 
 5,115     Capital Southwest Corp   168,130 
 10,878  e  Cash America International, Inc   429,137 
 33,156     CBOE Holdings, Inc   1,608,066 
 424,271     Charles Schwab Corp   9,609,738 
 1,166,931     Citigroup, Inc   56,922,894 
 122,384     CME Group, Inc   9,082,117 
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 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 8,667  e  Cohen & Steers, Inc  $332,466 
 6,692  *  Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc   44,970 
 33,330  *  Cowen Group, Inc   132,320 
 2,850  *  Credit Acceptance Corp   337,155 
 1,901     Deerfield Capital Corp   15,018 
 783     Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc   86,341 
 189,769     Discover Financial Services   9,845,216 
 15,531  *  Dollar Financial Corp   187,925 
 108,917  *  E*Trade Financial Corp   1,841,786 
 46,478     Eaton Vance Corp   1,943,245 
 8,929  *,e  Encore Capital Group, Inc   436,182 
 11,981     Evercore Partners, Inc (Class A)   604,681 
 19,306  *  Ezcorp, Inc (Class A)   303,683 
 3,265  *  FBR & Co   86,522 
 36,442  e  Federated Investors, Inc (Class B)   988,307 
 4,692  e  Fidus Investment Corp   95,294 
 46,119     Fifth Street Finance Corp   470,414 
 18,694     Financial Engines, Inc   1,044,434 
 11,086  *  First Cash Financial Services, Inc   670,592 
 33,261  *,e  First Marblehead Corp   31,931 
 4,368  *  Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc   101,818 
 158,328     Franklin Resources, Inc   8,527,546 
 6,057     Friedman Billings Ramsey Group, Inc (Class A)   149,426 
 14,017  e  FXCM, Inc   229,739 
 3,332     Gain Capital Holdings, Inc   34,886 
 2,019     GAMCO Investors, Inc (Class A)   144,379 
 2,208  e  Garrison Capital, Inc   32,524 
 29,194     GFI Group, Inc   101,303 
 9,066     Gladstone Capital Corp   79,962 
 10,384     Gladstone Investment Corp   73,415 
 175,779     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   28,275,810 
 13,107  e  Golub Capital BDC, Inc   230,683 
 12,168  *,e  Green Dot Corp   261,125 
 11,735     Greenhill & Co, Inc   602,005 
 9,052  *,e  GSV Capital Corp   138,405 
 5,231     Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc   64,080 
 25,078  e  Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc   387,204 
 12,717     HFF, Inc (Class A)   312,202 
 3,609  e  Horizon Technology Finance Corp   48,649 
 6,692  *  Imperial Holdings, Inc   39,215 
 28,706     ING US, Inc   890,460 
 17,766     Interactive Brokers Group, Inc (Class A)   366,513 
 28,122  *,e  IntercontinentalExchange, Inc   5,419,953 
 5,408  *  International Assets Holding Corp   110,648 
 14,569  *  Internet Capital Group, Inc   237,620 
 172,572     Invesco Ltd   5,824,305 
 15,358  *  Investment Technology Group, Inc   246,035 
 8,500  e  iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund   928,455 
 61,863     Janus Capital Group, Inc   610,588 
 4,534     JMP Group, Inc   29,063 
 1,448,592     JPMorgan Chase & Co   74,660,432 
 9,767  e  KCAP Financial, Inc   82,336 
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 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 26,962  *  KCG Holdings, Inc  $235,648 
 35,700  *  Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc   74,970 
 48,866     Lazard Ltd (Class A)   1,888,671 
 44,003     Legg Mason, Inc   1,692,795 
 113,009     Leucadia National Corp   3,202,675 
 21,572     LPL Financial Holdings, Inc   878,843 
 15,067     Main Street Capital Corp   458,037 
 5,874     Manning & Napier, Inc   97,508 
 14,347     MarketAxess Holdings, Inc   935,855 
 2,584     Marlin Business Services Corp   71,241 
 28,650     MCG Capital Corp   134,941 
 6,735     Medallion Financial Corp   102,237 
 16,336     Medley Capital Corp   227,724 
 72,000     Moody’s Corp   5,087,520 
 587,556     Morgan Stanley   16,880,484 
 45,981  *  MSCI, Inc (Class A)   1,874,645 
 9,119     MVC Capital, Inc   126,116 
 42,879     Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc   1,519,203 
 8,392     Nelnet, Inc (Class A)   357,751 
 12,077     New Mountain Finance Corp   171,252 
 9,784  *  NewStar Financial, Inc   170,339 
 6,380     NGP Capital Resources Co   47,467 
 2,880     Nicholas Financial, Inc   46,224 
 91,023     Northern Trust Corp   5,135,518 
 93,781  e  NYSE Euronext   4,128,240 
 4,705     Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc   93,300 
 3,833     PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd   50,941 
 24,314     PennantPark Investment Corp   273,776 
 21,631  *  PHH Corp   520,226 
 8,077  *  Pico Holdings, Inc   189,648 
 6,687  *  Piper Jaffray Cos   239,996 
 19,859  *  Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc   1,180,618 
 88,693  e  Prospect Capital Corp   1,005,779 
 2,413     Pzena Investment Management, Inc (Class A)   17,349 
 46,574     Raymond James Financial, Inc   2,126,103 
 1,575  *  Regional Management Corp   50,416 
 3,649     Resource America, Inc (Class A)   31,491 
 8,217  *  Safeguard Scientifics, Inc   143,387 
 55,767     SEI Investments Co   1,850,907 
 169,612     SLM Corp   4,303,056 
 16,360     Solar Capital Ltd   375,462 
 3,947     Solar Senior Capital Ltd   71,993 
 42,837     SPDR Trust Series 1   7,527,746 
 175,549     State Street Corp   12,300,718 
 4,383  e  Stellus Capital Investment Corp   65,044 
 24,175  *  Stifel Financial Corp   989,966 
 13,104  *  SWS Group, Inc   73,776 
 99,004     T Rowe Price Group, Inc   7,663,900 
 9,986     TCP Capital Corp   166,467 
 91,039     TD Ameritrade Holding Corp   2,481,723 
 9,975     THL Credit, Inc   162,094 
 20,132  e  TICC Capital Corp   201,320 
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 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 10,223     Triangle Capital Corp  $304,236 
 2,301  *  Virtus Investment Partners, Inc   468,300 
 33,859     Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc (Class A)   2,090,793 
 13,455  *  Walter Investment Management Corp   508,195 
 2,714     Westwood Holdings Group, Inc   144,738 
 109  e  WhiteHorse Finance, Inc   1,680 
 38,429  *  WisdomTree Investments, Inc   534,163 
 3,815  *,e  World Acceptance Corp   397,218 
       TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS   469,569,144 
             
ENERGY - 9.5%     
 31,541  *  Abraxas Petroleum Corp   91,154 
 1,308     Adams Resources & Energy, Inc   67,715 
 9,016  e  Alon USA Energy, Inc   108,913 
 84,538  *,e  Alpha Natural Resources, Inc   591,766 
 14,230  *,e  Amyris Biotechnologies, Inc   35,860 
 190,670     Anadarko Petroleum Corp   18,168,944 
 149,024     Apache Corp   13,233,331 
 3,270  *,e  APCO Argentina, Inc   49,769 
 13,379  *,e  Approach Resources, Inc   376,619 
 80,511  e  Arch Coal, Inc   341,367 
 7,100  *  Athlon Energy, Inc   233,590 
 21,972  *  Atwood Oceanics, Inc   1,167,372 
 167,958     Baker Hughes, Inc   9,756,680 
 13,169  *  Basic Energy Services, Inc   193,189 
 20,054     Berry Petroleum Co (Class A)   957,579 
 20,072  *,e  Bill Barrett Corp   555,392 
 2,593     Bolt Technology Corp   46,389 
 12,236  *,e  Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc   618,407 
 44,590  *,e  BPZ Energy, Inc   89,626 
 14,399     Bristow Group, Inc   1,158,688 
 17,907  *,e  C&J Energy Services, Inc   412,577 
 159,199     Cabot Oil & Gas Corp   5,622,909 
 42,914  *,e  Cal Dive International, Inc   84,541 
 19,530  *  Callon Petroleum Co   133,390 
 94,522  *  Cameron International Corp   5,185,477 
 8,056  e  CARBO Ceramics, Inc   1,009,739 
 17,044  *  Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc   747,209 
 92,070  *  Cheniere Energy, Inc   3,664,386 
 221,290     Chesapeake Energy Corp   6,187,268 
 742,747     Chevron Corp   89,099,930 
 32,182     Cimarex Energy Co   3,390,374 
 1,878  *  Clayton Williams Energy, Inc   146,165 
 25,955  *,e  Clean Energy Fuels Corp   295,627 
 23,150  *  Cloud Peak Energy, Inc   361,372 
 105,009  *  Cobalt International Energy, Inc   2,437,259 
 21,312     Comstock Resources, Inc   364,648 
 40,017  *  Concho Resources, Inc   4,426,280 
 466,661     ConocoPhillips   34,206,251 
 85,027     Consol Energy, Inc   3,103,486 
 5,243     Contango Oil & Gas Co   224,663 
 16,368  *,e  Continental Resources, Inc   1,864,315 
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 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 18,271     Crosstex Energy, Inc  $560,737 
 5,576     CVR Energy, Inc   221,479 
 3,403  *  Dawson Geophysical Co   99,504 
 14,131     Delek US Holdings, Inc   361,047 
 142,757  *  Denbury Resources, Inc   2,710,955 
 155,433     Devon Energy Corp   9,826,474 
 26,887  e  Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc   1,665,112 
 9,285  *  Diamondback Energy, Inc   479,570 
 29,057  *  Dresser-Rand Group, Inc   1,765,794 
 15,431  *  Dril-Quip, Inc   1,811,908 
 13,843  *  Emerald Oil, Inc   120,434 
 17,998  *,e  Endeavour International Corp   106,908 
 26,907     Energen Corp   2,107,356 
 30,430     Energy XXI Bermuda Ltd   884,296 
 103,136     EOG Resources, Inc   18,399,462 
 11,344  *  EPL Oil & Gas, Inc   361,647 
 23,043     Equal Energy Ltd   109,224 
 56,177     Equitable Resources, Inc   4,809,313 
 7,758  *  Era Group, Inc   245,153 
 8,771  *  Evolution Petroleum Corp   105,778 
 52,233  e  EXCO Resources, Inc   282,581 
 23,947  *  Exterran Holdings, Inc   683,687 
 1,701,495  d  Exxon Mobil Corp   152,487,982 
 90,460  *  FMC Technologies, Inc   4,572,753 
 45,164  *,e  Forest Oil Corp   214,077 
 15,010  *  Forum Energy Technologies, Inc   439,193 
 13,500  *  Frank’s International NV   412,965 
 25,452  *,e  Frontline Ltd   53,958 
 17,503  *,e  FX Energy, Inc   60,910 
 16,589     GasLog Ltd   246,844 
 44,189  *  Gastar Exploration Ltd   190,897 
 5,250  *  Geospace Technologies Corp   511,455 
 8,656  *  Global Geophysical Services, Inc   20,688 
 18,935  e  Golar LNG Ltd   703,057 
 14,508  *,e  Goodrich Petroleum Corp   339,342 
 9,934     Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc   160,235 
 5,163     Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc   130,211 
 10,209     Gulfmark Offshore, Inc   508,204 
 30,118  *  Gulfport Energy Corp   1,767,625 
 106,857  *,e  Halcon Resources Corp   553,519 
 3,214     Hallador Petroleum Co   24,748 
 356,239     Halliburton Co   18,891,354 
 40,465  *  Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc   957,402 
 36,101     Helmerich & Payne, Inc   2,799,633 
 61,657  *  Hercules Offshore, Inc   419,268 
 117,044     Hess Corp   9,503,973 
 77,453     Holly Corp   3,567,485 
 13,733  *  Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc   759,023 
 51,121  *  ION Geophysical Corp   237,201 
 189  *  Isramco, Inc   24,942 
 5,990  *  Jones Energy, Inc (Class A)   95,900 
 60,189  *  Key Energy Services, Inc   470,678 
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 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 253,248     Kinder Morgan, Inc  $8,942,187 
 16,270  *,e  KiOR, Inc (Class A)   37,909 
 10,821     Knightsbridge Tankers Ltd   89,165 
 102,412  *  Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp   1,328,284 
 38,556  *  Kosmos Energy LLC   411,007 
 29,206  *,e  L&L Energy, Inc   41,473 
 14,931  *  Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Inc   474,358 
 74,322  *,e  Magnum Hunter Resources Corp   529,916 
 270,958     Marathon Oil Corp   9,553,979 
 123,246     Marathon Petroleum Corp   8,831,808 
 27,252  *  Matador Resources Co   501,709 
 10,361  *  Matrix Service Co   215,405 
 89,996  *  McDermott International, Inc   636,272 
 29,093  *,e  Midstates Petroleum Co, Inc   164,085 
 15,397  *,e  Miller Petroleum, Inc   104,084 
 5,541  *  Mitcham Industries, Inc   92,202 
 70,845     Murphy Oil Corp   4,273,370 
 111,189     Nabors Industries Ltd   1,943,584 
 162,490     National Oilwell Varco, Inc   13,190,938 
 5,354  *  Natural Gas Services Group, Inc   149,858 
 52,077  *  Newfield Exploration Co   1,585,745 
 36,665  *  Newpark Resources, Inc   467,479 
 134,502     Noble Energy, Inc   10,078,235 
 32,851  e  Nordic American Tanker Shipping   268,064 
 24,209  *,e  Northern Oil And Gas, Inc   397,754 
 53,456  *,e  Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc   130,433 
 35,644  *  Oasis Petroleum, Inc   1,898,043 
 307,097     Occidental Petroleum Corp   29,505,880 
 41,282     Oceaneering International, Inc   3,545,298 
 21,118  *  Oil States International, Inc   2,294,048 
 2,127     Panhandle Oil and Gas, Inc (Class A)   71,403 
 49,296  *  Parker Drilling Co   354,931 
 56,948     Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc   1,381,558 
 8,974  e  PBF Energy, Inc   236,285 
 13,507  *  PDC Energy, Inc   915,910 
 103,867     Peabody Energy Corp   2,023,329 
 21,493  *  Penn Virginia Corp   182,905 
 21,641  *  Petroquest Energy, Inc   102,146 
 4,745  *  PHI, Inc   188,946 
 236,587     Phillips 66   15,243,300 
 24,122  *  Pioneer Energy Services Corp   202,625 
 52,139     Pioneer Natural Resources Co   10,677,024 
 68,308     Questar Market Resources, Inc   2,258,262 
 54,103  *,e  Quicksilver Resources, Inc   115,780 
 62,234     Range Resources Corp   4,711,736 
 10,260  *  Renewable Energy Group, Inc   111,937 
 26,010  *  Resolute Energy Corp   243,974 
 19,322  *  Rex Energy Corp   415,423 
 3,206  *  Rex Stores Corp   92,461 
 5,290  *  RigNet, Inc   194,989 
 23,001  *  Rosetta Resources, Inc   1,378,680 
 47,259  *  Rowan Cos plc   1,705,105 
126

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 26,972  e  RPC, Inc  $494,666 
 17,901  *,e  Sanchez Energy Corp   510,358 
 192,168  *,e  SandRidge Energy, Inc   1,218,345 
 510,034     Schlumberger Ltd   47,800,386 
 61,612     Scorpio Tankers, Inc   711,003 
 7,758     SEACOR Holdings, Inc   758,732 
 135,056  e  Seadrill Ltd   6,296,311 
 16,066     SemGroup Corp   970,226 
 29,283  e  Ship Finance International Ltd   484,634 
 21,802  *,e  Solazyme, Inc   228,049 
 131,410  *  Southwestern Energy Co   4,891,080 
 251,898     Spectra Energy Corp   8,960,012 
 25,296     St. Mary Land & Exploration Co   2,241,479 
 18,959  *  Stone Energy Corp   660,911 
 60,182  *  Superior Energy Services   1,614,683 
 16,483  *,e  Swift Energy Co   226,147 
 23,884  *  Synergy Resources Corp   247,438 
 13,870     Targa Resources Investments, Inc   1,075,757 
 14,547     Teekay Corp   631,776 
 29,244  e  Teekay Tankers Ltd (Class A)   76,327 
 14,281  *  Tesco Corp   245,348 
 53,026     Tesoro Corp   2,592,441 
 31,263  *  Tetra Technologies, Inc   405,481 
 8,414     TGC Industries, Inc   62,011 
 19,268     Tidewater, Inc   1,160,319 
 37,805  *  Triangle Petroleum Corp   399,599 
 59,626  *,e  Ultra Petroleum Corp   1,094,733 
 18,720  *  Unit Corp   962,395 
 35,586  *,e  Uranium Energy Corp   62,631 
 46,383  *,e  Ur-Energy, Inc   48,702 
 21,980  *  Vaalco Energy, Inc   115,835 
 208,284     Valero Energy Corp   8,575,052 
 77,719  *  Vantage Drilling Co   138,340 
 12,320  e  W&T Offshore, Inc   235,189 
 33,671  *  Warren Resources, Inc   105,390 
 20,429  e  Western Refining, Inc   659,244 
 2,988  *  Westmoreland Coal Co   42,459 
 44,305  *  Whiting Petroleum Corp   2,963,561 
 16,810  *  Willbros Group, Inc   164,066 
 260,629     Williams Cos, Inc   9,307,062 
 28,377     World Fuel Services Corp   1,082,583 
 78,172  *  WPX Energy, Inc   1,730,728 
       TOTAL ENERGY   716,396,927 
             
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 2.0%     
 7,934     Andersons, Inc   588,544 
 424     Arden Group, Inc (Class A)   55,120 
 14,582     Casey’s General Stores, Inc   1,062,736 
 5,068  *  Chefs’ Warehouse Holdings, Inc   121,429 
 166,228     Costco Wholesale Corp   19,614,904 
 465,795     CVS Corp   29,000,397 
 5,327  *,e  Fairway Group Holdings Corp   130,139 
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 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 15,068  *  Fresh Market, Inc  $767,112 
 19,311     Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc   952,419 
 5,387     Ingles Markets, Inc (Class A)   139,038 
 197,822     Kroger Co   8,474,694 
 5,413     Nash Finch Co   151,889 
 3,262  *,e  Natural Grocers by Vitamin C   130,154 
 8,880  *  Pantry, Inc   118,903 
 7,465     Pricesmart, Inc   849,442 
 294,712  *  Rite Aid Corp   1,570,815 
 9,452  e  Roundy’s, Inc   87,904 
 89,654     Safeway, Inc   3,128,925 
 8,356  e  Spartan Stores, Inc   196,617 
 7,800  *  Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc   359,268 
 77,104  *,e  Supervalu, Inc   542,041 
 6,107  *,e  Susser Holdings Corp   334,908 
 226,903     Sysco Corp   7,338,043 
 18,868  *  United Natural Foods, Inc   1,348,119 
 2,431     Village Super Market (Class A)   89,120 
 361,071     Walgreen Co   21,389,846 
 617,995     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc   47,431,116 
 4,144     Weis Markets, Inc   212,048 
 141,562     Whole Foods Market, Inc   8,936,809 
       TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING   155,122,499 
             
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 4.7%     
 673     Alico, Inc   26,893 
 34,587  *  Alliance One International, Inc   102,723 
 772,483     Altria Group, Inc   28,759,542 
 6,923  *,e  Annie’s, Inc   327,112 
 251,965     Archer Daniels Midland Co   10,305,368 
 19,553     B&G Foods, Inc (Class A)   661,869 
 61,369     Beam, Inc   4,130,134 
 3,161  *,e  Boston Beer Co, Inc (Class A)   725,734 
 21,675  *  Boulder Brands, Inc   355,253 
 57,139     Brown-Forman Corp (Class B)   4,170,004 
 56,363     Bunge Ltd   4,629,093 
 4,595     Calavo Growers, Inc   136,426 
 5,687  e  Cal-Maine Foods, Inc   288,501 
 67,285     Campbell Soup Co   2,864,322 
 17,203  *  Chiquita Brands International, Inc   178,051 
 1,613     Coca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated   102,135 
 1,458,252     Coca-Cola Co   57,703,032 
 104,642     Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc   4,366,711 
 159,381     ConAgra Foods, Inc   5,069,910 
 58,876  *  Constellation Brands, Inc (Class A)   3,844,603 
 2,336  *  Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc   37,890 
 42,290  *  Darling International, Inc   984,088 
 35,446  *  Dean Foods Co   691,197 
 9,053  *,e  Diamond Foods, Inc   220,984 
 18,004  *  Dole Food Co, Inc   243,954 
 77,890     Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc   3,688,091 
 3,496  *  Farmer Bros Co   63,138 
128

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 64,375     Flowers Foods, Inc  $1,631,262 
 14,332     Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc   381,088 
 245,752     General Mills, Inc   12,390,816 
 58,099  *,e  Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc   3,649,198 
 390     Griffin Land & Nurseries, Inc (Class A)   12,870 
 14,983  *  Hain Celestial Group, Inc   1,247,035 
 57,238     Hershey Co   5,680,299 
 46,723     Hillshire Brands Co   1,533,916 
 51,107     Hormel Foods Corp   2,221,110 
 29,862     Ingredion, Inc   1,963,725 
 4,223  *  Inventure Foods, Inc   47,551 
 6,860     J&J Snack Foods Corp   587,010 
 40,932     J.M. Smucker Co   4,552,048 
 4,132     John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc   101,565 
 99,442     Kellogg Co   6,289,706 
 226,079     Kraft Foods Group, Inc   12,294,176 
 8,250     Lancaster Colony Corp   684,667 
 18,087     Lance, Inc   542,429 
 1,539  e  Lifeway Foods, Inc   22,516 
 3,874     Limoneira Co   102,041 
 143,341     Lorillard, Inc   7,311,824 
 50,363     McCormick & Co, Inc   3,482,601 
 77,310     Mead Johnson Nutrition Co   6,313,135 
 52,633     Molson Coors Brewing Co (Class B)   2,842,182 
 678,589     Mondelez International, Inc   22,827,734 
 51,237  *  Monster Beverage Corp   2,932,294 
 3,112     National Beverage Corp   56,981 
 9,157  *  Omega Protein Corp   85,710 
 589,866     PepsiCo, Inc   49,601,832 
 623,955     Philip Morris International, Inc   55,606,870 
 27,329  *  Pilgrim’s Pride Corp   387,252 
 14,130     Pinnacle Foods, Inc   382,782 
 14,254  *  Post Holdings, Inc   612,209 
 118,168     Reynolds American, Inc   6,070,290 
 10,256     Sanderson Farms, Inc   648,282 
 116     Seaboard Corp   316,680 
 2,761  *  Seneca Foods Corp   80,953 
 3,890  *  Synutra International, Inc   26,569 
 7,549  e  Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc   241,568 
 13,912  *  TreeHouse Foods, Inc   1,019,193 
 106,822     Tyson Foods, Inc (Class A)   2,955,765 
 8,891  e  Universal Corp   471,490 
 30,134  e  Vector Group Ltd   487,267 
 53,121  *  WhiteWave Foods Co (Class A)   1,062,951 
       TOTAL FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO   356,436,200 
             
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 4.5%     
 8,485     Abaxis, Inc   303,169 
 594,494     Abbott Laboratories   21,728,756 
 14,918  *,e  Abiomed, Inc   357,734 
 13,540  *  Acadia Healthcare Co, Inc   587,094 
 24,082  *,e  Accretive Health, Inc   198,917 
129

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 25,390  *,e  Accuray, Inc  $171,382 
 4,080  *  Addus HomeCare Corp   105,468 
 144,274     Aetna, Inc   9,045,980 
 14,311  e  Air Methods Corp   625,677 
 27,968  *  Align Technology, Inc   1,595,854 
 2,068  *  Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc   52,134 
 68,997  *  Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc   954,229 
 3,624     Almost Family, Inc   69,690 
 16,501  *  Alphatec Holdings, Inc   30,032 
 11,133  *  Amedisys, Inc   181,245 
 91,209     AmerisourceBergen Corp   5,958,684 
 20,528  *  AMN Healthcare Services, Inc   254,547 
 13,517  *  Amsurg Corp   579,744 
 4,677     Analogic Corp   431,360 
 9,696  *  Angiodynamics, Inc   152,421 
 5,745  *  Anika Therapeutics, Inc   171,603 
 43,884  *,e  Antares Pharma, Inc   175,536 
 10,734  *  Arthrocare Corp   401,881 
 13,860  *,e  athenahealth, Inc   1,850,449 
 7,736  *  AtriCure, Inc   107,144 
 559     Atrion Corp   149,354 
 31,315     Bard (C.R.), Inc   4,265,729 
 208,075     Baxter International, Inc   13,705,900 
 74,209     Becton Dickinson & Co   7,801,592 
 11,141  *,e  Biolase Technology, Inc   20,834 
 9,328  *,e  Bio-Reference Labs, Inc   302,320 
 22,199  *  BioScrip, Inc   155,615 
 524,659  *  Boston Scientific Corp   6,133,264 
 35,635  *  Brookdale Senior Living, Inc   964,996 
 12,469     Cantel Medical Corp   437,662 
 13,740  *  Capital Senior Living Corp   304,753 
 126,946     Cardinal Health, Inc   7,446,652 
 8,141  *  Cardiovascular Systems, Inc   247,079 
 84,437  *  CareFusion Corp   3,273,622 
 78,457  *  Catamaran Corp   3,684,341 
 18,842  *  Centene Corp   1,058,167 
 113,249  *  Cerner Corp   6,345,341 
 23,368  *,e  Cerus Corp   147,452 
 7,157  e  Chemed Corp   485,388 
 3,460  *,e  Chindex International, Inc   58,232 
 110,076     Cigna Corp   8,473,650 
 34,707     Community Health Systems, Inc   1,514,266 
 3,890     Computer Programs & Systems, Inc   221,886 
 11,112     Conmed Corp   403,032 
 18,596     Cooper Cos, Inc   2,402,789 
 4,880  *  Corvel Corp   203,008 
 177,042     Covidien plc   11,350,163 
 8,155  *  Cross Country Healthcare, Inc   48,441 
 12,510     CryoLife, Inc   112,465 
 5,224  *  Cutera, Inc   52,501 
 11,032  *  Cyberonics, Inc   637,208 
 7,681  *  Cynosure, Inc (Class A)   165,986 
130

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 70,276  *  DaVita, Inc  $3,950,214 
 54,442     Dentsply International, Inc   2,564,218 
 5,095  *,e  Derma Sciences, Inc   58,949 
 26,938  *  DexCom, Inc   773,929 
 43,578  *  Edwards Lifesciences Corp   2,840,850 
 15,246  *  Emeritus Corp   292,113 
 24,060  *  Endologix, Inc   434,764 
 6,937     Ensign Group, Inc   295,377 
 17,700  *  Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc   514,185 
 2,511  *  Exactech, Inc   57,000 
 14,472  *  ExamWorks Group, Inc   374,101 
 313,711  *  Express Scripts Holding Co   19,613,212 
 17,289  *  Five Star Quality Care, Inc   87,655 
 11,324  *  GenMark Diagnostics, Inc   137,020 
 12,263  *  Gentiva Health Services, Inc   140,411 
 20,853  *,e  Globus Medical, Inc   400,378 
 9,091  *  Greatbatch, Inc   346,549 
 5,720  *  Greenway Medical Technologies   116,402 
 20,135  *  Haemonetics Corp   816,676 
 14,258  *  Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc   523,269 
 105,912     HCA Holdings, Inc   4,992,692 
 100,197  *  Health Management Associates, Inc (Class A)   1,284,526 
 29,687  *  Health Net, Inc   902,485 
 33,364     Healthsouth Corp   1,171,410 
 7,229  *  HealthStream, Inc   258,220 
 12,854  *  Healthways, Inc   123,784 
 6,412  *,e  HeartWare International, Inc   465,255 
 34,054  *  Henry Schein, Inc   3,828,691 
 23,559     Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc   972,751 
 33,857  *  HMS Holdings Corp   715,398 
 102,097  *  Hologic, Inc   2,285,952 
 60,104     Humana, Inc   5,538,584 
 4,869  *  ICU Medical, Inc   300,904 
 21,132  *,e  Idexx Laboratories, Inc   2,279,298 
 20,534  *  Insulet Corp   801,237 
 7,612  *  Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp   348,477 
 15,404  *  Intuitive Surgical, Inc   5,722,586 
 12,342     Invacare Corp   264,983 
 31,045  *  Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc   1,047,148 
 7,394  *  IPC The Hospitalist Co, Inc   405,117 
 23,315     Kindred Healthcare, Inc   323,612 
 35,432  *  Laboratory Corp of America Holdings   3,575,089 
 3,351     Landauer, Inc   162,188 
 6,141  *  LHC Group, Inc   126,505 
 18,133  *  LifePoint Hospitals, Inc   936,388 
 10,546  *  Magellan Health Services, Inc   619,050 
 16,317  *  MAKO Surgical Corp   486,410 
 17,712     Masimo Corp   453,781 
 87,286     McKesson Corp   13,646,293 
 23,155  *  MedAssets, Inc   533,260 
 5,349  *  Medical Action Industries, Inc   32,415 
 10,208  *  Medidata Solutions, Inc   1,126,044 
131

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 388,468     Medtronic, Inc  $22,298,063 
 24,655  *  Merge Healthcare, Inc   62,624 
 17,521  e  Meridian Bioscience, Inc   433,119 
 14,915  *  Merit Medical Systems, Inc   238,491 
 10,658  *  Molina Healthcare, Inc   337,219 
 5,107  *  MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc   810,174 
 4,200     National Healthcare Corp   203,196 
 3,676  *  National Research Corp   64,477 
 11,464  *  Natus Medical, Inc   226,185 
 13,373  *  Neogen Corp   618,077 
 38,537  *  Neoprobe Corp   77,074 
 16,906  *  NuVasive, Inc   537,273 
 24,566  *  NxStage Medical, Inc   325,991 
 40,026     Omnicare, Inc   2,207,434 
 16,957  *  Omnicell, Inc   391,198 
 19,240  *  OraSure Technologies, Inc   125,445 
 7,325  *  Orthofix International NV   150,089 
 24,686  e  Owens & Minor, Inc   923,750 
 34,300     Patterson Cos, Inc   1,458,093 
 19,356  *  Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc   2,110,191 
 8,932  *  PharMerica Corp   131,836 
 5,945  *,e  PhotoMedex, Inc   75,145 
 3,911  *  Providence Service Corp   116,900 
 16,967     Quality Systems, Inc   387,187 
 60,293     Quest Diagnostics, Inc   3,612,154 
 11,443  *,e  Quidel Corp   282,642 
 54,531  e  Resmed, Inc   2,821,434 
 3,118  *  Rochester Medical Corp   62,298 
 15,744  *,e  Rockwell Medical Technologies, Inc   181,371 
 22,692  *  RTI Biologics, Inc   63,311 
 18,372     Select Medical Holdings Corp   155,795 
 20,772  *  Sirona Dental Systems, Inc   1,500,777 
 8,440  *  Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc (Class A)   35,954 
 27,333  *  Solta Medical, Inc   50,566 
 15,305  *  Spectranetics Corp   319,721 
 105,251     St. Jude Medical, Inc   6,040,355 
 14,817  *  Staar Surgical Co   196,177 
 23,100     STERIS Corp   1,043,889 
 124,188     Stryker Corp   9,172,526 
 5,430  *  SurModics, Inc   128,039 
 14,125  *  Symmetry Medical, Inc   114,413 
 26,274  *  Team Health Holdings, Inc   1,141,343 
 9,971  *,e  TearLab Corp   103,998 
 15,723  e  Teleflex, Inc   1,449,346 
 40,193  *  Tenet Healthcare Corp   1,896,708 
 22,983  *  Thoratec Corp   992,636 
 10,112  *  Tornier BV   217,509 
 7,282  *  Triple-S Management Corp (Class B)   129,692 
 33,378  *,e  Unilife Corp   101,135 
 387,961     UnitedHealth Group, Inc   26,482,218 
 14,901     Universal American Corp   110,565 
 34,252     Universal Health Services, Inc (Class B)   2,759,341 
132

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 4,519     US Physical Therapy, Inc  $144,246 
 954     Utah Medical Products, Inc   53,100 
 42,207  *  Varian Medical Systems, Inc   3,063,384 
 5,079  *  Vascular Solutions, Inc   99,650 
 31,101  *  VCA Antech, Inc   884,823 
 8,001  *  Vocera Communications, Inc   134,657 
 20,922  *  Volcano Corp   401,075 
 16,834  *  WellCare Health Plans, Inc   1,122,491 
 114,181     WellPoint, Inc   9,682,549 
 26,310     West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc   1,272,089 
 16,301  *  Wright Medical Group, Inc   442,898 
 5,184  *  Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc   67,236 
 62,656     Zimmer Holdings, Inc   5,480,520 
       TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES   337,056,085 
             
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 2.0%     
 164,530     Avon Products, Inc   2,879,275 
 13,695  *  Central Garden and Pet Co (Class A)   100,795 
 52,782     Church & Dwight Co, Inc   3,438,747 
 50,475  e  Clorox Co   4,552,340 
 354,752     Colgate-Palmolive Co   22,963,097 
 21,700  e  Coty, Inc   333,746 
 9,427  *  Elizabeth Arden, Inc   341,163 
 23,772     Energizer Holdings, Inc   2,332,271 
 88,336     Estee Lauder Cos (Class A)   6,268,323 
 9,176     Female Health Co   87,356 
 13,032  *  Harbinger Group, Inc   141,919 
 32,351  e  Herbalife Ltd   2,096,992 
 5,208     Inter Parfums, Inc   183,113 
 146,331     Kimberly-Clark Corp   15,803,748 
 44,115  *,e  Lifevantage Corp   96,612 
 5,231  *  Medifast, Inc   121,935 
 3,388     Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc   63,999 
 22,575     Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc (Class A)   2,639,695 
 2,747     Nutraceutical International Corp   66,065 
 1,470     Oil-Dri Corp of America   52,170 
 3,446     Orchids Paper Products Co   105,103 
 19,518  *  Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc   609,547 
 1,050,288     Procter & Gamble Co   84,810,756 
 3,323  *  Revlon, Inc (Class A)   78,921 
 8,158     Spectrum Brands, Inc   537,775 
 71,731  *,e  Star Scientific, Inc   129,833 
 2,272  *,e  USANA Health Sciences, Inc   155,019 
 6,180     WD-40 Co   447,988 
       TOTAL HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS   151,438,303 
             
INSURANCE - 4.2%     
 130,167     ACE Ltd   12,423,138 
 178,582     Aflac, Inc   11,604,258 
 6,551  *  Alleghany Corp   2,655,906 
 13,381     Allied World Assurance Co Holdings Ltd   1,449,029 
 174,327     Allstate Corp   9,249,791 
133

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 17,095  *  AMBAC Financial Group, Inc  $345,148 
 24,338     American Equity Investment Life Holding Co   507,204 
 31,775     American Financial Group, Inc   1,787,662 
 566,085     American International Group, Inc   29,238,290 
 2,745     American National Insurance Co   277,437 
 6,505     Amerisafe, Inc   250,443 
 12,576  e  Amtrust Financial Services, Inc   482,415 
 118,552     Aon plc   9,376,278 
 52,394  *  Arch Capital Group Ltd   3,036,756 
 9,987     Argo Group International Holdings Ltd   419,254 
 48,306     Arthur J. Gallagher & Co   2,292,120 
 25,295     Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd   986,758 
 31,185     Assurant, Inc   1,823,699 
 61,060     Assured Guaranty Ltd   1,251,730 
 45,475     Axis Capital Holdings Ltd   2,156,425 
 3,388     Baldwin & Lyons, Inc (Class B)   92,594 
 689,659  *  Berkshire Hathaway, Inc (Class B)   79,365,958 
 44,361     Brown & Brown, Inc   1,416,447 
 99,136     Chubb Corp   9,128,443 
 62,365     Cincinnati Financial Corp   3,118,250 
 16,685  *  Citizens, Inc (Class A)   140,154 
 10,018     CNA Financial Corp   406,631 
 84,753     Conseco, Inc   1,320,452 
 7,847     Crawford & Co (Class B)   86,239 
 1,961     Donegal Group, Inc (Class A)   31,082 
 1,961     Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc   47,927 
 7,465  *  eHealth, Inc   318,158 
 1,349     EMC Insurance Group, Inc   45,920 
 11,158     Employers Holdings, Inc   335,521 
 16,501     Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd   912,340 
 3,656  *  Enstar Group Ltd   496,960 
 10,065     Erie Indemnity Co (Class A)   722,868 
 19,363     Everest Re Group Ltd   2,976,868 
 3,633     FBL Financial Group, Inc (Class A)   162,540 
 86,029     Fidelity National Title Group, Inc (Class A)   2,421,716 
 41,816     First American Financial Corp   1,081,362 
 1,768  *  Fortegra Financial Corp   13,030 
 185,669  *  Genworth Financial, Inc (Class A)   2,697,771 
 12,261  *  Greenlight Capital Re Ltd (Class A)   377,516 
 3,716  *  Hallmark Financial Services   31,623 
 16,850     Hanover Insurance Group, Inc   986,399 
 172,969     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc   5,829,055 
 38,326     HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc   1,749,582 
 3,476  e  HCI Group, Inc   152,735 
 23,506  *  Hilltop Holdings, Inc   407,594 
 15,137     Horace Mann Educators Corp   419,295 
 1,286     Independence Holding Co   17,644 
 4,201     Infinity Property & Casualty Corp   288,105 
 266     Investors Title Co   20,785 
 1,246     Kansas City Life Insurance Co   57,191 
 18,133     Kemper Corp   671,284 
 105,573     Lincoln National Corp   4,794,070 
134

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 115,328     Loews Corp  $5,571,496 
 18,988     Maiden Holdings Ltd   207,919 
 5,264  *  Markel Corp   2,788,183 
 210,708     Marsh & McLennan Cos, Inc   9,650,426 
 52,831  *  MBIA, Inc   600,688 
 19,220     Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc   127,621 
 11,675     Mercury General Corp   543,588 
 342,891     Metlife, Inc   16,222,173 
 17,905     Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd   494,357 
 1,981     National Interstate Corp   51,764 
 755     National Western Life Insurance Co (Class A)   157,040 
 3,868  *  Navigators Group, Inc   217,536 
 98,829     Old Republic International Corp   1,659,339 
 7,800     OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd (Class A)   124,488 
 21,986     PartnerRe Ltd   2,203,217 
 2,593  *  Phoenix Cos, Inc   100,012 
 12,138     Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd   754,862 
 21,740     Primerica, Inc   933,733 
 113,000     Principal Financial Group   5,362,980 
 23,687     ProAssurance Corp   1,073,495 
 232,802     Progressive Corp   6,045,868 
 29,917     Protective Life Corp   1,378,575 
 176,332     Prudential Financial, Inc   14,351,661 
 28,227     Reinsurance Group of America, Inc (Class A)   2,009,198 
 16,886     RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd   1,582,387 
 8,040     RLI Corp   759,619 
 5,838     Safety Insurance Group, Inc   319,280 
 21,192     Selective Insurance Group, Inc   556,714 
 16,955     Stancorp Financial Group, Inc   998,650 
 5,616     State Auto Financial Corp   106,704 
 8,057     Stewart Information Services Corp   252,345 
 36,159     Symetra Financial Corp   677,258 
 9,200  *  Third Point Reinsurance Ltd   143,520 
 38,108     Torchmark Corp   2,776,549 
 13,815  e  Tower Group International Ltd   50,148 
 144,934     Travelers Cos, Inc   12,507,804 
 3,835  *  United America Indemnity Ltd   94,456 
 7,816     United Fire & Casualty Co   247,767 
 11,007     Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc   86,295 
 101,940     UnumProvident Corp   3,235,576 
 38,980     Validus Holdings Ltd   1,538,930 
 43,233     W.R. Berkley Corp   1,898,361 
 2,356     White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd   1,376,069 
 111,387     XL Capital Ltd   3,405,101 
       TOTAL INSURANCE   319,999,602 
             
MATERIALS - 3.8%     
 12,157     A. Schulman, Inc   402,640 
 4,043  *  Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc   152,704 
 1,694  *  AEP Industries, Inc   100,657 
 79,644     Air Products & Chemicals, Inc   8,681,992 
 25,653     Airgas, Inc   2,797,973 
135

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 58,175  *,e  AK Steel Holding Corp  $255,970 
 33,726     Albemarle Corp   2,232,324 
 407,733  e  Alcoa, Inc   3,779,685 
 41,244     Allegheny Technologies, Inc   1,365,176 
 52,676  *,e  Allied Nevada Gold Corp   214,918 
 11,989     AMCOL International Corp   384,607 
 2,180  *  American Pacific Corp   99,234 
 12,668     American Vanguard Corp   330,635 
 26,959     Aptargroup, Inc   1,729,689 
 6,105  *  Arabian American Development Co   55,555 
 29,474     Ashland, Inc   2,727,819 
 39,901     Avery Dennison Corp   1,880,135 
 26,771     Axiall Corp   1,041,124 
 12,614     Balchem Corp   722,278 
 56,772     Ball Corp   2,775,583 
 39,752     Bemis Co, Inc   1,586,105 
 24,422  *  Berry Plastics Group, Inc   490,394 
 5,128  *  Boise Cascade Co   131,328 
 8,509     Brush Engineered Materials, Inc   253,653 
 24,991     Cabot Corp   1,164,830 
 20,101  *  Calgon Carbon Corp   401,015 
 17,706     Carpenter Technology Corp   1,050,497 
 7,123  *  Castle (A.M.) & Co   101,930 
 60,931     Celanese Corp (Series A)   3,412,745 
 20,860  *  Century Aluminum Co   181,065 
 22,755     CF Industries Holdings, Inc   4,905,978 
 1,888     Chase Corp   57,131 
 37,521  *  Chemtura   919,264 
 8,287  *  Clearwater Paper Corp   432,747 
 58,356  e  Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc   1,498,582 
 37,593  *  Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp   459,011 
 44,275     Commercial Metals Co   812,889 
 12,476     Compass Minerals International, Inc   929,088 
 54,951  *  Crown Holdings, Inc   2,395,864 
 16,786     Cytec Industries, Inc   1,394,749 
 4,672     Deltic Timber Corp   298,447 
 12,763     Domtar Corp   1,081,154 
 459,949     Dow Chemical Co   18,154,187 
 351,094     Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours & Co   21,486,953 
 18,290     Eagle Materials, Inc   1,371,933 
 57,551     Eastman Chemical Co   4,534,443 
 100,639     Ecolab, Inc   10,667,734 
 30,165  *  Ferro Corp   387,017 
 19,092  *  Flotek Industries, Inc   408,187 
 51,832     FMC Corp   3,771,296 
 393,161     Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc (Class B)   14,452,598 
 8,437     FutureFuel Corp   146,888 
 29,302  *,e  General Moly, Inc   48,055 
 16,295     Glatfelter   426,929 
 24,612     Globe Specialty Metals, Inc   431,694 
 14,256  e  Gold Resource Corp   73,989 
 74,151  *  Graphic Packaging Holding Co   622,868 
136

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 11,581     Greif, Inc (Class A)  $619,468 
 2,024  *  GSE Holding, Inc   5,708 
 20,134     H.B. Fuller Co   963,815 
 3,387     Hawkins, Inc   121,966 
 4,304     Haynes International, Inc   231,986 
 27,672  *  Headwaters, Inc   241,577 
 147,063  e  Hecla Mining Co   458,837 
 17,308  *  Horsehead Holding Corp   251,139 
 69,627     Huntsman Corp   1,616,739 
 9,492     Innophos Holdings, Inc   475,739 
 9,042     Innospec, Inc   416,474 
 31,320     International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc   2,588,598 
 169,558     International Paper Co   7,563,982 
 20,888  e  Intrepid Potash, Inc   310,187 
 7,211     Kaiser Aluminum Corp   486,382 
 15,061     Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp   782,570 
 2,222     KMG Chemicals, Inc   44,396 
 7,936     Koppers Holdings, Inc   353,231 
 12,330  *  Kraton Polymers LLC   262,259 
 7,790     Kronos Worldwide, Inc   120,823 
 9,753  *  Landec Corp   114,208 
 50,084  *  Louisiana-Pacific Corp   851,929 
 7,299  *  LSB Industries, Inc   268,019 
 154,334     LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A   11,513,316 
 17,323     Martin Marietta Materials, Inc   1,699,213 
 65,488     MeadWestvaco Corp   2,282,257 
 55,545  *  Midway Gold Corp   52,212 
 13,357     Minerals Technologies, Inc   756,407 
 65,937  *,e  Molycorp, Inc   334,301 
 204,421     Monsanto Co   21,439,674 
 116,848     Mosaic Co   5,357,481 
 10,561     Myers Industries, Inc   188,197 
 5,598     Neenah Paper, Inc   230,302 
 3,624  e  NewMarket Corp   1,128,369 
 186,802     Newmont Mining Corp   5,092,222 
 19,907     Noranda Aluminium Holding Corp   54,147 
 118,339     Nucor Corp   6,126,410 
 28,445     Olin Corp   640,297 
 4,158     Olympic Steel, Inc   113,804 
 13,229  *  OM Group, Inc   449,786 
 17,813  *  Omnova Solutions, Inc   154,973 
 63,418  *  Owens-Illinois, Inc   2,016,058 
 36,592     Packaging Corp of America   2,278,950 
 51,341  *,e  Paramount Gold and Silver Corp   62,123 
 3,423  *  Penford Corp   46,553 
 37,930     PolyOne Corp   1,149,279 
 53,262     PPG Industries, Inc   9,724,576 
 113,163     Praxair, Inc   14,112,558 
 5,023     Quaker Chemical Corp   381,296 
 29,070     Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co   2,130,540 
 85,695     Rentech, Inc   146,538 
 26,842  *,e  Resolute Forest Products   429,204 
137

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 26,925     Rock-Tenn Co (Class A)  $2,881,244 
 29,694     Rockwood Holdings, Inc   1,878,145 
 24,595     Royal Gold, Inc   1,181,544 
 50,666     RPM International, Inc   1,961,788 
 12,025  *  RTI International Metals, Inc   407,647 
 10,080     Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc (Class A)   292,723 
 11,733     Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc   726,038 
 16,900     Scotts Miracle-Gro Co (Class A)   992,368 
 74,733     Sealed Air Corp   2,255,442 
 19,364     Sensient Technologies Corp   1,009,445 
 34,108     Sherwin-Williams Co   6,412,304 
 47,414     Sigma-Aldrich Corp   4,097,992 
 18,728     Silgan Holdings, Inc   844,071 
 38,597     Sonoco Products Co   1,568,582 
 60,689     Southern Copper Corp (NY)   1,696,258 
 84,822     Steel Dynamics, Inc   1,524,251 
 7,534     Stepan Co   443,527 
 44,834  *  Stillwater Mining Co   489,139 
 26,814  *  SunCoke Energy, Inc   536,280 
 32,425  *  Tahoe Resources, Inc   620,939 
 6,077  *  Taminco Corp   121,358 
 7,998  *  Texas Industries, Inc   429,493 
 10,895     Tredegar Corp   318,352 
 1,648  *  UFP Technologies, Inc   37,986 
 650  *  United States Lime & Minerals, Inc   36,114 
 55,021  e  United States Steel Corp   1,369,473 
 2,856  *  Universal Stainless & Alloy   92,306 
 5,217  *  US Concrete, Inc   113,991 
 8,372  e  US Silica Holdings Inc   291,513 
 34,573     Valspar Corp   2,419,073 
 49,306     Vulcan Materials Co   2,640,336 
 28,986  e  Walter Energy, Inc   460,588 
 21,822     Wausau Paper Corp   255,317 
 7,950     Westlake Chemical Corp   853,989 
 1,691  *  WHX Corp   39,045 
 20,150     Worthington Industries, Inc   816,881 
 29,016  *  WR Grace & Co   2,659,607 
 12,943     Zep, Inc   257,436 
 11,984  *  Zoltek Cos, Inc   200,133 
       TOTAL MATERIALS   287,147,728 
             
 MEDIA - 3.8%           
 6,831     AH Belo Corp (Class A)   54,921 
 22,976  *  AMC Networks, Inc   1,610,388 
 39,548     Belo (A.H.) Corp (Class A)   542,994 
 79,269     Cablevision Systems Corp (Class A)   1,232,633 
 9,072  *  Carmike Cinemas, Inc   207,658 
 235,890     CBS Corp (Class B)   13,950,535 
 26,533  *,e  Central European Media Enterprises Ltd (Class A) NASDAQ   81,456 
 25,284  *  Charter Communications, Inc   3,394,124 
 43,375     Cinemark Holdings, Inc   1,423,134 
 16,417     Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc (Class A)   139,544 
138

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 1,000,518     Comcast Corp (Class A)  $47,604,647 
 8,719  *  Crown Media Holdings, Inc (Class A)   28,947 
 28,086  *  Cumulus Media, Inc (Class A)   167,954 
 305  *  Daily Journal Corp   45,122 
 6,234  *  Dex Media, Inc   42,079 
 11,050  *,e  Digital Generation, Inc   139,782 
 200,251  *  DIRECTV   12,513,685 
 92,814  *  Discovery Communications, Inc (Class A)   8,253,021 
 79,611     DISH Network Corp (Class A)   3,837,250 
 27,749  *,e  DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc (Class A)   950,126 
 11,230  *  Entercom Communications Corp (Class A)   98,487 
 28,044     Entravision Communications Corp (Class A)   189,017 
 10,946  *  EW Scripps Co (Class A)   216,950 
 87,353     Gannett Co, Inc   2,417,057 
 5,657  *  Global Sources Ltd   42,371 
 25,569  *  Gray Television, Inc   216,058 
 16,084     Harte-Hanks, Inc   128,189 
 2,790  *,e  Hemisphere Media Group, Inc   26,393 
 164,640     Interpublic Group of Cos, Inc   2,765,952 
 17,384     John Wiley & Sons, Inc (Class A)   874,241 
 17,540  *  Journal Communications, Inc (Class A)   146,459 
 30,056  *  Lamar Advertising Co (Class A)   1,373,860 
 150,118  *  Liberty Global plc (Class A)   11,764,748 
 39,473  *  Liberty Media Corp   6,035,816 
 30,709  *,e  Lions Gate Entertainment Corp   1,061,917 
 52,113  *  Live Nation, Inc   1,013,077 
 5,064     Loral Space & Communications, Inc   361,418 
 23,286  *  Madison Square Garden, Inc   1,409,269 
 6,123  *  Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc (Class A)   15,675 
 22,457  *,e  McClatchy Co (Class A)   63,329 
 105,569     McGraw-Hill Cos, Inc   7,356,048 
 9,667     MDC Partners, Inc   298,034 
 7,819  *,e  Media General, Inc (Class A)   114,001 
 12,852  e  Meredith Corp   659,308 
 8,026     Morningstar, Inc   644,408 
 21,707     National CineMedia, Inc   380,307 
 48,407  e  New York Times Co (Class A)   669,469 
 185,339  *  News Corp   3,261,966 
 12,451     Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc (Class A)   552,700 
 99,357     Omnicom Group, Inc   6,767,205 
 2,956  *,e  ReachLocal, Inc   36,329 
 4,992  *  Reading International, Inc   33,047 
 32,957  e  Regal Entertainment Group (Class A)   626,513 
 3,944  *  Rentrak Corp   147,861 
 1,443     Saga Communications, Inc   68,701 
 2,491     Salem Communications   20,576 
 9,206     Scholastic Corp   264,120 
 41,239     Scripps Networks Interactive (Class A)   3,319,739 
 26,121     Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc (Class A)   837,439 
 1,176,968  e  Sirius XM Radio, Inc   4,437,169 
 42,158  *  Starz-Liberty Capital   1,271,064 
 142,587     Thomson Corp   5,356,994 
139

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 111,359     Time Warner Cable, Inc  $13,379,784 
 354,662     Time Warner, Inc   24,379,466 
 755,689     Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc   25,753,881 
 13,632  e  Valassis Communications, Inc   372,971 
 184,851     Viacom, Inc (Class B)   15,396,240 
 687,399     Walt Disney Co   47,148,697 
 1,614     Washington Post Co (Class B)   1,038,318 
 10,869     World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc (Class A)   140,754 
       TOTAL MEDIA   291,173,392 
             
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 8.0%     
 607,312     AbbVie, Inc   29,424,266 
 26,866  *,e  Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc   610,664 
 4,587  *,e  Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc   58,805 
 8,030  *,e  AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc   53,962 
 38,434  *,e  Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc   96,469 
 15,505  *  Acorda Therapeutics, Inc   474,608 
 66,822  *  Actavis plc   10,329,345 
 10,890  *  Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc   901,910 
 28,957  *,e  Affymetrix, Inc   204,726 
 129,735     Agilent Technologies, Inc   6,585,349 
 2,700  *,e  Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc   62,532 
 22,437  *,e  Akorn, Inc   458,612 
 8,996  *  Albany Molecular Research, Inc   117,848 
 74,628  *  Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc   9,175,513 
 6,677  *,e  Alimera Sciences, Inc   14,289 
 48,382  *  Alkermes plc   1,702,563 
 113,076     Allergan, Inc   10,245,816 
 22,228  *  Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc   1,280,555 
 8,251  *  AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc   222,612 
 287,401     Amgen, Inc   33,338,516 
 8,671  *,e  Amicus Therapeutics, Inc   18,383 
 12,858  *,e  Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc   113,665 
 9,815  *,e  Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc   127,693 
 83,279  *,e  Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc   365,595 
 70,435  *,e  Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc   154,957 
 16,141  *  Arqule, Inc   36,317 
 45,206  *  Array Biopharma, Inc   226,934 
 18,975  *  Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc   326,560 
 51,205  *  AVANIR Pharmaceuticals, Inc   207,380 
 15,045  *  AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc   31,143 
 11,182  *,e  BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc   58,705 
 91,274  *  Biogen Idec, Inc   22,288,198 
 53,082  *  BioMarin Pharmaceuticals, Inc   3,334,611 
 7,806  *  Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc (Class A)   964,197 
 14,329  *,e  Biotime, Inc   52,014 
 631,347     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co   33,158,344 
 41,744  *  Bruker BioSciences Corp   853,665 
 26,225  *  Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc   129,289 
 11,532  *  Cambrex Corp   193,968 
 160,063  *  Celgene Corp   23,767,755 
 40,506  *,e  Cell Therapeutics, Inc   71,291 
140

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 30,077  *  Celldex Therapeutics, Inc  $689,064 
 5,415  *  Cempra, Inc   61,514 
 26,407  *,e  Cepheid, Inc   1,075,293 
 20,044  *  Charles River Laboratories International, Inc   986,365 
 25,311  *,e  Chelsea Therapeutics International, Inc   71,630 
 9,194  *,e  ChemoCentryx, Inc   45,510 
 3,273  *  Chimerix, Inc   49,586 
 7,351  *  Clovis Oncology, Inc   375,710 
 9,235  *,e  Corcept Therapeutics, Inc   15,607 
 2,379  *  Cornerstone Therapeutics, Inc   22,529 
 8,094  *,e  Coronado Biosciences, Inc   13,517 
 20,957  *  Covance, Inc   1,870,622 
 24,842  *  Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc   1,540,204 
 31,564  *,e  Curis, Inc   125,940 
 9,504  *,e  Cytokinetics, Inc   57,119 
 21,131  *,e  Cytori Therapeutics, Inc   43,530 
 60,644  *,e  Dendreon Corp   155,855 
 17,299  *  Depomed, Inc   124,553 
 4,787  *,e  Durata Therapeutics, Inc   46,338 
 57,244  *  Dyax Corp   470,546 
 51,676  *  Dynavax Technologies Corp   63,561 
 382,152     Eli Lilly & Co   19,038,813 
 9,569  *  Emergent Biosolutions, Inc   186,883 
 1,466  *,e  Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc   29,261 
 42,799  *  Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc   1,871,600 
 11,546  *,e  Endocyte, Inc   120,425 
 10,740     Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc   15,895 
 2,204  *,e  Epizyme, Inc   84,457 
 24,459  *  Exact Sciences Corp   269,538 
 69,504  *,e  Exelixis, Inc   342,655 
 6,457  *,e  Fibrocell Science, Inc   23,891 
 8,605  *  Fluidigm Corp   271,057 
 103,707  *  Forest Laboratories, Inc   4,877,340 
 2,786  *  Furiex Pharmaceuticals Inc   108,933 
 65,711  *,e  Galena Biopharma, Inc   146,536 
 7,532  *,e  Genomic Health, Inc   225,357 
 58,020  *  Geron Corp   229,179 
 585,638  *  Gilead Sciences, Inc   41,574,442 
 1,967  *,e  Golf Trust Of America, Inc   4,111 
 36,433  *,e  Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc   424,444 
 6,915  *  Harvard Bioscience, Inc   40,729 
 4,178     Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co, Inc   180,030 
 16,239  *,e  Horizon Pharma, Inc   68,041 
 62,636  *  Hospira, Inc   2,538,011 
 3,330  *,e  Hyperion Therapeutics, Inc   66,700 
 32,967  *,e  Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc   108,461 
 47,472  *,e  Illumina, Inc   4,439,107 
 32,225  *,e  Immunogen, Inc   530,423 
 22,372  *,e  Immunomedics, Inc   84,790 
 23,801  *  Impax Laboratories, Inc   482,208 
 38,370  *  Incyte Corp   1,496,430 
141

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 18,307  *  Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc  $248,060 
 18,768  *  Insmed, Inc   267,256 
 1,634  *  Insys Therapeutics, Inc   65,180 
 2,388  *  Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc   129,525 
 31,378  *  InterMune, Inc   442,116 
 37,018  *,e  Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc   355,743 
 43,218  *,e  Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc   1,437,863 
 20,138  *  Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc   1,827,322 
 1,076,056     Johnson & Johnson   99,653,546 
 31,085  *,e  Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc   321,730 
 3,871  *,e  KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals, Inc   173,072 
 4,903  *  Lannett Co, Inc   115,760 
 87,144  *  Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc   209,146 
 65,700  *  Life Technologies Corp   4,947,867 
 6,750  *  Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc (Class B)   349,380 
 16,220  *  Luminex Corp   316,290 
 22,442  *  Mallinckrodt plc   942,788 
 55,353  *,e  MannKind Corp   270,676 
 21,448  *  Medicines Co   727,516 
 28,511  *  Medivation, Inc   1,706,668 
 3,680  *,e  MEI Pharma, Inc   29,514 
 1,158,306     Merck & Co, Inc   52,228,018 
 53,810  *,e  Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc   144,211 
 11,847  *  Mettler-Toledo International, Inc   2,931,659 
 31,680  *,e  MiMedx Group, Inc   167,904 
 16,661  *  Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc   273,074 
 145,389  *  Mylan Laboratories, Inc   5,505,881 
 30,891  *,e  Myriad Genetics, Inc   753,123 
 15,706  *,e  Nanosphere, Inc   30,627 
 44,178  *  Nektar Therapeutics   420,133 
 11,661  *  NeoGenomics, Inc   42,446 
 25,367  *  Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc   239,464 
 6,327  *,e  NewLink Genetics Corp   105,977 
 65,983  *  Novavax, Inc   204,547 
 37,254  *  NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc   1,072,170 
 9,798  *,e  Omeros Corp   97,980 
 4,456  *  OncoGenex Pharmaceutical, Inc   31,326 
 71,634  *,e  Opko Health, Inc   717,773 
 41,922  *  Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc   204,579 
 5,036  *,e  Osiris Therapeutics, Inc   67,029 
 3,243  *  OvaScience, Inc   31,360 
 25,430  *  Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc   104,517 
 10,594  *  Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc   535,103 
 21,911  *  Parexel International Corp   1,001,552 
 53,478  e  PDL BioPharma, Inc   432,637 
 52,780  *,e  Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc   68,086 
 43,144     PerkinElmer, Inc   1,641,198 
 36,295  e  Perrigo Co   5,004,718 
 2,563,334     Pfizer, Inc   78,643,087 
 22,161  *  Pharmacyclics, Inc   2,629,181 
 3,806  *,e  Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc   84,303 
142

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 11,983  *  Pozen, Inc  $75,313 
 16,453  *  Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc   59,889 
 4,612  *  Prothena Corp plc   110,872 
 8,392  *  Puma Biotechnology, Inc   321,498 
 89,388  *  Qiagen N.V. (NASDAQ)   2,070,226 
 20,226  e  Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc   1,241,270 
 10,342  *  Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc   434,261 
 20,853  *,e  Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp   299,866 
 2,085  *  Receptos, Inc   53,293 
 30,390  *  Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc   8,740,164 
 3,461  *,e  Regulus Therapeutics, Inc   24,123 
 14,264  *  Repligen Corp   156,048 
 8,671  *,e  Repros Therapeutics, Inc   156,425 
 33,185  *  Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc   102,542 
 6,229  *  Sagent Pharmaceuticals   135,107 
 23,734  *  Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd   1,702,914 
 20,124  *,e  Sangamo Biosciences, Inc   188,562 
 21,111  *  Santarus, Inc   492,520 
 12,209  *,e  Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc   475,418 
 22,166  *  Sciclone Pharmaceuticals, Inc   104,845 
 38,446  *,e  Seattle Genetics, Inc   1,485,169 
 42,517  *,e  Sequenom, Inc   81,633 
 10,219  *,e  SIGA Technologies, Inc   35,051 
 21,223  e  Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc   182,306 
 3,448  *  Stemline Therapeutics, Inc   95,958 
 5,074  *  Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc (Class A)   31,459 
 14,120  *  Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc   70,741 
 2,879  *,e  Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc   20,355 
 6,471  *,e  Synageva BioPharma Corp   328,727 
 30,955  *,e  Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc   125,058 
 19,429  *,e  Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp   88,208 
 14,240  *  Targacept, Inc   67,640 
 14,556     Techne Corp   1,272,049 
 5,023  *  TESARO, Inc   193,385 
 4,186  *  Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc   52,451 
 5,277  *  TG Therapeutics, Inc   19,050 
 29,412  *  TherapeuticsMD, Inc   124,119 
 31,312  *  Theravance, Inc   1,147,272 
 137,671     Thermo Electron Corp   13,461,470 
 19,914  *,e  Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc   86,427 
 17,748  *  United Therapeutics Corp   1,571,053 
 12,930  *  Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc   92,579 
 5,332  *  Verastem, Inc   53,320 
 88,326  *  Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc   6,301,177 
 28,303  *  Vical, Inc   35,379 
 24,692  *  Viropharma, Inc   958,543 
 38,588  *,e  Vivus, Inc   362,341 
 33,196  *  Waters Corp   3,350,140 
 15,218  *,e  Xenoport, Inc   79,590 
 28,607  *,e  XOMA Corp   129,018 
 20,788  *,e  ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc   73,590 
 191,256     Zoetis Inc   6,055,165 
143

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 21,917  *,e  Zogenix, Inc  $64,217 
       TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES   604,614,441 
             
REAL ESTATE - 3.4%     
 21,851     Acadia Realty Trust   582,766 
 10,756     AG Mortgage Investment Trust   175,753 
 4,503     Agree Realty Corp   142,160 
 16,493  *  Alexander & Baldwin, Inc   610,241 
 748     Alexander’s, Inc   240,676 
 27,207     Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc   1,789,676 
 16,217     Altisource Residential Corp   430,886 
 12,843     American Assets Trust,Inc   427,543 
 40,023     American Campus Communities, Inc   1,383,195 
 149,390     American Capital Agency Corp   3,244,751 
 22,743     American Capital Mortgage, Inc   434,619 
 19,800  *  American Homes 4 Rent   306,504 
 58,571     American Realty Capital Properties, Inc   777,237 
 5,147  *  American Residential Properties, Inc   88,683 
 152,262     American Tower Corp   12,081,990 
 6,049     AmREIT, Inc (Class B)   106,462 
 361,729     Annaly Capital Management, Inc   4,264,785 
 58,827     Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp   288,841 
 55,547     Apartment Investment & Management Co (Class A)   1,554,205 
 16,650     Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc   268,231 
 8,434     Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp   104,835 
 6,956     Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc   66,917 
 142,065     ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc   585,308 
 19,796     Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc   258,536 
 20,730     Associated Estates Realty Corp   317,998 
 3,145  *  AV Homes, Inc   60,069 
 49,596     AvalonBay Communities, Inc   6,201,980 
 4,424     Aviv REIT, Inc   112,370 
 71,631     BioMed Realty Trust, Inc   1,426,889 
 58,385     Boston Properties, Inc   6,042,847 
 59,586     Brandywine Realty Trust   847,909 
 29,590     BRE Properties, Inc (Class A)   1,615,910 
 32,397     Camden Property Trust   2,079,887 
 21,629     Campus Crest Communities, Inc   216,506 
 32,378     Capital Lease Funding, Inc   275,213 
 33,795     Capstead Mortgage Corp   399,795 
 61,584     CBL & Associates Properties, Inc   1,219,979 
 106,633  *  CBRE Group, Inc   2,477,085 
 28,202     Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc   161,033 
 94,917     Chambers Street Properties   885,576 
 6,009     Chatham Lodging Trust   113,330 
 18,339     Chesapeake Lodging Trust   432,250 
 382,644     Chimera Investment Corp   1,159,411 
 23,584     Colony Financial, Inc   477,104 
 2,228     Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co   83,595 
 7,277     Coresite Realty   236,066 
 32,702     Corporate Office Properties Trust   804,469 
 64,867     Cousins Properties, Inc   734,943 
144

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 51,687     CubeSmart  $944,321 
 7,262     CyrusOne, Inc   141,536 
 64,606     CYS Investments, Inc   548,505 
 111,159     DCT Industrial Trust, Inc   861,482 
 100,625     DDR Corp   1,705,594 
 74,370     DiamondRock Hospitality Co   847,074 
 49,270     Digital Realty Trust, Inc   2,348,208 
 54,267     Douglas Emmett, Inc   1,352,876 
 122,626     Duke Realty Corp   2,031,913 
 23,826     DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc   592,076 
 21,154     Dynex Capital, Inc   182,771 
 12,644     EastGroup Properties, Inc   804,917 
 43,469     Education Realty Trust, Inc   397,307 
 2,301     Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT   35,942 
 17,551     Entertainment Properties Trust   901,595 
 31,774     Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc   1,207,094 
 22,979     Equity One, Inc   554,024 
 138,160     Equity Residential   7,234,058 
 14,713     Essex Property Trust, Inc   2,368,793 
 18,727     Excel Trust, Inc   226,222 
 42,342     Extra Space Storage, Inc   1,947,309 
 25,596     Federal Realty Investment Trust   2,651,746 
 46,794  *  FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc   314,456 
 39,744     First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc   718,174 
 23,269     First Potomac Realty Trust   285,976 
 57,714  *  Forest City Enterprises, Inc (Class A)   1,169,286 
 16,040  *  Forestar Real Estate Group, Inc   358,173 
 36,242     Franklin Street Properties Corp   478,394 
 226,636     General Growth Properties, Inc   4,811,482 
 11,101     Getty Realty Corp   212,917 
 4,744     Gladstone Commercial Corp   89,662 
 54,142     Glimcher Realty Trust   554,955 
 20,694     Government Properties Income Trust   505,968 
 23,085  *  Gramercy Property Trust, Inc   105,498 
 36,991     Hatteras Financial Corp   673,236 
 170,627     HCP, Inc   7,081,020 
 109,832     Health Care REIT, Inc   7,122,605 
 34,456     Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc   827,289 
 42,381     Healthcare Trust of America, Inc   492,467 
 74,609     Hersha Hospitality Trust   423,033 
 34,846     Highwoods Properties, Inc   1,345,056 
 21,908     Home Properties, Inc   1,321,271 
 53,576     Hospitality Properties Trust   1,574,063 
 275,002     Host Marriott Corp   5,101,287 
 14,794  *  Howard Hughes Corp   1,731,638 
 45,279     HRPT Properties Trust   1,103,449 
 16,040     Hudson Pacific Properties   331,868 
 32,388     Inland Real Estate Corp   346,228 
 50,527     Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc   780,642 
 38,340     Investors Real Estate Trust   330,491 
 34,428  *  iStar Financial, Inc   434,826 
 17,795     JAVELIN Mortgage Investment Corp   211,227 
145

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 17,513     Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc  $1,667,238 
 22,757  e  Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc   456,050 
 31,755     Kilroy Realty Corp   1,688,096 
 151,262     Kimco Realty Corp   3,249,108 
 35,323     Kite Realty Group Trust   226,067 
 36,545     LaSalle Hotel Properties   1,134,722 
 64,107     Lexington Corporate Properties Trust   750,052 
 49,895     Liberty Property Trust   1,855,595 
 14,173     LTC Properties, Inc   559,125 
 52,532     Macerich Co   3,110,420 
 35,378     Mack-Cali Realty Corp   727,372 
 57,862     Medical Properties Trust, Inc   754,520 
 129,472     MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc   959,387 
 28,358     Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc   1,882,971 
 18,179     Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp (Class A)   167,610 
 9,827     National Health Investors, Inc   614,384 
 45,292     National Retail Properties, Inc   1,558,045 
 96,840     New Residential Investment Corp   640,112 
 24,444     New York Mortgage Trust, Inc   156,930 
 91,348     NorthStar Realty Finance Corp   852,277 
 43,177     Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc   1,435,203 
 4,657     One Liberty Properties, Inc   98,449 
 17,357     Parkway Properties, Inc   314,335 
 23,266     Pebblebrook Hotel Trust   702,633 
 25,087     Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust   454,827 
 26,971     Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust   622,221 
 66,472     Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc   1,228,403 
 61,883     Plum Creek Timber Co, Inc   2,809,488 
 21,589     Post Properties, Inc   987,481 
 17,050     Potlatch Corp   696,151 
 190,223     Prologis, Inc   7,599,409 
 7,618     PS Business Parks, Inc   620,791 
 55,290     Public Storage, Inc   9,231,771 
 26,391     RAIT Investment Trust   199,252 
 22,914     Ramco-Gershenson Properties   372,582 
 48,133     Rayonier, Inc   2,263,214 
 47,711  *  Realogy Holdings Corp   1,962,831 
 75,148     Realty Income Corp   3,129,914 
 29,819     Redwood Trust, Inc   522,429 
 35,027     Regency Centers Corp   1,809,495 
 45,907     Resource Capital Corp   282,328 
 25,658     Retail Opportunities Investment Corp   379,738 
 48,981     Retail Properties of America, Inc   700,918 
 9,240  *  Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc   125,849 
 46,937     RLJ Lodging Trust   1,185,629 
 8,663     Rouse Properties, Inc   175,166 
 16,871     Ryman Hospitality Properties   622,709 
 13,099     Sabra Healthcare REIT, Inc   352,363 
 3,064     Saul Centers, Inc   144,008 
 7,332     Select Income REIT   201,997 
 72,164     Senior Housing Properties Trust   1,778,121 
 8,420     Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp   130,173 
146

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 119,513     Simon Property Group, Inc  $18,470,734 
 34,931     SL Green Realty Corp   3,303,425 
 12,009     Sovran Self Storage, Inc   918,568 
 144,162     Spirit Realty Capital, Inc   1,507,935 
 25,316  *,e  St. Joe Co   472,650 
 16,465     STAG Industrial, Inc   344,283 
 74,572     Starwood Property Trust, Inc   1,915,755 
 75,251  *  Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc   654,684 
 40,051     Summit Hotel Properties, Inc   368,069 
 13,972     Sun Communities, Inc   622,732 
 61,944     Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc   820,758 
 36,132     Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc   1,259,200 
 24,852     Taubman Centers, Inc   1,635,013 
 5,192  *  Tejon Ranch Co   192,208 
 7,248     Terreno Realty Corp   128,869 
 9,787     Thomas Properties Group, Inc   66,552 
 135,400     Two Harbors Investment Corp   1,263,282 
 95,313     UDR, Inc   2,364,716 
 5,775     UMH Properties, Inc   58,096 
 4,803     Universal Health Realty Income Trust   210,948 
 5,702     Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc (Class A)   112,557 
 109,308     Ventas, Inc   7,131,254 
 71,833     Vornado Realty Trust   6,397,447 
 25,504     Washington Real Estate Investment Trust   668,460 
 46,512     Weingarten Realty Investors   1,475,826 
 9,320     Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp   150,145 
 221,402     Weyerhaeuser Co   6,730,621 
 6,793     Whitestone REIT   93,675 
 14,231     Winthrop Realty Trust   167,499 
 21,415     WP Carey, Inc   1,426,453 
 7,855     ZAIS Financial Corp   136,677 
       TOTAL REAL ESTATE   256,538,064 
             
RETAILING - 4.6%     
 8,446  *  1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc (Class A)   45,862 
 29,021     Aaron’s, Inc   823,326 
 29,862     Abercrombie & Fitch Co (Class A)   1,119,228 
 28,291     Advance Auto Parts, Inc   2,805,901 
 29,079  *,e  Aeropostale, Inc   270,144 
 141,017  *  Amazon.com, Inc   51,334,419 
 73,659     American Eagle Outfitters, Inc   1,140,978 
 3,169  *  America’s Car-Mart, Inc   144,950 
 17,376  *  Ann Taylor Stores Corp   614,415 
 11,436  *  Asbury Automotive Group, Inc   549,500 
 49,905  *  Ascena Retail Group, Inc   987,620 
 8,667  *  Audiovox Corp (Class A)   134,425 
 19,403  *  Autonation, Inc   935,807 
 13,576  *  AutoZone, Inc   5,901,351 
 15,535  *,e  Barnes & Noble, Inc   219,510 
 11,576     Bebe Stores, Inc   69,803 
 82,500  *  Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc   6,378,900 
 104,527     Best Buy Co, Inc   4,473,756 
147

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 6,241     Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp  $118,017 
 22,280  *  Big Lots, Inc   810,101 
 5,451  *  Blue Nile, Inc   223,873 
 6,527  *  Body Central Corp   36,551 
 5,473  e  Bon-Ton Stores, Inc   62,666 
 18,821     Brown Shoe Co, Inc   422,343 
 10,709  e  Buckle, Inc   524,098 
 18,207  *  Cabela’s, Inc   1,080,039 
 86,178  *  Carmax, Inc   4,049,504 
 10,463     Cato Corp (Class A)   313,576 
 61,892     Chico’s FAS, Inc   1,061,448 
 8,544  *  Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc   466,417 
 18,136  *  Christopher & Banks Corp   104,645 
 6,565  *  Citi Trends, Inc   96,374 
 8,547  *,e  Conn’s, Inc   516,581 
 4,050     Core-Mark Holding Co, Inc   286,456 
 23,491     CST Brands, Inc   757,350 
 5,544     Destination Maternity Corp   173,195 
 19,258  *  Destination XL Group, Inc   133,843 
 37,654     Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc   2,003,569 
 10,272     Dillard’s, Inc (Class A)   842,099 
 125,067  *  Dollar General Corp   7,226,371 
 84,610  *  Dollar Tree, Inc   4,941,224 
 14,556     DSW, Inc (Class A)   1,276,125 
 40,694     Expedia, Inc   2,396,063 
 32,600  *  Express Parent LLC   756,646 
 37,016     Family Dollar Stores, Inc   2,549,662 
 18,009     Finish Line, Inc (Class A)   450,945 
 12,522  *,e  Five Below, Inc   604,312 
 55,898     Foot Locker, Inc   1,939,661 
 17,131  *,e  Francesca’s Holdings Corp   308,187 
 16,159     Fred’s, Inc (Class A)   261,776 
 45,541     GameStop Corp (Class A)   2,496,558 
 106,145     Gap, Inc   3,926,304 
 8,668  *  Genesco, Inc   590,377 
 59,181     Genuine Parts Co   4,665,238 
 37,552     GNC Holdings, Inc   2,208,809 
 4,270     Gordmans Stores, Inc   42,273 
 8,750     Group 1 Automotive, Inc   560,000 
 160,182  *  Groupon, Inc   1,462,462 
 21,854     Guess?, Inc   682,937 
 7,376     Haverty Furniture Cos, Inc   205,127 
 4,857  *,e  HHgregg, Inc   75,332 
 9,782  *,e  Hibbett Sports, Inc   570,584 
 559,223     Home Depot, Inc   43,557,879 
 21,503  *,e  HomeAway, Inc   637,564 
 13,393     HSN, Inc   701,793 
 110,366  *,e  JC Penney Co, Inc   827,745 
 9,878  *  JOS A Bank Clothiers, Inc   473,946 
 4,834  *  Kirkland’s, Inc   85,804 
 84,685     Kohl’s Corp   4,810,108 
 93,686     L Brands, Inc   5,865,680 
148

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 203,240  *  Liberty Interactive Corp  $5,479,350 
 14,039  *  Liberty Ventures   1,507,367 
 8,460     Lithia Motors, Inc (Class A)   531,711 
 112,421  *  LKQ Corp   3,713,266 
 417,105     Lowe’s Companies, Inc   20,763,487 
 10,988  *,e  Lumber Liquidators, Inc   1,254,720 
 145,891     Macy’s, Inc   6,727,034 
 9,957  *  MarineMax, Inc   146,667 
 5,117  *,e  Mattress Firm Holding Corp   153,817 
 18,113     Men’s Wearhouse, Inc   766,180 
 11,265  e  Monro Muffler, Inc   518,190 
 17,711  *  Murphy USA, Inc   718,712 
 19,203  *  NetFlix, Inc   6,192,583 
 10,555  *  New York & Co, Inc   54,042 
 55,351     Nordstrom, Inc   3,347,075 
 10,758     Nutri/System, Inc   202,250 
 99,293  *  Office Depot, Inc   555,048 
 33,612  e  OfficeMax, Inc   503,508 
 9,575  *  Orbitz Worldwide, Inc   88,473 
 42,550  *  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc   5,268,116 
 4,892  *  Overstock.com, Inc   114,620 
 17,800  *  Pacific Sunwear Of California, Inc   47,882 
 16,091     Penske Auto Group, Inc   637,525 
 18,830  *  PEP Boys - Manny Moe & Jack   243,660 
 8,830  e  PetMed Express, Inc   131,037 
 38,813     Petsmart, Inc   2,824,034 
 36,040     Pier 1 Imports, Inc   752,515 
 19,682  *  Priceline.com, Inc   20,741,482 
 40,686  *,e  RadioShack Corp   114,328 
 20,510     Rent-A-Center, Inc   702,262 
 6,747  *,e  Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc   470,536 
 3,600  *  RetailMeNot, Inc   117,432 
 83,915     Ross Stores, Inc   6,490,825 
 39,086  *,e  Saks, Inc   624,985 
 64,589  *  Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc   1,699,982 
 16,723  *,e  Sears Holdings Corp   971,272 
 3,323  *  Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc   92,579 
 21,207  *  Select Comfort Corp   388,512 
 6,389     Shoe Carnival, Inc   166,050 
 14,879  *  Shutterfly, Inc   731,154 
 30,896     Signet Jewelers Ltd   2,306,695 
 14,342     Sonic Automotive, Inc (Class A)   319,540 
 12,585  e  Stage Stores, Inc   259,880 
 253,900     Staples, Inc   4,092,868 
 11,572     Stein Mart, Inc   170,918 
 3,201     Systemax, Inc   30,410 
 244,651     Target Corp   15,850,938 
 43,566     Tiffany & Co   3,449,120 
 11,101  *,e  Tile Shop Holdings, Inc   247,885 
 4,219  *  Tilly’s, Inc   61,429 
 274,320     TJX Companies, Inc   16,675,913 
 52,724     Tractor Supply Co   3,761,857 
149

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 42,813  *  TripAdvisor, Inc  $3,541,063 
 17,397  *  Tuesday Morning Corp   246,168 
 24,251  *  Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc   3,124,741 
 39,553  *  Urban Outfitters, Inc   1,498,268 
 14,600  *  Valuevision International, Inc (Class A)   77,964 
 6,650  *,e  Vitacost.com, Inc   52,602 
 11,513  *  Vitamin Shoppe, Inc   540,075 
 4,388  *  West Marine, Inc   53,577 
 36,178  *  Wet Seal, Inc (Class A)   119,749 
 15,193  *  WEX, Inc   1,418,267 
 37,339     Williams-Sonoma, Inc   1,958,057 
 664     Winmark Corp   48,611 
 12,604  *  Zale Corp   197,001 
 9,252  *,e  Zumiez, Inc   274,229 
       TOTAL RETAILING   346,122,225 
             
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 2.1%     
 14,930  *  Advanced Energy Industries, Inc   311,738 
 238,833  *,e  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc   797,702 
 5,299  *  Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd   39,001 
 122,371     Altera Corp   4,111,666 
 6,956  *  Ambarella, Inc   142,946 
 24,412  *,e  Amkor Technology, Inc   129,628 
 31,117  *  Anadigics, Inc   62,856 
 118,582     Analog Devices, Inc   5,846,093 
 462,338     Applied Materials, Inc   8,252,733 
 25,937  *  Applied Micro Circuits Corp   302,425 
 173,308  *  Atmel Corp   1,261,682 
 12,233  *  ATMI, Inc   334,450 
 93,889     Avago Technologies Ltd   4,265,377 
 32,287  *  Axcelis Technologies, Inc   70,063 
 217,667     Broadcom Corp (Class A)   5,816,062 
 23,571     Brooks Automation, Inc   227,224 
 8,822  *  Cabot Microelectronics Corp   360,732 
 18,373  *  Cavium Networks, Inc   740,616 
 8,650  *,e  Ceva, Inc   123,954 
 24,698  *,e  Cirrus Logic, Inc   553,976 
 9,419     Cohu, Inc   90,046 
 44,809  *  Cree, Inc   2,722,147 
 56,092  e  Cypress Semiconductor Corp   520,534 
 13,621  *  Diodes, Inc   329,901 
 6,797  *  DSP Group, Inc   50,638 
 52,988  *  Entegris, Inc   548,426 
 34,443  *  Entropic Communications, Inc   147,416 
 14,159  *  Exar Corp   163,253 
 47,288  *  Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc   599,139 
 25,765  *  First Solar, Inc   1,295,207 
 20,565  *  Formfactor, Inc   107,349 
 21,529  *,e  Freescale Semiconductor Holdings Ltd   332,408 
 5,980  *  GSI Technology, Inc   41,980 
 45,300  *,e  GT Solar International, Inc   339,750 
 13,503  *  Hittite Microwave Corp   862,707 
150

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 9,801  *  Inphi Corp  $144,467 
 50,515  *  Integrated Device Technology, Inc   537,480 
 10,873  *  Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc   117,211 
 1,907,824     Intel Corp   46,608,141 
 6,378  *  Intermolecular, Inc   36,992 
 26,366  *  International Rectifier Corp   686,571 
 48,195     Intersil Corp (Class A)   537,856 
 9,988     IXYS Corp   116,160 
 62,268     Kla-Tencor Corp   4,084,781 
 19,735  *  Kopin Corp   72,427 
 62,051  *  Lam Research Corp   3,365,026 
 42,567  *  Lattice Semiconductor Corp   218,369 
 88,345     Linear Technology Corp   3,634,513 
 210,020     LSI Logic Corp   1,780,970 
 19,456  *  LTX-Credence Corp   119,265 
 3,778  *  MA-COM Technology Solutions   65,246 
 150,508     Marvell Technology Group Ltd   1,806,096 
 111,194     Maxim Integrated Products, Inc   3,302,462 
 9,302  *,e  MaxLinear, Inc   80,555 
 17,514     Micrel, Inc   161,129 
 73,796  e  Microchip Technology, Inc   3,170,276 
 396,485  *  Micron Technology, Inc   7,009,855 
 34,769  *  Microsemi Corp   873,745 
 17,359  *,e  Mindspeed Technologies, Inc   50,168 
 20,314     MKS Instruments, Inc   602,107 
 16,479     Monolithic Power Systems, Inc   524,691 
 18,141  *  MoSys, Inc   79,820 
 7,437  *  Nanometrics, Inc   138,179 
 9,646  *  NeoPhotonics Corp Ltd   68,390 
 1,929  *  NVE Corp   102,951 
 216,089     Nvidia Corp   3,280,231 
 20,239  *  Omnivision Technologies, Inc   283,548 
 165,411  *  ON Semiconductor Corp   1,167,802 
 9,085  *  PDF Solutions, Inc   208,682 
 10,093  *,e  Peregrine Semiconductor Corp   82,157 
 7,286  *  Pericom Semiconductor Corp   58,871 
 23,544  *  Photronics, Inc   197,770 
 13,935  *  PLX Technology, Inc   84,167 
 77,701  *  PMC - Sierra, Inc   456,105 
 10,991     Power Integrations, Inc   631,323 
 38,333  *  Rambus, Inc   335,030 
 112,796  *  RF Micro Devices, Inc   592,179 
 8,102  *,e  Rubicon Technology, Inc   69,677 
 12,643  *  Rudolph Technologies, Inc   134,016 
 25,728  *  Semtech Corp   800,398 
 13,811  *  Sigma Designs, Inc   75,132 
 29,865  *  Silicon Image, Inc   156,791 
 16,163  *  Silicon Laboratories, Inc   650,076 
 73,040  *  Skyworks Solutions, Inc   1,882,971 
 16,668  *  Spansion, Inc   199,516 
 101,075  *  SunEdison, Inc   939,997 
 15,884  *,e  SunPower Corp   479,538 
151

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 3,284     Supertex, Inc  $83,775 
 72,878  *,e  Teradyne, Inc   1,274,636 
 19,565     Tessera Technologies, Inc   372,126 
 424,861     Texas Instruments, Inc   17,878,151 
 60,020  *  Triquint Semiconductor, Inc   475,959 
 6,833  *  Ultra Clean Holdings   63,615 
 10,672  *  Ultratech, Inc   253,887 
 14,503  *  Veeco Instruments, Inc   423,633 
 99,425     Xilinx, Inc   4,515,883 
       TOTAL SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT   160,105,366 
             
SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 9.8%     
 19,693  *  Accelrys, Inc   184,130 
 246,489     Accenture plc   18,116,942 
 15,329  *  ACI Worldwide, Inc   844,934 
 20,862  *  Active Network, Inc   301,247 
 99,003     Activision Blizzard, Inc   1,647,410 
 15,624  *  Actuate Corp   125,148 
 28,063  *  Acxiom Corp   932,534 
 188,209  *  Adobe Systems, Inc   10,200,928 
 12,408     Advent Software, Inc   416,288 
 68,521  *  Akamai Technologies, Inc   3,065,630 
 19,369  *,e  Alliance Data Systems Corp   4,591,615 
 61,588     Amdocs Ltd   2,368,059 
 6,756     American Software, Inc (Class A)   59,115 
 16,138  *,e  Angie’s List, Inc   227,384 
 35,988  *  Ansys, Inc   3,147,151 
 29,253     AOL, Inc   1,060,129 
 35,666  *  Aspen Technology, Inc   1,363,511 
 86,277  *  Autodesk, Inc   3,443,315 
 186,320     Automatic Data Processing, Inc   13,968,410 
 8,579  *  AVG Technologies NV   172,438 
 17,549  *,e  Bankrate, Inc   295,525 
 18,506  *,e  Bazaarvoice, Inc   173,586 
 18,275     Blackbaud, Inc   657,900 
 4,303  *,e  Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc   98,367 
 15,713  *  Blucora, Inc   371,298 
 11,058     Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co   218,948 
 14,399  *  Bottomline Technologies, Inc   452,417 
 10,397  *  Brightcove, Inc   158,762 
 47,045     Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc   1,654,102 
 10,067  *  BroadSoft, Inc   329,392 
 126,571     CA, Inc   4,019,895 
 9,222  *,e  CACI International, Inc (Class A)   663,800 
 108,193  *  Cadence Design Systems, Inc   1,403,263 
 15,264  *  Callidus Software, Inc   157,982 
 6,253  *  Carbonite, Inc   82,790 
 17,048  *  Cardtronics, Inc   669,134 
 3,742     Cass Information Systems, Inc   214,529 
 2,258  *  ChannelAdvisor Corp   78,714 
 28,103  *  Ciber, Inc   91,335 
 71,471  *  Citrix Systems, Inc   4,058,123 
152

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 116,217  *  Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (Class A)  $10,102,744 
 17,759  *  Commvault Systems, Inc   1,386,623 
 57,315     Computer Sciences Corp   2,823,337 
 6,003     Computer Task Group, Inc   102,831 
 83,741     Compuware Corp   894,354 
 13,605  *  comScore, Inc   363,526 
 7,790  *  Comverse, Inc   246,008 
 17,768  *,e  Concur Technologies, Inc   1,858,533 
 10,822  *  Constant Contact, Inc   280,398 
 41,252     Convergys Corp   814,314 
 15,427  *  Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc   730,777 
 10,758  *  CoStar Group, Inc   1,904,058 
 12,041     CSG Systems International, Inc   335,462 
 4,900  *  Cvent, Inc   151,851 
 2,701  *,e  Cyan, Inc   12,722 
 16,602  *  DealerTrack Holdings, Inc   619,255 
 13,481  *,e  Demand Media, Inc   64,439 
 6,119  *  Demandware, Inc   302,585 
 21,212  *  Dice Holdings, Inc   156,545 
 13,396  *  Digital River, Inc   238,985 
 2,107     DMRC Corp   44,373 
 12,911     DST Systems, Inc   1,094,465 
 5,534  *,e  E2open, Inc   124,515 
 37,774     Earthlink, Inc   191,136 
 499,330  *  eBay, Inc   26,319,684 
 117  e  Ebix, Inc   1,331 
 4,651  *  eGain Corp   53,393 
 115,805  *  Electronic Arts, Inc   3,039,881 
 10,412  *,e  Ellie Mae, Inc   300,907 
 8,754  *  Envestnet, Inc   317,770 
 8,495  *  EPAM Systems, Inc   318,308 
 11,770     EPIQ Systems, Inc   176,079 
 1,860     ePlus, Inc   101,110 
 18,834  *  Equinix, Inc   3,041,314 
 19,019  *  Euronet Worldwide, Inc   825,425 
 10,995     EVERTEC, Inc   257,943 
 12,509  *  ExlService Holdings, Inc   361,635 
 651,368  *  Facebook, Inc   32,737,756 
 16,813  e  Factset Research Systems, Inc   1,831,608 
 13,625     Fair Isaac Corp   780,440 
 109,255     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc   5,326,181 
 37,250  *  First American Corp   1,239,308 
 51,652  *  Fiserv, Inc   5,409,514 
 25,931  *  FleetCor Technologies, Inc   2,991,141 
 6,261  *  FleetMatics Group plc   198,787 
 6,370     Forrester Research, Inc   247,220 
 51,947  *  Fortinet, Inc   1,044,654 
 36,231  *  Gartner, Inc   2,135,817 
 64,082  *  Genpact Ltd   1,270,746 
 3,514  *,m  Gerber Scientific, Inc   0 
 3,000  *  Gigamon, Inc   92,340 
 25,360  *  Global Cash Access, Inc   210,488 
153

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 8,020  *  Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc  $81,644 
 30,526     Global Payments, Inc   1,815,686 
 48,631  *,e  Glu Mobile, Inc   165,345 
 4,200  *,e  Gogo, Inc   78,288 
 103,211  *  Google, Inc (Class A)   106,367,192 
 6,177  *  Guidance Software, Inc   53,987 
 16,027  *  Guidewire Software, Inc   812,889 
 8,566     Hackett Group, Inc   60,990 
 13,744  e  Heartland Payment Systems, Inc   555,945 
 11,998  *  Higher One Holdings, Inc   95,384 
 29,546     IAC/InterActiveCorp   1,577,461 
 12,049  *  iGate Corp   383,640 
 7,743  *  Imperva, Inc   296,867 
 19,069  *  Infoblox, Inc   847,617 
 41,447  *  Informatica Corp   1,599,854 
 5,865  *  Interactive Intelligence, Inc   360,404 
 20,242  *  Internap Network Services Corp   147,159 
 399,013     International Business Machines Corp   71,507,120 
 113,322     Intuit, Inc   8,092,324 
 18,204  e  j2 Global, Inc   1,000,856 
 32,569     Jack Henry & Associates, Inc   1,778,593 
 15,195  *,e  Jive Software, Inc   165,474 
 9,164  *  Knot, Inc   127,196 
 26,622  e  Leidos Holdings, Inc   1,253,630 
 33,132     Lender Processing Services, Inc   1,143,717 
 31,019  *  Limelight Networks, Inc   59,556 
 36,732  *  LinkedIn Corp   8,215,846 
 25,980  *  Lionbridge Technologies   113,273 
 9,582  *,e  Liquidity Services, Inc   250,186 
 19,540  *  Liveperson, Inc   182,504 
 9,155  *  LogMeIn, Inc   295,707 
 5,845  *  magicJack VocalTec Ltd   65,932 
 7,440  *  Manhattan Associates, Inc   792,434 
 9,112  e  Mantech International Corp (Class A)   254,589 
 5,916     Marchex, Inc (Class B)   52,771 
 3,243  *,e  Marin Software, Inc   37,586 
 2,787  *  Marketo, Inc   94,089 
 44,846     Mastercard, Inc (Class A)   32,159,067 
 26,274     MAXIMUS, Inc   1,272,975 
 36,297     Mentor Graphics Corp   801,438 
 29,884  *,e  Micros Systems, Inc   1,621,207 
 3,198,941     Microsoft Corp   113,082,564 
 3,605  *  MicroStrategy, Inc (Class A)   439,774 
 13,413  *,e  Millennial Media, Inc   94,293 
 8,779  *,e  Mitek Systems, Inc   46,441 
 2,993  *,e  Model N, Inc   26,907 
 12,618  *  ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc   51,986 
 8,027  *  MoneyGram International, Inc   169,450 
 14,709     Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc   415,088 
 52,943  *  Monster Worldwide, Inc   228,714 
 15,248  *  Move, Inc   258,759 
 12,978  *  Netscout Systems, Inc   367,537 
154

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 13,338  *  NetSuite, Inc  $1,345,537 
 25,383  *  NeuStar, Inc (Class A)   1,165,587 
 24,413     NIC, Inc   601,048 
 99,448  *  Nuance Communications, Inc   1,547,411 
 8,726  *,e  OpenTable, Inc   606,282 
 1,362,757     Oracle Corp   45,652,360 
 54,049  *,e  Pandora Media, Inc   1,358,251 
 125,740  e  Paychex, Inc   5,313,772 
 6,159     Pegasystems, Inc   234,412 
 12,449  *  Perficient, Inc   225,202 
 16,433  *,e  Planet Payment, Inc   44,698 
 10,834  *  PRG-Schultz International, Inc   77,788 
 22,150  *  Progress Software Corp   575,014 
 6,793  *  Proofpoint, Inc   214,931 
 8,661  *  PROS Holdings, Inc   306,166 
 46,763  *  PTC, Inc   1,296,270 
 1,815     QAD, Inc (Class A)   27,080 
 33,102  *  QLIK Technologies, Inc   838,805 
 5,833  *  Qualys, Inc   121,326 
 10,313  *  QuinStreet, Inc   91,683 
 44,301  *  Rackspace Hosting, Inc   2,269,540 
 2,652  *  Rally Software Development Corp   71,153 
 6,554  *  RealNetworks, Inc   50,269 
 17,634  *,e  RealPage, Inc   432,562 
 73,099  *  Red Hat, Inc   3,162,994 
 3,209  *  Reis, Inc   57,730 
 13,890  *  Responsys, Inc   226,963 
 5,380  *  Rosetta Stone, Inc   81,668 
 39,322  *  Rovi Corp   659,037 
 227,184  *  Salesforce.com, Inc   12,122,538 
 3,576  e  Sapiens International Corp NV   23,065 
 43,717  *  Sapient Corp   691,166 
 15,212     Science Applications International Corp   536,223 
 8,819  *  Sciquest, Inc   192,607 
 11,069  *  Seachange International, Inc   157,069 
 30,106  *  ServiceNow, Inc   1,644,089 
 23,558  *  ServiceSource International LLC   254,898 
 3,430  *,e  Shutterstock, Inc   242,844 
 2,089  *  Silver Spring Networks, Inc   45,624 
 25,012  *  SolarWinds, Inc   905,184 
 25,934     Solera Holdings, Inc   1,458,009 
 6,389  *  Spark Networks, Inc   45,745 
 39,093  *  Splunk, Inc   2,451,522 
 5,751  *  SPS Commerce, Inc   391,931 
 22,077  *  SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc   867,626 
 4,962  *  Stamps.com, Inc   225,473 
 20,992  *  SupportSoft, Inc   93,624 
 14,880  *  Sykes Enterprises, Inc   278,554 
 268,349     Symantec Corp   6,102,256 
 11,136  *  Synchronoss Technologies, Inc   385,528 
 59,748  *  Synopsys, Inc   2,177,815 
 6,330     Syntel, Inc   543,367 
155

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 14,466  *  TA Indigo Holding Corp  $150,302 
 3,590  *  Tableau Software, Inc   220,641 
 30,856  *  Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc   552,631 
 11,995  *,e  Tangoe, Inc   229,105 
 16,987  *  TeleCommunication Systems, Inc (Class A)   38,730 
 4,598  *  TeleNav, Inc   33,336 
 7,450  *  TeleTech Holdings, Inc   197,202 
 63,039  *  Teradata Corp   2,778,129 
 2,400  *,e  Textura Corp   91,992 
 62,742  *  TIBCO Software, Inc   1,540,944 
 48,128  *  TiVo, Inc   639,621 
 62,446     Total System Services, Inc   1,862,764 
 4,367  *  Travelzoo, Inc   94,022 
 10,911  *  Trulia, Inc   436,113 
 12,003  *  Tyler Technologies, Inc   1,160,810 
 10,594  *  Ultimate Software Group, Inc   1,636,561 
 17,004  *  Unisys Corp   448,055 
 32,252     United Online, Inc   278,657 
 27,274  *  Unwired Planet, Inc   44,184 
 29,812  *,e  Valueclick, Inc   572,689 
 33,279  *  Vantiv, Inc   915,173 
 11,802  *  Vasco Data Security International   88,633 
 43,062  *  VeriFone Systems, Inc   975,785 
 20,079  *  Verint Systems, Inc   733,285 
 54,602  *  VeriSign, Inc   2,963,797 
 16,219  *,e  VirnetX Holding Corp   352,601 
 7,704  *  Virtusa Corp   239,440 
 200,597     Visa, Inc (Class A)   39,451,412 
 11,714  *,e  VistaPrint Ltd   633,142 
 32,905  *  VMware, Inc (Class A)   2,674,518 
 6,237  *  Vocus, Inc   53,950 
 24,803  *,e  Vringo, Inc   69,944 
 13,778  *,e  WebMD Health Corp (Class A)   485,261 
 15,956  *  Website Pros, Inc   430,014 
 215,383     Western Union Co   3,665,819 
 14,125  *  Workday, Inc   1,057,539 
 2,777  *  Xoom Corp   82,616 
 345,620  *  Yahoo!, Inc   11,381,267 
 11,263  *  Yelp, Inc   763,068 
 8,866  *,e  Zillow, Inc   706,000 
 19,707  *  Zix Corp   80,405 
 222,604  *  Zynga, Inc   799,148 
       TOTAL SOFTWARE & SERVICES   741,482,332 
             
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 5.7%     
 38,425  *,e  3D Systems Corp   2,391,572 
 22,562     Adtran, Inc   529,756 
 5,045  *  Agilysys, Inc   59,279 
 4,562     Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc   84,716 
 61,430     Amphenol Corp (Class A)   4,932,215 
 4,455  *  Anaren, Inc   111,286 
 11,053  *  Anixter International, Inc   944,921 
156

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE  
             
 359,277  d  Apple, Inc  $187,668,341 
 44,389  *  ARRIS Group, Inc   792,788 
 39,872  *  Arrow Electronics, Inc   1,914,653 
 40,547  *  Aruba Networks, Inc   760,662 
 5,463  *  Audience, Inc   62,387 
 12,825  *  Avid Technology, Inc   95,546 
 52,221     Avnet, Inc   2,073,174 
 23,578     AVX Corp   312,408 
 5,862  *  AX Holding Corp   45,430 
 5,631     Badger Meter, Inc   292,868 
 3,107     Bel Fuse, Inc (Class B)   65,371 
 16,843     Belden CDT, Inc   1,132,860 
 20,407  *  Benchmark Electronics, Inc   463,851 
 5,380     Black Box Corp   134,715 
 163,275  *  Brocade Communications Systems, Inc   1,309,466 
 11,935  *  CalAmp Corp   280,831 
 15,814  *  Calix Networks, Inc   160,828 
 10,100  *  CDW Corp   222,099 
 15,153  *  Checkpoint Systems, Inc   257,904 
 38,817  *,e  Ciena Corp   903,272 
 2,051,066     Cisco Systems, Inc   46,148,985 
 33,038     Cognex Corp   1,032,438 
 9,303     Coherent, Inc   615,766 
 6,617     Comtech Telecommunications Corp   198,642 
 553,008     Corning, Inc   9,450,907 
 16,155  *  Cray, Inc   361,226 
 12,860     CTS Corp   239,453 
 13,980     Daktronics, Inc   167,201 
 7,890  *  Datalink Corp   81,030 
 24,460     Diebold, Inc   732,822 
 10,399  *  Digi International, Inc   104,822 
 18,947  e  Dolby Laboratories, Inc (Class A)   677,166 
 7,017  *  DTS, Inc   140,340 
 15,301  *  EchoStar Corp (Class A)   733,836 
 7,109     Electro Rent Corp   128,957 
 8,952     Electro Scientific Industries, Inc   107,245 
 17,705  *  Electronics for Imaging, Inc   607,459 
 809,869     EMC Corp   19,493,547 
 30,938  *  Emulex Corp   232,963 
 35,807  *  Extreme Networks, Inc   191,926 
 30,356  *  F5 Networks, Inc   2,474,318 
 10,941  *  Fabrinet   183,152 
 6,019  *  FARO Technologies, Inc   285,903 
 14,577     FEI Co   1,298,519 
 36,876  *  Finisar Corp   848,517 
 54,438     Flir Systems, Inc   1,550,394 
 30,305  *,e  Fusion-io, Inc   325,779 
 9,172  *  Globecomm Systems, Inc   128,683 
 9,235  *  GSI Group, Inc   92,165 
 41,621  *  Harmonic, Inc   304,250 
 42,417     Harris Corp   2,628,157 
 17,933  *  Harris Stratex Networks, Inc (Class A)   36,942 
157

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 745,637     Hewlett-Packard Co  $18,171,174 
 5,985  *,e  Hutchinson Technology, Inc   22,264 
 14,783  *  Imation Corp   68,741 
 8,608  *  Immersion Corp   109,494 
 46,174  *,e  Infinera Corp   471,437 
 58,237  *  Ingram Micro, Inc (Class A)   1,349,351 
 15,777  *  Insight Enterprises, Inc   332,421 
 15,655     InterDigital, Inc   606,631 
 21,826  *,e  InvenSense, Inc   368,641 
 12,349  e  IPG Photonics Corp   818,368 
 15,091  *  Itron, Inc   643,933 
 21,608  *  Ixia   306,401 
 74,303     Jabil Circuit, Inc   1,549,961 
 91,295  *  JDS Uniphase Corp   1,195,052 
 196,532  *  Juniper Networks, Inc   3,663,356 
 20,615  *  Kemet Corp   116,887 
 4,519  *  KVH Industries, Inc   62,091 
 24,102  e  Lexmark International, Inc (Class A)   856,826 
 8,475     Littelfuse, Inc   720,629 
 11,856  *  Maxwell Technologies, Inc   88,920 
 5,827  *  Measurement Specialties, Inc   324,739 
 11,902  *  Mercury Computer Systems, Inc   109,736 
 795     Mesa Laboratories, Inc   55,356 
 13,943     Methode Electronics, Inc   356,662 
 52,887     Molex, Inc   2,041,438 
 93,324     Motorola, Inc   5,834,616 
 6,091     MTS Systems Corp   397,864 
 2,641  *  Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc   35,416 
 36,788     National Instruments Corp   1,068,691 
 61,450  *  NCR Corp   2,245,998 
 13,531  *,e  Neonode, Inc   73,203 
 133,122     NetApp, Inc   5,166,465 
 13,526  *  Netgear, Inc   389,008 
 13,754  *  Newport Corp   218,276 
 5,235  *  Numerex Corp   61,825 
 7,256  *  Oplink Communications, Inc   132,422 
 7,343  *  OSI Systems, Inc   534,864 
 12,643  *  Palo Alto Networks, Inc   533,029 
 7,383     Park Electrochemical Corp   207,093 
 38,779  *,e  Parkervision, Inc   106,254 
 2,720     PC Connection, Inc   54,373 
 5,420     PC-Tel, Inc   49,918 
 16,576     Plantronics, Inc   711,773 
 12,430  *  Plexus Corp   475,820 
 68,822  *  Polycom, Inc   715,749 
 7,482  *,e  Procera Networks, Inc   105,870 
 34,549  *  QLogic Corp   426,680 
 663,073     Qualcomm, Inc   46,063,681 
 89,500  *  Quantum Corp   110,980 
 12,816  *  Rackable Systems, Inc   163,660 
 4,741  *  Radisys Corp   14,318 
 15,520  *,e  RealD, Inc   107,398 
158

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 4,066     Richardson Electronics Ltd  $46,840 
 62,216  *  Riverbed Technology, Inc   922,041 
 12,947  *  Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc   339,859 
 6,561  *  Rogers Corp   399,959 
 16,628  *  Ruckus Wireless, Inc   241,106 
 84,652     SanDisk Corp   5,883,314 
 31,442  *  Sanmina Corp   457,796 
 10,651  *  Scansource, Inc   409,637 
 19,766  *  ShoreTel, Inc   157,140 
 88,048  *  Sonus Networks, Inc   264,144 
 14,393  *  Speed Commerce, Inc   52,822 
 12,110  *,e  Stratasys Ltd   1,371,215 
 8,338  *  Super Micro Computer, Inc   116,065 
 12,974  *  Symmetricom, Inc   93,024 
 11,908  *,e  Synaptics, Inc   553,722 
 11,079  *  SYNNEX Corp   679,143 
 14,787  *  Tech Data Corp   769,811 
 130,218     Tellabs, Inc   317,732 
 2,797     Tessco Technologies, Inc   99,098 
 97,626  *  Trimble Navigation Ltd   2,789,175 
 18,862  *  TTM Technologies, Inc   165,043 
 5,659  e  Ubiquiti Networks, Inc   218,324 
 3,650  *,e  Uni-Pixel, Inc   60,043 
 15,423  *,e  Universal Display Corp   491,994 
 15,127  *  Viasat, Inc   1,000,197 
 50,091  *  Vishay Intertechnology, Inc   614,617 
 5,516  *  Vishay Precision Group, Inc   90,462 
 11,260  *  Westell Technologies, Inc   40,423 
 81,257     Western Digital Corp   5,657,925 
 479,396     Xerox Corp   4,765,196 
 19,367  *  Zebra Technologies Corp (Class A)   935,620 
 6,230  *  Zygo Corp   96,191 
       TOTAL TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT   430,122,140 
             
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 2.2%     
 25,143  *  8x8, Inc   288,139 
 2,062,279     AT&T, Inc   74,654,500 
 3,536     Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc   195,965 
 4,835  *,e  Boingo Wireless, Inc   32,781 
 8,193  *  Cbeyond Communications, Inc   52,763 
 235,722     CenturyTel, Inc   7,981,547 
 80,190  *  Cincinnati Bell, Inc   229,343 
 17,952     Cogent Communications Group, Inc   630,654 
 16,386  e  Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc   305,271 
 125,728  *  Crown Castle International Corp   9,557,843 
 6,461  *,e  Fairpoint Communications, Inc   60,346 
 381,957  e  Frontier Communications Corp   1,684,430 
 12,153  *  General Communication, Inc (Class A)   115,575 
 3,135  *  Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc   83,328 
 3,945     HickoryTech Corp   52,784 
 4,316     IDT Corp (Class B)   94,477 
 19,971  *  inContact, Inc   151,580 
159

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 11,976     Inteliquent, Inc  $153,892 
 8,586  *,e  Intelsat S.A.   175,069 
 24,911  *,e  Iridium Communications, Inc   150,213 
 19,784  *  Leap Wireless International, Inc   318,522 
 62,552  *  Level 3 Communications, Inc   1,910,964 
 6,361     Lumos Networks Corp   140,006 
 68,792  *,e  NII Holdings, Inc (Class B)   236,644 
 6,901     NTELOS Holdings Corp   131,395 
 7,939  *  Orbcomm, Inc   47,872 
 18,318  *  Premiere Global Services, Inc   165,045 
 5,402     PTGi Holding, Inc   19,015 
 49,410  *  SBA Communications Corp (Class A)   4,321,893 
 9,111     Shenandoah Telecom Co   252,648 
 322,832  *,e  Sprint Corp   2,172,659 
 2,097  *  Straight Path Communications, Inc   11,450 
 36,184     Telephone & Data Systems, Inc   1,128,217 
 68,215     T-Mobile US, Inc   1,891,602 
 19,858  *,e  Towerstream Corp   47,659 
 57,396  *  tw telecom inc (Class A)   1,809,122 
 4,832     US Cellular Corp   233,869 
 8,964     USA Mobility, Inc   133,743 
 1,097,376     Verizon Communications, Inc   55,428,462 
 56,503  *  Vonage Holdings Corp   210,756 
 226,015  e  Windstream Holdings, Inc   1,932,428 
       TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   169,194,471 
             
TRANSPORTATION - 2.0%     
 22,768  *  Air Transport Services Group, Inc   164,840 
 26,907     Alaska Air Group, Inc   1,901,249 
 6,706     Allegiant Travel Co   699,235 
 3,092     Amerco, Inc   624,367 
 10,986     Arkansas Best Corp   300,687 
 9,836  *  Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc   364,227 
 40,942  *  Avis Budget Group, Inc   1,282,713 
 7,615     Celadon Group, Inc   141,182 
 61,217  e  CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc   3,657,104 
 20,400     Con-Way, Inc   840,480 
 12,808     Copa Holdings S.A. (Class A)   1,915,308 
 389,477     CSX Corp   10,149,771 
 324,985     Delta Air Lines, Inc   8,573,104 
 6,770  *  Echo Global Logistics, Inc   124,636 
 78,828     Expeditors International of Washington, Inc   3,570,120 
 120,808     FedEx Corp   15,825,848 
 11,512     Forward Air Corp   466,006 
 16,617  *  Genesee & Wyoming, Inc (Class A)   1,659,041 
 19,650  *,e  Hawaiian Holdings, Inc   162,112 
 26,111     Heartland Express, Inc   374,954 
 137,125  *  Hertz Global Holdings, Inc   3,148,390 
 14,183  *  Hub Group, Inc (Class A)   520,942 
 1,603     International Shipholding Corp   39,786 
 33,596     J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc   2,520,708 
 88,511  *,e  JetBlue Airways Corp   627,543 
160

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 42,238     Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc  $5,132,762 
 21,700  *  Kirby Corp   1,920,233 
 22,259     Knight Transportation, Inc   377,735 
 17,823     Landstar System, Inc   985,434 
 9,209     Marten Transport Ltd   162,447 
 14,961     Matson, Inc   405,293 
 119,852     Norfolk Southern Corp   10,309,669 
 27,035  *  Old Dominion Freight Line   1,267,941 
 17,847  *  Pacer International, Inc   142,419 
 3,699  *  Park-Ohio Holdings Corp   153,176 
 2,006  *  Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc   74,162 
 9,597  *  Quality Distribution, Inc   98,657 
 31,898  *  Republic Airways Holdings, Inc   375,758 
 7,476  *  Roadrunner Transportation Services Holdings, Inc   198,114 
 20,321     Ryder System, Inc   1,337,731 
 8,986  *  Saia, Inc   292,315 
 19,576     Skywest, Inc   294,423 
 266,560     Southwest Airlines Co   4,590,163 
 22,427  *  Spirit Airlines, Inc   967,725 
 31,161  *,e  Swift Transportation Co, Inc   678,998 
 135,046  *  UAL Corp   4,584,812 
 6,896  *  Ultrapetrol Bahamas Ltd   24,826 
 177,952     Union Pacific Corp   26,941,933 
 277,034     United Parcel Service, Inc (Class B)   27,215,820 
 1,808     Universal Truckload Services, Inc   48,201 
 75,486  *,e  US Airways Group, Inc   1,658,427 
 34,683     UTI Worldwide, Inc   527,182 
 16,944  e  Werner Enterprises, Inc   392,423 
 15,883  *  Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc   290,977 
 11,166  *,e  XPO Logistics, Inc   225,330 
 8,093  *,e  YRC Worldwide, Inc   76,722 
       TOTAL TRANSPORTATION   151,406,161 
             
UTILITIES - 3.1%     
 236,714     AES Corp   3,335,300 
 43,299     AGL Resources, Inc   2,072,290 
 17,560     Allete, Inc   887,307 
 42,283     Alliant Energy Corp   2,208,018 
 92,564     Ameren Corp   3,348,966 
 185,318     American Electric Power Co, Inc   8,680,295 
 16,104     American States Water Co   458,642 
 67,454     American Water Works Co, Inc   2,891,753 
 68,266     Aqua America, Inc   1,718,938 
 1,984     Artesian Resources Corp   45,434 
 44,603  e  Atlantic Power Corp   200,267 
 34,058     Atmos Energy Corp   1,507,748 
 22,952     Avista Corp   637,836 
 16,898     Black Hills Corp   857,067 
 21,512     California Water Service Group   468,962 
 150,740  *  Calpine Corp   3,040,426 
 162,211     Centerpoint Energy, Inc   3,990,391 
 5,540     Chesapeake Utilities Corp   301,431 
161

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 25,802     Cleco Corp  $1,195,665 
 97,741     CMS Energy Corp   2,683,968 
 4,218     Connecticut Water Service, Inc   135,187 
 111,721     Consolidated Edison, Inc   6,504,397 
 4,410     Consolidated Water Co, Inc   66,326 
 2,121     Delta Natural Gas Co, Inc   47,341 
 222,126     Dominion Resources, Inc   14,160,532 
 66,078     DTE Energy Co   4,568,633 
 269,919     Duke Energy Corp   19,361,290 
 37,632  *,e  Dynegy, Inc   731,190 
 124,400     Edison International   6,099,332 
 18,601     El Paso Electric Co   654,197 
 22,904     Empire District Electric Co   515,111 
 67,999     Entergy Corp   4,400,895 
 327,219     Exelon Corp   9,338,830 
 159,992     FirstEnergy Corp   6,058,897 
 4,127  *  Genie Energy Ltd   42,632 
 58,592     Great Plains Energy, Inc   1,373,396 
 37,641  e  Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc   1,000,121 
 19,200     Idacorp, Inc   990,720 
 30,178     Integrys Energy Group, Inc   1,770,845 
 19,957     ITC Holdings Corp   2,007,475 
 12,849     Laclede Group, Inc   604,802 
 69,943     MDU Resources Group, Inc   2,082,903 
 10,649     MGE Energy, Inc   599,645 
 5,907     Middlesex Water Co   122,452 
 25,987     National Fuel Gas Co   1,859,370 
 17,858     New Jersey Resources Corp   822,004 
 161,492     NextEra Energy, Inc   13,686,447 
 118,772     NiSource, Inc   3,743,693 
 119,570     Northeast Utilities   5,128,357 
 10,943     Northwest Natural Gas Co   475,254 
 13,458     NorthWestern Corp   616,915 
 122,279     NRG Energy, Inc   3,488,620 
 8,540  *  NRG Yield, Inc   302,487 
 92,345     NV Energy, Inc   2,192,270 
 75,715     OGE Energy Corp   2,793,884 
 78,605     Oneok, Inc   4,441,183 
 6,871  e  Ormat Technologies, Inc   179,127 
 16,846     Otter Tail Corp   502,516 
 94,991     Pepco Holdings, Inc   1,831,426 
 169,196     PG&E Corp   7,080,853 
 29,380     Piedmont Natural Gas Co, Inc   1,003,033 
 42,005     Pinnacle West Capital Corp   2,353,540 
 33,746     PNM Resources, Inc   807,204 
 29,047     Portland General Electric Co   833,649 
 241,672     PPL Corp   7,402,413 
 193,068     Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc   6,467,778 
 6,766  *,e  Pure Cycle Corp   45,197 
 66,334     Questar Corp   1,569,462 
 51,325     SCANA Corp   2,393,285 
 90,958     Sempra Energy   8,289,912 
162

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 5,339     SJW Corp  $150,720 
 12,014     South Jersey Industries, Inc   715,434 
 329,071     Southern Co   13,462,295 
 17,791     Southwest Gas Corp   965,340 
 80,008     TECO Energy, Inc   1,373,737 
 42,439     UGI Corp   1,755,701 
 19,636     UIL Holdings Corp   756,379 
 5,284     Unitil Corp   159,682 
 15,816     UNS Energy Corp   782,576 
 31,189     Vectren Corp   1,089,120 
 48,345  e  Westar Energy, Inc   1,528,185 
 19,834     WGL Holdings, Inc   892,728 
 87,334     Wisconsin Energy Corp   3,677,635 
 188,677     Xcel Energy, Inc   5,445,218 
 4,886     York Water Co   101,189 
       TOTAL UTILITIES   236,933,671 
             
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   7,525,427,884 
       (Cost $5,464,899,701)     
             
RIGHTS / WARRANTS - 0.0%     
CONSUMER SERVICES - 0.0%     
 15,743  m  Caesars Entertainment Corp   36,051 
       TOTAL CONSUMER SERVICES   36,051 
             
ENERGY - 0.0%     
 7,431  m  Magnum Hunter Resources Corp   0 
       TOTAL ENERGY   0 
             
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 0.0%     
 1,296  *,m  Forest Laboratories, Inc CVR   1,231 
 18,685  e  Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc   36,062 
 1,988  *,m  Omthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc   1,193 
 12,340  e,m  Trius Therapeutics, Inc   1,604 
       TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES   40,090 
             
REAL ESTATE - 0.0%     
 766     Tejon Ranch Co   4,098 
       TOTAL REAL ESTATE   4,098 
             
       TOTAL RIGHTS / WARRANTS   80,239 
       (Cost $46,029)     
163

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Equity Index Fund

 

 PRINCIPAL       ISSUER   RATE   MATURITY DATE   VALUE  
                       
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.3%                    
GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT - 0.1%                    
$ 10,100,000       Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)     0.030      11/13/13   $  10,099,899  
                             10,099,899  
                   
SHARES     COMPANY    
                       
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 3.2% 
 240,434,976  a,c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street
Navigator Securities Lending Trust
   240,434,976 
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES   240,434,976 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS  $250,534,875 
       (Cost $250,534,875)     
             
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 102.7%   7,776,042,998 
       (Cost $5,715,480,605)     
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - (2.7)%   (205,759,155)
       NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $7,570,283,843 
     
     
    Abbreviation(s):
    REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
    SPDR Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
         
    *   Non-income producing.
    a   Affiliated holding.
    c   Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
    d   All or a portion of these securities have been segregated to cover margin requirements on open futures transactions.
    e   All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan is $233,263,158.
    m   Indicates a security that has been deemed illiquid.
164

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Growth Index Fund

 

TIAA-CREF FUNDS
LARGE-CAP GROWTH INDEX FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
October 31, 2013

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
COMMON STOCKS - 99.6%     
             
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 1.0%     
 1,650     Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc  $40,178 
 17,463     BorgWarner, Inc   1,800,959 
 47,492     Delphi Automotive plc   2,716,542 
 205,556     Ford Motor Co   3,517,063 
 11,660     Gentex Corp   343,270 
 38,021     Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co   797,681 
 33,834     Harley-Davidson, Inc   2,166,729 
 1,667     Lear Corp   129,009 
 12,592  *,e  Tesla Motors, Inc   2,013,965 
 6,581     Thor Industries, Inc   381,764 
 7,470  *  Visteon Corp   575,862 
       TOTAL AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS   14,483,022 
             
BANKS - 0.1%     
 3,338  *,e  Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc   171,306 
 15,660  *  Ocwen Financial Corp   880,562 
 924  *  Signature Bank   94,082 
       TOTAL BANKS   1,145,950 
             
CAPITAL GOODS - 8.5%     
 88,351     3M Co   11,118,973 
 5,102     A.O. Smith Corp   263,518 
 1,367  *  Aecom Technology Corp   43,443 
 36,784     Ametek, Inc   1,759,379 
 4,297  *  Armstrong World Industries, Inc   229,589 
 11,508     Babcock & Wilcox Co   370,673 
 13,838  *  BE Aerospace, Inc   1,123,092 
 114,759     Boeing Co   14,976,050 
 671     Carlisle Cos, Inc   48,768 
 18,155     Caterpillar, Inc   1,513,401 
 15,109     Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV   1,119,426 
 13,045  *  Colfax Corp   729,998 
 6,590     Crane Co   418,465 
 23,615     Cummins, Inc   2,999,577 
 18,557     Danaher Corp   1,337,774 
 58,380     Deere & Co   4,777,819 
 20,795     Donaldson Co, Inc   823,690 
 18,786     Dover Corp   1,724,367 
 81,403     Emerson Electric Co   5,451,559 
 45,036  e  Fastenal Co   2,242,793 
 21,807     Flowserve Corp   1,514,932 
 14,420     Fluor Corp   1,070,252 
 21,649     Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc   932,639 
 9,086     Graco, Inc   701,984 
165

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Growth Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 776     Harsco Corp  $21,635 
 6,816  *  HD Supply Holdings, Inc   137,615 
 15,481  *  Hexcel Corp   655,001 
 119,059     Honeywell International, Inc   10,325,987 
 6,442     Hubbell, Inc (Class B)   692,773 
 7,352     Huntington Ingalls   526,036 
 11,606     IDEX Corp   802,555 
 20,933     Illinois Tool Works, Inc   1,649,311 
 31,826     Ingersoll-Rand plc   2,149,210 
 13,231     ITT Corp   525,668 
 7,594     Lennox International, Inc   592,788 
 12,440     Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc   861,346 
 39,210     Lockheed Martin Corp   5,228,261 
 20,871     Manitowoc Co, Inc   406,150 
 53,336     Masco Corp   1,126,990 
 5,576  *  MRC Global, Inc   155,849 
 7,108     MSC Industrial Direct Co (Class A)   542,838 
 1,834  *,e  Navistar International Corp   66,317 
 9,578     Nordson Corp   690,478 
 7,135     Paccar, Inc   396,706 
 16,641     Pall Corp   1,339,933 
 22,101     Precision Castparts Corp   5,601,498 
 6,087  *  Quanta Services, Inc   183,888 
 21,232     Rockwell Automation, Inc   2,344,225 
 18,146     Rockwell Collins, Inc   1,267,135 
 15,076     Roper Industries, Inc   1,911,788 
 960     Snap-On, Inc   99,907 
 3,525  *,e  SolarCity Corp   187,812 
 3,240  *  Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc (Class A)   86,476 
 1,862     Stanley Works   147,266 
 8,947     Toro Co   527,336 
 7,959     TransDigm Group, Inc   1,157,318 
 1,458     Triumph Group, Inc   104,466 
 14,377  *,e  United Rentals, Inc   928,610 
 130,304     United Technologies Corp   13,844,800 
 3,999     Valmont Industries, Inc   561,860 
 8,873     W.W. Grainger, Inc   2,386,571 
 8,981  *  WABCO Holdings, Inc   769,492 
 14,364     Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp   936,389 
 2,580     Xylem, Inc   89,010 
       TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS   119,321,455 
             
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 0.8%     
 4,553     Cintas Corp   244,815 
 9,224  *  Clean Harbors, Inc   569,582 
 16,961  *  Copart, Inc   546,653 
 11,148     Corrections Corp of America   412,476 
 5,454     Dun & Bradstreet Corp   593,341 
 18,092     Equifax, Inc   1,170,010 
 9,953  *  IHS, Inc (Class A)   1,085,375 
 23,339     Iron Mountain, Inc   619,417 
 4,530     KAR Auction Services, Inc   134,631 
166

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Growth Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 4,443     Nielsen Holdings NV  $175,232 
 12,159  e  Pitney Bowes, Inc   259,473 
 14,753  e  R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co   273,963 
 20,763     Robert Half International, Inc   799,998 
 9,293     Rollins, Inc   256,858 
 13,049  *  Stericycle, Inc   1,516,294 
 22,765  *  Verisk Analytics, Inc   1,559,858 
 17,695     Waste Connections, Inc   756,284 
 5,487     Waste Management, Inc   238,904 
       TOTAL COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES   11,213,164 
             
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 2.2%     
 8,862     Carter’s, Inc   612,807 
 42,060     Coach, Inc   2,131,601 
 2,524  *,e  Deckers Outdoor Corp   173,727 
 7,883  *  Fossil Group, Inc   1,000,668 
 15,094     Hanesbrands, Inc   1,028,203 
 14,606  e  Hasbro, Inc   754,400 
 19,250  *  Jarden Corp   1,065,680 
 52,178     Mattel, Inc   2,315,138 
 30,454  *  Michael Kors Holdings Ltd   2,343,435 
 24,947     Newell Rubbermaid, Inc   739,180 
 106,833     Nike, Inc (Class B)   8,093,668 
 583  *  NVR, Inc   534,798 
 10,751     Phillips-Van Heusen Corp   1,339,252 
 9,672     Polaris Industries, Inc   1,266,549 
 59,294     Pulte Homes, Inc   1,046,539 
 9,008     Ralph Lauren Corp   1,492,085 
 4,644  *  Taylor Morrison Home Corp   103,283 
 9,458  *  Tempur-Pedic International, Inc   362,714 
 7,919     Tupperware Corp   709,938 
 12,778  *,e  Under Armour, Inc (Class A)   1,036,935 
 13,226     VF Corp   2,843,590 
 930     Whirlpool Corp   135,789 
       TOTAL CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL   31,129,979 
             
CONSUMER SERVICES - 3.4%     
 5,751  *  Bally Technologies, Inc   420,628 
 10,233     Brinker International, Inc   454,550 
 15,030  e  Burger King Worldwide, Inc   318,336 
 4,698  *  Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc (Class A)   2,475,705 
 234  e  Choice Hotels International, Inc   10,902 
 12,546     Darden Restaurants, Inc   646,495 
 8,531     Domino’s Pizza, Inc   572,089 
 15,693     Dunkin Brands Group, Inc   748,242 
 40,588     H&R Block, Inc   1,154,323 
 39,961     International Game Technology   751,267 
 58,975     Las Vegas Sands Corp   4,141,225 
 31,390     Marriott International, Inc (Class A)   1,415,061 
 151,458     McDonald’s Corp   14,618,726 
 3,515  *  Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd   112,550 
 4,349  *  Panera Bread Co (Class A)   686,794 
167

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Growth Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 5,064     SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc  $152,072 
 24,230     Service Corp International   436,382 
 9,683     Six Flags Entertainment Corp   364,178 
 113,321     Starbucks Corp   9,184,667 
 12,684     Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc   933,796 
 2,745  e  Weight Watchers International, Inc   88,142 
 20,495     Wyndham Worldwide Corp   1,360,868 
 12,057     Wynn Resorts Ltd   2,004,476 
 67,967     Yum! Brands, Inc   4,595,929 
       TOTAL CONSUMER SERVICES   47,647,403 
             
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 2.6%     
 8,039  *  Affiliated Managers Group, Inc   1,587,220 
 143,249     American Express Co   11,717,768 
 9,632     Ameriprise Financial, Inc   968,401 
 725     Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc   43,406 
 6,908     BlackRock, Inc   2,077,996 
 13,254     CBOE Holdings, Inc   642,819 
 22,008     Charles Schwab Corp   498,481 
 18,041     Eaton Vance Corp   754,294 
 10,390  e  Federated Investors, Inc (Class B)   281,777 
 62,341     Franklin Resources, Inc   3,357,686 
 11,069  *  IntercontinentalExchange, Inc   2,133,329 
 49,500     iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund   4,038,705 
 19,095     Lazard Ltd (Class A)   738,022 
 6,388     Leucadia National Corp   181,036 
 6,222     LPL Financial Holdings, Inc   253,484 
 29,228     Moody’s Corp   2,065,251 
 7,703  *  MSCI, Inc (Class A)   314,051 
 21,020     SEI Investments Co   697,654 
 39,086     T Rowe Price Group, Inc   3,025,647 
 12,940     Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc (Class A)   799,045 
       TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS   36,176,072 
             
ENERGY - 4.8%     
 4,124     Anadarko Petroleum Corp   392,976 
 1,916  *  Atwood Oceanics, Inc   101,797 
 4,093     Baker Hughes, Inc   237,762 
 63,654     Cabot Oil & Gas Corp   2,248,259 
 23,345  *  Cameron International Corp   1,280,707 
 36,826  *  Cheniere Energy, Inc   1,465,675 
 38,825  *  Cobalt International Energy, Inc   901,128 
 15,803  *  Concho Resources, Inc   1,747,970 
 6,399  *,e  Continental Resources, Inc   728,846 
 2,613     CVR Energy, Inc   103,788 
 11,689  *  Dresser-Rand Group, Inc   710,341 
 6,108  *  Dril-Quip, Inc   717,201 
 38,335     EOG Resources, Inc   6,838,964 
 20,464     Equitable Resources, Inc   1,751,923 
 35,814  *  FMC Technologies, Inc   1,810,398 
 2,244  *  Frank’s International NV   68,644 
 9,596  *  Gulfport Energy Corp   563,189 
168

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Growth Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 141,025     Halliburton Co  $7,478,556 
 91,953     Kinder Morgan, Inc   3,246,861 
 16,221  *  Kosmos Energy LLC   172,916 
 6,000  *  Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Inc   190,620 
 6,743     Noble Energy, Inc   505,253 
 14,421  *  Oasis Petroleum, Inc   767,918 
 16,326     Oceaneering International, Inc   1,402,077 
 15,177     Pioneer Natural Resources Co   3,107,946 
 3,402     Questar Market Resources, Inc   112,470 
 24,833     Range Resources Corp   1,880,107 
 8,547  e  RPC, Inc   156,752 
 200,881     Schlumberger Ltd   18,826,567 
 53,455  e  Seadrill Ltd   2,492,072 
 53,497  *  Southwestern Energy Co   1,991,158 
 9,903     St. Mary Land & Exploration Co   877,505 
 1,800  *  Whiting Petroleum Corp   120,402 
 55,675     Williams Cos, Inc   1,988,154 
 2,295     World Fuel Services Corp   87,554 
       TOTAL ENERGY   67,074,456 
             
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 2.6%     
 65,980     Costco Wholesale Corp   7,785,640 
 21,148     CVS Corp   1,316,675 
 6,563  *  Fresh Market, Inc   334,122 
 78,644     Kroger Co   3,369,109 
 2,627     Safeway, Inc   91,682 
 2,142  *  Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc   98,661 
 30,954     Sysco Corp   1,001,052 
 107,636     Walgreen Co   6,376,357 
 161,525     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc   12,397,044 
 56,264     Whole Foods Market, Inc   3,551,946 
       TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING   36,322,288 
             
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 8.1%     
 303,928     Altria Group, Inc   11,315,240 
 7,434     Archer Daniels Midland Co   304,051 
 22,815     Brown-Forman Corp (Class B)   1,665,039 
 17,663     Campbell Soup Co   751,914 
 578,365     Coca-Cola Co   22,885,903 
 41,132     Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc   1,716,438 
 58,173     ConAgra Foods, Inc   1,850,483 
 21,848  *  Constellation Brands, Inc (Class A)   1,426,674 
 30,922     Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc   1,464,157 
 25,837     Flowers Foods, Inc   654,710 
 97,340     General Mills, Inc   4,907,883 
 22,789  *,e  Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc   1,431,377 
 22,758     Hershey Co   2,258,504 
 18,828     Hillshire Brands Co   618,123 
 20,315     Hormel Foods Corp   882,890 
 1,312     Ingredion, Inc   86,277 
 2,109     J.M. Smucker Co   234,542 
 36,074     Kellogg Co   2,281,680 
169

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Growth Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 89,713     Kraft Foods Group, Inc  $4,878,593 
 57,245     Lorillard, Inc   2,920,067 
 20,073     McCormick & Co, Inc   1,388,048 
 30,640     Mead Johnson Nutrition Co   2,502,062 
 20,261  *  Monster Beverage Corp   1,159,537 
 233,527     PepsiCo, Inc   19,637,285 
 247,024     Philip Morris International, Inc   22,014,779 
 3,296     Pinnacle Foods, Inc   89,289 
 35,958     Reynolds American, Inc   1,847,162 
 20,471  *  WhiteWave Foods Co (Class A)   409,625 
       TOTAL FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO   113,582,332 
             
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 3.6%     
 14,951     Aetna, Inc   937,428 
 35,108     AmerisourceBergen Corp   2,293,606 
 12,059     Bard (C.R.), Inc   1,642,677 
 82,109     Baxter International, Inc   5,408,520 
 29,326     Becton Dickinson & Co   3,083,042 
 15,472  *  Brookdale Senior Living, Inc   418,982 
 30,922  *  Catamaran Corp   1,452,097 
 44,789  *  Cerner Corp   2,509,528 
 2,458     Cigna Corp   189,217 
 1,483     Community Health Systems, Inc   64,703 
 5,410     Cooper Cos, Inc   699,026 
 28,084  *  DaVita, Inc   1,578,602 
 6,268     Dentsply International, Inc   295,223 
 16,849  *  Edwards Lifesciences Corp   1,098,386 
 4,589  *  Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc   133,310 
 107,775  *  Express Scripts Holding Co   6,738,093 
 2,777     HCA Holdings, Inc   130,908 
 39,236  *  Health Management Associates, Inc (Class A)   503,005 
 13,110  *  Henry Schein, Inc   1,473,957 
 12,081  *  Hologic, Inc   270,494 
 8,128  *,e  Idexx Laboratories, Inc   876,686 
 5,752  *  Intuitive Surgical, Inc   2,136,868 
 14,178  *  Laboratory Corp of America Holdings   1,430,560 
 34,235     McKesson Corp   5,352,300 
 11,657     Patterson Cos, Inc   495,539 
 5,011  *  Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc   546,299 
 1,841     Quest Diagnostics, Inc   110,294 
 21,296  e  Resmed, Inc   1,101,855 
 8,348  *  Sirona Dental Systems, Inc   603,143 
 26,930     St. Jude Medical, Inc   1,545,513 
 29,188     Stryker Corp   2,155,826 
 15,925  *  Tenet Healthcare Corp   751,501 
 9,173     Universal Health Services, Inc (Class B)   738,977 
 16,178  *  Varian Medical Systems, Inc   1,174,199 
 1,326     Zimmer Holdings, Inc   115,985 
       TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES   50,056,349 
             
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 1.6%     
 66,071     Avon Products, Inc   1,156,243 
 20,642     Church & Dwight Co, Inc   1,344,826 
170

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Growth Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 16,766  e  Clorox Co  $1,512,126 
 141,171     Colgate-Palmolive Co   9,137,999 
 5,522  e  Coty, Inc   84,928 
 35,014     Estee Lauder Cos (Class A)   2,484,593 
 12,687  e  Herbalife Ltd   822,371 
 48,719     Kimberly-Clark Corp   5,261,652 
 8,917     Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc (Class A)   1,042,665 
       TOTAL HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS   22,847,403 
             
INSURANCE - 1.0%     
 1,858     Allied World Assurance Co Holdings Ltd   201,203 
 1,478     American Financial Group, Inc   83,152 
 35,836     Aon plc   2,834,269 
 1,166  *  Arch Capital Group Ltd   67,581 
 19,287     Arthur J. Gallagher & Co   915,168 
 4,747     Axis Capital Holdings Ltd   225,103 
 8,284     Brown & Brown, Inc   264,508 
 5,713     Chubb Corp   526,053 
 1,933     Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd   106,876 
 3,846     Erie Indemnity Co (Class A)   276,220 
 1,747     Hanover Insurance Group, Inc   102,269 
 3,385     Loews Corp   163,529 
 55,388     Marsh & McLennan Cos, Inc   2,536,771 
 72,331     Progressive Corp   1,878,436 
 27,098     Prudential Financial, Inc   2,205,506 
 15,519     Travelers Cos, Inc   1,339,290 
 1,900     Validus Holdings Ltd   75,012 
       TOTAL INSURANCE   13,800,946 
             
MATERIALS - 4.5%     
 9,848     Airgas, Inc   1,074,121 
 4,671     Albemarle Corp   309,174 
 6,896     Aptargroup, Inc   442,447 
 4,763     Avery Dennison Corp   224,433 
 22,767     Ball Corp   1,113,079 
 6,842     Bemis Co, Inc   272,996 
 24,150     Celanese Corp (Series A)   1,352,642 
 4,852     Compass Minerals International, Inc   361,328 
 18,063  *  Crown Holdings, Inc   787,547 
 23,228     Dow Chemical Co   916,809 
 139,327     Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours & Co   8,526,812 
 7,218     Eagle Materials, Inc   541,422 
 23,141     Eastman Chemical Co   1,823,279 
 39,595     Ecolab, Inc   4,197,070 
 20,369     FMC Corp   1,482,048 
 784     Greif, Inc (Class A)   41,936 
 12,188     International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc   1,007,338 
 57,213     International Paper Co   2,552,272 
 61,275     LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A   4,571,115 
 6,951     Martin Marietta Materials, Inc   681,824 
 80,803     Monsanto Co   8,474,619 
171

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Growth Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 1,394  e  NewMarket Corp  $434,036 
 15,143  *  Owens-Illinois, Inc   481,396 
 15,042     Packaging Corp of America   936,816 
 19,694     PPG Industries, Inc   3,595,731 
 44,806     Praxair, Inc   5,587,756 
 7,795     Rock-Tenn Co (Class A)   834,143 
 8,456     Rockwood Holdings, Inc   534,842 
 2,813     Royal Gold, Inc   135,137 
 18,555     RPM International, Inc   718,450 
 6,724     Scotts Miracle-Gro Co (Class A)   394,833 
 29,706     Sealed Air Corp   896,527 
 13,323     Sherwin-Williams Co   2,504,724 
 17,327     Sigma-Aldrich Corp   1,497,573 
 6,907     Silgan Holdings, Inc   311,298 
 23,691     Southern Copper Corp (NY)   662,163 
 1,643  *  Tahoe Resources, Inc   31,463 
 13,457     Valspar Corp   941,586 
 2,647     Westlake Chemical Corp   284,341 
 10,030  *  WR Grace & Co   919,350 
       TOTAL MATERIALS   62,456,476 
             
MEDIA - 5.2%     
 8,854  *  AMC Networks, Inc   620,577 
 30,318     Cablevision Systems Corp (Class A)   471,445 
 85,172     CBS Corp (Class B)   5,037,072 
 10,000  *  Charter Communications, Inc   1,342,400 
 17,482     Cinemark Holdings, Inc   573,584 
 5,936     Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc (Class A)   50,456 
 366,685     Comcast Corp (Class A)   17,446,872 
 78,794  *  DIRECTV   4,923,837 
 36,807  *  Discovery Communications, Inc (Class A)   3,272,878 
 31,149     DISH Network Corp (Class A)   1,501,382 
 28,874     Interpublic Group of Cos, Inc   485,083 
 11,648  *  Lamar Advertising Co (Class A)   532,430 
 50,435  *  Liberty Global plc (Class A)   3,952,591 
 11,970  *,e  Lions Gate Entertainment Corp   413,923 
 9,306  *  Madison Square Garden, Inc   563,199 
 19,451     McGraw-Hill Cos, Inc   1,355,346 
 3,066     Morningstar, Inc   246,169 
 53,911  *  News Corp   948,834 
 39,281     Omnicom Group, Inc   2,675,429 
 2,535  e  Regal Entertainment Group (Class A)   48,190 
 16,704     Scripps Networks Interactive (Class A)   1,344,672 
 216,197  e  Sirius XM Radio, Inc   815,063 
 15,243  *  Starz-Liberty Capital   459,577 
 44,088     Time Warner Cable, Inc   5,297,173 
 221,734     Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc   7,556,695 
 73,215     Viacom, Inc (Class B)   6,098,077 
 60,621     Walt Disney Co   4,157,994 
       TOTAL MEDIA   72,190,948 
172

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Growth Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 8.4%     
 239,616     AbbVie, Inc  $11,609,395 
 26,248  *  Actavis plc   4,057,416 
 6,107     Agilent Technologies, Inc   309,991 
 29,603  *  Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc   3,639,689 
 19,083  *  Alkermes plc   671,531 
 44,941     Allergan, Inc   4,072,104 
 113,454     Amgen, Inc   13,160,664 
 26,972  *,e  Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc   59,338 
 35,927  *  Biogen Idec, Inc   8,773,014 
 21,215  *  BioMarin Pharmaceuticals, Inc   1,332,726 
 213,988     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co   11,238,650 
 16,337  *  Bruker BioSciences Corp   334,092 
 63,125  *  Celgene Corp   9,373,431 
 3,079  *  Charles River Laboratories International, Inc   151,518 
 8,363  *  Covance, Inc   746,481 
 9,834  *  Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc   609,708 
 32,836     Eli Lilly & Co   1,635,890 
 16,667  *  Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc   728,848 
 230,715  *  Gilead Sciences, Inc   16,378,458 
 18,781  *,e  Illumina, Inc   1,756,211 
 15,753  *  Incyte Corp   614,367 
 7,743  *  Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc   702,600 
 54,909     Johnson & Johnson   5,085,122 
 16,932  *  Life Technologies Corp   1,275,149 
 11,073  *  Medivation, Inc   662,830 
 4,618  *  Mettler-Toledo International, Inc   1,142,770 
 57,955  *  Mylan Laboratories, Inc   2,194,756 
 11,762  *,e  Myriad Genetics, Inc   286,758 
 14,318     Perrigo Co   1,974,309 
 8,919  *  Pharmacyclics, Inc   1,058,150 
 2,267  *  Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc   95,191 
 12,085  *  Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc   3,475,646 
 9,467  *  Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd   679,257 
 15,104  *,e  Seattle Genetics, Inc   583,468 
 2,723     Techne Corp   237,963 
 11,597  *  Theravance, Inc   424,914 
 6,799  *  United Therapeutics Corp   601,847 
 35,168  *  Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc   2,508,885 
 12,714  *  Waters Corp   1,283,097 
 75,471     Zoetis Inc   2,389,412 
       TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES   117,915,646 
             
REAL ESTATE - 1.9%      
 1,285  *  American Homes 4 Rent   19,892 
 59,939     American Tower Corp   4,756,160 
 12,224     Apartment Investment & Management Co (Class A)   342,027 
 2,308     Boston Properties, Inc   238,878 
 8,412     CBL & Associates Properties, Inc   166,642 
 41,970  *  CBRE Group, Inc   974,963 
 15,260     Digital Realty Trust, Inc   727,292 
 8,950     Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc   340,010 
173

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Growth Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 1,240     Extra Space Storage, Inc  $57,028 
 6,361     Federal Realty Investment Trust   659,000 
 17,414     Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc   578,841 
 24,889     Plum Creek Timber Co, Inc   1,129,961 
 20,247     Public Storage, Inc   3,380,641 
 18,937     Rayonier, Inc   890,418 
 16,099  *  Realogy Holdings Corp   662,313 
 5,709     Regency Centers Corp   294,927 
 1,345     Senior Housing Properties Trust   33,141 
 34,957     Simon Property Group, Inc   5,402,604 
 14,191     Spirit Realty Capital, Inc   148,438 
 924  *,e  St. Joe Co   17,251 
 13,878     Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc   483,648 
 1,627     Taubman Centers, Inc   107,040 
 19,775     Ventas, Inc   1,290,121 
 5,380     Vornado Realty Trust   479,143 
 86,973     Weyerhaeuser Co   2,643,979 
       TOTAL REAL ESTATE   25,824,358 
             
RETAILING - 8.0%      
 1,622     Aaron’s, Inc   46,016 
 1,693     Abercrombie & Fitch Co (Class A)   63,454 
 10,999     Advance Auto Parts, Inc   1,090,881 
 55,587  *  Amazon.com, Inc   20,235,335 
 20,171     American Eagle Outfitters, Inc   312,449 
 2,547  *  Ascena Retail Group, Inc   50,405 
 7,381  *  Autonation, Inc   355,986 
 5,338  *  AutoZone, Inc   2,320,375 
 33,215  *  Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc   2,568,184 
 10,813     Best Buy Co, Inc   462,796 
 2,158  *  Big Lots, Inc   78,465 
 6,931  *  Cabela’s, Inc   411,147 
 33,597  *  Carmax, Inc   1,578,723 
 23,760     Chico’s FAS, Inc   407,484 
 14,716     Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc   783,038 
 2,752     Dillard’s, Inc (Class A)   225,609 
 49,684  *  Dollar General Corp   2,870,741 
 33,696  *  Dollar Tree, Inc   1,967,846 
 4,856     DSW, Inc (Class A)   425,725 
 15,834     Expedia, Inc   932,306 
 14,551     Family Dollar Stores, Inc   1,002,273 
 2,470     Foot Locker, Inc   85,709 
 42,221     Gap, Inc   1,561,755 
 22,075     Genuine Parts Co   1,740,172 
 14,991     GNC Holdings, Inc   881,771 
 63,006  *  Groupon, Inc   575,245 
 220,939     Home Depot, Inc   17,208,939 
 8,604  *,e  HomeAway, Inc   255,109 
 36,446     L Brands, Inc   2,281,884 
 5,933  *  Liberty Interactive Corp   159,954 
 5,615  *  Liberty Ventures   602,882 
 44,370  *  LKQ Corp   1,465,541 
174

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Growth Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 164,774     Lowe’s Companies, Inc  $8,202,450 
 44,861     Macy’s, Inc   2,068,541 
 7,636  *  NetFlix, Inc   2,462,457 
 21,682     Nordstrom, Inc   1,311,110 
 16,697  *  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc   2,067,256 
 15,803     Petsmart, Inc   1,149,826 
 7,808  *  Priceline.com, Inc   8,228,305 
 33,065     Ross Stores, Inc   2,557,578 
 25,940  *  Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc   682,741 
 1,165     Signet Jewelers Ltd   86,979 
 75,836     Target Corp   4,913,414 
 16,716     Tiffany & Co   1,323,406 
 109,009     TJX Companies, Inc   6,626,657 
 21,287     Tractor Supply Co   1,518,827 
 17,115  *  TripAdvisor, Inc   1,415,582 
 9,704  *  Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc   1,250,360 
 16,143  *  Urban Outfitters, Inc   611,497 
 14,497     Williams-Sonoma, Inc   760,223 
       TOTAL RETAILING   112,245,408 
             
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 1.7%     
 96,403  *,e  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc   321,986 
 16,711     Altera Corp   561,490 
 20,041     Analog Devices, Inc   988,021 
 120,815     Applied Materials, Inc   2,156,548 
 62,467  *  Atmel Corp   454,760 
 33,895     Avago Technologies Ltd   1,539,850 
 37,429     Broadcom Corp (Class A)   1,000,103 
 17,923  *  Cree, Inc   1,088,822 
 3,955  *  Freescale Semiconductor Holdings Ltd   61,065 
 49,401     Intel Corp   1,206,866 
 5,774  *  Lam Research Corp   313,124 
 35,600     Linear Technology Corp   1,464,584 
 9,038     LSI Logic Corp   76,642 
 44,001     Maxim Integrated Products, Inc   1,306,830 
 29,466  e  Microchip Technology, Inc   1,265,859 
 64,882  *  ON Semiconductor Corp   458,067 
 5,721  *  Silicon Laboratories, Inc   230,099 
 24,115  *  Skyworks Solutions, Inc   621,685 
 167,436     Texas Instruments, Inc   7,045,707 
 40,189     Xilinx, Inc   1,825,384 
       TOTAL SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT   23,987,492 
             
SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 17.9%     
 97,306     Accenture plc   7,151,991 
 29,841  *  Adobe Systems, Inc   1,617,382 
 26,765  *  Akamai Technologies, Inc   1,197,466 
 7,424  *,e  Alliance Data Systems Corp   1,759,933 
 14,023  *  Ansys, Inc   1,226,311 
 26,659  *  Autodesk, Inc   1,063,961 
 73,511     Automatic Data Processing, Inc   5,511,120 
 4,014     Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co   79,477 
175

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Growth Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 18,008     Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc  $633,161 
 42,091  *  Cadence Design Systems, Inc   545,920 
 28,520  *  Citrix Systems, Inc   1,619,366 
 45,737  *  Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (Class A)   3,975,917 
 6,930  *,e  Concur Technologies, Inc   724,878 
 4,287     DST Systems, Inc   363,409 
 196,217  *  eBay, Inc   10,342,598 
 35,309  *  Electronic Arts, Inc   926,861 
 7,358  *  Equinix, Inc   1,188,170 
 257,169  *  Facebook, Inc   12,925,314 
 6,703  e  Factset Research Systems, Inc   730,225 
 4,495     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc   219,131 
 20,021  *  Fiserv, Inc   2,096,799 
 10,161  *  FleetCor Technologies, Inc   1,172,071 
 20,602  *  Fortinet, Inc   414,306 
 14,173  *  Gartner, Inc   835,498 
 25,703  *  Genpact Ltd   509,690 
 11,535     Global Payments, Inc   686,102 
 40,767  *  Google, Inc (Class A)   42,013,655 
 11,285     IAC/InterActiveCorp   602,506 
 16,121  *  Informatica Corp   622,271 
 157,239     International Business Machines Corp   28,178,801 
 45,068     Intuit, Inc   3,218,306 
 13,164     Jack Henry & Associates, Inc   718,886 
 11,078     Lender Processing Services, Inc   382,413 
 14,635  *  LinkedIn Corp   3,273,410 
 17,679     Mastercard, Inc (Class A)   12,677,611 
 1,625  *,e  Micros Systems, Inc   88,156 
 1,262,232     Microsoft Corp   44,619,901 
 5,177  *  NetSuite, Inc   522,256 
 10,003  *  NeuStar, Inc (Class A)   459,338 
 536,963     Oracle Corp   17,988,260 
 21,444  *  Pandora Media, Inc   538,888 
 44,126  e  Paychex, Inc   1,864,765 
 16,855  *  Rackspace Hosting, Inc   863,482 
 28,639  *  Red Hat, Inc   1,239,210 
 1,666  *  Rovi Corp   27,922 
 89,006  *  Salesforce.com, Inc   4,749,360 
 11,925  *  ServiceNow, Inc   651,224 
 10,161  *  SolarWinds, Inc   367,727 
 10,456     Solera Holdings, Inc   587,836 
 15,412  *  Splunk, Inc   966,487 
 76,970     Symantec Corp   1,750,298 
 1,597  *  Tableau Software, Inc   98,152 
 24,849  *  Teradata Corp   1,095,095 
 24,798  *  TIBCO Software, Inc   609,039 
 18,812     Total System Services, Inc   561,162 
 13,005  *  Vantiv, Inc   357,638 
 21,639  *  VeriSign, Inc   1,174,565 
 79,022     Visa, Inc (Class A)   15,541,257 
 12,792  *  VMware, Inc (Class A)   1,039,734 
 84,103     Western Union Co   1,431,433 
176

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Growth Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 5,463  *  Workday, Inc  $409,015 
       TOTAL SOFTWARE & SERVICES   250,807,116 
             
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 6.6%     
 15,334  *,e  3D Systems Corp   954,388 
 24,144     Amphenol Corp (Class A)   1,938,522 
 107,344  d  Apple, Inc   56,071,138 
 1,361  *  CDW Corp   29,928 
 2,511  e  Dolby Laboratories, Inc (Class A)   89,743 
 159,324     EMC Corp   3,834,929 
 11,783  *  F5 Networks, Inc   960,432 
 14,465     Flir Systems, Inc   411,963 
 2,638     Harris Corp   163,451 
 4,763  e  IPG Photonics Corp   315,644 
 26,350  *  JDS Uniphase Corp   344,922 
 14,431  *  Juniper Networks, Inc   268,994 
 34,835     Motorola, Inc   2,177,884 
 14,693     National Instruments Corp   426,832 
 24,541  *  NCR Corp   896,974 
 51,624     NetApp, Inc   2,003,527 
 5,032  *  Palo Alto Networks, Inc   212,149 
 261,314     Qualcomm, Inc   18,153,484 
 22,842  *  Riverbed Technology, Inc   338,518 
 15,342     SanDisk Corp   1,066,269 
 2,657  *,e  Stratasys Ltd   300,852 
 38,301  *  Trimble Navigation Ltd   1,094,260 
 716  *  Zebra Technologies Corp (Class A)   34,590 
       TOTAL TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT   92,089,393 
             
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 2.1%     
 50,394  *  Crown Castle International Corp   3,830,952 
 1,291  *,e  Intelsat S.A.   26,323 
 7,524  *  Level 3 Communications, Inc   229,858 
 19,380  *  SBA Communications Corp (Class A)   1,695,169 
 22,303  *,e  Sprint Corp   150,099 
 22,542  *  tw telecom inc (Class A)   710,524 
 432,333     Verizon Communications, Inc   21,837,140 
 84,629  e  Windstream Holdings, Inc   723,578 
       TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   29,203,643 
             
TRANSPORTATION - 2.8%     
 9,783     Alaska Air Group, Inc   691,267 
 548     Amerco, Inc   110,658 
 17,094  *  Avis Budget Group, Inc   535,555 
 24,055  e  CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc   1,437,046 
 3,438     Con-Way, Inc   141,645 
 5,080     Copa Holdings S.A. (Class A)   759,663 
 76,521     CSX Corp   1,994,137 
 59,074     Delta Air Lines, Inc   1,558,372 
 31,248     Expeditors International of Washington, Inc   1,415,222 
 2,918  *  Genesee & Wyoming, Inc (Class A)   291,333 
 52,664  *  Hertz Global Holdings, Inc   1,209,165 
177

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Growth Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 14,006     J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc  $1,050,870 
 16,465     Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc   2,000,827 
 4,938  *  Kirby Corp   436,964 
 6,896     Landstar System, Inc   381,280 
 8,636     Norfolk Southern Corp   742,869 
 10,895  *  Old Dominion Freight Line   510,975 
 12,483     Southwest Airlines Co   214,957 
 53,948  *  UAL Corp   1,831,535 
 70,631     Union Pacific Corp   10,693,534 
 109,518     United Parcel Service, Inc (Class B)   10,759,048 
       TOTAL TRANSPORTATION   38,766,922 
             
UTILITIES - 0.2%     
 23,595     Aqua America, Inc   594,122 
 6,994  *  Calpine Corp   141,069 
 7,791     ITC Holdings Corp   783,697 
 29,133     Oneok, Inc   1,646,014 
 3,770     Questar Corp   89,198 
       TOTAL UTILITIES   3,254,100 
             
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   1,393,542,321 
       (Cost $1,071,715,874)     
             
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.2%     
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 2.2%     
 30,275,798  c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street
Navigator Securities Lending Trust
   30,275,798 
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES   30,275,798 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   30,275,798 
       (Cost $30,275,798)     
             
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.8%   1,423,818,119 
       (Cost $1,101,991,672)     
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - (1.8)%   (25,415,241)
       NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $1,398,402,878 

 

       
*   Non-income producing.
c   Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
d   All or a portion of these securities have been segregated to cover margin or other requirements on open futures transactions.
e   All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan is $29,501,369.
178

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Value Index Fund

 

TIAA-CREF FUNDS
LARGE-CAP VALUE INDEX FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
October 31, 2013

 

SHARES     COMPANY   VALUE 
             
COMMON STOCKS - 99.5%    
             
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 1.4%    
 4,947     Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc  $120,460 
 463,596     Ford Motor Co   7,932,128 
 154,636  *  General Motors Co   5,713,800 
 12,237     Gentex Corp   360,257 
 127,203     Johnson Controls, Inc   5,870,418 
 12,907     Lear Corp   998,873 
 19,908  *  TRW Automotive Holdings Corp   1,495,290 
       TOTAL AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS   22,491,226 
             
BANKS - 5.9%    
 30,570     Associated Banc-Corp   497,068 
 8,327     Bank of Hawaii Corp   482,799 
 11,830     BankUnited   364,009 
 130,833     BB&T Corp   4,444,397 
 5,170     BOK Financial Corp   316,559 
 34,687     CapitalSource, Inc   453,706 
 37,218  *  CIT Group, Inc   1,792,419 
 8,475     City National Corp   611,132 
 34,445     Comerica, Inc   1,491,469 
 14,123     Commerce Bancshares, Inc   649,799 
 10,113  e  Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc   715,899 
 25,584     East West Bancorp, Inc   861,925 
 162,605     Fifth Third Bancorp   3,094,373 
 1,455     First Citizens Bancshares, Inc (Class A)   308,067 
 42,394     First Horizon National Corp   451,496 
 66,782     First Niagara Financial Group, Inc   736,605 
 21,528     First Republic Bank   1,099,435 
 38,021     Fulton Financial Corp   464,236 
 98,292     Hudson City Bancorp, Inc   882,662 
 154,122     Huntington Bancshares, Inc   1,356,274 
 169,437     Keycorp   2,123,046 
 24,232  e  M&T Bank Corp   2,726,827 
 82,574  e  New York Community Bancorp, Inc   1,338,525 
 58,755     People’s United Financial, Inc   847,835 
 98,314     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc   7,229,028 
 18,465  *  Popular, Inc   466,241 
 264,623     Regions Financial Corp   2,548,320 
 8,241  *  Signature Bank   839,099 
 100,881     SunTrust Banks, Inc   3,393,637 
 8,516  *  SVB Financial Group   815,662 
 176,164     Synovus Financial Corp   572,533 
 29,186     TCF Financial Corp   443,043 
 14,212  *  TFS Financial Corp   172,534 
 343,477     US Bancorp   12,832,301 
179

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Value Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 37,203  e  Valley National Bancorp  $362,729 
 18,636     Washington Federal, Inc   424,528 
 896,553     Wells Fargo & Co   38,273,848 
 33,315     Zions Bancorporation   945,147 
       TOTAL BANKS   97,429,212 
             
CAPITAL GOODS - 8.1%    
 20,046     3M Co   2,522,789 
 8,136     A.O. Smith Corp   420,224 
 18,338  *  Aecom Technology Corp   582,782 
 17,913     AGCO Corp   1,045,761 
 12,855     Air Lease Corp   377,937 
 5,878     Alliant Techsystems, Inc   639,938 
 5,844     Babcock & Wilcox Co   188,235 
 1,047  *  BE Aerospace, Inc   84,975 
 10,697     Carlisle Cos, Inc   777,458 
 100,028     Caterpillar, Inc   8,338,334 
 1,163     Crane Co   73,850 
 6,421     Cummins, Inc   815,595 
 88,596     Danaher Corp   6,386,886 
 1,919     Donaldson Co, Inc   76,012 
 8,097     Dover Corp   743,224 
 87,854     Eaton Corp   6,198,978 
 33,320     Emerson Electric Co   2,231,440 
 34,030     Exelis, Inc   561,155 
 11,603     Fluor Corp   861,175 
 4,623     Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc   199,159 
 8,394     GATX Corp   432,711 
 55,610     General Dynamics Corp   4,817,494 
 1,920,152     General Electric Co   50,192,773 
 13,149     Harsco Corp   366,594 
 4,100  *  HD Supply Holdings, Inc   82,779 
 3,201     Hubbell, Inc (Class B)   344,236 
 1,464     IDEX Corp   101,236 
 44,298     Illinois Tool Works, Inc   3,490,239 
 16,067     Ingersoll-Rand plc   1,085,005 
 24,103  *  Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc   1,465,944 
 19,230  e  Joy Global, Inc   1,091,302 
 26,557     KBR, Inc   917,279 
 14,814     Kennametal, Inc   681,444 
 16,690     L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc   1,676,510 
 9,126  *  MRC Global, Inc   255,072 
 9,605  *,e  Navistar International Corp   347,317 
 41,251     Northrop Grumman Corp   4,434,895 
 17,042  *  Oshkosh Truck Corp   811,029 
 22,267  *  Owens Corning, Inc   800,053 
 57,235     Paccar, Inc   3,182,266 
 27,299     Parker Hannifin Corp   3,186,339 
 37,484     Pentair Ltd   2,514,802 
 28,977  *  Quanta Services, Inc   875,395 
 60,281     Raytheon Co   4,965,346 
 8,107     Regal-Beloit Corp   594,486 
180

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Value Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 3,167     Rockwell Collins, Inc  $221,152 
 9,407     Snap-On, Inc   978,986 
 19,047  *  Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc (Class A)   508,364 
 8,370     SPX Corp   759,243 
 26,925     Stanley Works   2,129,498 
 21,880  *  Terex Corp   764,706 
 51,367     Textron, Inc   1,478,856 
 16,143     Timken Co   852,512 
 14,129     Trinity Industries, Inc   715,351 
 8,063     Triumph Group, Inc   577,714 
 10,903     United Technologies Corp   1,158,444 
 14,479     URS Corp   785,051 
 8,097  *,e  WESCO International, Inc   691,970 
 32,404     Xylem, Inc   1,117,938 
       TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS   134,578,238 
             
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 0.8%    
 40,731  e  ADT Corp   1,766,503 
 13,629     Cintas Corp   732,831 
 8,006     Corrections Corp of America   296,222 
 21,330     Covanta Holding Corp   366,236 
 492     Dun & Bradstreet Corp   53,525 
 3,379     Iron Mountain, Inc   89,679 
 9,690     KAR Auction Services, Inc   287,987 
 14,373     Manpower, Inc   1,122,531 
 34,719     Nielsen Holdings NV   1,369,317 
 20,947  e  Pitney Bowes, Inc   447,009 
 15,661  e  R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co   290,825 
 50,583     Republic Services, Inc   1,693,013 
 12,213     Towers Watson & Co   1,402,175 
 1,363     Waste Connections, Inc   58,255 
 79,374     Waste Management, Inc   3,455,944 
       TOTAL COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES   13,432,052 
             
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 0.7%    
 3,902  *,e  Deckers Outdoor Corp   268,575 
 53,665     DR Horton, Inc   1,016,952 
 22,730  e  Garmin Ltd   1,062,627 
 12,253     Harman International Industries, Inc   992,738 
 2,869     Hasbro, Inc   148,184 
 25,450     Leggett & Platt, Inc   756,883 
 31,347  e  Lennar Corp (Class A)   1,114,386 
 11,345  *  Mohawk Industries, Inc   1,502,305 
 21,632     Newell Rubbermaid, Inc   640,956 
 139  *  NVR, Inc   127,507 
 1,725     Phillips-Van Heusen Corp   214,883 
 1,932  *  Taylor Morrison Home Corp   42,968 
 31,858  *  Toll Brothers, Inc   1,047,491 
 13,780     Whirlpool Corp   2,012,018 
       TOTAL CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL   10,948,473 
181

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Value Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
CONSUMER SERVICES - 0.6%    
 19,078  *  Apollo Group, Inc (Class A)  $509,192 
 78,273     Carnival Corp   2,712,159 
 4,732  e  Choice Hotels International, Inc   220,464 
 8,138     Darden Restaurants, Inc   419,351 
 12,608  e  DeVry, Inc   452,627 
 7,795  *  Hyatt Hotels Corp   371,042 
 5,022     Marriott International, Inc (Class A)   226,392 
 70,556  *  MGM Mirage   1,343,386 
 483  *  Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd   15,466 
 12,869  *  Penn National Gaming, Inc   752,965 
 30,483     Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd   1,281,505 
 9,734     Service Corp International   175,309 
 20,775     Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc   1,529,456 
 2,026  e  Weight Watchers International, Inc   65,055 
 51,891     Wendy’s   450,933 
       TOTAL CONSUMER SERVICES   10,525,302 
             
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 10.6% 
 54,790  *  American Capital Ltd   767,608 
 25,486     Ameriprise Financial, Inc   2,562,362 
 50,628     Ares Capital Corp   879,408 
 1,234     Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc   73,880 
 1,997,088     Bank of America Corp   27,879,348 
 215,531     Bank of New York Mellon Corp   6,853,886 
 15,691     BlackRock, Inc   4,720,010 
 108,479     Capital One Financial Corp   7,449,253 
 175,109     Charles Schwab Corp   3,966,219 
 565,061     Citigroup, Inc   27,563,675 
 58,936     CME Group, Inc   4,373,641 
 91,072     Discover Financial Services   4,724,815 
 54,531  *  E*Trade Financial Corp   922,119 
 4,103  e  Federated Investors, Inc (Class B)   111,273 
 85,144     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   13,696,264 
 13,213     ING US, Inc   409,867 
 7,850     Interactive Brokers Group, Inc (Class A)   161,946 
 82,975     Invesco Ltd   2,800,406 
 48,000  e  iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund   4,319,040 
 701,883     JPMorgan Chase & Co   36,175,050 
 20,766     Legg Mason, Inc   798,868 
 47,231     Leucadia National Corp   1,338,527 
 2,053     LPL Financial Holdings, Inc   83,639 
 282,768     Morgan Stanley   8,123,925 
 12,492  *  MSCI, Inc (Class A)   509,299 
 21,234     Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc   752,321 
 44,294     Northern Trust Corp   2,499,068 
 44,812     NYSE Euronext   1,972,624 
 23,053     Raymond James Financial, Inc   1,052,369 
 1,330     SEI Investments Co   44,143 
 82,079     SLM Corp   2,082,344 
 84,692     State Street Corp   5,934,368 
 43,810     TD Ameritrade Holding Corp   1,194,261 
       TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS   176,795,826 
182

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Value Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
ENERGY - 14.9%    
 87,948     Anadarko Petroleum Corp  $8,380,565 
 72,767     Apache Corp   6,461,710 
 8,508  *  Atwood Oceanics, Inc   452,030 
 76,878     Baker Hughes, Inc   4,465,843 
 17,402  *  Cameron International Corp   954,674 
 107,692     Chesapeake Energy Corp   3,011,068 
 359,979     Chevron Corp   43,183,081 
 15,916     Cimarex Energy Co   1,676,751 
 3,851  *  Cobalt International Energy, Inc   89,382 
 226,626     ConocoPhillips   16,611,686 
 42,310     Consol Energy, Inc   1,544,315 
 68,813  *  Denbury Resources, Inc   1,306,759 
 75,394     Devon Energy Corp   4,766,409 
 13,169  e  Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc   815,556 
 13,400     Energen Corp   1,049,488 
 3,453     EOG Resources, Inc   616,015 
 2,149     Equitable Resources, Inc   183,976 
 825,688  d  Exxon Mobil Corp   73,998,158 
 3,440  *  Frank’s International NV   105,230 
 8,145  e  Golar LNG Ltd   302,424 
 2,910  *  Gulfport Energy Corp   170,788 
 17,792     Helmerich & Payne, Inc   1,379,770 
 56,977     Hess Corp   4,626,532 
 37,714     Holly Corp   1,737,107 
 10,110     Kinder Morgan, Inc   356,984 
 675  *  Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Inc   21,445 
 131,627     Marathon Oil Corp   4,641,168 
 60,564     Marathon Petroleum Corp   4,340,016 
 45,218  *  McDermott International, Inc   319,691 
 35,464     Murphy Oil Corp   2,139,188 
 53,842     Nabors Industries Ltd   941,158 
 79,346     National Oilwell Varco, Inc   6,441,308 
 25,026  *  Newfield Exploration Co   762,042 
 58,461     Noble Energy, Inc   4,380,483 
 149,607     Occidental Petroleum Corp   14,374,241 
 10,209  *  Oil States International, Inc   1,109,004 
 27,938     Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc   677,776 
 4,921  e  PBF Energy, Inc   129,570 
 49,894     Peabody Energy Corp   971,935 
 114,991     Phillips 66   7,408,870 
 6,677     Pioneer Natural Resources Co   1,367,316 
 30,202     Questar Market Resources, Inc   998,478 
 23,307  *  Rowan Cos plc   840,916 
 1,534  e  RPC, Inc   28,134 
 90,027  *,e  SandRidge Energy, Inc   570,771 
 124,269     Spectra Energy Corp   4,420,248 
 28,870  *  Superior Energy Services   774,582 
 7,531     Teekay Corp   327,071 
 25,556     Tesoro Corp   1,249,433 
 9,050     Tidewater, Inc   544,991 
183

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Value Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 27,992  *,e  Ultra Petroleum Corp  $513,933 
 8,760  *  Unit Corp   450,352 
 101,274     Valero Energy Corp   4,169,451 
 20,162  *  Whiting Petroleum Corp   1,348,636 
 56,709     Williams Cos, Inc   2,025,078 
 10,582     World Fuel Services Corp   403,703 
 38,059  *  WPX Energy, Inc   842,626 
       TOTAL ENERGY   247,779,915 
             
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 1.6%    
 201,221     CVS Corp   12,528,019 
 41,569     Safeway, Inc   1,450,758 
 1,080  *  Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc   49,745 
 72,770     Sysco Corp   2,353,382 
 43,198     Walgreen Co   2,559,049 
 100,593     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc   7,720,513 
       TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING   26,661,466 
             
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 1.7%    
 113,535     Archer Daniels Midland Co   4,643,582 
 29,877     Beam, Inc   2,010,722 
 27,508     Bunge Ltd   2,259,232 
 10,851     Campbell Soup Co   461,927 
 5,245     ConAgra Foods, Inc   166,843 
 1,577  *  Constellation Brands, Inc (Class A)   102,978 
 16,987  *  Dean Foods Co   331,247 
 12,716     Ingredion, Inc   836,204 
 17,206     J.M. Smucker Co   1,913,479 
 4,020     Kellogg Co   254,265 
 25,967     Molson Coors Brewing Co (Class B)   1,402,218 
 330,873     Mondelez International, Inc   11,130,568 
 2,335     Pinnacle Foods, Inc   63,255 
 14,824     Reynolds American, Inc   761,509 
 52,343     Tyson Foods, Inc (Class A)   1,448,331 
       TOTAL FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO   27,786,360 
             
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 4.9%    
 289,480     Abbott Laboratories   10,580,494 
 51,161     Aetna, Inc   3,207,795 
 35,381  *  Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc   489,319 
 250,656  *  Boston Scientific Corp   2,930,169 
 63,490     Cardinal Health, Inc   3,724,323 
 40,636  *  CareFusion Corp   1,575,458 
 49,911     Cigna Corp   3,842,149 
 15,738     Community Health Systems, Inc   686,649 
 2,355     Cooper Cos, Inc   304,290 
 87,367     Covidien plc   5,601,098 
 19,377     Dentsply International, Inc   912,657 
 3,080  *  Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc   89,474 
 19,172  *  Express Scripts Holding Co   1,198,633 
 45,661     HCA Holdings, Inc   2,152,460 
 14,245  *  Health Net, Inc   433,048 
184

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Value Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 10,507     Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc  $433,834 
 36,007  *  Hologic, Inc   806,197 
 29,382     Humana, Inc   2,707,551 
 14,566  *  Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc   491,311 
 9,413  *  LifePoint Hospitals, Inc   486,087 
 188,673     Medtronic, Inc   10,829,830 
 19,773     Omnicare, Inc   1,090,481 
 1,889     Patterson Cos, Inc   80,301 
 3,408  *  Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc   371,540 
 27,899     Quest Diagnostics, Inc   1,671,429 
 18,644     St. Jude Medical, Inc   1,069,979 
 25,677     Stryker Corp   1,896,503 
 7,467     Teleflex, Inc   688,308 
 189,414     UnitedHealth Group, Inc   12,929,400 
 5,425     Universal Health Services, Inc (Class B)   437,038 
 15,953  *  VCA Antech, Inc   453,863 
 55,777     WellPoint, Inc   4,729,890 
 29,722     Zimmer Holdings, Inc   2,599,783 
       TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES   81,501,341 
             
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 2.6%    
 4,070  e  Clorox Co   367,073 
 3,470  e  Coty, Inc   53,369 
 11,621     Energizer Holdings, Inc   1,140,136 
 11,925     Kimberly-Clark Corp   1,287,900 
 508,909     Procter & Gamble Co   41,094,402 
       TOTAL HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS   43,942,880 
             
INSURANCE - 7.9%    
 63,231     ACE Ltd   6,034,767 
 86,578     Aflac, Inc   5,625,838 
 3,182  *  Alleghany Corp   1,290,046 
 4,187     Allied World Assurance Co Holdings Ltd   453,410 
 87,027     Allstate Corp   4,617,653 
 12,699     American Financial Group, Inc   714,446 
 274,156     American International Group, Inc   14,160,157 
 1,400     American National Insurance Co   141,498 
 13,417     Aon plc   1,061,150 
 23,441  *  Arch Capital Group Ltd   1,358,640 
 11,893     Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd   463,946 
 14,483     Assurant, Inc   846,966 
 32,295     Assured Guaranty Ltd   662,047 
 15,761     Axis Capital Holdings Ltd   747,387 
 334,194  *  Berkshire Hathaway, Inc (Class B)   38,459,045 
 11,314     Brown & Brown, Inc   361,256 
 41,196     Chubb Corp   3,793,328 
 29,613     Cincinnati Financial Corp   1,480,650 
 4,700     CNA Financial Corp   190,773 
 4,871     Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd   269,318 
 9,097     Everest Re Group Ltd   1,398,573 
 42,675     Fidelity National Title Group, Inc (Class A)   1,201,301 
 92,988  *  Genworth Financial, Inc (Class A)   1,351,116 
185

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Value Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 6,239     Hanover Insurance Group, Inc  $365,231 
 85,006     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc   2,864,702 
 17,771     HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc   811,246 
 9,360     Kemper Corp   346,507 
 50,113     Lincoln National Corp   2,275,631 
 53,270     Loews Corp   2,573,474 
 2,619  *  Markel Corp   1,387,206 
 34,426     Marsh & McLennan Cos, Inc   1,576,711 
 27,348  *  MBIA, Inc   310,947 
 5,036     Mercury General Corp   234,476 
 166,022     Metlife, Inc   7,854,501 
 49,341     Old Republic International Corp   828,435 
 10,269     PartnerRe Ltd   1,029,056 
 53,917     Principal Financial Group   2,558,901 
 12,262     ProAssurance Corp   555,714 
 21,580     Progressive Corp   560,433 
 14,721     Protective Life Corp   678,344 
 53,078     Prudential Financial, Inc   4,320,018 
 13,507     Reinsurance Group of America, Inc (Class A)   961,428 
 8,601     RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd   806,000 
 7,836     Stancorp Financial Group, Inc   461,540 
 16,803     Torchmark Corp   1,224,267 
 51,100     Travelers Cos, Inc   4,409,930 
 48,346     UnumProvident Corp   1,534,502 
 16,877     Validus Holdings Ltd   666,304 
 19,680     W.R. Berkley Corp   864,149 
 1,189     White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd   694,459 
 53,559     XL Capital Ltd   1,637,299 
       TOTAL INSURANCE   131,074,722 
             
MATERIALS - 2.9%    
 38,687     Air Products & Chemicals, Inc   4,217,270 
 9,753     Albemarle Corp   645,551 
 195,700  e  Alcoa, Inc   1,814,139 
 20,952     Allegheny Technologies, Inc   693,511 
 3,774     Aptargroup, Inc   242,140 
 14,620     Ashland, Inc   1,353,081 
 12,323     Avery Dennison Corp   580,660 
 10,429     Bemis Co, Inc   416,117 
 11,466     Cabot Corp   534,430 
 8,243     Carpenter Technology Corp   489,057 
 11,008     CF Industries Holdings, Inc   2,373,325 
 28,573  e  Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc   733,755 
 3,566  *  Crown Holdings, Inc   155,478 
 7,462     Cytec Industries, Inc   620,018 
 6,044     Domtar Corp   511,987 
 194,690     Dow Chemical Co   7,684,414 
 191,547     Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc (Class B)   7,041,268 
 4,644     Greif, Inc (Class A)   248,408 
 36,493     Huntsman Corp   847,367 
 11,181     International Paper Co   498,784 
 3,232     Kronos Worldwide, Inc   50,128 
186

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Value Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 32,618     MeadWestvaco Corp  $1,136,737 
 55,195     Mosaic Co   2,530,691 
 91,972     Newmont Mining Corp   2,507,157 
 59,069     Nucor Corp   3,058,002 
 12,997  *  Owens-Illinois, Inc   413,175 
 2,305     PPG Industries, Inc   420,847 
 13,725     Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co   1,005,905 
 3,722     Rock-Tenn Co (Class A)   398,291 
 3,587     Rockwood Holdings, Inc   226,878 
 9,152     Royal Gold, Inc   439,662 
 2,763     RPM International, Inc   106,983 
 1,127     Sigma-Aldrich Corp   97,407 
 18,965     Sonoco Products Co   770,738 
 41,752     Steel Dynamics, Inc   750,283 
 15,236  *  Tahoe Resources, Inc   291,769 
 27,089  e  United States Steel Corp   674,245 
 24,223     Vulcan Materials Co   1,297,142 
 485     Westlake Chemical Corp   52,099 
 1,635  *  WR Grace & Co   149,864 
       TOTAL MATERIALS   48,078,763 
             
MEDIA - 2.9%  
 9,315     CBS Corp (Class B)   550,889 
 37,272     Comcast Corp (Class A)   1,773,402 
 13,441  *,e  DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc (Class A)   460,220 
 41,207     Gannett Co, Inc   1,140,198 
 43,568     Interpublic Group of Cos, Inc   731,942 
 8,685     John Wiley & Sons, Inc (Class A)   436,769 
 10,582  *  Liberty Global plc (Class A)   829,311 
 18,630  *  Liberty Media Corp   2,848,713 
 26,558     McGraw-Hill Cos, Inc   1,850,561 
 23,767  *  News Corp   418,299 
 10,735  e  Regal Entertainment Group (Class A)   204,072 
 299,577  e  Sirius XM Radio, Inc   1,129,405 
 3,109  *  Starz-Liberty Capital   93,736 
 68,547     Thomson Corp   2,575,311 
 173,104     Time Warner, Inc   11,899,169 
 97,056     Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc   3,307,669 
 260,189     Walt Disney Co   17,846,364 
 836     Washington Post Co (Class B)   537,816 
       TOTAL MEDIA   48,633,846 
             
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 8.0% 
 57,041     Agilent Technologies, Inc   2,895,401 
 4,079  *  Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc (Class A)   503,838 
 42,935     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co   2,254,946 
 4,534  *  Charles River Laboratories International, Inc   223,118 
 143,764     Eli Lilly & Co   7,162,322 
 49,191  *  Forest Laboratories, Inc   2,313,453 
 30,656  *  Hospira, Inc   1,242,181 
 454,321     Johnson & Johnson   42,074,668 
 11,157  *  Life Technologies Corp   840,234 
187

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Value Index Fund

 

SHARES    COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 10,504  *  Mallinckrodt plc  $441,273 
 560,740     Merck & Co, Inc   25,283,767 
 21,140     PerkinElmer, Inc   804,165 
 1,241,976     Pfizer, Inc   38,103,824 
 43,932  *  Qiagen N.V. (NASDAQ)   1,017,465 
 3,420  *  Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc   143,606 
 3,684     Techne Corp   321,945 
 66,651     Thermo Electron Corp   6,517,135 
       TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES   132,143,341 
             
REAL ESTATE - 4.3%    
 13,336     Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc   877,242 
 19,969     American Campus Communities, Inc   690,129 
 73,566     American Capital Agency Corp   1,597,853 
 7,380  *  American Homes 4 Rent   114,242 
 178,198     Annaly Capital Management, Inc   2,100,954 
 12,897     Apartment Investment & Management Co (Class A)   360,858 
 24,026     AvalonBay Communities, Inc   3,004,451 
 33,183     BioMed Realty Trust, Inc   661,005 
 25,213     Boston Properties, Inc   2,609,545 
 29,069     Brandywine Realty Trust   413,652 
 13,869     BRE Properties, Inc (Class A)   757,386 
 15,327     Camden Property Trust   983,993 
 20,719     CBL & Associates Properties, Inc   410,443 
 203,114     Chimera Investment Corp   615,435 
 15,736     Corporate Office Properties Trust   387,106 
 55,069     DDR Corp   933,420 
 4,626     Digital Realty Trust, Inc   220,475 
 25,464     Douglas Emmett, Inc   634,817 
 59,548     Duke Realty Corp   986,710 
 4,634     Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc   176,046 
 66,821     Equity Residential   3,498,748 
 7,173     Essex Property Trust, Inc   1,154,853 
 19,104     Extra Space Storage, Inc   878,593 
 4,120     Federal Realty Investment Trust   426,832 
 31,372  *  Forest City Enterprises, Inc (Class A)   635,597 
 110,555     General Growth Properties, Inc   2,347,083 
 20,165     Hatteras Financial Corp   367,003 
 84,398     HCP, Inc   3,502,517 
 52,215     Health Care REIT, Inc   3,386,143 
 22,235     Healthcare Trust of America, Inc   258,371 
 10,573     Home Properties, Inc   637,658 
 26,545     Hospitality Properties Trust   779,892 
 136,636     Host Marriott Corp   2,534,598 
 7,432  *  Howard Hughes Corp   869,916 
 22,061     HRPT Properties Trust   537,627 
 8,042     Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc   765,598 
 14,795     Kilroy Realty Corp   786,502 
 74,948     Kimco Realty Corp   1,609,883 
 23,389     Liberty Property Trust   869,837 
 25,177     Macerich Co   1,490,730 
 15,987     Mack-Cali Realty Corp   328,693 

188

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Value Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 65,548     MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc  $485,711 
 14,299     Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc   949,454 
 22,647     National Retail Properties, Inc   779,057 
 30,832     Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc   569,775 
 9,955     Post Properties, Inc   455,342 
 92,520     Prologis, Inc   3,696,174 
 1,956     Public Storage, Inc   326,593 
 3,412  *  Realogy Holdings Corp   140,370 
 36,655     Realty Income Corp   1,526,681 
 9,421     Regency Centers Corp   486,689 
 24,915     Retail Properties of America, Inc   356,534 
 31,324     Senior Housing Properties Trust   771,823 
 14,815     Simon Property Group, Inc   2,289,658 
 16,784     SL Green Realty Corp   1,587,263 
 59,560     Spirit Realty Capital, Inc   622,998 
 10,457  *,e  St. Joe Co   195,232 
 37,137     Starwood Property Trust, Inc   954,050 
 9,388     Taubman Centers, Inc   617,637 
 69,550     Two Harbors Investment Corp   648,901 
 45,203     UDR, Inc   1,121,486 
 29,675     Ventas, Inc   1,935,997 
 27,979     Vornado Realty Trust   2,491,810 
 22,839     Weingarten Realty Investors   724,681 
 11,069     WP Carey, Inc   737,306 
       TOTAL REAL ESTATE   70,673,658 
             
RETAILING - 1.1%    
 12,127     Aaron’s, Inc   344,043 
 13,436     Abercrombie & Fitch Co (Class A)   503,581 
 14,807     American Eagle Outfitters, Inc   229,360 
 20,889  *  Ascena Retail Group, Inc   413,393 
 37,371     Best Buy Co, Inc   1,599,479 
 8,064  *  Big Lots, Inc   293,207 
 2,919     Chico’s FAS, Inc   50,061 
 10,878     CST Brands, Inc   350,707 
 1,831     Dillard’s, Inc (Class A)   150,105 
 912     DSW, Inc (Class A)   79,955 
 24,510     Foot Locker, Inc   850,497 
 22,402     GameStop Corp (Class A)   1,228,078 
 1,441     Genuine Parts Co   113,594 
 11,001     Guess?, Inc   343,781 
 32,179  *,e  JC Penney Co, Inc   241,343 
 40,917     Kohl’s Corp   2,324,086 
 90,627  *  Liberty Interactive Corp   2,443,304 
 16,379     Macy’s, Inc   755,236 
 8,578  *  Murphy USA, Inc   348,095 
 8,191  *,e  Sears Holdings Corp   475,733 
 13,823     Signet Jewelers Ltd   1,032,025 
 122,494     Staples, Inc   1,974,603 
 25,478     Target Corp   1,650,720 
       TOTAL RETAILING   17,794,986 
189

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Value Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY   VALUE 
             
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 2.3%    
 38,698     Altera Corp  $1,300,253 
 31,825     Analog Devices, Inc   1,568,972 
 74,773     Applied Materials, Inc   1,334,698 
 3,482     Avago Technologies Ltd   158,187 
 60,002     Broadcom Corp (Class A)   1,603,253 
 24,368  *  Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc   308,743 
 12,540  *  First Solar, Inc   630,386 
 8,103  *  Freescale Semiconductor Holdings Ltd   125,110 
 863,109     Intel Corp   21,085,753 
 30,341     Kla-Tencor Corp   1,990,370 
 23,421  *  Lam Research Corp   1,270,121 
 86,799     LSI Logic Corp   736,056 
 74,595     Marvell Technology Group Ltd   895,140 
 191,684  *  Micron Technology, Inc   3,388,973 
 106,162     Nvidia Corp   1,611,539 
 5,615  *  ON Semiconductor Corp   39,642 
 945  *  Silicon Laboratories, Inc   38,008 
 7,491  *  Skyworks Solutions, Inc   193,118 
 34,637  *,e  Teradyne, Inc   605,801 
       TOTAL SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT   38,884,123 
             
SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 1.5%    
 49,456     Activision Blizzard, Inc   822,948 
 56,591  *  Adobe Systems, Inc   3,067,232 
 29,926     Amdocs Ltd   1,150,655 
 14,052     AOL, Inc   509,245 
 8,565  *  Autodesk, Inc   341,829 
 1,750     Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co   34,650 
 60,933     CA, Inc   1,935,232 
 28,131     Computer Sciences Corp   1,385,733 
 38,012     Compuware Corp   405,968 
 1,351     DST Systems, Inc   114,524 
 12,540  *  Electronic Arts, Inc   329,175 
 49,347     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc   2,405,666 
 18,467  *  First American Corp   614,397 
 12,940  e  Leidos Holdings, Inc   609,345 
 2,310     Lender Processing Services, Inc   79,741 
 12,968  *,e  Micros Systems, Inc   703,514 
 47,560  *  Nuance Communications, Inc   740,034 
 6,184  e  Paychex, Inc   261,336 
 19,229  *  Rovi Corp   322,278 
 7,394     Science Applications International Corp   260,639 
 35,322     Symantec Corp   803,222 
 29,001  *  Synopsys, Inc   1,057,086 
 6,134     Total System Services, Inc   182,977 
 21,120  *  VeriFone Systems, Inc   478,579 
 166,088  *  Yahoo!, Inc   5,469,278 
 113,460  *  Zynga, Inc   407,321 
       TOTAL SOFTWARE & SERVICES   24,492,604 
190

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Value Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 4.7%    
 42,222     Apple, Inc  $22,054,662 
 18,806  *  Arrow Electronics, Inc   903,064 
 25,280     Avnet, Inc   1,003,616 
 8,420     AVX Corp   111,565 
 83,728  *  Brocade Communications Systems, Inc   671,499 
 3,100  *  CDW Corp   68,169 
 992,439     Cisco Systems, Inc   22,329,878 
 273,923     Corning, Inc   4,681,344 
 11,756     Diebold, Inc   352,210 
 4,567  e  Dolby Laboratories, Inc (Class A)   163,225 
 7,560  *  EchoStar Corp (Class A)   362,578 
 195,728     EMC Corp   4,711,173 
 8,763     Flir Systems, Inc   249,570 
 16,811     Harris Corp   1,041,610 
 359,666     Hewlett-Packard Co   8,765,060 
 29,110  *  Ingram Micro, Inc (Class A)   674,479 
 38,037     Jabil Circuit, Inc   793,452 
 13,254  *  JDS Uniphase Corp   173,495 
 75,636  *  Juniper Networks, Inc   1,409,855 
 11,381  e  Lexmark International, Inc (Class A)   404,594 
 25,946     Molex, Inc   1,001,516 
 2,195     Motorola, Inc   137,231 
 33,475  *  Polycom, Inc   348,140 
 3,038  *  Riverbed Technology, Inc   45,023 
 22,920     SanDisk Corp   1,592,940 
 3,001  *,e  Stratasys Ltd   339,803 
 6,989  *  Tech Data Corp   363,847 
 24,549  *  Vishay Intertechnology, Inc   301,216 
 39,367     Western Digital Corp   2,741,124 
 228,991     Xerox Corp   2,276,170 
 8,326  *  Zebra Technologies Corp (Class A)   402,229 
       TOTAL TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT   80,474,337 
             
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 2.7%    
 999,062     AT&T, Inc   36,166,044 
 113,100     CenturyTel, Inc   3,829,566 
 186,413  e  Frontier Communications Corp   822,081 
 4,775  *,e  Intelsat S.A.   97,362 
 19,391  *  Level 3 Communications, Inc   592,395 
 130,881  *,e  Sprint Corp   880,829 
 17,243     Telephone & Data Systems, Inc   537,637 
 32,369     T-Mobile US, Inc   897,593 
 1,850     US Cellular Corp   89,540 
 7,349  e  Windstream Holdings, Inc   62,834 
       TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   43,975,881 
             
TRANSPORTATION - 1.2%    
 1,766     Alaska Air Group, Inc   124,786 
 744     Amerco, Inc   150,236 
 6,950     Con-Way, Inc   286,340 
 95,798     CSX Corp   2,496,496 
 85,709     Delta Air Lines, Inc   2,261,003 
191

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Value Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 58,842     FedEx Corp  $7,708,302 
 4,505  *  Genesee & Wyoming, Inc (Class A)   449,779 
 4,465  *  Kirby Corp   395,108 
 47,921     Norfolk Southern Corp   4,122,164 
 9,338     Ryder System, Inc   614,720 
 120,021     Southwest Airlines Co   2,066,762 
       TOTAL TRANSPORTATION   20,675,696 
             
UTILITIES - 6.2%    
 115,109     AES Corp   1,621,886 
 21,389     AGL Resources, Inc   1,023,678 
 21,001     Alliant Energy Corp   1,096,672 
 45,057     Ameren Corp   1,630,162 
 90,579     American Electric Power Co, Inc   4,242,720 
 33,031     American Water Works Co, Inc   1,416,039 
 5,775     Aqua America, Inc   145,415 
 16,102     Atmos Energy Corp   712,836 
 64,862  *  Calpine Corp   1,308,267 
 79,578     Centerpoint Energy, Inc   1,957,619 
 48,330     CMS Energy Corp   1,327,142 
 54,720     Consolidated Edison, Inc   3,185,798 
 107,274     Dominion Resources, Inc   6,838,718 
 32,275     DTE Energy Co   2,231,494 
 131,055     Duke Energy Corp   9,400,575 
 60,548     Edison International   2,968,668 
 33,089     Entergy Corp   2,141,520 
 158,960     Exelon Corp   4,536,718 
 78,436     FirstEnergy Corp   2,970,371 
 29,511     Great Plains Energy, Inc   691,738 
 19,352  e  Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc   514,183 
 14,943     Integrys Energy Group, Inc   876,855 
 35,066     MDU Resources Group, Inc   1,044,265 
 13,671     National Fuel Gas Co   978,160 
 78,703     NextEra Energy, Inc   6,670,079 
 57,945     NiSource, Inc   1,826,426 
 59,072     Northeast Utilities   2,533,598 
 58,829     NRG Energy, Inc   1,678,391 
 44,417     NV Energy, Inc   1,054,460 
 35,306     OGE Energy Corp   1,302,791 
 2,003     Oneok, Inc   113,170 
 46,342     Pepco Holdings, Inc   893,474 
 82,111     PG&E Corp   3,436,345 
 21,064     Pinnacle West Capital Corp   1,180,216 
 117,306     PPL Corp   3,593,083 
 93,958     Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc   3,147,593 
 26,988     Questar Corp   638,536 
 25,543     SCANA Corp   1,191,070 
 45,447     Sempra Energy   4,142,040 
 161,631     Southern Co   6,612,324 
 41,061     TECO Energy, Inc   705,017 
 20,389     UGI Corp   843,493 
 15,849     Vectren Corp   553,447 
192

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Large-Cap Value Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 23,505  e  Westar Energy, Inc  $742,993 
 42,269     Wisconsin Energy Corp   1,779,948 
 91,534     Xcel Energy, Inc   2,641,671 
       TOTAL UTILITIES   102,141,664 
             
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   1,652,915,912 
       (Cost $1,446,464,212)     
             
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.4%     
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 1.4%    
 24,341,186  c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street
Navigator Securities Lending Trust
   24,341,186 
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES   24,341,186 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   24,341,186 
       (Cost $24,341,186)     
             
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.9%   1,677,257,098 
       (Cost $1,470,805,398)     
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - (0.9)%   (15,753,969)
       NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $1,661,503,129 

 

       
  Abbreviation(s):
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

 

*   Non-income producing.
c   Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
d   All or a portion of these securities have been segregated to cover margin or other requirements on open futures transactions.
e   All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan is $23,520,590.
193

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - S&P 500 Index Fund

 

TIAA-CREF FUNDS

S&P 500 INDEX FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2013

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
COMMON STOCKS - 99.5%     
             
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 1.2%     
 14,164     BorgWarner, Inc  $1,460,733 
 35,256     Delphi Automotive plc   2,016,643 
 482,367     Ford Motor Co   8,253,300 
 115,094  *  General Motors Co   4,252,723 
 30,615     Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co   642,303 
 27,117     Harley-Davidson, Inc   1,736,573 
 83,308     Johnson Controls, Inc   3,844,664 
       TOTAL AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS   22,206,939 
             
BANKS - 2.8%     
 86,306     BB&T Corp   2,931,815 
 22,586     Comerica, Inc   977,974 
 108,731     Fifth Third Bancorp   2,069,151 
 57,878     Hudson City Bancorp, Inc   519,744 
 101,568     Huntington Bancshares, Inc   893,798 
 112,426     Keycorp   1,408,698 
 15,824     M&T Bank Corp   1,780,675 
 42,105     People’s United Financial, Inc   607,575 
 65,167     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc   4,791,730 
 172,650     Regions Financial Corp   1,662,619 
 65,480     SunTrust Banks, Inc   2,202,747 
 225,642     US Bancorp   8,429,985 
 592,424     Wells Fargo & Co   25,290,580 
 22,180     Zions Bancorporation   629,247 
       TOTAL BANKS   54,196,338 
             
CAPITAL GOODS - 8.1%     
 79,608     3M Co   10,018,667 
 29,904     Ametek, Inc   1,430,308 
 85,115     Boeing Co   11,107,508 
 77,743     Caterpillar, Inc   6,480,656 
 21,394     Cummins, Inc   2,717,466 
 73,118     Danaher Corp   5,271,077 
 46,732     Deere & Co   3,824,547 
 20,957     Dover Corp   1,923,643 
 57,744     Eaton Corp   4,074,417 
 87,809     Emerson Electric Co   5,880,569 
 33,484  e  Fastenal Co   1,667,503 
 17,178     Flowserve Corp   1,193,356 
 20,055     Fluor Corp   1,488,482 
 40,753     General Dynamics Corp   3,530,432 
 1,247,537     General Electric Co   32,610,617 
 96,295     Honeywell International, Inc   8,351,665 
 50,464     Illinois Tool Works, Inc   3,976,059 
194

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - S&P 500 Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 33,073     Ingersoll-Rand plc  $2,233,420 
 16,047  *  Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc   975,978 
 13,013  e  Joy Global, Inc   738,488 
 10,993     L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc   1,104,247 
 33,058     Lockheed Martin Corp   4,407,954 
 44,349     Masco Corp   937,094 
 28,127     Northrop Grumman Corp   3,023,934 
 43,393     Paccar, Inc   2,412,651 
 13,372     Pall Corp   1,076,713 
 18,126     Parker Hannifin Corp   2,115,667 
 24,940     Pentair Ltd   1,673,225 
 17,856     Precision Castparts Corp   4,525,603 
 25,755  *  Quanta Services, Inc   778,058 
 39,513     Raytheon Co   3,254,686 
 17,025     Rockwell Automation, Inc   1,879,730 
 16,618     Rockwell Collins, Inc   1,160,435 
 12,146     Roper Industries, Inc   1,540,234 
 7,144     Snap-On, Inc   743,476 
 19,511     Stanley Works   1,543,125 
 33,691     Textron, Inc   969,964 
 103,449     United Technologies Corp   10,991,456 
 7,567     W.W. Grainger, Inc   2,035,296 
 22,784     Xylem, Inc   786,048 
       TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS   156,454,454 
             
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 0.7%     
 24,466  e  ADT Corp   1,061,090 
 12,861     Cintas Corp   691,536 
 4,886     Dun & Bradstreet Corp   531,548 
 14,863     Equifax, Inc   961,190 
 20,453     Iron Mountain, Inc   542,823 
 26,335     Nielsen Holdings NV   1,038,652 
 24,037  e  Pitney Bowes, Inc   512,950 
 32,686     Republic Services, Inc   1,094,000 
 17,054     Robert Half International, Inc   657,091 
 10,583  *  Stericycle, Inc   1,229,745 
 55,712     Tyco International Ltd   2,036,274 
 53,543     Waste Management, Inc   2,331,262 
       TOTAL COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES   12,688,161 
             
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 1.2%     
 34,231     Coach, Inc   1,734,827 
 34,722     DR Horton, Inc   657,982 
 6,481  *  Fossil Group, Inc   822,698 
 15,068  e  Garmin Ltd   704,429 
 8,170     Harman International Industries, Inc   661,933 
 13,791  e  Hasbro, Inc   712,305 
 17,650     Leggett & Platt, Inc   524,911 
 20,403  e  Lennar Corp (Class A)   725,327 
 42,059     Mattel, Inc   1,866,158 
 35,518     Newell Rubbermaid, Inc   1,052,398 
 91,832     Nike, Inc (Class B)   6,957,192 
195

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - S&P 500 Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 9,983     Phillips-Van Heusen Corp  $1,243,582 
 42,144     Pulte Homes, Inc   743,842 
 7,457     Ralph Lauren Corp   1,235,178 
 10,783     VF Corp   2,318,345 
 9,748     Whirlpool Corp   1,423,306 
       TOTAL CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL   23,384,413 
             
CONSUMER SERVICES - 1.8%     
 53,984     Carnival Corp   1,870,546 
 3,776  *  Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc (Class A)   1,989,839 
 15,569     Darden Restaurants, Inc   802,270 
 33,241     H&R Block, Inc   945,374 
 32,202     International Game Technology   605,398 
 27,971     Marriott International, Inc (Class A)   1,260,933 
 122,620     McDonald’s Corp   11,835,282 
 92,119     Starbucks Corp   7,466,245 
 23,746     Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc   1,748,180 
 16,481     Wyndham Worldwide Corp   1,094,338 
 9,763     Wynn Resorts Ltd   1,623,099 
 54,711     Yum! Brands, Inc   3,699,558 
       TOTAL CONSUMER SERVICES   34,941,062 
             
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 6.9%     
 113,484     American Express Co   9,282,991 
 24,594     Ameriprise Financial, Inc   2,472,681 
 1,316,217     Bank of America Corp   18,374,390 
 141,883     Bank of New York Mellon Corp   4,511,879 
 15,443     BlackRock, Inc   4,645,409 
 71,736     Capital One Financial Corp   4,926,111 
 141,748     Charles Schwab Corp   3,210,592 
 372,976     Citigroup, Inc   18,193,769 
 38,426     CME Group, Inc   2,851,594 
 59,897     Discover Financial Services   3,107,456 
 35,900  *  E*Trade Financial Corp   607,069 
 50,279     Franklin Resources, Inc   2,708,027 
 51,039     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   8,210,134 
 8,907  *  IntercontinentalExchange, Inc   1,716,646 
 54,213     Invesco Ltd   1,829,689 
 461,574     JPMorgan Chase & Co   23,789,524 
 13,962     Legg Mason, Inc   537,118 
 38,403     Leucadia National Corp   1,088,341 
 23,742     Moody’s Corp   1,677,610 
 169,966     Morgan Stanley   4,883,123 
 14,600     Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc   517,278 
 27,674     Northern Trust Corp   1,561,367 
 29,762     NYSE Euronext   1,310,123 
 53,935     SLM Corp   1,368,331 
 20,500     SPDR Trust Series 1   3,602,465 
 54,278     State Street Corp   3,803,259 
 31,892     T Rowe Price Group, Inc   2,468,760 
       TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS   133,255,736 
196

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - S&P 500 Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
ENERGY - 10.5%     
 61,573     Anadarko Petroleum Corp  $5,867,291 
 49,375     Apache Corp   4,384,500 
 54,242     Baker Hughes, Inc   3,150,918 
 51,793     Cabot Oil & Gas Corp   1,829,329 
 30,469  *  Cameron International Corp   1,671,529 
 63,772     Chesapeake Energy Corp   1,783,065 
 236,865     Chevron Corp   28,414,326 
 149,748     ConocoPhillips   10,976,528 
 28,251     Consol Energy, Inc   1,031,161 
 45,872  *  Denbury Resources, Inc   871,109 
 46,696     Devon Energy Corp   2,952,121 
 8,730  e  Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc   540,649 
 28,297     Ensco plc   1,631,322 
 33,405     EOG Resources, Inc   5,959,452 
 18,162     Equitable Resources, Inc   1,554,849 
 539,637  d  Exxon Mobil Corp   48,362,268 
 28,693  *  FMC Technologies, Inc   1,450,431 
 103,783     Halliburton Co   5,503,612 
 13,184     Helmerich & Payne, Inc   1,022,419 
 35,241     Hess Corp   2,861,569 
 82,547     Kinder Morgan, Inc   2,914,735 
 86,969     Marathon Oil Corp   3,066,527 
 38,254     Marathon Petroleum Corp   2,741,282 
 21,862     Murphy Oil Corp   1,318,716 
 31,928     Nabors Industries Ltd   558,101 
 52,465     National Oilwell Varco, Inc   4,259,109 
 17,115  *  Newfield Exploration Co   521,152 
 30,814     Noble Corp   1,161,688 
 43,762     Noble Energy, Inc   3,279,087 
 98,799     Occidental Petroleum Corp   9,492,608 
 34,082     Peabody Energy Corp   663,917 
 74,608     Phillips 66   4,806,993 
 16,962     Pioneer Natural Resources Co   3,473,478 
 22,030     Questar Market Resources, Inc   728,312 
 19,944     Range Resources Corp   1,509,960 
 15,483  *  Rowan Cos plc   558,627 
 162,249     Schlumberger Ltd   15,205,976 
 42,376  *  Southwestern Energy Co   1,577,235 
 82,035     Spectra Energy Corp   2,917,985 
 16,511     Tesoro Corp   807,223 
 41,200     Transocean Ltd-NYSE   1,939,284 
 66,547     Valero Energy Corp   2,739,740 
 83,384     Williams Cos, Inc   2,977,643 
 24,677  *  WPX Energy, Inc   546,349 
       TOTAL ENERGY   201,584,175 
             
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 2.4%     
 53,579     Costco Wholesale Corp   6,322,322 
 150,613     CVS Corp   9,377,165 
 63,168     Kroger Co   2,706,117 
 29,889     Safeway, Inc   1,043,126 
197

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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 72,358     Sysco Corp  $2,340,058 
 106,669     Walgreen Co   6,319,072 
 199,574     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc   15,317,304 
 45,524     Whole Foods Market, Inc   2,873,930 
       TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING   46,299,094 
             
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 5.5%     
 245,680     Altria Group, Inc   9,146,666 
 80,918     Archer Daniels Midland Co   3,309,546 
 19,618     Beam, Inc   1,320,291 
 20,032     Brown-Forman Corp (Class B)   1,461,935 
 21,932     Campbell Soup Co   933,645 
 466,958     Coca-Cola Co   18,477,528 
 31,214     Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc   1,302,560 
 51,687     ConAgra Foods, Inc   1,644,164 
 20,090  *  Constellation Brands, Inc (Class A)   1,311,877 
 24,755     Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc   1,172,149 
 78,861     General Mills, Inc   3,976,172 
 18,330     Hershey Co   1,819,069 
 16,495     Hormel Foods Corp   716,873 
 13,048     J.M. Smucker Co   1,451,068 
 31,260     Kellogg Co   1,977,195 
 73,189     Kraft Foods Group, Inc   3,980,018 
 46,189     Lorillard, Inc   2,356,101 
 16,352     McCormick & Co, Inc   1,130,741 
 24,605     Mead Johnson Nutrition Co   2,009,244 
 19,593     Molson Coors Brewing Co (Class B)   1,058,022 
 218,546     Mondelez International, Inc   7,351,888 
 16,638  *  Monster Beverage Corp   952,193 
 189,013     PepsiCo, Inc   15,894,103 
 198,220     Philip Morris International, Inc   17,665,366 
 39,167     Reynolds American, Inc   2,012,009 
 34,197     Tyson Foods, Inc (Class A)   946,231 
       TOTAL FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO   105,376,654 
             
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 4.1%     
 190,481     Abbott Laboratories   6,962,081 
 46,201     Aetna, Inc   2,896,803 
 28,241     AmerisourceBergen Corp   1,844,985 
 9,674     Bard (C.R.), Inc   1,317,792 
 66,649     Baxter International, Inc   4,390,170 
 23,665     Becton Dickinson & Co   2,487,901 
 165,392  *  Boston Scientific Corp   1,933,432 
 41,547     Cardinal Health, Inc   2,437,147 
 26,400  *  CareFusion Corp   1,023,528 
 36,153  *  Cerner Corp   2,025,653 
 34,724     Cigna Corp   2,673,053 
 56,191     Covidien plc   3,602,405 
 21,691  *  DaVita, Inc   1,219,251 
 17,395     Dentsply International, Inc   819,304 
 13,660  *  Edwards Lifesciences Corp   890,495 
 99,686  *  Express Scripts Holding Co   6,232,369 
198

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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 19,106     Humana, Inc  $1,760,618 
 4,920  *  Intuitive Surgical, Inc   1,827,780 
 10,954  *  Laboratory Corp of America Holdings   1,105,259 
 28,032     McKesson Corp   4,382,523 
 122,304     Medtronic, Inc   7,020,250 
 10,002     Patterson Cos, Inc   425,185 
 18,206     Quest Diagnostics, Inc   1,090,721 
 35,174     St. Jude Medical, Inc   2,018,636 
 36,051     Stryker Corp   2,662,727 
 12,844  *  Tenet Healthcare Corp   606,108 
 124,359     UnitedHealth Group, Inc   8,488,745 
 13,200  *  Varian Medical Systems, Inc   958,056 
 36,706     WellPoint, Inc   3,112,669 
 20,791     Zimmer Holdings, Inc   1,818,589 
       TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES   80,034,235 
             
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 2.3%     
 53,291     Avon Products, Inc   932,592 
 16,283  e  Clorox Co   1,468,564 
 108,050     Colgate-Palmolive Co   6,994,077 
 31,388     Estee Lauder Cos (Class A)   2,227,292 
 46,955     Kimberly-Clark Corp   5,071,140 
 335,764     Procter & Gamble Co   27,112,943 
       TOTAL HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS   43,806,608 
             
INSURANCE - 4.3%     
 41,693     ACE Ltd   3,979,180 
 56,900     Aflac, Inc   3,697,362 
 56,758     Allstate Corp   3,011,579 
 181,042     American International Group, Inc   9,350,819 
 37,878     Aon plc   2,995,771 
 9,423     Assurant, Inc   551,057 
 220,655  *  Berkshire Hathaway, Inc (Class B)   25,392,978 
 31,175     Chubb Corp   2,870,594 
 17,710     Cincinnati Financial Corp   885,500 
 60,532  *  Genworth Financial, Inc (Class A)   879,530 
 55,670     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc   1,876,079 
 32,348     Lincoln National Corp   1,468,923 
 37,334     Loews Corp   1,803,605 
 67,281     Marsh & McLennan Cos, Inc   3,081,470 
 136,958     Metlife, Inc   6,479,483 
 33,765     Principal Financial Group   1,602,487 
 67,901     Progressive Corp   1,763,389 
 56,604     Prudential Financial, Inc   4,606,999 
 11,321     Torchmark Corp   824,848 
 46,093     Travelers Cos, Inc   3,977,826 
 32,477     UnumProvident Corp   1,030,820 
 34,580     XL Capital Ltd   1,057,111 
       TOTAL INSURANCE   83,187,410 
             
MATERIALS - 3.5%     
 25,673     Air Products & Chemicals, Inc   2,798,614 
 7,963     Airgas, Inc   868,524 
199

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - S&P 500 Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 131,190  e  Alcoa, Inc  $1,216,131 
 13,706     Allegheny Technologies, Inc   453,669 
 11,956     Avery Dennison Corp   563,367 
 17,649     Ball Corp   862,860 
 12,789     Bemis Co, Inc   510,281 
 7,208     CF Industries Holdings, Inc   1,554,045 
 19,437  e  Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc   499,142 
 148,188     Dow Chemical Co   5,848,980 
 113,089     Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours & Co   6,921,047 
 18,709     Eastman Chemical Co   1,474,082 
 33,143     Ecolab, Inc   3,513,158 
 16,774     FMC Corp   1,220,476 
 127,136     Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc (Class B)   4,673,519 
 9,899     International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc   818,152 
 54,621     International Paper Co   2,436,643 
 55,040     LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A   4,105,984 
 21,294     MeadWestvaco Corp   742,096 
 65,437     Monsanto Co   6,863,033 
 41,660     Mosaic Co   1,910,111 
 61,425     Newmont Mining Corp   1,674,445 
 38,987     Nucor Corp   2,018,357 
 20,042  *  Owens-Illinois, Inc   637,135 
 17,435     PPG Industries, Inc   3,183,282 
 36,163     Praxair, Inc   4,509,888 
 23,625     Sealed Air Corp   713,003 
 10,705     Sherwin-Williams Co   2,012,540 
 14,630     Sigma-Aldrich Corp   1,264,471 
 18,429  e  United States Steel Corp   458,698 
 15,667     Vulcan Materials Co   838,968 
       TOTAL MATERIALS   67,164,701 
             
MEDIA - 3.8%     
 26,714     Cablevision Systems Corp (Class A)   415,403 
 68,747     CBS Corp (Class B)   4,065,697 
 320,634     Comcast Corp (Class A)   15,255,766 
 62,426  *  DIRECTV   3,901,001 
 28,212  *  Discovery Communications, Inc (Class A)   2,508,611 
 27,820     Gannett Co, Inc   769,779 
 52,316     Interpublic Group of Cos, Inc   878,909 
 33,713     McGraw-Hill Cos, Inc   2,349,122 
 60,491  *  News Corp   1,064,642 
 31,418     Omnicom Group, Inc   2,139,880 
 13,385     Scripps Networks Interactive (Class A)   1,077,492 
 34,933     Time Warner Cable, Inc   4,197,200 
 112,776     Time Warner, Inc   7,752,222 
 242,878     Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc   8,277,282 
 53,009     Viacom, Inc (Class B)   4,415,120 
 203,713     Walt Disney Co   13,972,674 
 528     Washington Post Co (Class B)   339,673 
       TOTAL MEDIA   73,380,473 
200

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - S&P 500 Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 8.8%     
 194,371     AbbVie, Inc  $9,417,275 
 21,186  *  Actavis plc   3,274,932 
 40,413     Agilent Technologies, Inc   2,051,364 
 23,876  *  Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc   2,935,554 
 36,418     Allergan, Inc   3,299,835 
 92,355     Amgen, Inc   10,713,180 
 29,137  *  Biogen Idec, Inc   7,114,964 
 201,859     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co   10,601,635 
 50,427  *  Celgene Corp   7,487,905 
 121,601     Eli Lilly & Co   6,058,162 
 29,016  *  Forest Laboratories, Inc   1,364,623 
 187,647  *  Gilead Sciences, Inc   13,321,061 
 20,254  *  Hospira, Inc   820,692 
 345,499     Johnson & Johnson   31,996,662 
 21,264  *  Life Technologies Corp   1,601,392 
 358,802     Merck & Co, Inc   16,178,382 
 46,681  *  Mylan Laboratories, Inc   1,767,809 
 13,528     PerkinElmer, Inc   514,605 
 11,554     Perrigo Co   1,593,181 
 811,714     Pfizer, Inc   24,903,385 
 9,588  *  Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc   2,757,509 
 44,203     Thermo Electron Corp   4,322,169 
 28,480  *  Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc   2,031,763 
 10,517  *  Waters Corp   1,061,376 
 61,256     Zoetis Inc   1,939,365 
       TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES   169,128,780 
             
REAL ESTATE - 2.0%     
 48,285     American Tower Corp   3,831,415 
 18,092     Apartment Investment & Management Co (Class A)   506,214 
 14,814     AvalonBay Communities, Inc   1,852,491 
 18,690     Boston Properties, Inc   1,934,415 
 33,553  *  CBRE Group, Inc   779,436 
 40,995     Equity Residential   2,146,498 
 55,472     HCP, Inc   2,302,088 
 35,163     Health Care REIT, Inc   2,280,321 
 91,991     Host Marriott Corp   1,706,433 
 49,609     Kimco Realty Corp   1,065,601 
 17,207     Macerich Co   1,018,827 
 20,278     Plum Creek Timber Co, Inc   920,621 
 60,809     Prologis, Inc   2,429,320 
 17,794     Public Storage, Inc   2,971,064 
 38,051     Simon Property Group, Inc   5,880,782 
 35,960     Ventas, Inc   2,346,030 
 21,323     Vornado Realty Trust   1,899,026 
 71,622     Weyerhaeuser Co   2,177,309 
       TOTAL REAL ESTATE   38,047,891 
             
RETAILING - 4.5%     
 9,659     Abercrombie & Fitch Co (Class A)   362,019 
 45,372  *  Amazon.com, Inc   16,516,769 
201

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - S&P 500 Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 7,607  *  Autonation, Inc  $366,886 
 4,421  *  AutoZone, Inc   1,921,764 
 26,570  *  Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc   2,054,392 
 32,873     Best Buy Co, Inc   1,406,964 
 27,367  *  Carmax, Inc   1,285,975 
 36,342  *  Dollar General Corp   2,099,841 
 27,285  *  Dollar Tree, Inc   1,593,444 
 13,144     Expedia, Inc   773,919 
 11,803     Family Dollar Stores, Inc   812,991 
 14,695     GameStop Corp (Class A)   805,580 
 33,323     Gap, Inc   1,232,618 
 18,691     Genuine Parts Co   1,473,412 
 175,646     Home Depot, Inc   13,681,067 
 37,291  *,e  JC Penney Co, Inc   279,682 
 24,564     Kohl’s Corp   1,395,235 
 29,830     L Brands, Inc   1,867,656 
 129,068     Lowe’s Companies, Inc   6,425,005 
 46,487     Macy’s, Inc   2,143,516 
 7,189  *  NetFlix, Inc   2,318,309 
 17,855     Nordstrom, Inc   1,079,692 
 13,521  *  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc   1,674,035 
 12,602     Petsmart, Inc   916,922 
 6,314  *  Priceline.com, Inc   6,653,883 
 26,730     Ross Stores, Inc   2,067,565 
 80,152     Staples, Inc   1,292,050 
 77,397     Target Corp   5,014,552 
 13,459     Tiffany & Co   1,065,549 
 87,513     TJX Companies, Inc   5,319,915 
 13,680  *  TripAdvisor, Inc   1,131,473 
 13,568  *  Urban Outfitters, Inc   513,956 
       TOTAL RETAILING   87,546,636 
             
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 2.0%     
 38,907     Altera Corp   1,307,275 
 38,090     Analog Devices, Inc   1,877,837 
 147,336     Applied Materials, Inc   2,629,948 
 67,799     Broadcom Corp (Class A)   1,811,589 
 8,478  *  First Solar, Inc   426,189 
 610,804     Intel Corp   14,921,942 
 20,178     Kla-Tencor Corp   1,323,677 
 20,050  *  Lam Research Corp   1,087,311 
 28,253     Linear Technology Corp   1,162,328 
 68,023     LSI Logic Corp   576,835 
 24,009  e  Microchip Technology, Inc   1,031,427 
 127,959  *  Micron Technology, Inc   2,262,315 
 69,621     Nvidia Corp   1,056,847 
 23,771  *,e  Teradyne, Inc   415,755 
 135,155     Texas Instruments, Inc   5,687,322 
 32,275     Xilinx, Inc   1,465,931 
       TOTAL SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT   39,044,528 
202

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - S&P 500 Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 9.3%
 79,152     Accenture plc  $5,817,672 
 57,129  *  Adobe Systems, Inc   3,096,392 
 21,707  *  Akamai Technologies, Inc   971,171 
 27,573  *  Autodesk, Inc   1,100,438 
 59,304     Automatic Data Processing, Inc   4,446,021 
 40,437     CA, Inc   1,284,279 
 22,919  *  Citrix Systems, Inc   1,301,341 
 37,042  *  Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (Class A)   3,220,061 
 18,104     Computer Sciences Corp   891,803 
 142,583  *  eBay, Inc   7,515,550 
 37,070  *  Electronic Arts, Inc   973,088 
 35,752     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc   1,742,910 
 16,283  *  Fiserv, Inc   1,705,319 
 34,296  *  Google, Inc (Class A)   35,344,772 
 126,246     International Business Machines Corp   22,624,545 
 36,296     Intuit, Inc   2,591,897 
 12,717     Mastercard, Inc (Class A)   9,119,361 
 929,335     Microsoft Corp   32,851,992 
 437,226     Oracle Corp   14,647,071 
 39,551  e  Paychex, Inc   1,671,425 
 23,028  *  Red Hat, Inc   996,422 
 67,240  *  Salesforce.com, Inc   3,587,926 
 85,101     Symantec Corp   1,935,197 
 19,772  *  Teradata Corp   871,352 
 19,751     Total System Services, Inc   589,172 
 16,559  *  VeriSign, Inc   898,823 
 63,301     Visa, Inc (Class A)   12,449,408 
 67,569     Western Union Co   1,150,024 
 115,942  *  Yahoo!, Inc   3,817,970 
       TOTAL SOFTWARE & SERVICES   179,213,402 
             
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 6.3%     
 19,354     Amphenol Corp (Class A)   1,553,933 
 111,342     Apple, Inc   58,159,493 
 657,339     Cisco Systems, Inc   14,790,127 
 180,312     Corning, Inc   3,081,532 
 255,408     EMC Corp   6,147,670 
 9,766  *  F5 Networks, Inc   796,027 
 17,502     Flir Systems, Inc   498,457 
 13,254     Harris Corp   821,218 
 235,975     Hewlett-Packard Co   5,750,711 
 22,935     Jabil Circuit, Inc   478,424 
 29,841  *  JDS Uniphase Corp   390,619 
 61,234  *  Juniper Networks, Inc   1,141,402 
 17,141     Molex, Inc   661,643 
 28,912     Motorola, Inc   1,807,578 
 41,593     NetApp, Inc   1,614,224 
 210,310     Qualcomm, Inc   14,610,236 
 29,645     SanDisk Corp   2,060,327 
 39,687     Seagate Technology, Inc   1,931,963 
 50,790     Tyco Electronics Ltd   2,615,177 
 26,141     Western Digital Corp   1,820,198 
203

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - S&P 500 Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 141,452     Xerox Corp  $1,406,033 
       TOTAL TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT   122,136,992 
             
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 2.5%     
 648,907     AT&T, Inc   23,490,433 
 74,529     CenturyTel, Inc   2,523,552 
 40,118  *  Crown Castle International Corp   3,049,771 
 122,513  e  Frontier Communications Corp   540,282 
 349,149     Verizon Communications, Inc   17,635,516 
 73,069  e  Windstream Holdings, Inc   624,740 
       TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   47,864,294 
             
TRANSPORTATION - 1.9%     
 19,716  e  CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc   1,177,834 
 124,579     CSX Corp   3,246,529 
 104,605     Delta Air Lines, Inc   2,759,480 
 25,057     Expeditors International of Washington, Inc   1,134,831 
 36,439     FedEx Corp   4,773,509 
 13,486     Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc   1,638,819 
 38,458     Norfolk Southern Corp   3,308,157 
 6,558     Ryder System, Inc   431,713 
 89,105     Southwest Airlines Co   1,534,388 
 56,870     Union Pacific Corp   8,610,118 
 88,402     United Parcel Service, Inc (Class B)   8,684,613 
       TOTAL TRANSPORTATION   37,299,991 
             
UTILITIES - 3.1%     
 74,150     AES Corp   1,044,773 
 14,583     AGL Resources, Inc   697,942 
 29,448     Ameren Corp   1,065,429 
 59,476     American Electric Power Co, Inc   2,785,856 
 51,447     Centerpoint Energy, Inc   1,265,596 
 32,623     CMS Energy Corp   895,828 
 36,031     Consolidated Edison, Inc   2,097,725 
 71,008     Dominion Resources, Inc   4,526,760 
 21,400     DTE Energy Co   1,479,596 
 86,652     Duke Energy Corp   6,215,548 
 39,430     Edison International   1,933,253 
 21,953     Entergy Corp   1,420,798 
 105,018     Exelon Corp   2,997,214 
 51,314     FirstEnergy Corp   1,943,261 
 9,863     Integrys Energy Group, Inc   578,761 
 52,181     NextEra Energy, Inc   4,422,340 
 37,602     NiSource, Inc   1,185,215 
 38,711     Northeast Utilities   1,660,315 
 39,691     NRG Energy, Inc   1,132,384 
 25,228     Oneok, Inc   1,425,382 
 30,473     Pepco Holdings, Inc   587,519 
 54,607     PG&E Corp   2,285,303 
 13,629     Pinnacle West Capital Corp   763,633 
 77,629     PPL Corp   2,377,776 
 62,172     Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc   2,082,762 
204

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - S&P 500 Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 17,277     SCANA Corp  $805,627 
 27,838     Sempra Energy   2,537,155 
 107,155     Southern Co   4,383,711 
 25,210     TECO Energy, Inc   432,856 
 28,158     Wisconsin Energy Corp   1,185,733 
 60,920     Xcel Energy, Inc   1,758,151 
       TOTAL UTILITIES   59,974,202 
             
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   1,918,217,169 
       (Cost $1,481,642,275)     
             
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.8%     
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 0.8%     
 15,151,123  c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street
Navigator Securities Lending Trust
   15,151,123 
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES   15,151,123 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS    15,151,123 
       (Cost $15,151,123)     
             
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.3%   1,933,368,292 
       (Cost $1,496,793,398)     
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - (0.3)%   (5,686,782)
       NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $1,927,681,510 
               
               
          Abbreviation(s):     
       REIT     Real Estate Investment Trust     
       SPDR    Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts     

 

*   Non-income producing.
c   Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
d   All or a portion of these securities have been segregated to cover margin requirements on open futures transactions.
e   All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan is $14,771,581.
205

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

TIAA-CREF FUNDS

SMALL-CAP BLEND INDEX FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2013

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
COMMON STOCKS - 99.4%    
              
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 1.1%  
 65,684  *  American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc  $1,222,379 
 62,413     Cooper Tire & Rubber Co   1,623,362 
 142,052     Dana Holding Corp   2,784,219 
 25,118     Dorman Products, Inc   1,220,986 
 22,318     Drew Industries, Inc   1,121,703 
 20,146  *  Federal Mogul Corp (Class A)   412,791 
 9,150  *  Fox Factory Holding Corp   159,393 
 13,759  *  Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc   247,112 
 32,835  *  Gentherm, Inc   766,697 
 46,498  *  Modine Manufacturing Co   619,353 
 13,622     Remy International, Inc   300,093 
 3,585     Shiloh Industries, Inc   58,866 
 32,064     Spartan Motors, Inc   217,715 
 18,985     Standard Motor Products, Inc   686,498 
 27,104  *  Stoneridge, Inc   345,847 
 24,064     Superior Industries International, Inc   451,200 
 58,835  *  Tenneco, Inc   3,122,373 
 5,489  *  Tower International, Inc   116,477 
 27,343  *  Winnebago Industries, Inc   810,993 
       TOTAL AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS   16,288,057 
              
BANKS - 8.7%    
 15,769     1st Source Corp   494,831 
 26,266     1st United Bancorp, Inc   200,672 
 8,246     Access National Corp   119,814 
 6,949     American National Bankshares, Inc   159,410 
 24,720  *  Ameris Bancorp   452,376 
 8,247     Ames National Corp   185,805 
 30,535     Apollo Residential Mortgage   459,857 
 10,632  e  Arrow Financial Corp   274,412 
 86,225     Astoria Financial Corp   1,139,032 
 18,246     Banc of California, Inc   257,451 
 7,054     Bancfirst Corp   391,991 
 29,056     Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones S.A. (Class E)   762,139 
 92,035     Bancorpsouth, Inc   2,033,973 
 47,368     Bank Mutual Corp   301,260 
 5,442     Bank of Kentucky Financial Corp   156,784 
 5,477     Bank of Marin Bancorp   233,046 
 30,985     Bank of the Ozarks, Inc   1,533,138 
 18,547     BankFinancial Corp   172,302 
 19,699     Banner Corp   753,684 
 3,382     Bar Harbor Bankshares   127,637 
 76,618     BBCN Bancorp, Inc   1,136,245 
 7,909  *  BBX Capital Corp   104,320 
206

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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 31,781  *  Beneficial Mutual Bancorp, Inc  $309,865 
 25,193     Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc   639,146 
 17,891  e  BNC Bancorp   234,551 
 12,136  *  BofI Holding, Inc   733,257 
 75,854     Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc   863,977 
 7,927     Bridge Bancorp, Inc   183,034 
 8,171  *  Bridge Capital Holdings   143,728 
 72,481     Brookline Bancorp, Inc   642,906 
 12,908     Bryn Mawr Bank Corp   359,617 
 3,348     C&F Financial Corp   180,491 
 7,613     Camden National Corp   307,185 
 25,468  *  Capital Bank Financial Corp   565,899 
 10,709  *  Capital City Bank Group, Inc   131,721 
 147,708     Capitol Federal Financial   1,871,460 
 30,721     Cardinal Financial Corp   506,896 
 4,045  *,e  Cascade Bancorp   20,913 
 78,071     Cathay General Bancorp   1,922,889 
 10,311     Center Bancorp, Inc   154,253 
 26,422     Centerstate Banks of Florida, Inc   260,521 
 22,921     Central Pacific Financial Corp   422,205 
 2,780     Century Bancorp, Inc   90,350 
 22,425     Charter Financial Corp   243,087 
 29,706     Chemical Financial Corp   870,089 
 3,175     Chemung Financial Corp   111,855 
 10,901     Citizens & Northern Corp   215,404 
 15,931  e  City Holding Co   724,860 
 6,547     Clifton Savings Bancorp, Inc   82,689 
 11,027     CNB Financial Corp   220,650 
 32,739     CoBiz, Inc   355,218 
 50,028     Columbia Banking System, Inc   1,285,219 
 39,892     Community Bank System, Inc   1,448,478 
 13,679     Community Trust Bancorp, Inc   582,589 
 9,071  *  CommunityOne Bancorp   97,604 
 1,526  *  ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc   58,003 
 9,568  *  CU Bancorp   177,965 
 21,293  *  Customers Bancorp, Inc   356,658 
 90,287     CVB Financial Corp   1,312,773 
 32,844     Dime Community Bancshares   537,328 
 6,952  *  Doral Financial Corp   117,489 
 22,762  *  Eagle Bancorp, Inc   602,055 
 6,428     Enterprise Bancorp, Inc   125,603 
 17,151  e  Enterprise Financial Services Corp   309,233 
 9,396     ESB Financial Corp   125,061 
 6,948     ESSA Bancorp, Inc   76,150 
 78,635     EverBank Financial Corp   1,188,961 
 7,553  *  Farmers Capital Bank Corp   155,139 
 9,949     Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp (Class C)   355,080 
 16,528     Fidelity Southern Corp   252,387 
 11,588     Financial Institutions, Inc   274,288 
 17,324     First Bancorp (NC)   259,513 
 74,742  *  First Bancorp (Puerto Rico)   414,818 
 8,470     First Bancorp, Inc   147,463 
207

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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 69,328     First Busey Corp  $358,426 
 98,124     First Commonwealth Financial Corp   852,698 
 15,815     First Community Bancshares, Inc   263,952 
 16,696     First Connecticut Bancorp   245,097 
 9,649     First Defiance Financial Corp   249,137 
 2,377  *,e  First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas, Inc   21,345 
 56,841     First Financial Bancorp   882,172 
 31,154  e  First Financial Bankshares, Inc   1,916,283 
 10,937     First Financial Corp   377,764 
 23,509  e  First Financial Holdings, Inc   1,408,894 
 15,906     First Financial Northwest, Inc   172,421 
 17,106     First Interstate Bancsystem, Inc   429,532 
 28,164     First Merchants Corp   529,483 
 73,031     First Midwest Bancorp, Inc   1,214,506 
 4,561  *  First NBC Bank Holding Co   121,551 
 8,008     First of Long Island Corp   315,115 
 55,100  *,e  First Security Group, Inc   111,853 
 161,821     FirstMerit Corp   3,634,500 
 18,997  *  Flagstar Bancorp, Inc   307,941 
 31,631     Flushing Financial Corp   635,467 
 146,496     FNB Corp   1,832,665 
 10,596     Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc   182,993 
 10,296     Franklin Financial Corp   194,285 
 11,187     German American Bancorp, Inc   304,063 
 71,422     Glacier Bancorp, Inc   1,973,390 
 9,949     Great Southern Bancorp, Inc   279,368 
 12,895     Guaranty Bancorp   174,082 
 29,360  *  Hampton Roads Bankshares, Inc   41,398 
 83,244     Hancock Holding Co   2,728,738 
 30,695     Hanmi Financial Corp   536,549 
 14,071     Heartland Financial USA, Inc   372,741 
 18,150     Heritage Commerce Corp   141,388 
 13,362     Heritage Financial Corp   215,529 
 16,880  *  Heritage Oaks Bancorp   115,628 
 1,130     Hingham Institution for Savings   82,174 
 5,439  *  Home Bancorp, Inc   98,827 
 44,005     Home Bancshares, Inc   1,490,889 
 12,763     Home Federal Bancorp, Inc   198,975 
 68,479     Home Loan Servicing Solutions Ltd   1,616,789 
 13,054     HomeStreet, Inc   248,287 
 18,391  *  HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc   297,015 
 7,488     Horizon Bancorp   162,564 
 15,811     Hudson Valley Holding Corp   292,345 
 29,516     IBERIABANK Corp   1,724,620 
 22,688     Independent Bank Corp   814,045 
 4,007     Independent Bank Group, Inc   151,184 
 52,284     International Bancshares Corp   1,194,689 
 15,030  *  Intervest Bancshares Corp   109,569 
 44,006     Investors Bancorp, Inc   1,043,382 
 12,681  *  Kearny Financial Corp   133,150 
 28,590     Lakeland Bancorp, Inc   325,926 
 16,115     Lakeland Financial Corp   573,533 
208

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 5,373  e  LCNB Corp  $108,266 
 20,518  *,e  Macatawa Bank Corp   100,743 
 17,701     MainSource Financial Group, Inc   287,110 
 53,508     MB Financial, Inc   1,589,188 
 7,537     Mercantile Bank Corp   164,608 
 4,949     Merchants Bancshares, Inc   148,371 
 7,385  *  Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc   175,320 
 6,259     Meta Financial Group, Inc   232,960 
 13,675     MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc   195,963 
 316,751  *  MGIC Investment Corp   2,578,353 
 4,581     Middleburg Financial Corp   83,924 
 7,181     Midsouth Bancorp, Inc   109,008 
 5,991     MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc   158,282 
 3,697  *,e  NASB Financial, Inc   95,198 
 51,741     National Bank Holdings Corp   1,086,561 
 6,122     National Bankshares, Inc   215,188 
 114,212     National Penn Bancshares, Inc   1,184,378 
 44,186     NBT Bancorp, Inc   1,076,813 
 22,073  *  NewBridge Bancorp   164,665 
 58,828     Northfield Bancorp, Inc   760,646 
 5,558     Northrim BanCorp, Inc   139,506 
 93,837     Northwest Bancshares, Inc   1,312,780 
 13,582     OceanFirst Financial Corp   238,907 
 46,007     OFG Bancorp   681,364 
 100,668     Old National Bancorp   1,463,713 
 10,392  *  OmniAmerican Bancorp, Inc   227,793 
 45,593     Oritani Financial Corp   739,518 
 17,062     Pacific Continental Corp   235,114 
 15,674  *  Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc   218,025 
 37,020  e  PacWest Bancorp   1,408,611 
 3,918  *,e  Palmetto Bancshares, Inc   52,580 
 11,470  e  Park National Corp   908,653 
 41,895     Park Sterling Bank   272,736 
 7,711     Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp   141,420 
 3,390     Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc   173,568 
 13,626  *  Pennsylvania Commerce Bancorp, Inc   290,779 
 12,488  *  PennyMac Financial Services, Inc   201,057 
 10,656     Peoples Bancorp, Inc   238,908 
 34,536  *  Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc   1,070,616 
 10,289  *  Preferred Bank   197,755 
 63,969     PrivateBancorp, Inc   1,558,285 
 58,910     Prosperity Bancshares, Inc   3,678,929 
 8,691     Provident Financial Holdings, Inc   131,756 
 59,158     Provident Financial Services, Inc   1,108,621 
 167,067  e  Radian Group, Inc   2,434,166 
 30,324     Renasant Corp   869,692 
 9,959     Republic Bancorp, Inc (Class A)   229,256 
 27,499     Rockville Financial, Inc   361,612 
 6,430  *  Roma Financial Corp   125,128 
 30,118     S&T Bancorp, Inc   738,493 
 13,284     S.Y. Bancorp, Inc   398,653 
209

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 25,791     Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc  $631,622 
 64,749  *  Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida   147,628 
 10,766     Sierra Bancorp   203,800 
 16,696     Simmons First National Corp (Class A)   546,627 
 18,305  e  Southside Bancshares, Inc   499,726 
 18,451  *  Southwest Bancorp, Inc   295,400 
 31,422     State Bank & Trust Co   536,059 
 23,050     StellarOne Corp   536,604 
 43,538     Sterling Bancorp/DE   510,265 
 32,163     Sterling Bancorp-N Y   474,404 
 33,194     Sterling Financial Corp   961,298 
 9,874  *  Suffolk Bancorp   193,037 
 34,978  *  Sun Bancorp, Inc   115,427 
 183,012     Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc   2,156,796 
 17,645  *  Taylor Capital Group, Inc   405,835 
 10,483     Territorial Bancorp, Inc   228,634 
 40,155  *  Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc   2,090,068 
 32,890  *  The Bancorp, Inc   531,831 
 14,750     Tompkins Trustco, Inc   727,470 
 23,739  e  TowneBank   345,640 
 6,787     Tree.com, Inc   200,284 
 17,028     Trico Bancshares   430,638 
 7,264  *,e  Tristate Capital Holdings, Inc   90,873 
 97,540     Trustco Bank Corp NY   655,469 
 66,360     Trustmark Corp   1,802,338 
 35,172     UMB Financial Corp   2,072,334 
 109,969  e  Umpqua Holdings Corp   1,800,193 
 21,046  e  Union Bankshares Corp   507,630 
 50,191  e  United Bankshares, Inc   1,484,650 
 43,277  *  United Community Banks, Inc   674,688 
 35,001  *  United Community Financial Corp   140,004 
 19,651     United Financial Bancorp, Inc   308,128 
 14,868     Univest Corp of Pennsylvania   296,914 
 10,211  *,e  VantageSouth Bancshares, Inc   49,932 
 39,537     ViewPoint Financial Group   862,302 
 25,503  *  Virginia Commerce Bancorp   408,813 
 15,847  *  Walker & Dunlop, Inc   205,694 
 11,597     Washington Banking Co   197,265 
 14,882     Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc   489,469 
 6,496  *  Waterstone Financial, Inc   69,117 
 87,937     Webster Financial Corp   2,452,563 
 25,998     WesBanco, Inc   764,341 
 13,802     West Bancorporation, Inc   190,744 
 26,374  e  Westamerica Bancorporation   1,357,734 
 72,186  *  Western Alliance Bancorp   1,526,734 
 19,696     Westfield Financial, Inc   142,008 
 62,761     Wilshire Bancorp, Inc   531,586 
 36,612     Wintrust Financial Corp   1,592,988 
 8,176     WSFS Financial Corp   572,402 
 12,699  *  Yadkin Financial Corp   208,518 
       TOTAL BANKS   135,365,732 
210

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
CAPITAL GOODS - 9.1%  
 28,134     Aaon, Inc  $759,899 
 38,971     AAR Corp   1,141,071 
 40,229  *  Accuride Corp   181,030 
 26,547     Aceto Corp   423,425 
 71,939     Actuant Corp (Class A)   2,702,029 
 42,074     Acuity Brands, Inc   4,228,858 
 37,193  *  Aegion Corp   762,456 
 17,560  *  Aerovironment, Inc   476,052 
 67,415     Aircastle Ltd   1,272,121 
 6,820     Alamo Group, Inc   321,836 
 27,845     Albany International Corp (Class A)   1,024,974 
 26,509     Altra Holdings, Inc   805,078 
 21,981  *  Ameresco, Inc   229,921 
 8,980  e  American Railcar Industries, Inc   367,821 
 8,292     American Science & Engineering, Inc   545,448 
 42,337  *,e  American Superconductor Corp   92,295 
 9,533  *  American Woodmark Corp   323,359 
 8,022     Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp   147,685 
 28,554  *  API Technologies Corp   83,378 
 28,647     Apogee Enterprises, Inc   896,078 
 41,345     Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc   1,956,032 
 13,410     Argan, Inc   298,372 
 97,249  *  ArvinMeritor, Inc   668,101 
 20,226     Astec Industries, Inc   683,841 
 14,617  *  Astronics Corp   717,110 
 24,645     AZZ, Inc   1,106,560 
 51,855     Barnes Group, Inc   1,842,927 
 46,926  *  Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc   1,628,801 
 49,840  *  Blount International, Inc   607,051 
 32,404  *  Bluelinx Holdings, Inc   60,271 
 44,641     Brady Corp (Class A)   1,303,071 
 47,297     Briggs & Stratton Corp   867,427 
 42,148  *  Builders FirstSource, Inc   312,317 
 16,239  *  CAI International, Inc   355,472 
 322,623  *,e  Capstone Turbine Corp   409,731 
 29,544  *  Chart Industries, Inc   3,175,094 
 17,098     CIRCOR International, Inc   1,261,319 
 48,697     Clarcor, Inc   2,847,801 
 8,592     Coleman Cable, Inc   211,363 
 18,315  *  Columbus McKinnon Corp   476,373 
 35,679     Comfort Systems USA, Inc   664,700 
 27,114  *  Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc   213,387 
 19,370     Cubic Corp   1,016,925 
 45,948     Curtiss-Wright Corp   2,287,291 
 71,467  *  DigitalGlobe, Inc   2,274,080 
 23,268     Douglas Dynamics, Inc   352,976 
 10,402  *  Ducommun, Inc   258,594 
 9,425  *  DXP Enterprises, Inc   866,157 
 32,544  *  Dycom Industries, Inc   964,930 
 13,307     Dynamic Materials Corp   294,085 
211

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 19,127  *  Edgen Group, Inc  $228,950 
 65,944     EMCOR Group, Inc   2,443,885 
 20,583     Encore Wire Corp   1,019,476 
 42,612  *  Energy Recovery, Inc   248,854 
 47,239     EnerSys   3,134,307 
 17,429  *  Engility Holdings, Inc   539,776 
 19,112  *,e  Enphase Energy, Inc   144,296 
 20,173  *  EnPro Industries, Inc   1,203,723 
 3,341  *,e  Erickson Air-Crane, Inc   65,484 
 26,033     ESCO Technologies, Inc   939,271 
 30,183  *  Esterline Technologies Corp   2,419,469 
 60,720  *  Federal Signal Corp   831,257 
 44,254  *  Flow International Corp   176,573 
 45,946     Franklin Electric Co, Inc   1,739,056 
 11,886     Freightcar America, Inc   264,345 
 169,741  *,e  FuelCell Energy, Inc   227,453 
 35,702  *  Furmanite Corp   401,647 
 59,513  *,e  GenCorp, Inc   999,818 
 50,392     Generac Holdings, Inc   2,486,845 
 48,637     General Cable Corp   1,601,616 
 31,007  *  Gibraltar Industries, Inc   496,422 
 9,350  *  Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc   175,125 
 16,392     Global Power Equipment Group, Inc   333,741 
 14,339     Gorman-Rupp Co   584,171 
 114,879  *,e  GrafTech International Ltd   1,022,423 
 10,489     Graham Corp   386,100 
 37,492     Granite Construction, Inc   1,212,866 
 56,349     Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp   457,554 
 23,980  *  Greenbrier Cos, Inc   636,429 
 45,338     Griffon Corp   568,085 
 28,087  *  H&E Equipment Services, Inc   703,018 
 11,274     Hardinge, Inc   166,742 
 64,800     Heico Corp   3,471,984 
 17,906     Houston Wire & Cable Co   248,356 
 5,313     Hurco Cos, Inc   130,115 
 10,555     Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc   827,934 
 50,137  *  II-VI, Inc   855,337 
 11,195     Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc   88,217 
 16,587     Insteel Industries, Inc   275,178 
 28,889     John Bean Technologies Corp   785,203 
 10,858     Kadant, Inc   388,716 
 26,359     Kaman Corp   980,028 
 29,972  *,e  KEYW Holding Corp   344,678 
 43,981  *  Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc   372,959 
 20,045  *  Layne Christensen Co   387,670 
 9,683     LB Foster Co (Class A)   452,680 
 12,648  e  Lindsay Manufacturing Co   961,374 
 9,825  *  LMI Aerospace, Inc   154,253 
 17,311     LSI Industries, Inc   159,434 
 17,847  *  Lydall, Inc   325,172 
 12,671  *  Manitex International, Inc   163,836 
 57,563  *  Mastec, Inc   1,840,289 
212

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 18,321  *  Middleby Corp  $4,170,776 
 11,879     Miller Industries, Inc   222,612 
 44,257  *  Moog, Inc (Class A)   2,643,471 
 27,295     Mueller Industries, Inc   1,645,616 
 152,566     Mueller Water Products, Inc (Class A)   1,307,491 
 20,247  *  MYR Group, Inc   535,533 
 5,323  e  National Presto Industries, Inc   375,538 
 21,397  *  NCI Building Systems, Inc   308,759 
 17,098     NN, Inc   274,936 
 8,694  *  Nortek, Inc   610,058 
 9,576  *  Northwest Pipe Co   345,023 
 1,765  e  Omega Flex, Inc   35,900 
 58,925  *  Orbital Sciences Corp   1,359,400 
 28,617  *  Orion Marine Group, Inc   357,713 
 6,735  *  Patrick Industries, Inc   210,671 
 36,742  *  Perini Corp   843,229 
 31,831  *  Pgt, Inc   332,634 
 24,443     Pike Electric Corp   264,229 
 15,200  *  Ply Gem Holdings, Inc   226,480 
 16,695  *  PMFG, Inc   130,889 
 45,371  *,e  Polypore International, Inc   2,050,769 
 9,235  *  Powell Industries, Inc   580,235 
 2,241  *  Power Solutions International, Inc   130,561 
 21,005  *  PowerSecure International, Inc   379,770 
 2,490     Preformed Line Products Co   209,210 
 34,593     Primoris Services Corp   900,802 
 16,430  *,e  Proto Labs, Inc   1,377,820 
 34,925     Quanex Building Products Corp   620,967 
 35,288     Raven Industries, Inc   1,177,208 
 22,285  *  RBC Bearings, Inc   1,532,985 
 38,338  *,e  Revolution Lighting Technologies, Inc   114,631 
 28,960  *  Rexnord Corp   681,139 
 33,704  *  Rush Enterprises, Inc (Class A)   964,608 
 39,587     Simpson Manufacturing Co, Inc   1,403,359 
 10,174  *  Sparton Corp   268,492 
 12,547     Standex International Corp   771,766 
 13,659  *  Sterling Construction Co, Inc   131,126 
 7,470  *  Stock Building Supply Holdings, Inc   115,038 
 20,294     Sun Hydraulics Corp   805,266 
 32,852  e  TAL International Group, Inc   1,587,080 
 50,074  *  Taser International, Inc   889,815 
 17,383  *  Tecumseh Products Co (Class A)   135,587 
 36,538  *  Teledyne Technologies, Inc   3,245,305 
 17,860     Tennant Co   1,083,923 
 21,036  e  Textainer Group Holdings Ltd   797,264 
 7,041  *,e  The ExOne Company   361,415 
 26,766  *  Thermon Group Holdings   629,269 
 53,325  e  Titan International, Inc   773,213 
 18,770  *,e  Titan Machinery, Inc   331,103 
 16,878  *  Trex Co, Inc   1,185,173 
 44,181  *  Trimas Corp   1,672,693 
 8,316     Twin Disc, Inc   215,135 
213

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 19,531     Universal Forest Products, Inc  $1,033,581 
 74,562  *,e  USG Corp   2,036,288 
 15,512  *  Vicor Corp   136,661 
 66,501  *  Wabash National Corp   775,402 
 25,247     Watsco, Inc   2,405,787 
 27,745     Watts Water Technologies, Inc (Class A)   1,603,106 
 67,328     Woodward Governor Co   2,699,180 
 9,660  *  Xerium Technologies, Inc   115,823 
       TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS   141,968,676 
              
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 3.7%  
 52,612     ABM Industries, Inc   1,447,356 
 49,181  e  Acacia Research (Acacia Technologies)   742,141 
 113,413  *  ACCO Brands Corp   663,466 
 17,414  e  Acorn Energy, Inc   65,477 
 21,392     Administaff, Inc   827,229 
 34,904  *  Advisory Board Co   2,394,414 
 18,021     American Ecology Corp   640,647 
 33,860  *  ARC Document Solutions, Inc   211,286 
 7,383     Barrett Business Services, Inc   614,782 
 46,777     Brink’s Co   1,468,798 
 35,033  *  Casella Waste Systems, Inc (Class A)   207,045 
 35,444  *  CBIZ, Inc   289,223 
 14,084     CDI Corp   226,048 
 16,943  e  Ceco Environmental Corp   299,044 
 47,640  *,e  Cenveo, Inc   149,590 
 759     Compx International, Inc   10,770 
 7,400  *  Consolidated Graphics, Inc   474,266 
 109,921  *,e  Coolbrands International, Inc   66,370 
 32,973     Corporate Executive Board Co   2,403,732 
 11,204     Courier Corp   190,356 
 9,692  *  CRA International, Inc   184,633 
 50,029     Deluxe Corp   2,355,866 
 27,631  *  EnerNOC, Inc   459,504 
 24,951     Ennis, Inc   442,880 
 13,114     Exponent, Inc   991,550 
 9,815  *  Franklin Covey Co   184,522 
 39,247  *  FTI Consulting, Inc   1,592,643 
 18,933     G & K Services, Inc (Class A)   1,181,419 
 69,301     Geo Group, Inc   2,444,246 
 13,801  *  GP Strategies Corp   386,704 
 67,242     Healthcare Services Group   1,841,758 
 18,797     Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc   348,120 
 7,793  *  Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc   137,702 
 57,191     Herman Miller, Inc   1,735,175 
 44,110     HNI Corp   1,713,673 
 22,948  *  Huron Consulting Group, Inc   1,344,064 
 18,917  *  ICF International, Inc   654,907 
 149,056  *  ICO Global Communications Holdings Ltd   332,395 
 45,556  *  Innerworkings, Inc   435,971 
 57,487     Interface, Inc   1,164,112 
 10,838     Intersections, Inc   92,882 
214

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 27,346     Kelly Services, Inc (Class A)  $570,438 
 26,986     Kforce, Inc   531,354 
 30,904     Kimball International, Inc (Class B)   361,577 
 48,443     Knoll, Inc   795,434 
 47,232  *  Korn/Ferry International   1,124,122 
 23,976     McGrath RentCorp   855,224 
 27,527     Mine Safety Appliances Co   1,325,700 
 16,862  *  Mistras Group, Inc   309,586 
 36,904  *  Mobile Mini, Inc   1,332,972 
 12,746     Multi-Color Corp   443,943 
 7,569  *  National Technical Systems, Inc   173,254 
 48,331  *  Navigant Consulting, Inc   838,543 
 5,347     NL Industries, Inc   62,346 
 75,611  *,e  Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc   164,076 
 44,200  *  On Assignment, Inc   1,493,518 
 21,875  *  Performant Financial Corp   218,094 
 24,361  e  Quad   850,686 
 41,452     Resources Connection, Inc   528,927 
 32,360  *  RPX Corp   577,950 
 12,656     Schawk, Inc (Class A)   185,031 
 14,790  *  Standard Parking Corp   391,491 
 81,318     Steelcase, Inc (Class A)   1,332,802 
 20,386  *  Team, Inc   760,194 
 63,732  *  Tetra Tech, Inc   1,665,317 
 12,082  *  TRC Cos, Inc   92,911 
 40,160  *  TrueBlue, Inc   991,952 
 14,129     Unifirst Corp   1,452,744 
 39,965     United Stationers, Inc   1,776,045 
 19,562     Viad Corp   522,305 
 4,274     VSE Corp   187,201 
 24,255  *  WageWorks, Inc   1,242,099 
 21,852     West Corp   481,181 
       TOTAL COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES   57,055,783 
              
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 3.1%  
 49,423  *,e  American Apparel, Inc   66,227 
 12,525     Arctic Cat, Inc   656,310 
 9,579     Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc   134,106 
 25,836  *,e  Beazer Homes USA, Inc   469,440 
 12,164  e  Blyth, Inc   167,985 
 87,640     Brunswick Corp   3,955,193 
 66,328  e  Callaway Golf Co   559,145 
 6,572  *  Cavco Industries, Inc   384,922 
 24,185  *,e  Clarus Corp   360,598 
 13,051  e  Columbia Sportswear Co   872,720 
 7,296  *  Costa, Inc   146,796 
 86,212  *  CROCS, Inc   1,050,062 
 8,477     CSS Industries, Inc   219,470 
 8,520     Culp, Inc   164,862 
 24,508  e  Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc   652,893 
 8,613  *  EveryWare Global, Inc   82,857 
 116,055  *  Fifth & Pacific Cos, Inc   3,074,297 
215

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 3,540     Flexsteel Industries, Inc  $97,208 
 15,998  *  G-III Apparel Group Ltd   907,407 
 31,050  *  Helen of Troy Ltd   1,450,656 
 10,255     Hooker Furniture Corp   162,029 
 108,463  *,e  Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc (Class A)   548,823 
 55,042  *  Iconix Brand Group, Inc   1,986,466 
 27,490  *  iRobot Corp   931,086 
 21,630  e  Jakks Pacific, Inc   139,297 
 3,848     Johnson Outdoors, Inc   105,551 
 77,745     Jones Apparel Group, Inc   1,208,157 
 80,374  e  KB Home   1,363,947 
 51,285     La-Z-Boy, Inc   1,183,658 
 62,579  *,e  Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc   535,676 
 21,032  *  Libbey, Inc   449,033 
 8,125     Lifetime Brands, Inc   127,238 
 24,034  *  M/I Homes, Inc   491,976 
 7,584     Marine Products Corp   71,062 
 38,094     MDC Holdings, Inc   1,111,964 
 35,944  *  Meritage Homes Corp   1,631,498 
 17,220     Movado Group, Inc   802,969 
 4,790     Nacco Industries, Inc (Class A)   272,886 
 30,213  *  Nautilus, Inc   240,496 
 13,267     Oxford Industries, Inc   952,173 
 12,107     Perry Ellis International, Inc   230,154 
 45,754     Pool Corp   2,488,103 
 130,895  *  Quiksilver, Inc   1,089,046 
 8,793     RG Barry Corp   167,771 
 45,282     Ryland Group, Inc   1,820,336 
 37,996  *  Skechers U.S.A., Inc (Class A)   1,107,203 
 19,941  *  Skullcandy, Inc   125,230 
 55,359  *,e  Smith & Wesson Holding Corp   596,770 
 143,864  *  Standard-Pacific Corp   1,140,842 
 59,099  *  Steven Madden Ltd   2,167,751 
 19,023  e  Sturm Ruger & Co, Inc   1,244,294 
 16,699  *  TRI Pointe Homes, Inc   265,848 
 46,515  *  Tumi Holdings, Inc   993,095 
 7,320  *  UCP, Inc (Class A)   103,212 
 14,074  *  Unifi, Inc   343,265 
 15,184  *  Universal Electronics, Inc   590,809 
 21,902  *,e  Vera Bradley, Inc   485,129 
 6,460  *  WCI Communities, Inc   116,538 
 5,740     Weyco Group, Inc   164,910 
 13,132  *  William Lyon Homes, Inc   304,269 
 48,804     Wolverine World Wide, Inc   2,817,943 
 30,442  *,e  Zagg, Inc   144,295 
       TOTAL CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL   48,295,952 
              
CONSUMER SERVICES - 4.2%  
 23,425  *  AFC Enterprises   1,044,287 
 16,785  *  American Public Education, Inc   671,904 
 13,920  *  Ascent Media Corp (Series A)   1,175,126 
 25,121  *  BJ’s Restaurants, Inc   679,774 
216

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 54,612  *  Bloomin’ Brands, Inc  $1,366,938 
 26,852     Bob Evans Farms, Inc   1,532,981 
 68,202  *  Boyd Gaming Corp   720,213 
 18,946  *  Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc   282,864 
 17,472  *  Bridgepoint Education, Inc   342,451 
 11,158  *  Bright Horizons Family Solutions   415,636 
 17,992  *  Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc   2,565,299 
 35,025  *,m  Caesars Entertainment Corp   610,136 
 11,200  *  Capella Education Co   682,304 
 65,338  *  Career Education Corp   358,052 
 15,391     Carriage Services, Inc   309,205 
 24,423  *  Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc   141,653 
 19,167     CBRL Group, Inc   2,105,878 
 17,157     CEC Entertainment, Inc   795,227 
 51,452     Cheesecake Factory   2,431,107 
 13,539     Churchill Downs, Inc   1,163,136 
 15,964  *  Chuy’s Holdings, Inc   600,246 
 80,249  *,e  Corinthian Colleges, Inc   171,733 
 10,642  *  Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc   192,620 
 91,605  *  Denny’s Corp   581,692 
 16,550  *  Diamond Resorts International, Inc   315,774 
 16,143     DineEquity, Inc   1,324,856 
 9,480  *  Diversified Restaurant Holdings, Inc   65,507 
 24,131  *,e  Education Management Corp   369,204 
 7,280     Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc   129,875 
 18,969  *  Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc   804,096 
 44,671  *  Grand Canyon Education, Inc   2,111,598 
 53,479     Hillenbrand, Inc   1,509,177 
 6,775  *  Ignite Restaurant Group, Inc   108,807 
 27,614     International Speedway Corp (Class A)   903,254 
 39,609     Interval Leisure Group, Inc   961,310 
 19,018  *  Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc   154,236 
 22,387  *,e  ITT Educational Services, Inc   898,166 
 43,824  *  Jack in the Box, Inc   1,782,760 
 14,932  *,e  Jamba, Inc   170,523 
 4,080  *  JTH Holding, Inc   80,580 
 27,752  *,e  K12, Inc   507,307 
 63,928  *  Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc   1,550,893 
 41,588  *  Life Time Fitness, Inc   1,888,927 
 57,799  *  LifeLock, Inc   929,986 
 21,676     Lincoln Educational Services Corp   103,611 
 19,848  *  Luby’s, Inc   152,036 
 12,652     Mac-Gray Corp   266,704 
 18,293     Marcus Corp   262,687 
 28,538  *  Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp   1,429,183 
 27,033     Matthews International Corp (Class A)   1,097,540 
 9,969  *  Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc   168,576 
 23,545  *,e  Morgans Hotel Group Co   168,582 
 28,429  *  Multimedia Games, Inc   924,227 
 2,830  *  Nathan’s Famous, Inc   145,236 
 5,540  *,e  Noodles & Co   242,597 
 92,405  *  Orient-Express Hotels Ltd (Class A)   1,229,911 
217

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 27,390  *,e  Outerwall, Inc  $1,779,802 
 15,989     Papa John’s International, Inc   1,209,888 
 56,821  *  Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc   1,329,611 
 13,942  *  Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc   1,062,102 
 48,223     Regis Corp   699,234 
 61,842  *  Ruby Tuesday, Inc   366,723 
 34,097     Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Inc   415,642 
 46,833  *  Scientific Games Corp (Class A)   856,107 
 54,938  *  SHFL Entertainment, Inc   1,273,463 
 54,873  *  Sonic Corp   1,059,049 
 66,264     Sotheby’s (Class A)   3,439,101 
 11,757     Speedway Motorsports, Inc   214,683 
 1,468  *  Steak N Shake Co   640,077 
 14,069  *  Steiner Leisure Ltd   788,145 
 70,959     Stewart Enterprises, Inc (Class A)   937,368 
 11,052     Strayer Education, Inc   436,886 
 60,247     Texas Roadhouse, Inc (Class A)   1,651,973 
 22,063     Town Sports International Holdings, Inc   285,054 
 22,688     Universal Technical Institute, Inc   301,524 
 35,206     Vail Resorts, Inc   2,480,263 
       TOTAL CONSUMER SERVICES   64,924,883 
              
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 4.0%  
 218,424     Apollo Investment Corp   1,863,157 
 120,366     BGC Partners, Inc (Class A)   640,347 
 73,505     BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp   690,212 
 20,490     Calamos Asset Management, Inc (Class A)   201,212 
 1,163     California First National Bancorp   20,760 
 12,617     Capital Southwest Corp   414,721 
 28,141  e  Cash America International, Inc   1,110,162 
 18,737  e  Cohen & Steers, Inc   718,751 
 18,604  *  Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc   125,019 
 93,916  *  Cowen Group, Inc   372,847 
 6,810  *  Credit Acceptance Corp   805,623 
 5,349     Deerfield Capital Corp   42,257 
 2,795     Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc   308,205 
 40,963  *  Dollar Financial Corp   495,652 
 24,065  *,e  Encore Capital Group, Inc   1,175,575 
 30,763     Evercore Partners, Inc (Class A)   1,552,609 
 50,219  *  Ezcorp, Inc (Class A)   789,945 
 9,521  *  FBR Capital Markets Corp   252,307 
 13,422  e  Fidus Investment Corp   272,601 
 132,349     Fifth Street Finance Corp   1,349,960 
 47,746     Financial Engines, Inc   2,667,569 
 28,236  *  First Cash Financial Services, Inc   1,707,996 
 120,087  *,e  First Marblehead Corp   115,284 
 8,634  *  Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc   201,259 
 14,741     Friedman Billings Ramsey Group, Inc (Class A)   363,661 
 35,927  e  FXCM, Inc   588,844 
 11,047     Gain Capital Holdings, Inc   115,662 
 5,920     GAMCO Investors, Inc (Class A)   423,339 
 5,343  e  Garrison Capital, Inc   78,702 
218

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 76,197     GFI Group, Inc  $264,404 
 21,705     Gladstone Capital Corp   191,438 
 25,374     Gladstone Investment Corp   179,394 
 35,922  e  Golub Capital BDC, Inc   632,227 
 24,005  *,e  Green Dot Corp   515,147 
 27,333     Greenhill & Co, Inc   1,402,183 
 18,787  *,e  GSV Capital Corp   287,253 
 15,141     Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc   185,477 
 58,369  e  Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc   901,217 
 32,436     HFF, Inc (Class A)   796,304 
 8,241  e  Horizon Technology Finance Corp   111,089 
 15,303  *  Imperial Holdings, Inc   89,676 
 13,512  *  International Assets Holding Corp   276,456 
 36,704  *  Internet Capital Group, Inc   598,642 
 37,263  *  Investment Technology Group, Inc   596,953 
 33,000  e  iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund   3,604,590 
 145,206     Janus Capital Group, Inc   1,433,183 
 13,025     JMP Group, Inc   83,490 
 27,115  e  KCAP Financial, Inc   228,579 
 71,072  *  KCG Holdings, Inc   621,169 
 95,354  *  Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc   200,243 
 38,004     Main Street Capital Corp   1,155,322 
 15,130     Manning & Napier, Inc   251,158 
 36,679     MarketAxess Holdings, Inc   2,392,571 
 8,576     Marlin Business Services Corp   236,440 
 66,185     MCG Capital Corp   311,731 
 18,698     Medallion Financial Corp   283,836 
 37,851     Medley Capital Corp   527,643 
 22,746     MVC Capital, Inc   314,577 
 22,857     Nelnet, Inc (Class A)   974,394 
 37,215     New Mountain Finance Corp   527,709 
 23,318  *  NewStar Financial, Inc   405,966 
 19,657     NGP Capital Resources Co   146,248 
 10,213  e  Nicholas Financial, Inc   163,919 
 10,059     Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc   199,470 
 15,491     PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd   205,875 
 62,177     PennantPark Investment Corp   700,113 
 55,044  *  PHH Corp   1,323,808 
 22,622  *  Pico Holdings, Inc   531,165 
 16,142  *  Piper Jaffray Cos   579,336 
 49,568  *  Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc   2,946,818 
 271,565  e  Prospect Capital Corp   3,079,547 
 10,086     Pzena Investment Management, Inc (Class A)   72,518 
 1,880  e  RCS Capital Corp (Class A)   33,088 
 5,332  *  Regional Management Corp   170,677 
 10,743     Resource America, Inc (Class A)   92,712 
 22,336  *  Safeguard Scientifics, Inc   389,763 
 5,170  *  Silvercrest Asset Management Group, Inc   76,361 
 44,341     Solar Capital Ltd   1,017,626 
 11,439     Solar Senior Capital Ltd   208,647 
 12,261  e  Stellus Capital Investment Corp   181,953 
 62,578  *  Stifel Financial Corp   2,562,569 
219

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 27,924  *  SWS Group, Inc  $157,212 
 24,534     TCP Capital Corp   408,982 
 34,373     THL Credit, Inc   558,561 
 50,113  e  TICC Capital Corp   501,130 
 26,810     Triangle Capital Corp   797,866 
 6,598  *  Virtus Investment Partners, Inc   1,342,825 
 36,217  *  Walter Investment Management Corp   1,367,916 
 7,310     Westwood Holdings Group, Inc   389,842 
 7,678  e  WhiteHorse Finance, Inc   118,318 
 98,510  *  WisdomTree Investments, Inc   1,369,289 
 9,022  *,e  World Acceptance Corp   939,371 
       TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS   62,678,224 
              
ENERGY - 5.9%  
 89,716  *,e  Abraxas Petroleum Corp   259,279 
 2,054     Adams Resources & Energy, Inc   106,336 
 22,449  e  Alon USA Energy, Inc   271,184 
 214,265  *,e  Alpha Natural Resources, Inc   1,499,855 
 25,464  *,e  Amyris Biotechnologies, Inc   64,169 
 7,548  *,e  APCO Argentina, Inc   114,881 
 34,161  *,e  Approach Resources, Inc   961,632 
 203,937  e  Arch Coal, Inc   864,693 
 17,260  *  Athlon Energy, Inc   567,854 
 30,237  *  Basic Energy Services, Inc   443,577 
 51,443     Berry Petroleum Co (Class A)   2,456,403 
 47,637  *,e  Bill Barrett Corp   1,318,116 
 7,084     Bolt Technology Corp   126,733 
 28,172  *  Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc   1,423,813 
 113,164  *,e  BPZ Energy, Inc   227,460 
 35,471     Bristow Group, Inc   2,854,351 
 45,090  *,e  C&J Energy Services, Inc   1,038,874 
 94,955  *,e  Cal Dive International, Inc   187,061 
 42,230  *  Callon Petroleum Co   288,431 
 19,444  e  CARBO Ceramics, Inc   2,437,111 
 39,491  *  Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc   1,731,285 
 6,154  *  Clayton Williams Energy, Inc   478,966 
 63,920  *,e  Clean Energy Fuels Corp   728,049 
 60,260  *  Cloud Peak Energy, Inc   940,659 
 45,773     Comstock Resources, Inc   783,176 
 14,546     Contango Oil & Gas Co   623,296 
 46,534     Crosstex Energy, Inc   1,428,128 
 7,942  *  Dawson Geophysical Co   232,224 
 37,049     Delek US Holdings, Inc   946,602 
 18,578  *  Diamondback Energy, Inc   959,554 
 54,635  *  Emerald Oil, Inc   475,324 
 46,225  *,e  Endeavour International Corp   274,576 
 78,012     Energy XXI Bermuda Ltd   2,267,029 
 28,959  *  EPL Oil & Gas, Inc   923,213 
 36,558     Equal Energy Ltd   173,285 
 20,184  *  Era Group, Inc   637,814 
 19,447  *  Evolution Petroleum Corp   234,531 
 135,039  e  EXCO Resources, Inc   730,561 
220

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 55,580  *  Exterran Holdings, Inc  $1,586,809 
 120,876  *,e  Forest Oil Corp   572,952 
 38,130  *  Forum Energy Technologies, Inc   1,115,684 
 54,700  *,e  Frontline Ltd   115,964 
 61,379  *,e  FX Energy, Inc   213,599 
 25,310     GasLog Ltd   376,613 
 52,788  *  Gastar Exploration Ltd   228,044 
 12,619  *  Geospace Technologies Corp   1,229,343 
 23,566  *  Global Geophysical Services, Inc   56,323 
 25,154  *,e  Goodrich Petroleum Corp   588,352 
 25,700     Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc   414,541 
 13,850     Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc   349,297 
 26,064     Gulfmark Offshore, Inc   1,297,466 
 227,138  *,e  Halcon Resources Corp   1,176,575 
 7,359     Hallador Petroleum Co   56,664 
 102,325  *  Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc   2,421,010 
 156,100  *  Hercules Offshore, Inc   1,061,480 
 34,770  *  Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc   1,921,738 
 131,975  *  ION Geophysical Corp   612,364 
 753  *  Isramco, Inc   99,373 
 10,610  *  Jones Energy, Inc (Class A)   169,866 
 149,173  *  Key Energy Services, Inc   1,166,533 
 43,682  *,e  KiOR, Inc (Class A)   101,779 
 25,752     Knightsbridge Tankers Ltd   212,196 
 258,788  *  Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp   3,356,480 
 33,018  *,e  L&L Energy, Inc   46,886 
 170,534  *,e  Magnum Hunter Resources Corp   1,215,907 
 56,381  *  Matador Resources Co   1,037,974 
 25,964  *  Matrix Service Co   539,792 
 37,164  *,e  Midstates Petroleum Co, Inc   209,605 
 29,778  *,e  Miller Petroleum, Inc   201,299 
 12,734  *  Mitcham Industries, Inc   211,894 
 13,726  *  Natural Gas Services Group, Inc   384,191 
 83,448  *  Newpark Resources, Inc   1,063,962 
 63,062  e  Nordic American Tanker Shipping   514,586 
 61,877  *,e  Northern Oil And Gas, Inc   1,016,639 
 135,282  *,e  Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc   330,088 
 6,669     Panhandle Oil and Gas, Inc (Class A)   223,878 
 118,120  *  Parker Drilling Co   850,464 
 34,398  *  PDC Energy, Inc   2,332,528 
 52,124  *  Penn Virginia Corp   443,575 
 61,120  *  Petroquest Energy, Inc   288,486 
 11,994  *  PHI, Inc   477,601 
 59,403  *  Pioneer Energy Services Corp   498,985 
 120,902  *,e  Quicksilver Resources, Inc   258,730 
 20,416  *  Renewable Energy Group, Inc   222,739 
 66,913  *  Resolute Energy Corp   627,644 
 44,019  *  Rex Energy Corp   946,409 
 5,250  *  Rex Stores Corp   151,410 
 11,327  *  RigNet, Inc   417,513 
 59,003  *  Rosetta Resources, Inc   3,536,640 
 37,317  *,e  Sanchez Energy Corp   1,063,908 
221

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 178,134     Scorpio Tankers, Inc  $2,055,666 
 19,394     SEACOR Holdings, Inc   1,896,733 
 40,634     SemGroup Corp   2,453,887 
 54,172  e  Ship Finance International Ltd   896,547 
 48,097  *,e  Solazyme, Inc   503,095 
 48,539  *  Stone Energy Corp   1,692,070 
 43,634  *,e  Swift Energy Co   598,658 
 50,862  *  Synergy Resources Corp   526,930 
 32,306     Targa Resources Investments, Inc   2,505,653 
 73,022  e  Teekay Tankers Ltd (Class A)   190,587 
 30,795  *  Tesco Corp   529,058 
 77,038  *  Tetra Technologies, Inc   999,183 
 13,271     TGC Industries, Inc   97,807 
 66,541  *  Triangle Petroleum Corp   703,338 
 81,015  *,e  Uranium Energy Corp   142,586 
 107,431  *,e  Ur-Energy, Inc   112,803 
 59,928  *  Vaalco Energy, Inc   315,821 
 187,211  *,e  Vantage Drilling Co   333,236 
 32,591     W&T Offshore, Inc   622,162 
 69,950  *  Warren Resources, Inc   218,944 
 52,415  e  Western Refining, Inc   1,691,432 
 10,361  *  Westmoreland Coal Co   147,230 
 37,952  *  Willbros Group, Inc   370,412 
 32,742  *,e  ZaZa Energy Corp   40,600 
       TOTAL ENERGY   91,338,901 
              
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 1.4%  
 18,010     Andersons, Inc   1,335,982 
 964     Arden Group, Inc (Class A)   125,320 
 37,543     Casey’s General Stores, Inc   2,736,134 
 15,895  *  Chefs’ Warehouse Holdings, Inc   380,844 
 14,747  *  Fairway Group Holdings Corp   360,269 
 48,096     Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc   2,372,095 
 11,726     Ingles Markets, Inc (Class A)   302,648 
 11,876     Nash Finch Co   333,240 
 8,850  *,e  Natural Grocers by Vitamin C   353,115 
 26,765  *  Pantry, Inc   358,383 
 18,557     Pricesmart, Inc   2,111,601 
 731,368  *  Rite Aid Corp   3,898,191 
 24,539  e  Roundy’s, Inc   228,213 
 22,353  e  Spartan Stores, Inc   525,966 
 200,263  *,e  Supervalu, Inc   1,407,849 
 17,677  *,e  Susser Holdings Corp   969,407 
 48,185  *  United Natural Foods, Inc   3,442,818 
 6,310     Village Super Market (Class A)   231,325 
 11,106     Weis Markets, Inc   568,294 
       TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING   22,041,694 
              
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 2.0%  
 2,538     Alico, Inc   101,418 
 101,168  *  Alliance One International, Inc   300,469 
 13,452  *,e  Annie’s, Inc   635,607 
222

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 50,921     B&G Foods, Inc (Class A)  $1,723,676 
 8,017  *,e  Boston Beer Co, Inc (Class A)   1,840,623 
 57,637  *  Boulder Brands, Inc   944,670 
 11,745     Calavo Growers, Inc   348,709 
 15,093     Cal-Maine Foods, Inc   765,668 
 43,425  *  Chiquita Brands International, Inc   449,449 
 4,554     Coca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated   288,359 
 10,345  *  Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc   167,796 
 116,206  *  Darling International, Inc   2,704,114 
 22,506  *,e  Diamond Foods, Inc   549,371 
 50,253  *  Dole Food Co, Inc   680,928 
 6,962  *  Farmer Bros Co   125,734 
 37,760     Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc   1,004,038 
 1,918     Griffin Land & Nurseries, Inc (Class A)   63,294 
 37,764  *  Hain Celestial Group, Inc   3,143,098 
 14,550  *  Inventure Foods, Inc   163,833 
 14,716     J&J Snack Foods Corp   1,259,248 
 8,366     John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc   205,636 
 18,222     Lancaster Colony Corp   1,512,244 
 45,833     Lance, Inc   1,374,532 
 3,949  e  Lifeway Foods, Inc   57,774 
 9,308     Limoneira Co   245,173 
 10,036     National Beverage Corp   183,759 
 20,184  *  Omega Protein Corp   188,922 
 60,142  *  Pilgrim’s Pride Corp   852,212 
 31,729  *  Post Holdings, Inc   1,362,760 
 22,824     Sanderson Farms, Inc   1,442,705 
 300     Seaboard Corp   819,000 
 7,946  *  Seneca Foods Corp   232,977 
 12,572  *  Synutra International, Inc   85,867 
 18,745  e  Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc   599,840 
 35,503  *  TreeHouse Foods, Inc   2,600,950 
 22,825  e  Universal Corp   1,210,410 
 59,916  e  Vector Group Ltd   968,842 
       TOTAL FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO   31,203,705 
              
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 6.9%  
 21,538     Abaxis, Inc   769,553 
 38,847  *,e  Abiomed, Inc   931,551 
 34,449  *  Acadia Healthcare Co, Inc   1,493,709 
 55,807  *,e  Accretive Health, Inc   460,966 
 69,406  *,e  Accuray, Inc   468,490 
 6,009  *  Addus HomeCare Corp   155,333 
 38,433  e  Air Methods Corp   1,680,291 
 71,329  *  Align Technology, Inc   4,070,033 
 5,918  *  Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc   149,193 
 8,590     Almost Family, Inc   165,186 
 54,502  *  Alphatec Holdings, Inc   99,194 
 29,735  *  Amedisys, Inc   484,086 
 43,353  *  AMN Healthcare Services, Inc   537,577 
 31,550  *  Amsurg Corp   1,353,179 
 12,168     Analogic Corp   1,122,255 
223

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 23,737  *  Angiodynamics, Inc  $373,146 
 12,095  *  Anika Therapeutics, Inc   361,278 
 111,067  *,e  Antares Pharma, Inc   444,268 
 27,537  *  Arthrocare Corp   1,030,985 
 35,901  *,e  athenahealth, Inc   4,793,143 
 20,518  *  AtriCure, Inc   284,174 
 1,431     Atrion Corp   382,335 
 34,189  *,e  Biolase Technology, Inc   63,933 
 24,083  *,e  Bio-Reference Labs, Inc   780,530 
 60,496  *  BioScrip, Inc   424,077 
 32,372     Cantel Medical Corp   1,136,257 
 28,362  *  Capital Senior Living Corp   629,069 
 21,655  *  Cardiovascular Systems, Inc   657,229 
 52,628  *  Centene Corp   2,955,589 
 66,256  *,e  Cerus Corp   418,075 
 18,310  e  Chemed Corp   1,241,784 
 10,519  *  Chindex International, Inc   177,035 
 11,157     Computer Programs & Systems, Inc   636,395 
 27,200     Conmed Corp   986,544 
 11,692  *  Corvel Corp   486,387 
 23,130  *  Cross Country Healthcare, Inc   137,392 
 31,469     CryoLife, Inc   282,906 
 15,385  *  Cutera, Inc   154,619 
 26,896  *  Cyberonics, Inc   1,553,513 
 18,354  *  Cynosure, Inc (Class A)   396,630 
 11,994  *,e  Derma Sciences, Inc   138,771 
 69,561  *  DexCom, Inc   1,998,488 
 40,070  *  Emeritus Corp   767,741 
 61,219  *  Endologix, Inc   1,106,227 
 18,510     Ensign Group, Inc   788,156 
 9,159  *  Exactech, Inc   207,909 
 29,585  *  ExamWorks Group, Inc   764,772 
 39,747  *  Five Star Quality Care, Inc   201,517 
 34,024  *  GenMark Diagnostics, Inc   411,690 
 29,115  *  Gentiva Health Services, Inc   333,367 
 53,408  *,e  Globus Medical, Inc   1,025,434 
 23,408  *  Greatbatch, Inc   892,313 
 14,677  *  Greenway Medical Technologies   298,677 
 49,041  *  Haemonetics Corp   1,989,103 
 33,729  *  Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc   1,237,854 
 84,106     Healthsouth Corp   2,952,962 
 20,098  *  HealthStream, Inc   717,901 
 35,181  *  Healthways, Inc   338,793 
 15,917  *  HeartWare International, Inc   1,154,938 
 84,589  *  HMS Holdings Corp   1,787,366 
 12,661  *  ICU Medical, Inc   782,450 
 51,443  *  Insulet Corp   2,007,306 
 20,044  *  Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp   917,614 
 29,850     Invacare Corp   640,879 
 16,546  *  IPC The Hospitalist Co, Inc   906,555 
 53,872     Kindred Healthcare, Inc   747,743 
 9,721     Landauer, Inc   470,496 
224

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 11,718  *  LHC Group, Inc  $241,391 
 26,491  *  Magellan Health Services, Inc   1,555,022 
 40,763  *  MAKO Surgical Corp   1,215,145 
 46,886     Masimo Corp   1,201,219 
 58,687  *  MedAssets, Inc   1,351,562 
 12,776  *  Medical Action Industries, Inc   77,423 
 26,133  *  Medidata Solutions, Inc   2,882,731 
 61,747  *  Merge Healthcare, Inc   156,837 
 40,845  e  Meridian Bioscience, Inc   1,009,688 
 42,741  *  Merit Medical Systems, Inc   683,429 
 27,768  *  Molina Healthcare, Inc   878,580 
 12,566  *  MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc   1,993,470 
 10,248     National Healthcare Corp   495,798 
 8,654  *  National Research Corp   151,791 
 28,891  *  Natus Medical, Inc   570,019 
 35,004  *  Neogen Corp   1,617,885 
 112,367  *,e  Neoprobe Corp   224,734 
 42,760  *  NuVasive, Inc   1,358,913 
 59,593  *  NxStage Medical, Inc   790,799 
 32,685  *  Omnicell, Inc   754,043 
 53,551  *  OraSure Technologies, Inc   349,153 
 19,941  *  Orthofix International NV   408,591 
 62,186  e  Owens & Minor, Inc   2,327,000 
 28,592  *  PharMerica Corp   422,018 
 16,354  *,e  PhotoMedex, Inc   206,715 
 10,411  *  Providence Service Corp   311,185 
 38,663     Quality Systems, Inc   882,290 
 27,399  *,e  Quidel Corp   676,755 
 10,505  *  Rochester Medical Corp   209,890 
 38,340  *,e  Rockwell Medical Technologies, Inc   441,677 
 56,330  *  RTI Biologics, Inc   157,161 
 49,120     Select Medical Holdings Corp   416,538 
 19,425  *  Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc (Class A)   82,751 
 73,327  *  Solta Medical, Inc   135,655 
 39,665  *  Spectranetics Corp   828,602 
 34,799  *  Staar Surgical Co   460,739 
 57,813     STERIS Corp   2,612,569 
 14,026  *  SurModics, Inc   330,733 
 35,568  *  Symmetry Medical, Inc   288,101 
 67,562  *  Team Health Holdings, Inc   2,934,893 
 27,817  *,e  TearLab Corp   290,131 
 55,312  *  Thoratec Corp   2,388,925 
 26,691  *  Tornier BV   574,123 
 22,627  *  Triple-S Management Corp (Class B)   402,987 
 103,166  *,e  Unilife Corp   312,593 
 35,003     Universal American Corp   259,722 
 12,507     US Physical Therapy, Inc   399,223 
 957  *,e  USMD Holdings, Inc   26,633 
 2,934     Utah Medical Products, Inc   163,306 
 16,311  *  Vascular Solutions, Inc   320,022 
 20,381  *  Vocera Communications, Inc   343,012 
 52,592  *  Volcano Corp   1,008,189 
225

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 42,146  *  WellCare Health Plans, Inc  $2,810,295 
 67,818     West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc   3,279,000 
 39,258  *  Wright Medical Group, Inc   1,066,640 
 18,620  *  Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc   241,501 
       TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES   107,894,708 
              
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 0.6%  
 39,633  *  Central Garden and Pet Co (Class A)   291,699 
 25,393  *  Elizabeth Arden, Inc   918,973 
 21,799     Female Health Co   207,526 
 32,331  *  Harbinger Group, Inc   352,084 
 16,636     Inter Parfums, Inc   584,922 
 108,833  *,e  Lifevantage Corp   238,344 
 12,848  *  Medifast, Inc   299,487 
 9,628     Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc   181,873 
 7,732     Nutraceutical International Corp   185,955 
 4,782     Oil-Dri Corp of America   169,713 
 6,220     Orchids Paper Products Co   189,710 
 49,531  *  Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc   1,546,853 
 11,313  *  Revlon, Inc (Class A)   268,684 
 20,905     Spectrum Brands, Inc   1,378,058 
 157,368  *,e  Star Scientific, Inc   284,836 
 5,556  *,e  USANA Health Sciences, Inc   379,086 
 15,304     WD-40 Co   1,109,387 
       TOTAL HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS   8,587,190 
              
INSURANCE - 2.4%    
 44,106  *  AMBAC Financial Group, Inc   890,500 
 62,358     American Equity Investment Life Holding Co   1,299,541 
 18,334     Amerisafe, Inc   705,859 
 30,520  e  Amtrust Financial Services, Inc   1,170,747 
 26,372     Argo Group International Holdings Ltd   1,107,097 
 8,176     Baldwin & Lyons, Inc (Class B)   223,450 
 44,930  *  Citizens, Inc (Class A)   377,412 
 215,626     Conseco, Inc   3,359,453 
 27,319     Crawford & Co (Class B)   300,236 
 5,771     Donegal Group, Inc (Class A)   91,470 
 5,695     Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc   139,186 
 18,316  *  eHealth, Inc   780,628 
 4,069     EMC Insurance Group, Inc   138,509 
 29,467     Employers Holdings, Inc   886,073 
 9,258  *  Enstar Group Ltd   1,258,440 
 8,528     FBL Financial Group, Inc (Class A)   381,543 
 106,522     First American Financial Corp   2,754,659 
 4,030  *  Fortegra Financial Corp   29,701 
 27,062  *  Greenlight Capital Re Ltd (Class A)   833,239 
 10,514  *  Hallmark Financial Services   89,474 
 8,901  e  HCI Group, Inc   391,110 
 4,860  *  Health Insurance Innovations, Inc   59,000 
 59,950  *  Hilltop Holdings, Inc   1,039,533 
 38,331     Horace Mann Educators Corp   1,061,769 
 6,381     Independence Holding Co   87,547 
226

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 11,466     Infinity Property & Casualty Corp  $786,338 
 1,161     Investors Title Co   90,721 
 4,041     Kansas City Life Insurance Co   185,482 
 48,149     Maiden Holdings Ltd   527,232 
 48,803     Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc   324,052 
 43,815     Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd   1,209,732 
 6,376     National Interstate Corp   166,605 
 2,101     National Western Life Insurance Co (Class A)   437,008 
 10,094  *  Navigators Group, Inc   567,687 
 24,495     OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd (Class A)   390,940 
 5,714  *  Phoenix Cos, Inc   220,389 
 28,301     Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd   1,760,039 
 56,085     Primerica, Inc   2,408,851 
 21,038     RLI Corp   1,987,670 
 13,258     Safety Insurance Group, Inc   725,080 
 55,428     Selective Insurance Group, Inc   1,456,094 
 13,234     State Auto Financial Corp   251,446 
 21,352     Stewart Information Services Corp   668,745 
 78,773     Symetra Financial Corp   1,475,418 
 24,120  *  Third Point Reinsurance Ltd   376,272 
 55,299  e  Tower Group International Ltd   200,735 
 7,823  *  United America Indemnity Ltd   192,680 
 20,772     United Fire & Casualty Co   658,472 
 27,460     Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc   215,286 
       TOTAL INSURANCE   36,739,150 
              
MATERIALS - 4.8%    
 29,226     A. Schulman, Inc   967,965 
 9,431  *  Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc   356,209 
 4,177  *  AEP Industries, Inc   248,197 
 128,860  *,e  AK Steel Holding Corp   566,984 
 106,243  *,e  Allied Nevada Gold Corp   433,471 
 27,269     AMCOL International Corp   874,789 
 5,888  *  American Pacific Corp   268,022 
 28,715     American Vanguard Corp   749,461 
 18,659  *  Arabian American Development Co   169,797 
 68,822     Axiall Corp   2,676,488 
 28,519     Balchem Corp   1,632,998 
 54,595  *  Berry Plastics Group, Inc   1,096,268 
 12,703  *  Boise Cascade Co   325,324 
 19,390     Brush Engineered Materials, Inc   578,016 
 52,382  *  Calgon Carbon Corp   1,045,021 
 15,480  *  Castle (A.M.) & Co   221,519 
 47,823  *  Century Aluminum Co   415,104 
 6,705     Chase Corp   202,893 
 96,530  *  Chemtura   2,364,985 
 21,807  *  Clearwater Paper Corp   1,138,761 
 98,027  *  Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp   1,196,910 
 112,963     Commercial Metals Co   2,074,001 
 10,628     Deltic Timber Corp   678,917 
 72,030  *  Ferro Corp   924,145 
 46,882  *  Flotek Industries, Inc   1,002,337 
227

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 22,615     FutureFuel Corp  $393,727 
 57,704  *,e  General Moly, Inc   94,635 
 41,688     Glatfelter   1,092,226 
 62,050     Globe Specialty Metals, Inc   1,088,357 
 32,198  e  Gold Resource Corp   167,108 
 202,991  *  Graphic Packaging Holding Co   1,705,124 
 7,599  *  GSE Holding, Inc   21,429 
 49,386     H.B. Fuller Co   2,364,108 
 8,881     Hawkins, Inc   319,805 
 12,435     Haynes International, Inc   670,246 
 68,806  *  Headwaters, Inc   600,676 
 326,236  e  Hecla Mining Co   1,017,856 
 44,381  *  Horsehead Holding Corp   643,968 
 21,706     Innophos Holdings, Inc   1,087,905 
 23,038     Innospec, Inc   1,061,130 
 52,322  e  Intrepid Potash, Inc   776,982 
 18,407     Kaiser Aluminum Corp   1,241,552 
 39,487     Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp   2,051,744 
 7,660     KMG Chemicals, Inc   153,047 
 20,205     Koppers Holdings, Inc   899,325 
 32,141  *  Kraton Polymers LLC   683,639 
 27,937  *  Landec Corp   327,142 
 136,185  *  Louisiana-Pacific Corp   2,316,507 
 19,062  *  LSB Industries, Inc   699,957 
 5,120  *,e  Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc   88,986 
 121,880  *,e  Midway Gold Corp   114,567 
 33,855     Minerals Technologies, Inc   1,917,209 
 139,649  *,e  Molycorp, Inc   708,020 
 26,419     Myers Industries, Inc   470,787 
 15,835     Neenah Paper, Inc   651,452 
 36,616     Noranda Aluminium Holding Corp   99,595 
 77,904     Olin Corp   1,753,619 
 9,540     Olympic Steel, Inc   261,110 
 30,995  *  OM Group, Inc   1,053,830 
 45,890  *  Omnova Solutions, Inc   399,243 
 142,906  *,e  Paramount Gold and Silver Corp   172,916 
 7,971  *  Penford Corp   108,406 
 96,228     PolyOne Corp   2,915,708 
 12,407     Quaker Chemical Corp   941,815 
 224,524     Rentech, Inc   383,936 
 68,164  *,e  Resolute Forest Products   1,089,942 
 30,777  *  RTI International Metals, Inc   1,043,340 
 25,664     Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc (Class A)   745,283 
 30,512     Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc   1,888,083 
 49,089     Sensient Technologies Corp   2,559,010 
 18,583     Stepan Co   1,093,981 
 116,112  *  Stillwater Mining Co   1,266,782 
 68,126  *  SunCoke Energy, Inc   1,362,520 
 15,180  *  Taminco Corp   303,145 
 21,044  *  Texas Industries, Inc   1,130,063 
 24,232     Tredegar Corp   708,059 
 4,330  *  UFP Technologies, Inc   99,806 
228

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 1,928  *  United States Lime & Minerals, Inc  $107,120 
 6,753  *  Universal Stainless & Alloy   218,257 
 15,197  *  US Concrete, Inc   332,054 
 21,348  e  US Silica Holdings Inc   743,337 
 63,839  e  Walter Energy, Inc   1,014,402 
 48,790     Wausau Paper Corp   570,843 
 4,012  *  WHX Corp   92,637 
 51,065     Worthington Industries, Inc   2,070,175 
 23,463     Zep, Inc   466,679 
 25,849  *,e  Zoltek Cos, Inc   431,678 
       TOTAL MATERIALS   75,065,172 
              
MEDIA - 1.4%    
 18,709     AH Belo Corp (Class A)   150,420 
 3,123     Beasley Broadcasting Group, Inc   27,076 
 100,809     Belo (A.H.) Corp (Class A)   1,384,108 
 23,371  *  Carmike Cinemas, Inc   534,962 
 74,878  *,e  Central European Media Enterprises Ltd (Class A) Nasdaq   229,875 
 28,903  *  Crown Media Holdings, Inc (Class A)   95,958 
 71,847  *  Cumulus Media, Inc (Class A)   429,645 
 634  *  Daily Journal Corp   93,794 
 16,628  *  Dex Media, Inc   112,239 
 24,655  *,e  Digital Generation, Inc   311,886 
 25,805  *  Entercom Communications Corp (Class A)   226,310 
 57,011     Entravision Communications Corp (Class A)   384,254 
 31,664  *  EW Scripps Co (Class A)   627,580 
 14,661  *  Global Sources Ltd   109,811 
 51,751  *  Gray Television, Inc   437,296 
 40,763     Harte-Hanks, Inc   324,881 
 7,622  *,e  Hemisphere Media Group, Inc   72,104 
 41,047  *  Journal Communications, Inc (Class A)   342,742 
 136,023  *  Live Nation, Inc   2,644,287 
 12,782     Loral Space & Communications, Inc   912,251 
 25,970  *  Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc (Class A)   66,483 
 59,738  *,e  McClatchy Co (Class A)   168,461 
 24,991     MDC Partners, Inc   770,473 
 19,340  *,e  Media General, Inc (Class A)   281,977 
 34,766  e  Meredith Corp   1,783,496 
 55,055     National CineMedia, Inc   964,564 
 126,547  e  New York Times Co (Class A)   1,750,145 
 28,445     Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc (Class A)   1,262,674 
 10,348  *,e  ReachLocal, Inc   127,177 
 12,722  *  Reading International, Inc   84,220 
 9,874  *  Rentrak Corp   370,176 
 4,773     Saga Communications, Inc   227,243 
 10,350     Salem Communications   85,491 
 26,333     Scholastic Corp   755,494 
 67,277     Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc (Class A)   2,156,901 
 37,511  e  Valassis Communications, Inc   1,026,301 
 29,314  e  World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc (Class A)   379,616 
       TOTAL MEDIA   21,712,371 
229

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 5.5%  
 67,588  *,e  Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc  $1,536,275 
 12,814  *,e  Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc   164,275 
 21,648  *,e  AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc   145,475 
 105,673  *,e  Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc   265,239 
 39,073  *  Acorda Therapeutics, Inc   1,196,025 
 28,238  *  Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc   2,338,671 
 68,947  *,e  Affymetrix, Inc   487,455 
 6,450  *,e  Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc   149,382 
 55,818  *,e  Akorn, Inc   1,140,920 
 22,214  *  Albany Molecular Research, Inc   291,003 
 14,806  *  Alimera Sciences, Inc   31,685 
 56,670  *  Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc   3,264,758 
 20,822  *  AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc   561,778 
 34,590  *,e  Amicus Therapeutics, Inc   73,331 
 30,327  *,e  Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc   268,091 
 25,366  *,e  Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc   330,012 
 6,170  *,e  Aratana Therapeutics, Inc   123,153 
 216,723  *,e  Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc   951,414 
 56,735  *  Arqule, Inc   127,654 
 114,092  *  Array Biopharma, Inc   572,742 
 49,321  *  Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc   848,814 
 143,709  *  AVANIR Pharmaceuticals, Inc   582,021 
 55,670  *,e  AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc   115,237 
 34,162  *,e  BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc   179,350 
 37,907  *,e  Biotime, Inc   137,602 
 6,430  *,e  Bluebird Bio, Inc   136,637 
 64,743  *  Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc   319,183 
 30,409  *  Cambrex Corp   511,479 
 120,398  *,e  Cell Therapeutics, Inc   211,900 
 78,858  *  Celldex Therapeutics, Inc   1,806,637 
 3,560  *,e  Cellular Dynamics International, Inc   50,232 
 19,031  *  Cempra, Inc   216,192 
 65,770  *,e  Cepheid, Inc   2,678,154 
 68,128  *,e  Chelsea Therapeutics International, Inc   192,802 
 23,376  *,e  ChemoCentryx, Inc   115,711 
 9,178  *  Chimerix, Inc   139,047 
 15,678  *  Clovis Oncology, Inc   801,303 
 5,590  *,e  Contatus Pharmaceuticals, Inc   49,751 
 48,945  *,e  Corcept Therapeutics, Inc   82,717 
 8,301  *  Cornerstone Therapeutics, Inc   78,610 
 27,798  *,e  Coronado Biosciences, Inc   46,423 
 76,551  *,e  Curis, Inc   305,438 
 29,228  *,e  Cytokinetics, Inc   175,660 
 63,974  *,e  Cytori Therapeutics, Inc   131,786 
 160,258  *,e  Dendreon Corp   411,863 
 53,914  *  Depomed, Inc   388,181 
 15,948  *,e  Durata Therapeutics, Inc   154,377 
 108,630  *  Dyax Corp   892,939 
 139,059  *  Dynavax Technologies Corp   171,043 
 25,442  *  Emergent Biosolutions, Inc   496,882 
230

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 3,100  *,e  Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc  $61,876 
 30,722  *,e  Endocyte, Inc   320,430 
 36,375     Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc   53,835 
 5,799  *,e  Epizyme, Inc   222,218 
 4,250  *  Esperion Thereapeutics, Inc   66,597 
 70,372  *  Exact Sciences Corp   775,499 
 180,245  *,e  Exelixis, Inc   888,608 
 19,410  *,e  Fibrocell Science, Inc   71,817 
 24,128  *  Fluidigm Corp   760,032 
 6,397  *  Furiex Pharmaceuticals Inc   250,123 
 102,456  *,e  Galena Biopharma, Inc   228,477 
 15,985  *,e  Genomic Health, Inc   478,271 
 131,049  *  Geron Corp   517,644 
 15,099  *,e  Golf Trust Of America, Inc   31,557 
 37,990  *,e  GTx, Inc   64,963 
 85,945  *,e  Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc   1,001,259 
 24,116  *  Harvard Bioscience, Inc   142,043 
 10,517     Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co, Inc   453,178 
 53,873  *,e  Horizon Pharma, Inc   225,728 
 7,397  *,e  Hyperion Therapeutics, Inc   148,162 
 95,171  *,e  Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc   313,113 
 81,503  *,e  Immunogen, Inc   1,341,539 
 71,525  *,e  Immunomedics, Inc   271,080 
 66,872  *  Impax Laboratories, Inc   1,354,827 
 47,123  *  Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc   638,517 
 34,736  *  Insmed, Inc   494,641 
 5,661  *  Insys Therapeutics, Inc   225,817 
 6,820  *  Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc   369,917 
 80,811  *  InterMune, Inc   1,138,627 
 11,200  *,e  Intrexon Corp   237,440 
 90,001  *,e  Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc   864,910 
 109,914  *,e  Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc   3,656,839 
 7,283  *  KaloBios Pharmaceuticals, Inc   29,205 
 80,791  *,e  Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc   836,187 
 9,885  *,e  KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals, Inc   441,958 
 16,334  *  Lannett Co, Inc   385,646 
 226,265  *  Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc   543,036 
 17,263  *  Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc (Class B)   893,533 
 35,307  *  Luminex Corp   688,487 
 148,171  *,e  MannKind Corp   724,556 
 61,119  *  Medicines Co   2,073,156 
 8,372  *,e  MEI Pharma, Inc   67,143 
 99,679  *,e  Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc   267,140 
 85,602  *,e  MiMedx Group, Inc   453,691 
 44,595  *  Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc   730,912 
 57,217  *,e  Nanosphere, Inc   111,573 
 111,873  *  Nektar Therapeutics   1,063,912 
 29,144  *,e  NeoGenomics, Inc   106,084 
 66,351  *  Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc   626,353 
 16,237  *,e  NewLink Genetics Corp   271,970 
 182,638  *  Novavax, Inc   566,178 
 97,175  *  NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc   2,796,697 
231

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 31,056  *,e  Omeros Corp  $310,560 
 13,646  *  OncoGenex Pharmaceutical, Inc   95,931 
 4,450  *,e  OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc   61,900 
 5,510  *,e  Onconova Therapeutics, Inc   86,727 
 183,259  *,e  Opko Health, Inc   1,836,255 
 93,508  *  Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc   456,319 
 15,845  *,e  Osiris Therapeutics, Inc   210,897 
 7,927  *  OvaScience, Inc   76,654 
 47,417  *  Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc   194,884 
 26,607  *  Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc   1,343,920 
 55,744  *  Parexel International Corp   2,548,058 
 135,426  e  PDL BioPharma, Inc   1,095,596 
 165,297  *,e  Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc   213,233 
 9,454  *,e  Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc   209,406 
 28,105  *  Pozen, Inc   176,640 
 55,648  *  Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc   202,559 
 12,239  *  Prothena Corp plc   294,226 
 8,950  *,e  PTC Therapeutics, Inc   161,011 
 21,910  *  Puma Biotechnology, Inc   839,372 
 50,762  e  Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc   3,115,264 
 59,460  *,e  Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp   855,035 
 6,435  *  Receptos, Inc   164,479 
 10,208  *,e  Regulus Therapeutics, Inc   71,150 
 30,514  *  Repligen Corp   333,823 
 21,677  *,e  Repros Therapeutics, Inc   391,053 
 94,651  *  Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc   292,472 
 18,141  *  Sagent Pharmaceuticals   393,478 
 58,843  *,e  Sangamo Biosciences, Inc   551,359 
 53,227  *  Santarus, Inc   1,241,786 
 32,835  *,e  Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc   1,278,595 
 52,185  *  Sciclone Pharmaceuticals, Inc   246,835 
 122,424  *,e  Sequenom, Inc   235,054 
 38,187  *,e  SIGA Technologies, Inc   130,981 
 62,594  e  Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc   537,682 
 8,783  *  Stemline Therapeutics, Inc   244,431 
 15,438  *  Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc (Class A)   95,716 
 31,579  *  Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc   158,211 
 12,821  *,e  Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc   90,644 
 18,784  *,e  Synageva BioPharma Corp   954,227 
 76,295  *,e  Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc   308,232 
 44,352  *,e  Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp   201,358 
 31,546  *  Targacept, Inc   149,844 
 12,383  *  TESARO, Inc   476,746 
 10,128  *  Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc   126,904 
 15,321  *  TG Therapeutics, Inc   55,309 
 79,193  *  TherapeuticsMD, Inc   334,194 
 43,372  *,e  Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc   188,234 
 31,674  *  Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc   226,786 
 16,181  *,e  Verastem, Inc   161,810 
 68,073  *  Vical, Inc   85,091 
 63,098  *  Viropharma, Inc   2,449,464 
232

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 97,500  *,e  Vivus, Inc  $915,525 
 41,847  *,e  Xenoport, Inc   218,860 
 67,537  *,e  XOMA Corp   304,592 
 69,535  *,e  ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc   246,154 
 68,136  *,e  Zogenix, Inc   199,638 
       TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES   86,239,474 
              
REAL ESTATE - 7.6%  
 53,807     Acadia Realty Trust   1,435,033 
 29,274     AG Mortgage Investment Trust   478,337 
 12,625     Agree Realty Corp   398,571 
 41,736  *  Alexander & Baldwin, Inc   1,544,232 
 2,173     Alexander’s, Inc   699,184 
 40,989     Altisource Residential Corp   1,089,078 
 32,775     American Assets Trust,Inc   1,091,080 
 58,883     American Capital Mortgage, Inc   1,125,254 
 151,160     American Realty Capital Properties, Inc   2,005,893 
 12,124  *  American Residential Properties, Inc   208,897 
 20,583     AmREIT, Inc (Class B)   362,261 
 141,496     Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp   694,745 
 35,716     Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc   575,385 
 22,906     Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp   284,722 
 19,120     Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc   183,934 
 363,932     ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc   1,499,400 
 59,985     Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc   783,404 
 56,199     Associated Estates Realty Corp   862,093 
 7,998  *  AV Homes, Inc   152,762 
 11,028     Aviv REIT, Inc   280,111 
 63,091     Campus Crest Communities, Inc   631,541 
 86,087     Capital Lease Funding, Inc   731,739 
 92,533     Capstead Mortgage Corp   1,094,665 
 67,806     Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc   387,172 
 232,420     Chambers Street Properties   2,168,479 
 21,192     Chatham Lodging Trust   399,681 
 47,260     Chesapeake Lodging Trust   1,113,918 
 63,082     Colony Financial, Inc   1,276,149 
 4,937     Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co   185,236 
 20,483     Coresite Realty   664,469 
 162,952     Cousins Properties, Inc   1,846,246 
 131,246     CubeSmart   2,397,864 
 18,156     CyrusOne, Inc   353,860 
 168,246     CYS Investments, Inc   1,428,409 
 283,539     DCT Industrial Trust, Inc   2,197,427 
 192,989     DiamondRock Hospitality Co   2,198,145 
 60,992     DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc   1,515,651 
 56,135     Dynex Capital, Inc   485,006 
 29,922     EastGroup Properties, Inc   1,904,835 
 111,607     Education Realty Trust, Inc   1,020,088 
 8,311     Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT   129,818 
 50,065     Entertainment Properties Trust   2,571,839 
 58,702     Equity One, Inc   1,415,305 
 45,260     Excel Trust, Inc   546,741 
233

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 120,666  *  FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc  $810,876 
 103,728     First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc   1,874,365 
 59,106     First Potomac Realty Trust   726,413 
 33,007  *  Forestar Real Estate Group, Inc   737,046 
 86,724     Franklin Street Properties Corp   1,144,757 
 24,432     Getty Realty Corp   468,606 
 14,495     Gladstone Commercial Corp   273,955 
 141,322     Glimcher Realty Trust   1,448,551 
 53,385     Government Properties Income Trust   1,305,263 
 58,318  *  Gramercy Property Trust, Inc   266,513 
 92,579     Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc   2,222,822 
 195,631     Hersha Hospitality Trust   1,109,228 
 88,451     Highwoods Properties, Inc   3,414,209 
 42,865     Hudson Pacific Properties   886,877 
 84,785     Inland Real Estate Corp   906,352 
 129,791     Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc   2,005,271 
 98,501     Investors Real Estate Trust   849,079 
 83,065  *  iStar Financial, Inc   1,049,111 
 13,524     JAVELIN Mortgage Investment Corp   160,530 
 55,458  e  Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc   1,111,378 
 91,077     Kite Realty Group Trust   582,893 
 100,659     LaSalle Hotel Properties   3,125,462 
 173,563     Lexington Corporate Properties Trust   2,030,687 
 33,782     LTC Properties, Inc   1,332,700 
 156,391     Medical Properties Trust, Inc   2,039,339 
 41,393     Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp (Class A)   381,643 
 23,904     National Health Investors, Inc   1,494,478 
 247,164     New Residential Investment Corp   1,633,754 
 60,574     New York Mortgage Trust, Inc   388,885 
 233,618     NorthStar Realty Finance Corp   2,179,656 
 12,832     One Liberty Properties, Inc   271,268 
 41,060     Parkway Properties, Inc   743,597 
 59,714     Pebblebrook Hotel Trust   1,803,363 
 64,460     Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust   1,168,660 
 68,004     Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust   1,568,852 
 14,250     Physicians Realty Trust   178,980 
 39,380     Potlatch Corp   1,607,885 
 17,954     PS Business Parks, Inc   1,463,071 
 70,125     RAIT Investment Trust   529,444 
 58,805     Ramco-Gershenson Properties   956,169 
 78,978     Redwood Trust, Inc   1,383,695 
 123,741     Resource Capital Corp   761,007 
 69,164     Retail Opportunities Investment Corp   1,023,627 
 15,960  *  Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc   217,375 
 120,382     RLJ Lodging Trust   3,040,849 
 20,965     Rouse Properties, Inc   423,912 
 43,007     Ryman Hospitality Properties   1,587,388 
 36,654     Sabra Healthcare REIT, Inc   985,993 
 7,699     Saul Centers, Inc   361,853 
 21,175     Select Income REIT   583,371 
 13,487     Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp   208,509 
 30,831     Sovran Self Storage, Inc   2,358,263 
234

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 41,450     STAG Industrial, Inc  $866,720 
 176,703  *  Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc   1,537,316 
 78,750     Summit Hotel Properties, Inc   723,713 
 34,558     Sun Communities, Inc   1,540,250 
 156,255     Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc   2,070,379 
 14,110  *  Tejon Ranch Co   522,352 
 24,421     Terreno Realty Corp   434,205 
 34,214     Thomas Properties Group, Inc   232,655 
 15,625     UMH Properties, Inc   157,188 
 12,246     Universal Health Realty Income Trust   537,844 
 24,384     Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc (Class A)   481,340 
 64,144     Washington Real Estate Investment Trust   1,681,214 
 25,274     Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp   407,164 
 19,359     Whitestone REIT   266,961 
 28,179     Winthrop Realty Trust   331,667 
 6,456     ZAIS Financial Corp   112,334 
       TOTAL REAL ESTATE   117,509,791 
              
RETAILING - 4.1%    
 25,632  *  1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc (Class A)   139,182 
 74,273  *,e  Aeropostale, Inc   689,996 
 7,689  *  America’s Car-Mart, Inc   351,695 
 45,330  *  Ann Taylor Stores Corp   1,602,869 
 30,131  *  Asbury Automotive Group, Inc   1,447,795 
 18,328  *  Audiovox Corp (Class A)   284,267 
 38,435  *,e  Barnes & Noble, Inc   543,087 
 37,554     Bebe Stores, Inc   226,451 
 17,760     Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp   335,842 
 12,340  *  Blue Nile, Inc   506,804 
 15,527  *  Body Central Corp   86,951 
 16,877  e  Bon-Ton Stores, Inc   193,242 
 42,065     Brown Shoe Co, Inc   943,939 
 27,488  e  Buckle, Inc   1,345,263 
 27,499     Cato Corp (Class A)   824,145 
 22,267  *  Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc   1,215,556 
 34,123  *  Christopher & Banks Corp   196,890 
 14,318  *  Citi Trends, Inc   210,188 
 21,720  *,e  Conn’s, Inc   1,312,757 
 11,667     Core-Mark Holding Co, Inc   825,207 
 14,178     Destination Maternity Corp   442,921 
 40,810  *  Destination XL Group, Inc   283,629 
 82,772  *  Express Parent LLC   1,921,138 
 47,823     Finish Line, Inc (Class A)   1,197,488 
 31,944  *,e  Five Below, Inc   1,541,617 
 43,069  *,e  Francesca’s Holdings Corp   774,811 
 36,581     Fred’s, Inc (Class A)   592,612 
 23,401  *  Genesco, Inc   1,593,842 
 8,122     Gordmans Stores, Inc   80,408 
 21,029     Group 1 Automotive, Inc   1,345,856 
 18,593     Haverty Furniture Cos, Inc   517,071 
 12,762  *,e  HHgregg, Inc   197,939 
 25,644  *,e  Hibbett Sports, Inc   1,495,815 
235

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 33,306     HSN, Inc  $1,745,234 
 27,607  *  JOS A Bank Clothiers, Inc   1,324,584 
 13,690  *  Kirkland’s, Inc   242,997 
 21,612     Lithia Motors, Inc (Class A)   1,358,314 
 26,614  *,e  Lumber Liquidators, Inc   3,039,053 
 22,759  *  MarineMax, Inc   335,240 
 13,055  *,e  Mattress Firm Holding Corp   392,433 
 48,652     Men’s Wearhouse, Inc   2,057,980 
 30,785  e  Monro Muffler, Inc   1,416,110 
 28,143  *  New York & Co, Inc   144,092 
 27,231     Nutri/System, Inc   511,943 
 241,793  *  Office Depot, Inc   1,351,623 
 84,942  e  OfficeMax, Inc   1,272,431 
 23,756  *  Orbitz Worldwide, Inc   219,505 
 10,900  *  Overstock.com, Inc   255,387 
 41,244  *  Pacific Sunwear Of California, Inc   110,946 
 41,624     Penske Auto Group, Inc   1,649,143 
 50,147  *  PEP Boys - Manny Moe & Jack   648,902 
 19,480  e  PetMed Express, Inc   289,083 
 93,151     Pier 1 Imports, Inc   1,944,993 
 97,182  *,e  RadioShack Corp   273,081 
 52,604     Rent-A-Center, Inc   1,801,161 
 17,604  *,e  Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc   1,227,703 
 8,650  *  RetailMeNot, Inc   282,163 
 102,730  *,e  Saks, Inc   1,642,653 
 8,576  *  Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc   238,927 
 53,854  *  Select Comfort Corp   986,605 
 15,247     Shoe Carnival, Inc   396,270 
 36,974  *  Shutterfly, Inc   1,816,902 
 38,892     Sonic Automotive, Inc (Class A)   866,514 
 32,196  e  Stage Stores, Inc   664,847 
 28,230     Stein Mart, Inc   416,957 
 9,601     Systemax, Inc   91,209 
 18,529  *,e  Tile Shop Holdings, Inc   413,753 
 12,100  *  Tilly’s, Inc   176,176 
 7,804     Trans World Entertainment Corp   33,791 
 41,273  *  Tuesday Morning Corp   584,013 
 38,649  *  Valuevision International, Inc (Class A)   206,386 
 20,247  *,e  Vitacost.com, Inc   160,154 
 29,312  *  Vitamin Shoppe, Inc   1,375,026 
 14,223  *  West Marine, Inc   173,663 
 85,185  *  Wet Seal, Inc (Class A)   281,962 
 38,049  *  WEX, Inc   3,551,874 
 2,335     Winmark Corp   170,945 
 30,943  *  Zale Corp   483,639 
 20,898  *,e  Zumiez, Inc   619,417 
       TOTAL RETAILING   64,513,057 
              
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 3.2%  
 39,355  *  Advanced Energy Industries, Inc   821,732 
 16,875  *  Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd   124,200 
 17,724  *  Ambarella, Inc   364,228 
236

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 71,015  *,e  Amkor Technology, Inc  $377,090 
 92,637  *  Anadigics, Inc   187,127 
 70,505  *  Applied Micro Circuits Corp   822,088 
 30,208  *  ATMI, Inc   825,887 
 104,971  *  Axcelis Technologies, Inc   227,787 
 65,973     Brooks Automation, Inc   635,980 
 23,384  *  Cabot Microelectronics Corp   956,172 
 49,519  *  Cavium Networks, Inc   1,996,111 
 21,431  *  Ceva, Inc   307,106 
 16  *,m  China Energy Savings Technology, Inc   0 
 62,514  *,e  Cirrus Logic, Inc   1,402,189 
 24,765     Cohu, Inc   236,753 
 142,525  e  Cypress Semiconductor Corp   1,322,632 
 35,368  *  Diodes, Inc   856,613 
 16,430  *  DSP Group, Inc   122,404 
 134,432  *  Entegris, Inc   1,391,371 
 82,118  *  Entropic Communications, Inc   351,465 
 36,691  *  Exar Corp   423,047 
 55,544  *  Formfactor, Inc   289,940 
 17,298  *  GSI Technology, Inc   121,432 
 116,548  *,e  GT Solar International, Inc   874,110 
 31,125  *  Hittite Microwave Corp   1,988,576 
 25,111  *  Inphi Corp   370,136 
 128,196  *  Integrated Device Technology, Inc   1,364,005 
 30,239  *  Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc   325,976 
 15,263  *  Intermolecular, Inc   88,525 
 67,589  *  International Rectifier Corp   1,760,018 
 122,761     Intersil Corp (Class A)   1,370,013 
 22,224     IXYS Corp   258,465 
 61,244  *  Kopin Corp   224,766 
 115,411  *  Lattice Semiconductor Corp   592,058 
 49,044  *  LTX-Credence Corp   300,640 
 9,162  *  MA-COM Technology Solutions   158,228 
 25,932  *  MaxLinear, Inc   224,571 
 45,201     Micrel, Inc   415,849 
 91,004  *  Microsemi Corp   2,286,931 
 43,376  *,e  Mindspeed Technologies, Inc   125,357 
 51,465     MKS Instruments, Inc   1,525,423 
 35,438     Monolithic Power Systems, Inc   1,128,346 
 41,438  *  MoSys, Inc   182,327 
 22,006  *  Nanometrics, Inc   408,871 
 19,646  *  NeoPhotonics Corp Ltd   139,290 
 4,891  *  NVE Corp   261,033 
 53,041  *  Omnivision Technologies, Inc   743,104 
 23,902  *  PDF Solutions, Inc   549,029 
 25,914  *,e  Peregrine Semiconductor Corp   210,940 
 22,985  *  Pericom Semiconductor Corp   185,719 
 62,561  *  Photronics, Inc   525,512 
 47,536  *  PLX Technology, Inc   287,117 
 198,180  *  PMC - Sierra, Inc   1,163,317 
 28,094     Power Integrations, Inc   1,613,719 
 108,049  *  Rambus, Inc   944,348 
237

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 272,057  *  RF Micro Devices, Inc  $1,428,299 
 18,711  *,e  Rubicon Technology, Inc   160,915 
 30,742  *  Rudolph Technologies, Inc   325,865 
 66,319  *  Semtech Corp   2,063,184 
 32,148  *  Sigma Designs, Inc   174,885 
 73,194  *  Silicon Image, Inc   384,269 
 47,854  *  Spansion, Inc   572,812 
 261,871  *  SunEdison, Inc   2,435,400 
 40,825  *,e  SunPower Corp   1,232,507 
 8,965     Supertex, Inc   228,697 
 51,427     Tessera Technologies, Inc   978,142 
 157,646  *  Triquint Semiconductor, Inc   1,250,133 
 21,364  *  Ultra Clean Holdings   198,899 
 28,087  *  Ultratech, Inc   668,190 
 38,027  *  Veeco Instruments, Inc   1,110,769 
       TOTAL SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT   49,972,639 
              
SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 9.1%  
 55,718  *  Accelrys, Inc   520,963 
 39,097  *  ACI Worldwide, Inc   2,155,027 
 53,315  *  Active Network, Inc   769,869 
 45,306  *  Actuate Corp   362,901 
 72,415  *  Acxiom Corp   2,406,350 
 32,437     Advent Software, Inc   1,088,261 
 21,231     American Software, Inc (Class A)   185,771 
 40,313  *,e  Angie’s List, Inc   568,010 
 91,569  *  Aspen Technology, Inc   3,500,683 
 23,985  *  AVG Technologies NV   482,098 
 44,551  *,e  Bankrate, Inc   750,239 
 49,897  *,e  Bazaarvoice, Inc   468,034 
 44,872     Blackbaud, Inc   1,615,392 
 11,152  *,e  Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc   254,935 
 40,269  *  Blucora, Inc   951,556 
 36,681  *  Bottomline Technologies, Inc   1,152,517 
 27,768  *  Brightcove, Inc   424,017 
 27,126  *  BroadSoft, Inc   887,563 
 22,371  *  CACI International, Inc (Class A)   1,610,265 
 37,093  *  Callidus Software, Inc   383,913 
 12,373  *  Carbonite, Inc   163,819 
 43,154  *  Cardtronics, Inc   1,693,794 
 10,479     Cass Information Systems, Inc   600,761 
 6,357  *  ChannelAdvisor Corp   221,605 
 74,565  *  Ciber, Inc   242,336 
 45,143  *  Commvault Systems, Inc   3,524,765 
 15,034     Computer Task Group, Inc   257,532 
 34,746  *  comScore, Inc   928,413 
 21,937  *  Comverse, Inc   692,770 
 31,135  *  Constant Contact, Inc   806,708 
 101,220     Convergys Corp   1,998,083 
 39,671  *  Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc   1,879,215 
 27,750  *  CoStar Group, Inc   4,911,473 
 33,675     CSG Systems International, Inc   938,185 
238

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 5,810  *  Cvent, Inc  $180,052 
 6,787  *,e  Cyan, Inc   31,967 
 42,160  *  DealerTrack Holdings, Inc   1,572,568 
 35,510  *,e  Demand Media, Inc   169,738 
 16,115  *  Demandware, Inc   796,887 
 38,516  *  Dice Holdings, Inc   284,248 
 34,897  *  Digital River, Inc   622,562 
 5,389     DMRC Corp   113,492 
 14,319  *,e  E2open, Inc   322,178 
 103,539     Earthlink, Inc   523,907 
 12,883  e  Ebix, Inc   146,609 
 14,069  *  eGain Corp   161,512 
 26,618  *,e  Ellie Mae, Inc   769,260 
 22,065  *  Envestnet, Inc   800,960 
 20,862  *  EPAM Systems, Inc   781,699 
 33,655     EPIQ Systems, Inc   503,479 
 3,719     ePlus, Inc   202,165 
 48,893  *  Euronet Worldwide, Inc   2,121,956 
 29,031     EVERTEC, Inc   681,067 
 31,801  *  ExlService Holdings, Inc   919,367 
 34,559     Fair Isaac Corp   1,979,540 
 16,529  *  FleetMatics Group plc   524,796 
 12,907     Forrester Research, Inc   500,921 
 17,421  *,m  Gerber Scientific, Inc   0 
 7,420  *  Gigamon, Inc   228,388 
 67,305  *  Global Cash Access, Inc   558,632 
 18,909  *  Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc   192,494 
 71,909  *,e  Glu Mobile, Inc   244,491 
 10,590  *,e  Gogo, Inc   197,398 
 15,060  *  Guidance Software, Inc   131,624 
 47,905  *  Guidewire Software, Inc   2,429,742 
 28,244     Hackett Group, Inc   201,097 
 35,810  e  Heartland Payment Systems, Inc   1,448,515 
 29,763  *,e  Higher One Holdings, Inc   236,616 
 34,542  *  iGate Corp   1,099,817 
 19,883  *  Imperva, Inc   762,314 
 49,213  *  Infoblox, Inc   2,187,518 
 15,042  *  Interactive Intelligence, Inc   924,331 
 56,117  *  Internap Network Services Corp   407,971 
 44,954  e  j2 Global, Inc   2,471,571 
 38,270  *,e  Jive Software, Inc   416,760 
 28,283  *  Knot, Inc   392,568 
 52,932  *  Limelight Networks, Inc   101,629 
 55,406  *  Lionbridge Technologies   241,570 
 25,448  *,e  Liquidity Services, Inc   664,447 
 55,674  *  Liveperson, Inc   519,995 
 24,327  *  LogMeIn, Inc   785,762 
 5,910  *,e  Luxoft Holding, Inc   172,690 
 17,947  *  magicJack VocalTec Ltd   202,442 
 18,891  *  Manhattan Associates, Inc   2,012,080 
 23,797  e  Mantech International Corp (Class A)   664,888 
 21,268     Marchex, Inc (Class B)   189,711 
239

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 8,089  *,e  Marin Software, Inc  $93,752 
 6,803  *  Marketo, Inc   229,669 
 67,100     MAXIMUS, Inc   3,250,995 
 93,594     Mentor Graphics Corp   2,066,556 
 8,918  *  MicroStrategy, Inc (Class A)   1,087,907 
 33,574  *,e  Millennial Media, Inc   236,025 
 24,067  *,e  Mitek Systems, Inc   127,314 
 7,154  *,e  Model N, Inc   64,314 
 35,712  *  ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc   147,133 
 21,833  *  MoneyGram International, Inc   460,895 
 36,654     Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc   1,034,376 
 119,060  *  Monster Worldwide, Inc   514,339 
 37,695  *  Move, Inc   639,684 
 35,534  *  Netscout Systems, Inc   1,006,323 
 64,009     NIC, Inc   1,575,902 
 22,037  *,e  OpenTable, Inc   1,531,131 
 17,151     Pegasystems, Inc   652,767 
 33,530  *  Perficient, Inc   606,558 
 37,576  *,e  Planet Payment, Inc   102,207 
 23,052  *  PRG-Schultz International, Inc   165,513 
 53,227  *  Progress Software Corp   1,381,773 
 21,801  *  Proofpoint, Inc   689,784 
 21,511  *  PROS Holdings, Inc   760,414 
 116,927  *  PTC, Inc   3,241,216 
 4,272     QAD, Inc (Class A)   63,738 
 84,049  *  QLIK Technologies, Inc   2,129,802 
 14,552  *  Qualys, Inc   302,682 
 30,845  *  QuinStreet, Inc   274,212 
 6,073  *  Rally Software Development Corp   162,939 
 20,099  *  RealNetworks, Inc   154,159 
 45,323  *,e  RealPage, Inc   1,111,773 
 7,367  *  Reis, Inc   132,532 
 36,377  *  Responsys, Inc   594,400 
 11,894  *  Rosetta Stone, Inc   180,551 
 14,974  e  Sapiens International Corp NV   96,582 
 108,826  *  Sapient Corp   1,720,539 
 22,317  *  Sciquest, Inc   487,403 
 33,943  *  Seachange International, Inc   481,651 
 58,147  *  ServiceSource International LLC   629,151 
 6,974  *,e  Shutterstock, Inc   493,759 
 5,854  *  Silver Spring Networks, Inc   127,851 
 18,383  *  Spark Networks, Inc   131,622 
 14,672  *  SPS Commerce, Inc   999,897 
 57,124  *  SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc   2,244,973 
 13,371  *  Stamps.com, Inc   607,578 
 46,503  *  SupportSoft, Inc   207,403 
 39,492  *  Sykes Enterprises, Inc   739,290 
 28,479  *  Synchronoss Technologies, Inc   985,943 
 14,902     Syntel, Inc   1,279,188 
 36,628  *  TA Indigo Holding Corp   380,565 
 78,680  *  Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc   1,409,159 
 30,241  *,e  Tangoe, Inc   577,603 
240

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 51,989  *  TeleCommunication Systems, Inc (Class A)  $118,535 
 17,382  *  TeleNav, Inc   126,020 
 20,263  *  TeleTech Holdings, Inc   536,362 
 4,850  *,e  Textura Corp   185,901 
 122,898  *  TiVo, Inc   1,633,314 
 7,537  *  Travelzoo, Inc   162,272 
 7,180  *  Tremor Video, Inc   69,215 
 26,611  *  Trulia, Inc   1,063,642 
 30,618  *  Tyler Technologies, Inc   2,961,067 
 27,094  *  Ultimate Software Group, Inc   4,185,481 
 42,766  *  Unisys Corp   1,126,884 
 90,885     United Online, Inc   785,246 
 91,628  *  Unwired Planet, Inc   148,437 
 73,704  *,e  Valueclick, Inc   1,415,854 
 26,581  *  Vasco Data Security International   199,623 
 51,776  *  Verint Systems, Inc   1,890,860 
 42,484  *,e  VirnetX Holding Corp   923,602 
 20,447  *  Virtusa Corp   635,493 
 31,432  *,e  VistaPrint Ltd   1,698,900 
 17,774  *  Vocus, Inc   153,745 
 67,169  *,e  Vringo, Inc   189,417 
 30,834  *,e  WebMD Health Corp (Class A)   1,085,973 
 41,192  *  Website Pros, Inc   1,110,124 
 8,301  *  Xoom Corp   246,955 
 29,358  *  Yelp, Inc   1,989,005 
 5,110  *,e  YuMe, Inc   42,106 
 22,964  *,e  Zillow, Inc   1,828,623 
 62,199  *  Zix Corp   253,772 
       TOTAL SOFTWARE & SERVICES   141,335,734 
              
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 5.0%  
 57,697     Adtran, Inc   1,354,726 
 13,220  *  Agilysys, Inc   155,335 
 11,654     Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc   216,415 
 11,253  *  Anaren, Inc   281,100 
 26,167  *  Anixter International, Inc   2,237,017 
 112,391  *  ARRIS Group, Inc   2,007,303 
 110,410  *  Aruba Networks, Inc   2,071,292 
 8,815  *  Audience, Inc   100,667 
 30,662  *  Avid Technology, Inc   228,432 
 16,608  *  AX Holding Corp   128,712 
 14,296     Badger Meter, Inc   743,535 
 8,741     Bel Fuse, Inc (Class B)   183,911 
 42,674     Belden CDT, Inc   2,870,253 
 52,431  *  Benchmark Electronics, Inc   1,191,757 
 16,503     Black Box Corp   413,235 
 34,910  *  CalAmp Corp   821,432 
 37,566  *  Calix Networks, Inc   382,046 
 41,110  *  Checkpoint Systems, Inc   699,692 
 98,871  *  Ciena Corp   2,300,728 
 84,896     Cognex Corp   2,653,000 
 24,022     Coherent, Inc   1,590,016 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 17,328     Comtech Telecommunications Corp  $520,187 
 4,350  *,e  Control4 Corp   71,557 
 38,737  *  Cray, Inc   866,159 
 34,113     CTS Corp   635,184 
 34,578     Daktronics, Inc   413,553 
 18,994  *  Datalink Corp   195,068 
 23,236  *  Digi International, Inc   234,219 
 17,209  *  DTS, Inc   344,180 
 18,247     Electro Rent Corp   331,001 
 23,037     Electro Scientific Industries, Inc   275,983 
 44,762  *  Electronics for Imaging, Inc   1,535,784 
 85,424  *  Emulex Corp   643,243 
 91,951  *  Extreme Networks, Inc   492,857 
 28,690  *  Fabrinet   480,271 
 17,406  *  FARO Technologies, Inc   826,785 
 40,737     FEI Co   3,628,852 
 90,984  *  Finisar Corp   2,093,542 
 73,986  *,e  Fusion-io, Inc   795,349 
 25,279  *  Globecomm Systems, Inc   354,664 
 29,697  *  GSI Group, Inc   296,376 
 98,680  *  Harmonic, Inc   721,351 
 54,128  *  Harris Stratex Networks, Inc (Class A)   111,504 
 25,395  *,e  Hutchinson Technology, Inc   94,469 
 36,196  *  Imation Corp   168,311 
 26,405  *  Immersion Corp   335,872 
 113,108  *,e  Infinera Corp   1,154,833 
 43,969  *  Insight Enterprises, Inc   926,427 
 39,630  e  InterDigital, Inc   1,535,662 
 55,845  *,e  InvenSense, Inc   943,222 
 38,961  *  Itron, Inc   1,662,466 
 55,263  *  Ixia   783,629 
 43,373  *  Kemet Corp   245,925 
 13,369  *  KVH Industries, Inc   183,690 
 21,357     Littelfuse, Inc   1,815,986 
 28,731  *  Maxwell Technologies, Inc   215,482 
 15,097  *  Measurement Specialties, Inc   841,356 
 30,685  *  Mercury Computer Systems, Inc   282,916 
 2,786     Mesa Laboratories, Inc   193,989 
 36,811     Methode Electronics, Inc   941,625 
 15,397     MTS Systems Corp   1,005,732 
 8,095  *  Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc   108,554 
 30,993  *,e  Neonode, Inc   167,672 
 37,732  *  Netgear, Inc   1,085,172 
 37,094  *  Newport Corp   588,682 
 12,335  *  Numerex Corp   145,676 
 18,072  *  Oplink Communications, Inc   329,814 
 19,395  *  OSI Systems, Inc   1,412,732 
 19,906     Park Electrochemical Corp   558,363 
 92,494  *,e  Parkervision, Inc   253,434 
 9,596     PC Connection, Inc   191,824 
 18,630     PC-Tel, Inc   171,582 
 42,058     Plantronics, Inc   1,805,971 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 32,804  *  Plexus Corp  $1,255,737 
 19,855  *,e  Procera Networks, Inc   280,948 
 87,360  *  QLogic Corp   1,078,896 
 202,570  *  Quantum Corp   251,187 
 34,136  *  Rackable Systems, Inc   435,917 
 22,283  *  Radisys Corp   67,295 
 38,506  *,e  RealD, Inc   266,462 
 10,218     Richardson Electronics Ltd   117,711 
 27,019  *  Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc   709,249 
 16,809  *  Rogers Corp   1,024,677 
 42,825  *  Ruckus Wireless, Inc   620,962 
 79,747  *  Sanmina Corp   1,161,116 
 27,266  *  Scansource, Inc   1,048,650 
 57,749  *  ShoreTel, Inc   459,105 
 212,176  *  Sonus Networks, Inc   636,528 
 35,271  *  Speed Commerce, Inc   129,445 
 30,575  *  Super Micro Computer, Inc   425,604 
 35,911  *  Symmetricom, Inc   257,482 
 31,893  *,e  Synaptics, Inc   1,483,024 
 25,902  *  SYNNEX Corp   1,587,793 
 336,632     Tellabs, Inc   821,382 
 5,443     Tessco Technologies, Inc   192,845 
 52,184  *  TTM Technologies, Inc   456,610 
 12,078  e  Ubiquiti Networks, Inc   465,969 
 10,841  *,e  Uni-Pixel, Inc   178,334 
 38,995  *,e  Universal Display Corp   1,243,941 
 38,823  *  Viasat, Inc   2,566,977 
 2,330  *  Viasystems Group, Inc   34,950 
 13,679  *  Vishay Precision Group, Inc   224,336 
 36,257  *  Westell Technologies, Inc   130,163 
 15,415  *  Zygo Corp   238,008 
       TOTAL TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT   78,500,644 
              
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.7%  
 72,581  *  8x8, Inc   831,778 
 8,807     Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc   488,084 
 17,606  *,e  Boingo Wireless, Inc   119,369 
 25,188  *  Cbeyond Communications, Inc   162,211 
 206,387  *  Cincinnati Bell, Inc   590,267 
 45,837     Cogent Communications Group, Inc   1,610,254 
 38,325  e  Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc   713,995 
 20,553  *,e  Fairpoint Communications, Inc   191,965 
 30,412  *  General Communication, Inc (Class A)   289,218 
 9,958  *  Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc   264,683 
 11,706     HickoryTech Corp   156,626 
 14,761     IDT Corp (Class B)   323,118 
 55,117  *  inContact, Inc   418,338 
 32,029     Inteliquent, Inc   411,573 
 65,874  *,e  Iridium Communications, Inc   397,220 
 52,658  *  Leap Wireless International, Inc   847,794 
 15,024     Lumos Networks Corp   330,678 
 166,816  *,e  NII Holdings, Inc (Class B)   573,847 
243

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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 14,572     NTELOS Holdings Corp  $277,451 
 35,843  *  Orbcomm, Inc   216,133 
 48,667  *  Premiere Global Services, Inc   438,490 
 12,946     PTGi Holding, Inc   45,570 
 23,578     Shenandoah Telecom Co   653,818 
 7,380  *  Straight Path Communications, Inc   40,295 
 68  *,m  Touch America Holdings, Inc   0 
 67,591  *,e  Towerstream Corp   162,218 
 22,936     USA Mobility, Inc   342,205 
 156,886  *  Vonage Holdings Corp   585,185 
       TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   11,482,383 
              
TRANSPORTATION - 1.8%    
 49,368  *  Air Transport Services Group, Inc   357,424 
 14,909     Allegiant Travel Co   1,554,561 
 26,405     Arkansas Best Corp   722,705 
 25,649  *  Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc   949,782 
 20,769     Celadon Group, Inc   385,057 
 16,972  *  Echo Global Logistics, Inc   312,455 
 29,699     Forward Air Corp   1,202,216 
 53,681  *,e  Hawaiian Holdings, Inc   442,868 
 43,507     Heartland Express, Inc   624,761 
 35,572  *  Hub Group, Inc (Class A)   1,306,560 
 5,482     International Shipholding Corp   136,063 
 226,624  *,e  JetBlue Airways Corp   1,606,764 
 57,843     Knight Transportation, Inc   981,596 
 24,067     Marten Transport Ltd   424,542 
 41,504     Matson, Inc   1,124,343 
 33,271  *  Pacer International, Inc   265,503 
 8,389  *  Park-Ohio Holdings Corp   347,389 
 5,252  *  Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc   194,166 
 21,890  *  Quality Distribution, Inc   225,029 
 47,604  *  Republic Airways Holdings, Inc   560,775 
 18,234  *  Roadrunner Transportation Services Holdings, Inc   483,201 
 23,248  *  Saia, Inc   756,257 
 51,318     Skywest, Inc   771,823 
 58,205  *  Spirit Airlines, Inc   2,511,546 
 81,772  *,e  Swift Transportation Co, Inc   1,781,812 
 18,824  *  Ultrapetrol Bahamas Ltd   67,766 
 4,949     Universal Truckload Services, Inc   131,940 
 182,539  *,e  US Airways Group, Inc   4,010,382 
 87,491     UTI Worldwide, Inc   1,329,863 
 44,211     Werner Enterprises, Inc   1,023,927 
 38,913  *  Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc   712,886 
 29,292  *,e  XPO Logistics, Inc   591,113 
 11,226  *,e  YRC Worldwide, Inc   106,422 
       TOTAL TRANSPORTATION   28,003,497 
              
UTILITIES - 3.1%    
 38,514     Allete, Inc   1,946,112 
 37,658     American States Water Co   1,072,500 
 6,341     Artesian Resources Corp   145,209 
244

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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 121,509  e  Atlantic Power Corp  $545,575 
 58,224     Avista Corp   1,618,045 
 42,842     Black Hills Corp   2,172,946 
 46,680     California Water Service Group   1,017,624 
 9,432     Chesapeake Utilities Corp   513,195 
 59,331     Cleco Corp   2,749,398 
 11,662     Connecticut Water Service, Inc   373,767 
 14,392     Consolidated Water Co, Inc   216,456 
 5,749     Delta Natural Gas Co, Inc   128,318 
 96,572  *,e  Dynegy, Inc   1,876,394 
 39,751     El Paso Electric Co   1,398,043 
 42,216     Empire District Electric Co   949,438 
 11,805  *  Genie Energy Ltd   121,946 
 49,288     Idacorp, Inc   2,543,261 
 31,779     Laclede Group, Inc   1,495,837 
 23,171     MGE Energy, Inc   1,304,759 
 15,216     Middlesex Water Co   315,428 
 40,272     New Jersey Resources Corp   1,853,720 
 26,406     Northwest Natural Gas Co   1,146,813 
 36,721     NorthWestern Corp   1,683,291 
 22,050  *  NRG Yield, Inc   781,011 
 17,698  e  Ormat Technologies, Inc   461,387 
 36,008     Otter Tail Corp   1,074,119 
 73,435     Piedmont Natural Gas Co, Inc   2,507,071 
 77,150     PNM Resources, Inc   1,845,428 
 73,933     Portland General Electric Co   2,121,877 
 15,112  *,e  Pure Cycle Corp   100,948 
 15,987     SJW Corp   451,313 
 31,605     South Jersey Industries, Inc   1,882,078 
 45,412     Southwest Gas Corp   2,464,055 
 54,821     UIL Holdings Corp   2,111,705 
 14,908     Unitil Corp   450,520 
 40,785     UNS Energy Corp   2,018,042 
 49,853     WGL Holdings, Inc   2,243,883 
 12,436     York Water Co   257,549 
       TOTAL UTILITIES   47,959,061 
             
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   1,546,676,478 
       (Cost $1,185,523,279)     
             
RIGHTS / WARRANTS - 0.0%  
CONSUMER SERVICES - 0.0%    
 35,025  m  Caesars Entertainment Corp   80,207 
       TOTAL CONSUMER SERVICES   80,207 
             
ENERGY - 0.0%    
 16,387  m  Magnum Hunter Resources Corp   0 
       TOTAL ENERGY   0 
             
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 0.0%  
 8,325  *,m  Forest Laboratories, Inc CVR   7,909 
 48,374  e  Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc   93,362 
245

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Small-Cap Blend Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 5,149  *,m  Omthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc $ 3,089   
 34,794  m  Trius Therapeutics, Inc   4,523 
       TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES   108,883 
             
REAL ESTATE - 0.0%    
 1,893     Tejon Ranch Co   10,127 
       TOTAL REAL ESTATE   10,127 
             
       TOTAL RIGHTS / WARRANTS   199,217 
       (Cost $119,165)     
             
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 13.8%  
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 13.8%  
 214,865,928  a,c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street
Navigator Securities Lending Trust
   214,865,928 
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES   214,865,928 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   214,865,928 
       (Cost $214,865,928)     
             
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 113.2%   1,761,741,623 
       (Cost $1,400,508,372)     
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - (13.2)%   (206,091,366)
       NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $1,555,650,257 
       
       
  Abbreviation(s):
    REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
         
*   Non-income producing.
a   Affiliated holding.
c   Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
e   All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan is $207,075,176.
m   Indicates a security that has been deemed illiquid.
246

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

 

TIAA-CREF FUNDS

EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INDEX FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2013

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
COMMON STOCKS - 97.3%  
             
BRAZIL - 10.5%   
 17,958     AES Tiete S.A.  $175,556 
 71,200     All America Latina Logistica S.A.   254,548 
 72,055     Anhanguera Educacional Participacoes S.A.   431,005 
 20,600     Arteris S.A.   183,688 
 114,430     Banco Bradesco S.A.   1,834,292 
 392,464     Banco Bradesco S.A. (Preference)   5,654,203 
 105,686     Banco do Brasil S.A.   1,398,944 
 29,068     Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul   209,556 
 468,110     Banco Itau Holding Financeira S.A.   7,242,989 
 168,339     Banco Santander Brasil S.A.   1,145,468 
 107,600     BB Seguridade Participacoes S.A.   1,175,329 
 349,374     BM&F Bovespa S.A.   1,962,895 
 71,200     BR Malls Participacoes S.A.   687,788 
 31,800     BR Properties S.A.   269,708 
 37,665     Bradespar S.A.   447,694 
 27,215     Braskem S.A.   240,450 
 42,876     Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A.   135,889 
 36,392     Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A. (Preference)   188,739 
 36,089     CETIP S.A.-Balcao Organizado de Ativos e Derivativos   398,831 
 23,057     Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar   1,145,474 
 26,000     Cia de Bebidas das Americas   968,530 
 166,056     Cia de Concessoes Rodoviarias   1,380,959 
 62,600     Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo   663,402 
 8,700     Cia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais-COPASA   140,508 
 103,767     Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais   923,166 
 31,920     Cia Energetica de Sao Paulo (Class B)   333,228 
 25,685     Cia Hering   373,202 
 17,595     Cia Paranaense de Energia   245,365 
 128,230     Cia Siderurgica Nacional S.A.   697,761 
 66,036     Companhia Brasileira de Meios de Pagamento   2,002,645 
 41,036     Cosan SA Industria e Comercio   820,665 
 44,000     CPFL Energia S.A.   375,622 
 48,005     Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A.   356,883 
 31,228     EcoRodovias Infraestrutura e Logistica S.A.   211,616 
 45,100     EDP - Energias do Brasil S.A.   257,691 
 109,479     Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A.   799,028 
 28,344  *  Eneva S.A.   56,811 
 45,900     Estacio Participacoes S.A.   354,464 
 45,263  *  Fibria Celulose S.A.   586,952 
 157,775     Gerdau S.A. (Preference)   1,245,020 
 62,282     Hypermarcas S.A.   543,529 
 121,664     JBS S.A.   437,191 
 90,620     Klabin S.A.   481,376 
 35,100     Kroton Educacional S.A.   518,619 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 23,191     Localiza Rent A Car  $378,026 
 15,300     Lojas Americanas S.A.   95,616 
 73,837     Lojas Americanas S.A.(Preference)   546,477 
 22,930     Lojas Renner S.A.   691,542 
 5,500     M Dias Branco S.A.   257,961 
 70,400     Marcopolo S.A.   181,491 
 47,517     Metalurgica Gerdau S.A.   484,257 
 58,056     MRV Engenharia e Participacoes S.A.   250,603 
 12,700     Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios S.A.   298,140 
 4,900     Multiplus S.A.   60,698 
 31,792     Natura Cosmeticos S.A.   635,783 
 45,153     Odontoprev S.A.   186,643 
 113,465     Oi S.A.(Preference)   189,720 
 121,556     Perdigao S.A.   2,854,140 
 576,772     Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.   5,014,396 
 815,746     Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Preference)   7,396,466 
 14,681     Porto Seguro S.A.   184,479 
 36,200  *  Qualicorp S.A.   339,021 
 36,600     Raia Drogasil S.A.   267,160 
 44,819     Satipel Industrial S.A.   278,426 
 71,145     Souza Cruz S.A.   769,504 
 14,905     Sul America SA   109,116 
 54,500     Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A.   220,121 
 55,121     Telefonica Brasil S.A.   1,210,885 
 154,466     Tim Participacoes S.A.   782,145 
 21,500     Totvus S.A.   364,508 
 30,700     Tractebel Energia S.A.   522,127 
 19,800     Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica S.A.   192,237 
 68,180     Ultrapar Participacoes S.A.   1,812,509 
 65,817  *  Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. (Preference)   347,861 
 240,800     Vale S.A.   3,828,829 
 354,773     Vale S.A. (Preference)   5,192,877 
 38,300     Weg S.A.   497,514 
       TOTAL BRAZIL   76,398,557 
             
CHILE - 1.6%  
 381,673     AES Gener S.A.   229,280 
 443,665     Aguas Andinas S.A.   299,319 
 2,784,948     Banco de Chile   426,237 
 3,527     Banco de Credito e Inversiones   207,448 
 11,721,482     Banco Santander Chile S.A.   724,555 
 11,562     CAP S.A.   240,742 
 207,758     Centros Comerciales Sudamericanos S.A.   847,377 
 21,332     Cia Cervecerias Unidas S.A.   285,071 
 1,396,694     Colbun S.A.   346,229 
 20,192,884     CorpBanca S.A.   226,625 
 46,711     Embotelladora Andina S.A.   263,378 
 67,685     Empresa Electrica del Norte Grande S.A.   105,571 
 640,179     Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A.   979,146 
 21,506     Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A.   331,603 
 205,800     Empresas CMPC S.A.   610,269 
 113,612     Empresas COPEC S.A.   1,656,245 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 3,739,700     Enersis S.A.  $1,252,115 
 46,211     Lan Airlines S.A.   765,970 
 132,095     SACI Falabella   1,314,581 
 19,589     Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. (Class B)   551,169 
 67,818     Vina Concha Y Toro S.A.   123,823 
       TOTAL CHILE   11,786,753 
              
CHINA - 17.8%  
 272,000     Agile Property Holdings Ltd   328,255 
 4,469,000     Agricultural Bank of China   2,153,589 
 388,000     Air China Ltd   264,666 
 872,000  *,e  Aluminum Corp of China Ltd   322,450 
 256,500  e  Anhui Conch Cement Co Ltd   895,126 
 176,000  e  Anta Sports Products Ltd   252,454 
 432,000     AviChina Industry & Technology Co   205,076 
 14,823,000     Bank of China Ltd   6,959,640 
 1,886,500  e  Bank of Communications Co Ltd   1,382,315 
 271,000     BBMG Corp   194,444 
 446,000     Beijing Capital International Airport Co Ltd   314,484 
 115,000     Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd   943,998 
 588,000  e  Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd   1,028,519 
 93,500  *,e  Byd Co Ltd   462,951 
 290,320  e  Changsha Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Development Co Ltd   267,809 
 441,700     China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd   207,442 
 416,000     China BlueChemical Ltd   267,401 
 1,815,600     China Citic Bank   1,020,764 
 1,136,000  e  China Coal Energy Co   697,080 
 925,000     China Communications Construction Co Ltd   754,998 
 524,400     China Communications Services Corp Ltd   321,417 
 13,791,350     China Construction Bank   10,730,037 
 412,000     China Everbright International Ltd   410,721 
 172,000     China Everbright Ltd   255,106 
 458,000     China Gas Holdings Ltd   510,802 
 156,400  *  China Insurance International Holdings Co Ltd   243,970 
 86,600     China International Marine Containers Group Co Ltd   161,960 
 1,437,000     China Life Insurance Co Ltd   3,793,362 
 548,000     China Longyuan Power Group Corp   630,487 
 265,000     China Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd   1,165,712 
 909,500     China Merchants Bank Co Ltd   1,808,444 
 232,020     China Merchants Holdings International Co Ltd   822,508 
 1,075,000  e  China Minsheng Banking Corp Ltd   1,231,883 
 1,144,500     China Mobile Hong Kong Ltd   11,893,244 
 614,000  e  China National Building Material Co Ltd   600,329 
 338,000     China Oilfield Services Ltd   944,603 
 774,000  e  China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd   2,398,642 
 525,200     China Pacific Insurance Group Co Ltd   1,897,876 
 385,500  e  China Railway Construction Corp   422,823 
 818,000  e  China Railway Group Ltd   461,921 
 254,000  e  China Resources Enterprise   899,562 
 212,000  e  China Resources Gas Group Ltd   548,557 
 384,000  e  China Resources Land Ltd   1,112,410 
249

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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
          
 386,000     China Resources Power Holdings Co  $1,010,420 
 384,000  e  China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd   136,775 
 741,500     China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd   2,255,549 
 809,000  *,e  China Shipping Container Lines Co Ltd   200,264 
 399,000  e  China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Corp   332,501 
 458,000  e  China Southern Airlines Co Ltd   168,769 
 354,000  e  China State Construction International Holdings Ltd   596,458 
 2,812,000     China Telecom Corp Ltd   1,468,862 
 924,000     China Unicom Ltd   1,445,610 
 510,000  e  Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank   257,647 
 333,000  e  Citic Pacific Ltd   474,021 
 240,000  e  CITIC Securities Co Ltd   503,870 
 3,549,000     CNOOC Ltd   7,218,564 
 538,500  *,e  COSCO Holdings   255,665 
 353,098  e  COSCO Pacific Ltd   514,323 
 854,008     Country Garden Holdings Co Ltd   585,612 
 166,000  e  Dah Chong Hong Holdings Ltd   140,908 
 666,000     Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd   305,038 
 564,000     Dongfeng Motor Group Co Ltd   797,395 
 1,239,000  e  Evergrande Real Estate Group   522,739 
 308,000     Far East Horizon Ltd   226,010 
 343,500     Fosun International   330,169 
 670,000  e  Franshion Properties China Ltd   232,748 
 658,000  e  Fushan International Energy Group Ltd   221,577 
 890,000  e  Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd   448,637 
 148,000  e  Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd   222,059 
 203,000  e  Great Wall Motor Co Ltd   1,193,177 
 120,000  e  Greentown China Holdings Ltd   233,623 
 570,000  e  Guangdong Investments Ltd   490,681 
 454,000  e  Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd   538,250 
 1,060,000     Guangzhou Investment Co Ltd   295,478 
 170,800  e  Guangzhou R&F Properties Co Ltd   299,247 
 312,800  e  Haitong Securities Co Ltd   475,158 
 146,500     Hengan International Group Co Ltd   1,793,826 
 684,000     Huaneng Power International, Inc   713,966 
 14,132,000     Industrial & Commercial Bank of China   9,906,900 
 300,000  e  Jiangsu Express   377,660 
 313,000  e  Jiangxi Copper Co Ltd   600,083 
 1,228,000  e  Lenovo Group Ltd   1,315,439 
 267,000  e  Longfor Properties Co Ltd   435,665 
 147,100  *  New China Life insurance Co Ltd   415,623 
 309,000  e  Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd   254,953 
 278,000  e  Parkson Retail Group Ltd   95,437 
 1,063,000  e  People’s Insurance Co Group of China Ltd   502,170 
 670,840     PICC Property & Casualty Co Ltd   1,028,692 
 368,500  e  Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd   2,905,716 
 335,000  e  Poly Hong Kong Investment Ltd   205,384 
 168,000  e  Prime Success International Group Ltd   87,586 
 336,000  e  Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co Ltd   315,501 
 702,000  e  Shanghai Electric Group Co Ltd   248,049 
 123,000     Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd   406,710 
250

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 182,200     Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co Ltd  $375,765 
 116,000  e  Shell Electric MFG   138,236 
 686,649  e  Shui On Land Ltd   239,486 
 408,000     Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings   304,527 
 538,603  e  Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Ltd   341,528 
 798,000     Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co Ltd   210,763 
 212,800     Sinopharm Group Co   576,393 
 457,000  e  Soho China Ltd   400,599 
 514,500  e  Sun Art Retail Group Ltd   842,727 
 191,300     Tencent Holdings Ltd   10,431,667 
 400,000     Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp   1,130,089 
 82,000  e  Tsingtao Brewery Co Ltd   671,535 
 286,000  e  Uni-President China Holdings Ltd   285,757 
 1,160,000     Want Want China Holdings Ltd   1,783,600 
 101,200  e  Weichai Power Co Ltd   405,065 
 211,000  m  Wison Engineering Services Co Ltd   26,943 
 106,000  *  Wumart Stores, Inc   177,071 
 158,000  e  Xinao Gas Holdings Ltd   936,765 
 628,000  e  Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd   649,815 
 244,000     Yingde Gases   250,489 
 188,500  e  Zhaojin Mining Industry Co Ltd   152,240 
 320,000     Zhejiang Expressway Co Ltd   295,041 
 113,000  e  Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd   180,880 
 89,000  e  Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co Ltd   319,459 
 1,282,000  e  Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd   295,280 
 118,720  e  ZTE Corp   258,730 
       TOTAL CHINA   129,877,451 
              
COLOMBIA - 1.1%    
 36,233     Almacenes Exito S.A.   606,963 
 19,799     Banco Davivienda S.A.   259,683 
 25,572     BanColombia S.A.   352,698 
 62,979     BanColombia S.A. (Preference)   881,942 
 62,310     Cementos Argos S.A.   328,944 
 25,648  *  Cemex Latam Holdings S.A.   196,255 
 10,291     Corp Financiera Colombiana S.A.   214,157 
 1,163,437     Ecopetrol S.A.   2,766,648 
 50,135     Grupo Argos S.A.   581,268 
 19,604     Grupo Argos S.A.(Preference)   227,497 
 233,089     Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores   161,974 
 5,932     Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana S.A.   117,866 
 57,245     Interconexion Electrica S.A.   283,147 
 88,157     Isagen S.A. ESP   140,690 
 50,459     Suramericana de Inversiones S.A.   999,927 
       TOTAL COLOMBIA   8,119,659 
              
CZECH REPUBLIC - 0.3%    
 31,041     CEZ AS   893,257 
 2,852     Komercni Banka AS   706,463 
 19,376     Telefonica O2 Czech Republic AS   316,077 
       TOTAL CZECH REPUBLIC   1,915,797 
251

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
EGYPT - 0.2%    
 107,352     Commercial International Bank  $664,976 
 460,261  *  Orascom Telecom Holding SAE   315,176 
 177,063  *  Talaat Moustafa Group   141,947 
 42,749     Telecom Egypt   83,865 
       TOTAL EGYPT   1,205,964 
              
HONG KONG - 0.7%  
 906,000     Belle International Holdings Ltd   1,277,480 
 482,000  e  Bosideng International Holdings Ltd   111,283 
 469,007  e  China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd   313,825 
 1,808,000  *,e  GCL Poly Energy Holdings Ltd   554,732 
 2,068,000  e  GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings Ltd   320,049 
 159,000     Haier Electronics Group Co Ltd   339,404 
 208,000  *  Intime Retail Group Co Ltd   247,588 
 133,500     Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd   351,758 
 335,000     Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd   240,264 
 118,000     Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd   406,864 
 265,000     Shimao Property Holdings Ltd   666,013 
 616,000     Sino Biopharmaceutical   435,376 
       TOTAL HONG KONG   5,264,636 
              
HUNGARY - 0.2%    
 15,374     Magyar Telekom   21,113 
 10,802     MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas plc   738,574 
 32,509  e  OTP Bank   674,405 
       TOTAL HUNGARY   1,434,092 
              
INDIA - 6.0%    
 32,027     Adani Enterprises Ltd   108,190 
 5,506     Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd   109,939 
 121,060     Ambuja Cements Ltd   370,335 
 12,126     Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd   179,330 
 55,786     Asian Paints Ltd   488,780 
 8,467     Associated Cement Co Ltd   156,154 
 15,066     Bajaj Holdings and Investment Ltd   521,870 
 11,784     Bank of Baroda   123,206 
 14,596     Bank of India   49,794 
 92,321     Bharat Heavy Electricals   211,627 
 64,525     Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd   377,355 
 108,353     Bharti Airtel Ltd   646,732 
 137,089     Cairn India Ltd   705,653 
 11,542     Canara Bank   48,375 
 66,389     Cipla Ltd   445,884 
 147,293     Coal India Ltd   689,424 
 64,298     Dabur India Ltd   186,599 
 5,735     Divi S Laboratories Ltd   90,646 
 53,688     DLF Ltd   132,048 
 19,002     Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd   757,451 
 54,801     GAIL India Ltd   314,797 
 1,505     GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd   113,962 
252

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 17,995     Godrej Consumer Products Ltd  $255,189 
 37,882     HCL Technologies Ltd   675,362 
 285,830     HDFC Bank Ltd   3,182,951 
 14,536     Hero Honda Motors Ltd   491,210 
 184,019     Hindalco Industries Ltd   344,056 
 121,543     Hindustan Lever Ltd   1,204,913 
 273,143     Housing Development Finance Corp   3,795,405 
 37,878     ICICI Bank Ltd   686,487 
 104,970     Idea Cellular Ltd   294,880 
 85,602     Infosys Technologies Ltd   4,574,525 
 415,370     ITC Ltd   2,260,806 
 133,252     Jaiprakash Associates Ltd   102,967 
 55,419     Jindal Steel & Power Ltd   216,042 
 11,994     JSW Steel Ltd   167,832 
 51,789     Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd   633,977 
 58,517     Larsen & Toubro Ltd   926,143 
 45,007     LIC Housing Finance Ltd   164,279 
 6,734     Lupin Ltd   97,149 
 41,407     Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd   190,177 
 55,797     Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd   804,925 
 57,851     Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone Ltd   136,906 
 197,368     NTPC Ltd   478,139 
 51,135     Oil India Ltd   394,277 
 5,109     Piramal Healthcare Ltd   46,706 
 39,802     Power Finance Corp Ltd   86,960 
 192,318     Power Grid Corp of India Ltd   316,608 
 17,131  *  Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd   108,724 
 14,450     Reliance Capital Ltd   87,023 
 82,042     Reliance Communication Ventures Ltd   196,151 
 16,794     Reliance Energy Ltd   117,802 
 260,226     Reliance Industries Ltd   3,871,887 
 70,276  *  Reliance Power Ltd   83,615 
 42,180     Rural Electrification Corp Ltd   133,031 
 307,831     Sesa Goa Ltd   1,009,320 
 20,292     Shriram Transport Finance Co Ltd   201,718 
 10,237     Siemens India Ltd   96,867 
 12,667     State Bank of India Ltd (GDR)   742,722 
 114,899     Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd   1,136,507 
 87,158     Tata Consultancy Services Ltd   2,994,653 
 135,890     Tata Motors Ltd   845,082 
 152,359     Tata Power Co Ltd   203,390 
 44,487     Tata Steel Ltd   242,261 
 33,534     Titan Industries Ltd   145,644 
 6,613     Ultra Tech Cement Ltd   211,415 
 145,087  *  Unitech Ltd   40,999 
 10,870     United Breweries Ltd   163,334 
 16,345     United Spirits Ltd   684,295 
 112,807     Wipro Ltd   878,172 
 3,902     Wockhardt Ltd   28,295 
 42,909     ZEE Telefilms Ltd   185,634 
       TOTAL INDIA   43,765,563 
253

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
INDONESIA - 2.4%  
 3,729,000     Adaro Energy Tbk  $337,119 
 2,056,000     Bank Rakyat Indonesia   1,442,956 
 182,000     Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk   180,687 
 54,000     PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk   89,016 
 3,758,500     PT Astra International Tbk   2,215,968 
 2,283,000     PT Bank Central Asia Tbk   2,115,216 
 574,766     PT Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk   219,404 
 1,725,771     PT Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk   1,317,797 
 1,317,693     PT Bank Negara Indonesia   561,716 
 1,212,500  *  PT Bumi Resources Tbk   48,826 
 955,500     PT Bumi Serpong Damai   132,546 
 1,236,000     PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk   427,179 
 369,000     PT Excelcomindo Pratama   146,370 
 1,166,000     PT Global MediaCom Tbk   197,495 
 81,500     PT Gudang Garam Tbk   266,465 
 110,500     PT Indo Tambangraya Megah   292,994 
 273,000     PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk   505,925 
 808,500     PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk   476,309 
 159,500     PT Indosat Tbk   62,214 
 310,500     PT Jasa Marga Tbk   144,550 
 4,108,500     PT Kalbe Farma Tbk   473,025 
 3,210,500     PT Lippo Karawaci Tbk   321,474 
 245,000  *  PT Matahari Department Store Tbk   267,137 
 683,000     PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk   151,262 
 2,017,500     PT Perusahaan Gas Negara   912,501 
 558,500     PT Semen Gresik Persero Tbk   710,576 
 213,500     PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam Tbk   230,144 
 8,520,000     PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk   1,772,248 
 277,000     PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk   736,537 
 303,500     PT United Tractors Tbk   471,055 
       TOTAL INDONESIA   17,226,711 
             
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF - 15.6%  
 599     Amorepacific Corp   491,285 
 27,190     BS Financial Group   436,530 
 11,207     Celltrion, Inc   486,526 
 15,760     Cheil Communications, Inc   388,307 
 9,103     Cheil Industries, Inc   771,845 
 1,531     CJ CheilJedang Corp   371,561 
 2,528     CJ Corp   264,402 
 4,845     Daelim Industrial Co   449,728 
 13,510  *  Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co Ltd   109,465 
 8,210     Daewoo International Corp   302,398 
 26,672     Daewoo Securities Co Ltd   248,935 
 17,330     Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd   545,712 
 3,111     DC Chemical Co Ltd   562,995 
 23,730     DGB Financial Group Co Ltd   380,740 
 7,867     Dongbu Insurance Co Ltd   352,032 
 1,348     Doosan Corp   180,586 
 8,107     Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Co Ltd   330,875 
 17,300  *  Doosan Infracore Co Ltd   247,619 
254

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 4,027     E-Mart Co Ltd  $963,646 
 2,432     GLOVIS Co Ltd   539,204 
 5,820     GS Engineering & Construction Corp   196,498 
 12,466     GS Holdings Corp   686,467 
 6,160     Halla Climate Control Corp   230,339 
 51,077     Hana Financial Group, Inc   1,964,027 
 13,650     Hankook Tire Co Ltd   800,769 
 13,850     Hanwha Chemical Corp   303,987 
 7,681     Hanwha Corp   290,731 
 3,149     Honam Petrochemical Corp   645,228 
 97,790  *  Hynix Semiconductor, Inc   2,942,588 
 4,282     Hyosung Corp   288,674 
 2,904     Hyundai Department Store Co Ltd   462,413 
 7,890     Hyundai Development Co   175,381 
 13,293     Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co Ltd   762,621 
 7,791     Hyundai Heavy Industries   1,860,468 
 5,048     Hyundai Hysco   199,838 
 11,800     Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co Ltd   337,158 
 10,430  *  Hyundai Merchant Marine Co Ltd   135,199 
 1,857     Hyundai Mipo Dockyard   295,561 
 12,748     Hyundai Mobis   3,595,956 
 28,789     Hyundai Motor Co   6,858,802 
 7,057     Hyundai Motor Co Ltd (2nd Preference)   797,572 
 4,555     Hyundai Motor Co Ltd (Preference)   495,550 
 12,770     Hyundai Securities Co   81,096 
 9,929     Hyundai Steel Co   817,535 
 2,822     Hyundai Wia Corp   485,850 
 29,510     Industrial Bank of Korea   340,890 
 4,130     Jinro Ltd   101,376 
 18,990     Kangwon Land, Inc   521,861 
 72,446     KB Financial Group, Inc   2,853,175 
 766     KCC Corp   307,183 
 49,459     Kia Motors Corp   2,873,627 
 8,020     Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd   211,644 
 49,210  *  Korea Electric Power Corp   1,314,201 
 5,125     Korea Gas Corp   308,162 
 6,460     Korea Investment Holdings Co Ltd   252,027 
 2,452     Korea Kumho Petrochemical   240,033 
 31,760     Korea Life Insurance Co Ltd   212,369 
 1,556     Korea Zinc Co Ltd   451,068 
 3,656  *  Korean Air Lines Co Ltd   116,610 
 6,040     KT Corp   199,636 
 21,431     KT&G Corp   1,565,781 
 8,677     LG Chem Ltd   2,447,625 
 1,399     LG Chem Ltd (Preference)   177,535 
 17,553     LG Corp   1,037,691 
 19,996     LG Electronics, Inc   1,280,863 
 1,746     LG Household & Health Care Ltd   907,624 
 1,763  *  LG Innotek Co Ltd   142,377 
 36,650     LG Telecom Ltd   419,646 
 43,070  *  LG.Philips LCD Co Ltd   1,008,132 
 112     Lotte Confectionery Co Ltd   192,060 
255

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 2,097     Lotte Shopping Co Ltd  $795,704 
 3,131     LS Cable Ltd   234,018 
 2,364     LS Industrial Systems Co Ltd   148,152 
 3,489     Mirae Asset Securities Co Ltd   117,670 
 2,824     NCsoft   547,390 
 5,203     NHN Corp   2,919,752 
 2,458  *  NHN Entertainment Corp   263,005 
 690     Orion Corp   672,870 
 415     Pacific Corp   146,447 
 12,223     POSCO   3,649,065 
 2,611     S1 Corp (Korea)   155,709 
 5,568     Samsung Card Co   206,323 
 23,273     Samsung Corp   1,380,972 
 11,033     Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co Ltd   846,329 
 20,600     Samsung Electronics Co Ltd   28,408,603 
 3,831     Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (Preference)   3,692,963 
 5,392     Samsung Engineering Co Ltd   380,181 
 6,633     Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd   1,551,086 
 30,050     Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd   1,101,854 
 11,142     Samsung Life Insurance Co Ltd   1,097,093 
 6,432     Samsung SDI Co Ltd   1,072,158 
 11,201     Samsung Securities Co Ltd   496,541 
 6,822     Samsung Techwin Co Ltd   371,835 
 79,766     Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd   3,478,085 
 1,241     Shinsegae Co Ltd   312,426 
 4,001     SK C&C Co Ltd   431,210 
 4,859     SK Corp   880,644 
 12,790     SK Energy Co Ltd   1,792,634 
 14,850     SK Networks Co Ltd   93,225 
 1,338     SK Telecom Co Ltd   291,577 
 4,000  e  SK Telecom Co Ltd (ADR)   97,920 
 11,042     S-Oil Corp   805,756 
 9,741     Woongjin Coway Co Ltd   557,536 
 65,500     Woori Finance Holdings Co Ltd   775,995 
 17,881     Woori Investment & Securities Co Ltd   188,845 
 1,365     Yuhan Corp   240,131 
       TOTAL KOREA, REPUBLIC OF   113,819,599 
              
MALAYSIA - 3.7%  
 209,600     AirAsia BHD   177,939 
 125,800     Alliance Financial Group BHD   206,788 
 334,500     AMMB Holdings BHD   785,062 
 19,500     Asiatic Development BHD   67,215 
 277,600     Astro Malaysia Holdings BHD   255,048 
 101,851     Berjaya Sports Toto BHD   131,366 
 23,100     British American Tobacco Malaysia BHD   464,848 
 219,400     Bumi Armada BHD   275,332 
 885,858     Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings BHD   2,105,707 
 646,000     Digi.Com BHD   1,023,133 
 199,800     Felda Global Ventures Holdings BHD   284,278 
 283,500     Gamuda BHD   437,525 
 384,800     Genting BHD   1,277,545 
256

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 75,120     Hong Leong Bank BHD  $340,102 
 3,000     Hong Leong Credit BHD   14,379 
 460,700  *  IHH Healthcare BHD   603,311 
 178,000     IJM Corp BHD   327,289 
 545,500     IOI Corp BHD   941,025 
 86,500     Kuala Lumpur Kepong BHD   632,958 
 55,000     Lafarge Malayan Cement BHD   173,773 
 859,604     Malayan Banking BHD   2,664,445 
 74,523     Malaysia Airports Holdings BHD   198,615 
 427,700     Maxis BHD   974,678 
 178,300  *  MISC BHD   288,585 
 61,500     MMC Corp BHD   52,232 
 56,931     Parkson Holdings BHD   67,836 
 530,600     Petronas Chemicals Group BHD   1,195,615 
 104,100     Petronas Dagangan BHD   1,009,478 
 106,700     Petronas Gas BHD   829,479 
 76,400     PPB Group BHD   355,759 
 197,000     Public Bank BHD (Foreign)   1,143,638 
 557,700     Resorts World BHD   763,352 
 95,130     RHB Capital BHD   237,990 
 691,200  *  Sapurakencana Petroleum BHD   876,399 
 556,100     Sime Darby BHD   1,679,677 
 209,800     Telekom Malaysia BHD   348,387 
 554,350     Tenaga Nasional BHD   1,656,573 
 496,600     TM International BHD   1,081,014 
 178,100     UEM Land Holdings BHD   131,965 
 88,500     UMW Holdings BHD   358,891 
 871,700     YTL Corp BHD   455,742 
 304,166     YTL Power International BHD   183,145 
       TOTAL MALAYSIA   27,078,118 
              
MEXICO - 5.0%    
 528,950     Alfa S.A. de C.V. (Class A)   1,450,561 
 6,860,870  e  America Movil S.A. de C.V. (Series L)   7,361,872 
 2,097,300  *,e  Cemex S.A. de C.V.   2,231,162 
 82,860     Coca-Cola Femsa S.A. de C.V.   1,009,898 
 191,186  e  Compartamos SAB de C.V.   372,488 
 73,800  e  Controladora Comercial Mexicana S.A. de C.V.   302,559 
 39,500     El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de C.V.   426,599 
 60,225     Embotelladoras Arca SAB de C.V.   357,503 
 243,700     Fibra Uno Administracion S.A. de C.V.   757,964 
 367,837  e  Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A. de C.V.   3,440,917 
 135,600  *,e  Genomma Lab Internacional S.A. de C.V.   361,364 
 53,928     Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico S.A. de C.V. (B Shares)   280,567 
 36,800  e  Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste S.A. de C.V. (Class B)   439,860 
 295,320  e  Grupo Bimbo S.A. de C.V. (Series A)   992,077 
 95,098     Grupo Carso S.A. de C.V. (Series A1)   511,597 
 52,100  e  Grupo Comercial Chedraui S.a. DE C.V.   162,922 
 454,787     Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A. de C.V.   2,902,884 
 419,432     Grupo Financiero Inbursa S.A.   1,080,466 
 347,500     Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de C.V.   972,672 
 714,756     Grupo Mexico S.A. de C.V. (Series B)   2,257,571 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 483,726     Grupo Televisa S.A.  $2,954,873 
 28,800  *  Industrias CH SAB de C.V.   141,933 
 24,782     Industrias Penoles S.A. de C.V.   725,098 
 288,342     Kimberly-Clark de Mexico S.A. de C.V. (Class A)   876,700 
 198,496  e  Mexichem SAB de C.V.   828,991 
 100,840  *  Minera Frisco SAB de C.V.   257,834 
 117,900  *,e  OHL Mexico SAB de CV   302,990 
 1,008,489  e  Wal-Mart de Mexico S.A. de C.V. (Series V)   2,621,851 
       TOTAL MEXICO   36,383,773 
              
MOROCCO - 0.1%    
 8,147     Attijariwafa Bank   327,470 
 11,822     Douja Promotion Groupe Addoha S.A.   84,134 
 12,297     Maroc Telecom   147,361 
       TOTAL MOROCCO   558,965 
              
PERU - 0.3%    
 36,122     Cia de Minas Buenaventura S.A. (ADR) (Series B)   523,769 
 12,672     Credicorp Ltd (NY)   1,730,995 
       TOTAL PERU   2,254,764 
              
PHILIPPINES - 0.9%  
 327,120     Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc   385,308 
 355,500     Aboitiz Power Corp   279,863 
 395,600     Alliance Global Group, Inc   241,385 
 34,448     Ayala Corp   480,965 
 974,500     Ayala Land, Inc   663,410 
 266,816     Banco de Oro Universal Bank   500,566 
 122,584     Bank of the Philippine Islands   283,659 
 133,120     DMCI Holdings, Inc   159,463 
 5,710     Globe Telecom, Inc   230,033 
 148,030     International Container Term Services, Inc   356,389 
 76,520     Jollibee Foods Corp   314,289 
 2,223,600     Metro Pacific Investments Corp   251,042 
 71,033     Metropolitan Bank & Trust   146,459 
 8,635     Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co   573,001 
 1,423,700     PNOC Energy Development Corp   191,065 
 27,040     SM Investments Corp   535,665 
 1,058,475     SM Prime Holdings   468,878 
 156,420     Universal Robina   461,694 
       TOTAL PHILIPPINES   6,523,134 
              
POLAND - 1.7%  
 5,257  *  Alior Bank S.A.   133,037 
 3,214     Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A.   123,528 
 45,714  *  Bank Millennium S.A.   113,618 
 24,178     Bank Pekao S.A.   1,513,834 
 4,869     Bank Zachodni WBK S.A.   592,969 
 1,990     BRE Bank S.A.   328,656 
 21,969  *  Cyfrowy Polsat S.A.   159,756 
 10,755     Enea S.A.   50,609 
 13,826     Eurocash S.A.   212,386 
258

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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 20,491  *  Grupa Lotos S.A.  $249,959 
 4,931     Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa S.A.   106,460 
 26,313     KGHM Polska Miedz S.A.   1,062,309 
 449,595     Polish Oil & Gas Co   826,908 
 140,859     Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A.   822,817 
 71,199     Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen S.A.   1,004,441 
 164,727     Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski S.A.   2,182,130 
 10,487     Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen S.A.   1,595,203 
 60,861     Synthos S.A.   103,074 
 177,159     Tauron Polska Energia S.A.   288,995 
 120,374     Telekomunikacja Polska S.A.   389,999 
 6,955     Zaklady Azotowe w Tarnowie-Moscicach S.A.   183,862 
       TOTAL POLAND   12,044,550 
              
RUSSIA - 6.1%  
 19,718     AFK Sistema (GDR)   527,572 
 155,758  *,m  Federal Grid Co Unified Energy System JSC (GDR)   233,637 
 451,000  d  Gazprom (ADR)   4,207,830 
 693,535     Gazprom OAO (ADR)   6,482,750 
 14,992     Gold Wheaton Gold Corp (GDR)   61,703 
 103,554     LUKOIL (ADR)   6,782,151 
 47,749     Magnit OAO (GDR)   3,066,447 
 11,500     MegaFon OAO (ADR)   417,223 
 95,802     MMC Norilsk Nickel (ADR)   1,447,154 
 93,419     Mobile TeleSystems (ADR)   2,129,953 
 18,277     NovaTek OAO (GDR)   2,562,985 
 251,433     Rosneft Oil Co (GDR)   1,983,745 
 28,665     Rostelecom (ADR)   622,959 
 170,716     RusHydro (ADR)   288,117 
 534,089     Sberbank of Russian Federation (ADR)   6,810,904 
 28,164     Severstal (GDR)   245,330 
 270,538     Surgutneftegaz (ADR)   2,385,202 
 47,670     Tatneft (GDR)   1,958,185 
 6,861     TMK OAO (GDR)   88,644 
 47,598     Uralkali (GDR)   1,270,108 
 278,086     VTB Bank OJSC (GDR)   770,491 
       TOTAL RUSSIA   44,343,090 
              
SOUTH AFRICA - 7.3%  
 133,210  e  African Bank Investments Ltd   225,583 
 18,903     African Rainbow Minerals Ltd   361,913 
 12,254  *,e  Anglo Platinum Ltd   495,370 
 72,137     AngloGold Ashanti Ltd   1,090,308 
 54,575     Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd   1,518,255 
 5,407  e  Assore Ltd   220,828 
 63,120  e  Barclays Africa Group Ltd   974,901 
 37,248     Barloworld Ltd   333,674 
 54,762     Bidvest Group Ltd   1,459,108 
 44,018     Discovery Holdings Ltd   371,978 
 590,613     FirstRand Ltd   2,120,293 
 36,741  e  Foschini Ltd   423,260 
 139,995     Gold Fields Ltd   648,095 
259

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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 323,647     Growthpoint Properties Ltd  $822,997 
 69,979     Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd   241,469 
 100,608  e  Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd   1,222,053 
 35,260     Imperial Holdings Ltd   749,423 
 42,351     Investec Ltd   300,167 
 14,118  e  Kumba Iron Ore Ltd   590,418 
 36,042  e  Kumba Resources Ltd   551,963 
 16,705     Liberty Holdings Ltd   206,531 
 177,850     Life Healthcare Group Holdings Pte Ltd   725,414 
 17,701  e  Massmart Holdings Ltd   283,793 
 65,520     Mediclinic International Ltd   493,754 
 172,622     Metropolitan Holdings Ltd   423,197 
 43,819     Mr Price Group Ltd   689,659 
 316,868     MTN Group Ltd   6,298,434 
 106,090     Nampak Ltd   350,727 
 73,730     Naspers Ltd (N Shares)   6,901,406 
 38,155  e  Nedbank Group Ltd   829,559 
 172,396     Network Healthcare Holdings Ltd   427,790 
 47,550  *  Northam Platinum Ltd   195,326 
 37,474  e  Pick’n Pay Stores Ltd   177,090 
 83,136  e  PPC Ltd   262,938 
 490,436     Redefine Income Fund Ltd   503,199 
 89,520     Remgro Ltd   1,822,852 
 28,866     Reunert Ltd   202,720 
 126,188     RMB Holdings Ltd   632,601 
 97,391     RMI Holdings   274,273 
 321,551     Sanlam Ltd   1,725,305 
 93,512  *  Sappi Ltd   275,354 
 111,954     Sasol Ltd   5,720,602 
 81,179     Shoprite Holdings Ltd   1,486,599 
 29,742     Spar Group Ltd   380,595 
 230,823     Standard Bank Group Ltd   2,936,553 
 240,364  e  Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd   927,881 
 30,579  e  Tiger Brands Ltd   897,094 
 81,098  e  Truworths International Ltd   775,028 
 68,443  e  Vodacom Group Pty Ltd   785,072 
 140,732     Woolworths Holdings Ltd   1,058,490 
       TOTAL SOUTH AFRICA   53,391,892 
              
TAIWAN - 11.2%  
 473,000  *  Acer, Inc   309,040 
 1,171,372     Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc   1,153,389 
 46,900     Advantech Co Ltd   300,611 
 431,385     Asia Cement Corp   585,168 
 129,500     Asustek Computer, Inc   988,356 
 1,613,000  *  AU Optronics Corp   527,599 
 127,000     Catcher Technology Co Ltd   738,394 
 1,439,496     Cathay Financial Holding Co Ltd   2,174,733 
 138,600     Chailease Holding Co Ltd   336,987 
 860,994     Chang Hwa Commercial Bank   516,476 
 308,490     Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co Ltd   822,597 
 68,410     Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co Ltd   143,464 
260

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SHARES      COMPANY  VALUE 
              
 74,113      Chicony Electronics Co Ltd  $184,705 
 424,333  *   China Airlines   153,712 
 2,549,754      China Development Financial Holding Corp   762,105 
 403,189      China Life Insurance Co Ltd (Taiwan)   395,681 
 23,000      China Motor Corp   21,979 
 314,605      China Petrochemical Development Corp   158,216 
 2,192,618      China Steel Corp   1,905,532 
 2,536,058      Chinatrust Financial Holding Co   1,720,291 
 736,600      Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd   2,364,834 
 64,497      Clevo Co   137,130 
 782,000      Compal Electronics, Inc   611,878 
 111,000      CTCI Corp   194,127 
 339,000      Delta Electronics, Inc   1,762,960 
 867,112      E.Sun Financial Holding Co Ltd   580,706 
 28,000      Eclat Textile Co Ltd   307,929 
 149,000      Epistar Corp   258,380 
 257,100  *   Eva Airways Corp   143,117 
 286,299  *   Evergreen Marine Corp Tawain Ltd   168,440 
 162,731      Far Eastern Department Stores Co Ltd   175,036 
 587,532      Far Eastern Textile Co Ltd   674,867 
 311,000      Far EasTone Telecommunications Co Ltd   712,439 
 34,000      Farglory Land Development Co Ltd   62,453 
 69,000      Feng Hsin Iron & Steel Co   125,566 
 1,346,805      First Financial Holding Co Ltd   833,551 
 607,270      Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp   1,755,213 
 6,941      Formosa International Hotels Corp   83,581 
 289,000      Formosa Petrochemical Corp   776,397 
 784,600      Formosa Plastics Corp   2,132,174 
 104,000      Formosa Taffeta Co Ltd   129,261 
 157,658      Foxconn Technology Co Ltd   396,209 
 1,280,812      Fubon Financial Holding Co Ltd   1,877,104 
 1,565,800      Fuhwa Financial Holdings Co Ltd   853,843 
 46,000      Giant Manufacturing Co Ltd   345,223 
 5,000      Hermes Microvision, Inc   163,561 
 133,500      High Tech Computer Corp   655,260 
 39,200      Highwealth Construction Corp   84,620 
 31,524      Hiwin Technologies Corp   248,305 
 2,073,423      Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, Ltd   5,271,250 
 44,000      Hotai Motor Co Ltd   523,428 
 1,004,124      Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co Ltd   595,339 
 1,269,694  *   InnoLux Display Corp   503,543 
 388,060      Inventec Co Ltd   347,337 
 41,000      Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp   146,379 
 19,000      Largan Precision Co Ltd   647,013 
 70,042      LEE Chang Yung Chem IND Corp   92,460 
 389,836      Lite-On Technology Corp   682,467 
 228,352      MediaTek, Inc   3,122,012 
 1,645,642      Mega Financial Holding Co Ltd   1,424,942 
 31,000      Merida Industry Co Ltd   234,682 
 33,513      MStar Semiconductor, Inc   345,730 
 43,553      Nan Kang Rubber Tire Co Ltd   55,971 
 891,860      Nan Ya Plastics Corp   2,034,189 
261

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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 95,000     Novatek Microelectronics Corp Ltd  $376,336 
 272,000     Pegatron Technology Corp   378,997 
 22,000     Phison Electronics Corp   158,104 
 394,000     Pou Chen Corp   479,930 
 118,000     Powertech Technology, Inc   212,652 
 108,000     President Chain Store Corp   787,748 
 467,000     Quanta Computer, Inc   1,107,160 
 76,814     Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp   287,438 
 68,085     Realtek Semiconductor Corp   158,289 
 87,735     Ruentex Development Co Ltd   183,625 
 76,461     Ruentex Industries Ltd   197,291 
 37,120     Scinopharm Taiwan Ltd   123,497 
 1,218,725     Shin Kong Financial Holding Co Ltd   423,847 
 553,000     Siliconware Precision Industries Co   671,876 
 49,490     Simplo Technology Co Ltd   243,343 
 1,231,384     SinoPac Financial Holdings Co Ltd   609,367 
 51,240     Standard Foods Corp   157,116 
 234,000     Synnex Technology International Corp   373,307 
 1,257,552     Taishin Financial Holdings Co Ltd   635,129 
 341,497  *  Taiwan Business Bank   104,960 
 650,914     Taiwan Cement Corp   947,333 
 1,130,074     Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding   635,449 
 153,000     Taiwan Fertilizer Co Ltd   364,586 
 104,129     Taiwan Glass Industrial Corp   105,376 
 320,200     Taiwan Mobile Co Ltd   1,092,168 
 4,595,000     Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd   16,935,172 
 299,000     Teco Electric and Machinery Co Ltd   318,889 
 40,626     TPK Holding Co Ltd   285,167 
 28,000     Transcend Information, Inc   88,430 
 71,760     Tripod Technology Corp   141,896 
 108,540     TSRC Corp   200,689 
 55,000     U-Ming Marine Transport Corp   90,320 
 227,000     Unimicron Technology Corp   179,540 
 840,819     Uni-President Enterprises Corp   1,601,197 
 2,268,000     United Microelectronics Corp   962,116 
 104,000     Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp   112,417 
 520,000  *  Walsin Lihwa Corp   161,194 
 88,000     Wan Hai Lines Ltd   47,423 
 413,596     Wistron Corp   388,294 
 265,500     WPG Holdings Co Ltd   322,927 
 148,700  *  Yang Ming Marine Transport   65,943 
 123,000     Yulon Motor Co Ltd   217,108 
 33,127     Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd   77,693 
       TOTAL TAIWAN   81,551,280 
             
THAILAND - 2.5%  
 182,400     Advanced Info Service PCL   1,493,621 
 69,400     Airports of Thailand PCL   472,310 
 236,700     Bangkok Bank PCL (Foreign)   1,571,076 
 44,100     Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL   189,792 
 362,400     Bank of Ayudhya PCL (Foreign)   445,267 
 199,000     Banpu PCL   185,027 
262

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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 158,200     BEC World PCL (Foreign)  $295,798 
 1,189,400     Central Pattana PCL   1,829,394 
 373,100     Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL   291,145 
 737,700     CP Seven Eleven PCL   930,730 
 68,900     Glow Energy PCL   160,822 
 395,033     Home Product Center PCL   147,151 
 149,178     Indorama Ventures PCL (Foreign)   119,822 
 2,843,900     IRPC PCL   327,173 
 317,400     Kasikornbank PCL (Foreign)   1,984,337 
 485,050     Krung Thai Bank PCL   317,250 
 195,700     Minor International PCL (Foreign)   174,297 
 275,084     PTT Exploration & Production PCL   1,488,453 
 266,041     PTT Global Chemical PCL   670,891 
 175,600     PTT PCL   1,787,645 
 7,700     Siam Cement PCL   105,739 
 61,800     Siam Cement PCL (Foreign)   872,444 
 299,900     Siam Commercial Bank PCL   1,590,114 
 246,400     Thai Oil PCL   498,764 
 717,100  *  True Corp PCL   203,606 
       TOTAL THAILAND   18,152,668 
             
TURKEY - 1.7%  
 336,836     Akbank TAS   1,316,563 
 37,322     Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS   475,287 
 36,468     Arcelik AS   232,230 
 39,724     BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS   831,101 
 10,319     Coca-Cola Icecek AS   295,103 
 83,293     Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatiri   119,293 
 67,431     Enka Insaat ve Sanayi AS   197,160 
 249,713     Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS   345,267 
 8,900     Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS   124,947 
 149,527     Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS   707,386 
 115,910     KOC Holding AS   567,700 
 6,898     Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS   122,020 
 23,631     TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS   170,987 
 12,526     Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrik   82,808 
 33,601     Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafine   759,532 
 93,448     Turk Hava Yollari   364,371 
 74,771     Turk Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS   109,716 
 83,061     Turk Telekomunikasyon AS   286,223 
 147,732  *  Turkcell Iletisim Hizmet AS   916,771 
 436,519     Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS   1,750,367 
 118,161     Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS   949,455 
 304,973     Turkiye Is Bankasi (Series C)   833,150 
 133,407     Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Tao   319,209 
 148,779     Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi   343,400 
       TOTAL TURKEY   12,220,046 
             
UKRAINE - 0.0%  
 7,192  *  Kernel Holding S.A.   96,745 
       TOTAL UKRAINE   96,745 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
              
UNITED STATES - 0.4%    
 41,000     iShares MSCI Emerging Markets  $1,740,860 
 30,896     Southern Copper Corp (NY)   863,543 
 100     Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF   4,187 
       TOTAL UNITED STATES   2,608,590 
             
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   708,022,397 
       (Cost $673,121,697)     
              
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.9%  
              
BRAZIL - 0.9%    
 129,607  *  Ambev Cia De Bebidas Das   4,821,877 
 531,858  *  ITAUSA Investimentos Itau PR   2,293,389 
       TOTAL BRAZIL   7,115,266 
              
PHILIPPINES - 0.0%
 307,700  *,m  Ayala Land, Inc (Preferred B)   712 
       TOTAL PHILIPPINES   712 
             
       TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS   7,115,978 
       (Cost $6,950,536)     
             
RIGHTS / WARRANTS - 0.0%  
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF - 0.0%      
 820  m  Hyundai Merchant Marine Co Ltd   0 
       TOTAL KOREA, REPUBLIC OF   0 
             
       TOTAL RIGHTS / WARRANTS   0 
       (Cost $0)     
             
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.6%  
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 4.6%  
 34,080,741  c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street
Navigator Securities Lending Trust
   34,080,741 
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES   34,080,741 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   34,080,741 
       (Cost $34,080,741)     
             
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 102.8%   749,219,116 
       (Cost $714,152,974)     
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - (2.8)%   (20,754,324)
       NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $728,464,792 
         
       
      Abbreviation(s):
    ADR - American Depositary Receipt
    ETF - Exchange Traded Fund
      GDR - Global Depositary Receipt
       
  *   Non-income producing.
  c   Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
  d   All or a portion of these securities have been segregated to cover margin requirements on open futures transactions.
  e   All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan is $31,771,994.
  m  

Indicates a security that has been deemed illiquid.

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TIAA-CREF FUNDS

EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INDEX FUND

SUMMARY OF MARKET VALUES BY SECTOR

October 31, 2013

 

SECTOR  VALUE   % OF
NET ASSETS
 
FINANCIALS  $197,224,767    27.1%
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   109,534,520    15.0 
ENERGY   85,020,159    11.7 
MATERIALS   69,452,482    9.5 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY   62,314,359    8.6 
CONSUMER STAPLES   61,185,402    8.4 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   52,487,441    7.2 
INDUSTRIALS   43,476,577    6.0 
UTILITIES   23,375,890    3.2 
HEALTH CARE   11,066,778    1.5 
SHORT - TERM INVESTMENTS   34,080,741    4.6 
OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET   (20,754,324)   (2.8)
           
NET ASSETS  $728,464,792    100.0%
265

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TIAA-CREF FUNDS
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
October 31, 2013

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
COMMON STOCKS - 99.6%        
              
AUSTRALIA - 8.0%        
 229,995     AGL Energy Ltd  $3,397,627 
 154,794  e  ALS Ltd   1,464,309 
 1,041,043  *  Alumina Ltd   1,012,174 
 502,617     Amcor Ltd   5,149,000 
 1,222,150     AMP Ltd   5,476,379 
 358,122     APA Group   2,051,890 
 394,943     Asciano Group   2,168,966 
 1,140,965     Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd   36,511,280 
 87,580     Australian Stock Exchange Ltd   3,042,147 
 165,813  e  Bendigo Bank Ltd   1,707,010 
 989,098  *,m  BGP Holdings plc   0 
 1,336,635     BHP Billiton Ltd   47,254,563 
 321,099  e  Boral Ltd   1,498,281 
 647,817     Brambles Ltd   5,687,012 
 54,899     Caltex Australia Ltd   959,257 
 914,089     CFS Gandel Retail Trust   1,788,958 
 238,622     Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd   2,907,902 
 25,648  e  Cochlear Ltd   1,425,047 
 670,802     Commonwealth Bank of Australia   48,299,429 
 196,851     Computershare Ltd   1,997,722 
 166,146     Crown Ltd   2,648,750 
 205,395     CSL Ltd   13,501,620 
 1,963,880     DB RREEF Trust   2,012,627 
 319,663     Echo Entertainment Group Ltd   802,298 
 590,327     Federation Centres   1,385,405 
 24,541     Flight Centre Ltd   1,204,799 
 653,773  e  Fortescue Metals Group Ltd   3,206,359 
 721,886     GPT Group (ASE)   2,515,978 
 220,625  e  Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd   678,900 
 178,491     Iluka Resources Ltd   1,732,511 
 676,353     Incitec Pivot Ltd   1,701,653 
 863,164     Insurance Australia Group Ltd   5,040,801 
 71,433  e  Leighton Holdings Ltd   1,210,133 
 223,583     Lend Lease Corp Ltd   2,411,090 
 710,863     Macquarie Goodman Group   3,397,205 
 127,324     Macquarie Group Ltd   6,124,232 
 364,583  e  Metcash Ltd   1,153,766 
 1,496,998     Mirvac Group   2,460,998 
 974,911     National Australia Bank Ltd   32,582,345 
 320,259     Newcrest Mining Ltd   3,105,449 
 151,883     Orica Ltd   3,023,726 
 454,129     Origin Energy Ltd   6,278,089 
 448,578  *  Qantas Airways Ltd   527,377 
 501,227     QBE Insurance Group Ltd   7,019,323 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 885,677     QR National Ltd  $4,009,233 
 54,720     Ramsay Health Care Ltd   2,008,761 
 180,832     Rio Tinto Ltd   10,881,057 
 402,638     Santos Ltd   5,762,562 
 131,676     Seek Ltd   1,617,682 
 155,106     Sonic Healthcare Ltd   2,367,727 
 675,389     SP AusNet   797,853 
 955,217     Stockland Trust Group   3,620,394 
 534,804     Suncorp-Metway Ltd   6,743,555 
 129,422     Sydney Airport   512,566 
 299,194  e  Tabcorp Holdings Ltd   1,017,641 
 574,812     Tattersall’s Ltd   1,706,779 
 1,845,876     Telstra Corp Ltd   9,032,375 
 280,463     Toll Holdings Ltd   1,527,909 
 576,141     Transurban Group   3,864,964 
 278,586     Treasury Wine Estates Ltd   1,237,211 
 419,987     Wesfarmers Ltd   17,042,629 
 864,643     Westfield Group   8,848,323 
 1,272,376     Westfield Retail Trust   3,712,198 
 1,291,022     Westpac Banking Corp   41,915,797 
 254,751  e  Whitehaven Coal Ltd   390,225 
 274,667     Woodside Petroleum Ltd   10,069,267 
 519,892     Woolworths Ltd   17,144,186 
 86,471     WorleyParsons Ltd   1,800,668 
       TOTAL AUSTRALIA   437,155,949 
              
AUSTRIA - 0.3%        
 30,212     Andritz AG.   1,860,509 
 108,002     Erste Bank der Oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG.   3,791,927 
 69,565  *,e,m  Immoeast AG.   0 
 383,184     Immofinanz Immobilien Anlagen AG.   1,678,186 
 28,580  e  Oest Elektrizitatswirts AG. (Class A)   670,434 
 61,378     OMV AG.   2,927,892 
 21,976  e  Raiffeisen International Bank Holding AG.   806,079 
 90,500     Telekom Austria AG.   743,982 
 46,509     Voestalpine AG.   2,194,086 
 19,212     Wiener Staedtische Allgemeine Versicherung AG.   1,016,370 
       TOTAL AUSTRIA   15,689,465 
              
BELGIUM - 1.2%        
 96,762     Ageas   4,111,830 
 60,913  e  Belgacom S.A.   1,666,674 
 30,899     Colruyt S.A.   1,723,778 
 42,502     Delhaize Group   2,714,367 
 33,384     Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.   2,977,035 
 334,405     InBev NV   34,665,628 
 95,921     KBC Groep NV   5,225,917 
 24,998     Solvay S.A.   3,908,762 
 20,503     Telenet Group Holding NV   1,126,044 
 45,311     UCB S.A.   2,974,297 
 48,576  e  Umicore   2,313,137 
       TOTAL BELGIUM   63,407,469 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
CHINA - 0.1%        
 306,500  e  AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc  $1,354,596 
 1,504,000     BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd   4,911,805 
 873,000  e  Yangzijiang Shipbuilding   828,165 
       TOTAL CHINA   7,094,566 
              
DENMARK - 1.1%     
 234     AP Moller - Maersk AS (Class A)   2,112,989 
 548     AP Moller - Maersk AS (Class B)   5,301,883 
 44,719     Carlsberg AS (Class B)   4,466,800 
 46,323     Coloplast AS   3,021,401 
 270,987  *  Danske Bank AS   6,331,826 
 76,416     DSV AS   2,235,639 
 165,860     Novo Nordisk AS (Class B)   27,624,410 
 94,189     Novozymes AS   3,688,957 
 299,330     TDC AS   2,702,730 
 10,038     TrygVesta AS   916,648 
 10,970  *,e  William Demant Holding   1,086,326 
       TOTAL DENMARK   59,489,609 
              
FINLAND - 0.9%     
 58,320  e  Elisa Oyj (Series A)   1,461,134 
 183,006     Fortum Oyj   4,082,305 
 26,023     Kesko Oyj (B Shares)   864,745 
 64,834  e  Kone Oyj (Class B)   5,715,907 
 53,600  e  Metso Oyj   2,109,703 
 53,073  e  Neste Oil Oyj   1,052,350 
 1,564,814  e  Nokia Oyj   11,893,804 
 46,359     Nokian Renkaat Oyj   2,344,662 
 67,335     OKO Bank (Class A)   1,226,217 
 41,588  e  Orion Oyj (Class B)   1,117,728 
 173,244     Sampo Oyj (A Shares)   8,194,558 
 226,091     Stora Enso Oyj (R Shares)   2,099,451 
 218,352  e  UPM-Kymmene Oyj   3,466,827 
 73,667  e  Wartsila Oyj (B Shares)   3,268,713 
       TOTAL FINLAND   48,898,104 
              
FRANCE - 9.6%     
 65,247     Accor S.A.   2,916,275 
 12,179     Aeroports de Paris   1,301,385 
 129,895     Air Liquide   17,654,510 
 90,196     Alstom RGPT   3,348,153 
 26,140     Arkema   2,957,358 
 23,280     Atos Origin S.A.   1,984,396 
 746,987     AXA S.A.   18,611,504 
 414,037     BNP Paribas   30,544,809 
 79,720     Bouygues S.A.   3,110,421 
 90,273     Bureau Veritas S.A.   2,723,156 
 60,010     Cap Gemini S.A.   3,935,334 
 251,487     Carrefour S.A.   9,179,915 
 23,192     Casino Guichard Perrachon S.A.   2,606,893 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 22,712     Christian Dior S.A.  $4,309,299 
 84,329     CNP Assurances   1,485,547 
 166,246     Compagnie de Saint-Gobain   8,726,261 
 74,919  *  Compagnie Generale de Geophysique S.A.   1,646,713 
 85,365     Compagnie Generale d’Optique Essilor International S.A.   9,148,170 
 417,189  *  Credit Agricole S.A.   5,016,090 
 25,768     Dassault Systemes S.A.   3,131,640 
 82,988     Edenred   2,817,244 
 99,788     Electricite de France   3,492,370 
 12,985     Eurazeo   980,405 
 242,802     European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co   16,637,891 
 58,409     Eutelsat Communications   1,847,353 
 12,013     Fonciere Des Regions   1,028,801 
 769,736     France Telecom S.A.   10,580,850 
 551,125  e  Gaz de France   13,658,951 
 9,059     Gecina S.A.   1,208,886 
 238,508     Groupe Danone   17,664,893 
 229,070     Groupe Eurotunnel S.A.   2,217,601 
 14,585     Icade   1,341,521 
 9,526     Iliad S.A.   2,178,072 
 14,998     Imerys S.A.   1,203,135 
 28,530     JC Decaux S.A.   1,146,216 
 41,130     Klepierre   1,844,730 
 77,495     Lafarge S.A.   5,346,797 
 45,337     Lagardere S.C.A.   1,647,059 
 109,341     Legrand S.A.   6,196,968 
 101,171     L’Oreal S.A.   17,274,615 
 105,403     LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A.   20,236,886 
 76,068     Michelin (C.G.D.E.) (Class B)   7,926,126 
 438,126     Natixis   2,356,066 
 88,338     Pernod-Ricard S.A.   10,610,148 
 31,400     PPR   7,116,201 
 74,816  e  Publicis Groupe S.A.   6,221,654 
 10,647  e  Remy Cointreau S.A.   1,048,746 
 80,152     Renault S.A.   6,993,280 
 86,778     Rexel S.A.   2,173,830 
 103,890     Safran S.A.   6,623,817 
 496,613     Sanofi-Aventis   52,950,430 
 219,741     Schneider Electric S.A.   18,490,692 
 65,303     SCOR   2,304,926 
 12,063     Societe BIC S.A.   1,506,365 
 293,091     Societe Generale   16,556,565 
 39,289     Sodexho Alliance S.A.   3,813,606 
 116,900     Suez Environnement S.A.   2,038,419 
 42,243     Technip S.A.   4,424,474 
 37,022     Thales S.A.   2,267,442 
 891,416     Total S.A.   54,690,988 
 40,278     Unibail-Rodamco   10,523,389 
 44,022     Vallourec   2,620,261 
 142,963     Veolia Environnement   2,452,628 
 192,787     Vinci S.A.   12,335,703 
 496,995     Vivendi Universal S.A.   12,583,772 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 12,886     Wendel  $1,796,068 
 13,807     Zodiac S.A.   2,209,216 
       TOTAL FRANCE   519,523,885 
              
GERMANY - 8.8%        
 86,683     Adidas-Salomon AG.   9,877,139 
 190,119     Allianz AG.   31,921,419 
 17,175  e  Axel Springer AG.   1,036,341 
 382,820     BASF AG.   39,742,264 
 344,298     Bayer AG.   42,710,932 
 137,393     Bayerische Motoren Werke AG.   15,549,923 
 21,950     Bayerische Motoren Werke AG. (Preference)   1,832,188 
 41,420     Beiersdorf AG.   3,949,537 
 21,456     Brenntag AG.   3,630,553 
 35,030     Celesio AG.   1,089,079 
 413,979  *  Commerzbank AG.   5,294,640 
 46,582     Continental AG.   8,518,299 
 400,608     Daimler AG. (Registered)   32,799,689 
 425,367     Deutsche Bank AG.   20,557,605 
 80,394     Deutsche Boerse AG.   6,047,803 
 95,780     Deutsche Lufthansa AG.   1,851,717 
 376,372     Deutsche Post AG.   12,710,600 
 1,167,465     Deutsche Telekom AG.   18,346,369 
 748,968     E.ON AG.   13,652,556 
 15,058  e  Fraport AG. Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide   1,164,934 
 90,341     Fresenius Medical Care AG.   5,970,294 
 51,851     Fresenius SE   6,730,956 
 15,036  e  Fuchs Petrolub AG. (Preference)   1,213,949 
 76,206     GEA Group AG.   3,312,124 
 25,953     Hannover Rueckversicherung AG.   2,077,055 
 58,344     HeidelbergCement AG.   4,593,985 
 56,541     Henkel KGaA   5,214,674 
 73,934     Henkel KGaA (Preference)   7,982,670 
 12,519     Hochtief AG.   1,132,280 
 13,068     Hugo Boss AG.   1,702,325 
 450,214     Infineon Technologies AG.   4,355,519 
 73,621  e  K&S AG.   1,870,680 
 9,235     Kabel Deutschland Holding AG.   1,159,377 
 34,320     Lanxess AG.   2,410,355 
 76,967     Linde AG.   14,610,297 
 14,430  e  MAN AG.   1,738,819 
 26,730     Merck KGaA   4,446,550 
 53,834     Metro AG.   2,524,060 
 74,805     Muenchener Rueckver AG.   15,606,737 
 34,680  *  Osram Licht AG.   1,797,066 
 63,576     Porsche AG.   5,936,506 
 45,546     ProSiebenSat. Media AG.   2,165,349 
 204,535     RWE AG.   7,535,494 
 15,797  e  RWE AG. (Preference)   538,188 
 384,222     SAP AG.   30,066,189 
 330,396     Siemens AG.   42,222,012 
 34,738  e  Suedzucker AG.   1,117,454 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 112,286     Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG.  $884,482 
 159,414     ThyssenKrupp AG.   4,067,184 
 43,617     United Internet AG.   1,720,524 
 13,296     Volkswagen AG.   3,251,482 
 60,392     Volkswagen AG. (Preference)   15,315,906 
       TOTAL GERMANY   477,554,129 
              
GREECE - 0.1%        
 103,713  *  Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A.   1,305,271 
 97,260     OPAP S.A.   1,207,743 
       TOTAL GREECE   2,513,014 
              
HONG KONG - 2.7%        
 5,019,600     AIA Group Ltd   25,488,675 
 98,300  e  ASM Pacific Technology   947,452 
 508,662     Bank of East Asia Ltd   2,204,402 
 481,000     Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd   952,859 
 577,000     Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd   9,011,033 
 249,000     Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd   1,732,724 
 731,000     CLP Holdings Ltd   5,882,475 
 1,017,750     First Pacific Co   1,157,222 
 878,000  *,e  Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd   6,554,165 
 913,000     Hang Lung Properties Ltd   3,006,624 
 315,300  e  Hang Seng Bank Ltd   5,255,327 
 444,258     Henderson Land Development Co Ltd   2,628,798 
 895,000     HKT Trust and HKT Ltd   829,919 
 2,381,084     Hong Kong & China Gas Ltd   5,562,191 
 578,000     Hong Kong Electric Holdings Ltd   4,815,429 
 452,692  e  Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd   7,302,848 
 239,040     Hopewell Holdings   805,019 
 888,000     Hutchison Whampoa Ltd   11,065,070 
 263,792     Hysan Development Co Ltd   1,233,968 
 275,123     Kerry Properties Ltd   1,193,081 
 2,420,600  e  Li & Fung Ltd   3,422,149 
 997,491     Link Real Estate Investment Trust   5,018,019 
 621,143     MTR Corp   2,406,282 
 1,571,030     New World Development Ltd   2,173,372 
 1,791,999     Noble Group Ltd   1,480,580 
 701,283     NWS Holdings Ltd   1,095,121 
 89,800  e  Orient Overseas International Ltd   463,828 
 1,606,000     PCCW Ltd   725,010 
 1,006,800     Sands China Ltd   7,158,437 
 654,192     Shangri-La Asia Ltd   1,198,459 
 1,233,367     Sino Land Co   1,729,792 
 799,000     SJM Holdings Ltd   2,583,452 
 665,378     Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd   8,715,601 
 277,000     Swire Pacific Ltd (Class A)   3,201,426 
 475,600     Swire Properties Ltd   1,288,219 
 630,762     Wharf Holdings Ltd   5,308,027 
 413,000     Wheelock & Co Ltd   2,107,670 
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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 2,016     Wing Hang Bank Ltd  $28,721 
 314,500     Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings   863,580 
       TOTAL HONG KONG   148,597,026 
              
INDIA - 0.0%        
 38,894  e  Vedanta Resources plc   662,674 
       TOTAL INDIA   662,674 
              
IRELAND - 0.6%        
 8,596,554  *  Bank of Ireland   3,141,906 
 303,712     CRH plc   7,390,393 
 202,769  *  Elan Corp plc   3,367,951 
 67,097  *,m  Irish Bank Resolution Corp Ltd   0 
 201,390     James Hardie Industries NV   2,083,031 
 62,224     Kerry Group plc (Class A)   3,984,716 
 41,178     Ryanair Holdings plc   340,937 
 6,628     Ryanair Holdings plc (ADR)   332,792 
 229,989     Shire Ltd   10,197,800 
       TOTAL IRELAND   30,839,526 
              
ISRAEL - 0.4%        
 429,178     Bank Hapoalim Ltd   2,297,595 
 499,908  *  Bank Leumi Le-Israel   1,902,878 
 782,555     Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd   1,360,622 
 1,655     Delek Group Ltd   571,476 
 184,954     Israel Chemicals Ltd   1,529,069 
 1,095  *  Israel Corp Ltd   550,967 
 59,619     Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd   698,847 
 23,952     Nice Systems Ltd   939,185 
 353,763     Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd   13,145,266 
       TOTAL ISRAEL   22,995,905 
              
ITALY - 2.1%        
 484,642     Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.   11,330,442 
 136,095     Autostrade S.p.A.   2,982,808 
 4,836,768     Banca Intesa S.p.A.   11,999,406 
 2,654,715  *,e  Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A.   836,968 
 355,845     Banche Popolari Unite Scpa   2,459,399 
 711,944     Enel Green Power S.p.A   1,731,848 
 2,739,483     Enel S.p.A.   12,086,397 
 1,062,914     ENI S.p.A.   26,984,116 
 41,042     Exor S.p.A.   1,626,942 
 364,944  *  Fiat S.p.A.   2,863,617 
 169,768  *  Finmeccanica S.p.A.   1,244,062 
 69,389     Luxottica Group S.p.A.   3,758,894 
 217,368     Mediobanca S.p.A.   1,980,534 
272

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - International Equity Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 99,235  e  Pirelli & C S.p.A.  $1,395,947 
 85,068     Prysmian S.p.A.   2,077,971 
 112,320  e  Saipem S.p.A.   2,627,517 
 830,765     Snam Rete Gas S.p.A.   4,280,525 
 2,509,952     Telecom Italia RSP   1,963,157 
 4,177,353  e  Telecom Italia S.p.A.   4,075,204 
 618,085     Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale S.p.A.   3,059,757 
 1,815,717     UniCredit S.p.A   13,629,835 
       TOTAL ITALY   114,995,346 
              
JAPAN - 20.8%     
 11,500     ABC-Mart, Inc   575,126 
 169,700  *  Acom Co Ltd   664,489 
 64,200     Advantest Corp   768,343 
 250,500     Aeon Co Ltd   3,418,427 
 26,900  e  Aeon Credit Service Co Ltd   826,106 
 46,300     Aeon Mall Co Ltd   1,314,964 
 60,000     Air Water, Inc   857,656 
 79,800     Aisin Seiki Co Ltd   3,241,827 
 250,000     Ajinomoto Co, Inc   3,498,256 
 16,700     Alfresa Holdings Corp   912,759 
 483,000  e  All Nippon Airways Co Ltd   1,009,109 
 151,000     Amada Co Ltd   1,298,988 
 447,000     Aozora Bank Ltd   1,299,445 
 160,600     Asahi Breweries Ltd   4,343,347 
 420,000     Asahi Glass Co Ltd   2,593,931 
 523,000     Asahi Kasei Corp   3,980,344 
 66,800     Asics Corp   1,177,725 
 180,400     Astellas Pharma, Inc   10,056,644 
 132,000     Bank of Kyoto Ltd   1,163,092 
 483,000     Bank of Yokohama Ltd   2,663,393 
 29,200     Benesse Corp   1,088,340 
 270,000     Bridgestone Corp   9,256,326 
 96,400     Brother Industries Ltd   1,095,326 
 29,600     Calbee, Inc   776,685 
 474,100     Canon, Inc   14,961,024 
 93,600  e  Casio Computer Co Ltd   895,885 
 59,800     Central Japan Railway Co   7,754,362 
 303,000     Chiba Bank Ltd   2,160,048 
 66,000     Chiyoda Corp   836,962 
 268,400     Chubu Electric Power Co, Inc   3,973,146 
 93,258     Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd   2,191,222 
 67,000     Chugoku Bank Ltd   963,225 
 123,200     Chugoku Electric Power Co, Inc   1,888,491 
 114,300     Citizen Watch Co Ltd   815,487 
 25,600     Coca-Cola West Japan Co Ltd   519,245 
273

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - International Equity Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 222,000  e  Cosmo Oil Co Ltd  $390,899 
 66,000     Credit Saison Co Ltd   1,806,448 
 228,000     Dai Nippon Printing Co Ltd   2,395,360 
 119,000     Daicel Chemical Industries Ltd   1,003,025 
 120,000     Daido Steel Co Ltd   690,045 
 78,000  e  Daihatsu Motor Co Ltd   1,514,462 
 352,600     Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co   5,033,647 
 279,700     Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd   5,185,895 
 97,500     Daikin Industries Ltd   5,609,502 
 66,000     Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co Ltd   888,100 
 30,300     Daito Trust Construction Co Ltd   3,093,743 
 243,000     Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd   4,868,206 
 707,000     Daiwa Securities Group, Inc   6,457,575 
 45,100  e  Dena Co Ltd   982,735 
 205,700     Denso Corp   9,887,674 
 88,800     Dentsu, Inc   3,355,059 
 22,000     Don Quijote Co Ltd   1,464,462 
 139,800     East Japan Railway Co   12,144,514 
 103,700     Eisai Co Ltd   4,073,545 
 48,600     Electric Power Development Co   1,553,151 
 23,800  e  FamilyMart Co Ltd   1,066,161 
 80,500     Fanuc Ltd   12,912,814 
 22,100     Fast Retailing Co Ltd   7,439,120 
 236,000     Fuji Electric Holdings Co Ltd   1,057,969 
 192,900     Fuji Folms Holdings Corp   4,719,057 
 244,000     Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd   6,671,333 
 774,000     Fujitsu Ltd   3,325,262 
 315,000     Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc   1,420,793 
 295,000  e  Furukawa Electric Co Ltd   683,744 
 48,600  e  Gree, Inc   417,645 
 1,459  *,e  GungHo Online Entertainment Inc   920,696 
 148,000     Gunma Bank Ltd   856,352 
 167,000     Hachijuni Bank Ltd   1,031,657 
 106,200     Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc   821,369 
 29,700     Hamamatsu Photonics KK   1,111,356 
 467,000     Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc   2,619,329 
 109,000     Hino Motors Ltd   1,540,121 
 12,300     Hirose Electric Co Ltd   1,876,622 
 203,000     Hiroshima Bank Ltd   863,950 
 26,100     Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co, Inc   1,412,288 
 40,200     Hitachi Chemical Co Ltd   616,739 
 44,900  e  Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Ltd   950,916 
 25,300     Hitachi High-Technologies Corp   581,899 
 2,016,000     Hitachi Ltd   14,102,125 
 82,000     Hitachi Metals Ltd   1,104,179 
 77,300  *,e  Hokkaido Electric Power Co, Inc   995,788 
274

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - International Equity Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 492,000     Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc  $1,014,480 
 70,800     Hokuriku Electric Power Co   1,008,431 
 679,300     Honda Motor Co Ltd   27,126,406 
 180,600     Hoya Corp   4,330,671 
 47,700     Ibiden Co Ltd   826,902 
 8,500     Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd   711,563 
 361,900     Inpex Holdings, Inc   4,180,658 
 145,180     Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd   2,200,231 
 548,000     Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co Ltd   2,320,400 
 491,000     Isuzu Motors Ltd   3,057,743 
 629,100     Itochu Corp   7,564,388 
 10,500  e  Itochu Techno-Science Corp   411,917 
 106,000     Iyo Bank Ltd   1,106,820 
 201,400     J Front Retailing Co Ltd   1,567,172 
 24,600     Japan Airlines Co Ltd   1,437,928 
 11,900     Japan Petroleum Exploration Co   484,500 
 334     Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp   1,109,928 
 248     Japan Real Estate Investment Corp   2,833,378 
 955  *  Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp   1,934,183 
 132,000     Japan Steel Works Ltd   737,418 
 460,500     Japan Tobacco, Inc   16,662,585 
 205,200     JFE Holdings, Inc   4,665,156 
 86,000     JGC Corp   3,290,685 
 269,000     Joyo Bank Ltd   1,397,225 
 72,500     JSR Corp   1,380,981 
 85,500     JTEKT Corp   1,097,672 
 928,800     JX Holdings, Inc   4,592,607 
 355,000     Kajima Corp   1,506,727 
 97,000     Kamigumi Co Ltd   843,741 
 108,000     Kaneka Corp   685,318 
 295,100  *  Kansai Electric Power Co, Inc   3,735,086 
 93,000  e  Kansai Paint Co Ltd   1,249,630 
 218,400     Kao Corp   7,273,498 
 595,000     Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd   2,324,976 
 224,000     KDDI Corp   12,131,054 
 191,000  e  Keihin Electric Express Railway Co Ltd   1,797,898 
 235,000  e  Keio Corp   1,628,181 
 111,000     Keisei Electric Railway Co Ltd   1,146,311 
 18,900     Keyence Corp   8,100,344 
 64,000     Kikkoman Corp   1,166,437 
 65,000     Kinden Corp   713,880 
 739,000  e  Kintetsu Corp   2,719,637 
 359,000     Kirin Brewery Co Ltd   5,246,960 
 1,042,000  *  Kobe Steel Ltd   1,840,557 
 50,000     Koito Manufacturing Co Ltd   910,186 
 389,500     Komatsu Ltd   8,545,772 
275

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - International Equity Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 42,100     Konami Corp  $1,017,448 
 196,500     Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc   1,627,206 
 445,000     Kubota Corp   6,588,946 
 143,600     Kuraray Co Ltd   1,686,055 
 47,000     Kurita Water Industries Ltd   1,025,728 
 135,500     Kyocera Corp   7,036,588 
 98,000     Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co Ltd   1,082,407 
 178,700  *  Kyushu Electric Power Co, Inc   2,516,065 
 27,200     Lawson, Inc   2,181,274 
 110,900     LIXIL Group Corp   2,603,119 
 10,700     Mabuchi Motor Co Ltd   568,902 
 46,500     Makita Corp   2,351,474 
 688,000     Marubeni Corp   5,386,658 
 90,700     Marui Co Ltd   868,242 
 19,900     Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd   485,956 
 920,400     Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd   9,433,510 
 1,139,000  *  Mazda Motor Corp   5,127,214 
 35,200  e  McDonald’s Holdings Co Japan Ltd   972,269 
 53,100     Mediceo Paltac Holdings Co Ltd   715,995 
 25,000     MEIJI Holdings Co Ltd   1,397,541 
 288,200     Millea Holdings, Inc   9,448,478 
 24,100     Miraca Holdings, Inc   1,085,898 
 562,500  e  Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp   2,633,201 
 586,000     Mitsubishi Corp   11,855,398 
 802,000     Mitsubishi Electric Corp   8,815,552 
 522,000     Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd   14,918,554 
 163,000     Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co, Inc   1,332,134 
 1,265,000     Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd   8,039,413 
 51,000     Mitsubishi Logistics Corp   708,744 
 471,000     Mitsubishi Materials Corp   1,842,748 
 182,299  *,e  Mitsubishi Motors Corp   2,048,522 
 5,309,780     Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc   33,814,077 
 237,500     Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co Ltd   1,342,998 
 727,000     Mitsui & Co Ltd   10,385,866 
 353,000     Mitsui Chemicals, Inc   938,382 
 349,000     Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd   11,560,939 
 451,000  *  Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd   1,909,006 
 210,200     Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group Holdings, Inc   5,435,216 
 1,385,000     Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc   6,840,634 
 9,572,407     Mizuho Financial Group, Inc   20,093,076 
 84,400     Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd   6,774,774 
 46,000     Nabtesco Corp   1,122,745 
 72,300     Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc   1,362,884 
 1,031,000     NEC Corp   2,315,815 
 45,100     Nexon Co Ltd   527,110 
 111,000     NGK Insulators Ltd   1,867,018 
276

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - International Equity Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 73,088     NGK Spark Plug Co Ltd  $1,669,189 
 65,600     NHK Spring Co Ltd   686,685 
 42,000  e  Nidec Corp   4,092,991 
 140,800     Nikon Corp   2,602,863 
 44,200     Nintendo Co Ltd   4,970,451 
 288     Nippon Building Fund, Inc   3,562,819 
 156,000     Nippon Electric Glass Co Ltd   802,423 
 328,000     Nippon Express Co Ltd   1,647,067 
 68,000     Nippon Meat Packers, Inc   995,606 
 118     Nippon ProLogis REIT, Inc   1,178,374 
 3,158,000     Nippon Steel Corp   10,423,144 
 184,800     Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp   9,605,964 
 674,000     Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha   2,059,404 
 270,000     Nishi-Nippon City Bank Ltd   729,475 
 1,036,900     Nissan Motor Co Ltd   10,411,779 
 83,050  e  Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc   900,380 
 99     Nisshin Steel Holdings Co Ltd   1,320 
 25,100  e  Nissin Food Products Co Ltd   1,074,379 
 14,250     Nitori Co Ltd   1,336,731 
 68,400     Nitto Denko Corp   3,586,960 
 137,900     NKSJ Holdings, Inc   3,569,565 
 37,700     NOK Corp   582,778 
 1,515,200     Nomura Holdings, Inc   11,192,833 
 51,700     Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc   1,308,084 
 148     Nomura Real Estate Office Fund, Inc   731,120 
 41,200     Nomura Research Institute Ltd   1,382,765 
 210,000     NSK Ltd   2,243,289 
 51,900     NTT Data Corp   1,725,398 
 645,100     NTT DoCoMo, Inc   10,234,527 
 49,700     NTT Urban Development Corp   634,438 
 271,000  e  Obayashi Corp   1,736,328 
 257,000  e  Odakyu Electric Railway Co Ltd   2,480,252 
 333,000  e  OJI Paper Co Ltd   1,521,819 
 100,400  *  Olympus Corp   3,211,937 
 84,500     Omron Corp   3,224,621 
 34,400     Ono Pharmaceutical Co Ltd   2,600,988 
 15,300     Oracle Corp Japan   604,101 
 20,500     Oriental Land Co Ltd   3,282,605 
 518,400     ORIX Corp   8,979,249 
 767,000     Osaka Gas Co Ltd   3,230,662 
 104,000  e  Osaka Securities Exchange Co Ltd   2,417,805 
 6,700     Otsuka Corp   869,011 
 157,700     Otsuka Holdings KK   4,491,621 
 39,600  e  Park24 Co Ltd   773,172 
 304,000     Rakuten, Inc   3,961,009 
 779,100     Resona Holdings, Inc   4,052,668 
277

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - International Equity Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 278,000     Ricoh Co Ltd  $2,935,904 
 14,300     Rinnai Corp   1,106,821 
 40,300     Rohm Co Ltd   1,654,220 
 23,800     Sankyo Co Ltd   1,131,902 
 18,200  e  Sanrio Co Ltd   1,000,123 
 30,900     Santen Pharmaceutical Co Ltd   1,568,660 
 84,840     SBI Holdings, Inc   1,026,720 
 87,400     Secom Co Ltd   5,265,186 
 77,400     Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc   1,984,190 
 178,000     Sekisui Chemical Co Ltd   2,068,091 
 225,000     Sekisui House Ltd   3,229,616 
 313,800     Seven & I Holdings Co Ltd   11,613,310 
 236,900  e  Seven Bank Ltd   838,450 
 596,000  *,e  Sharp Corp   1,763,027 
 75,600  *  Shikoku Electric Power Co, Inc   1,349,396 
 96,000     Shimadzu Corp   940,069 
 8,800     Shimamura Co Ltd   989,288 
 34,900     Shimano, Inc   3,054,591 
 246,000  e  Shimizu Corp   1,261,593 
 170,200     Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd   9,623,456 
 678,000     Shinsei Bank Ltd   1,587,405 
 123,900     Shionogi & Co Ltd   2,741,725 
 149,400  e  Shiseido Co Ltd   2,555,785 
 228,000     Shizuoka Bank Ltd   2,565,316 
 112,500     Shoei Co Ltd   1,790,135 
 621,000  e  Showa Denko KK   842,042 
 78,400     Showa Shell Sekiyu KK   842,869 
 21,300     SMC Corp   4,959,027 
 400,400     Softbank Corp   29,901,415 
 512,300     Sojitz Holdings Corp   994,780 
 301     So-net M3, Inc   824,312 
 422,500  e  Sony Corp   7,370,379 
 72,200     Sony Financial Holdings, Inc   1,348,160 
 58,400     Stanley Electric Co Ltd   1,358,443 
 51,300     Sumco Corp   466,152 
 627,009     Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd   2,296,345 
 471,100     Sumitomo Corp   6,130,565 
 312,300     Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd   4,679,608 
 230,000     Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd   1,017,965 
 219,000     Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd   3,033,280 
 529,500     Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc   25,593,843 
 149,000     Sumitomo Realty & Development Co Ltd   7,050,149 
 70,400     Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Inc   980,073 
 51,200  *  Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd   1,685,609 
 90,000     Suruga Bank Ltd   1,427,697 
 29,400     Suzuken Co Ltd   1,061,626 
278

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - International Equity Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 151,300     Suzuki Motor Corp  $3,804,495 
 30,300     Sysmex Corp   2,007,168 
 241,300     T&D Holdings, Inc   2,896,983 
 495,000  e  Taiheiyo Cement Corp   2,099,400 
 405,000  e  Taisei Corp   2,077,763 
 16,000     Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co Ltd   1,123,433 
 96,000  e  Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp   658,306 
 114,000     Takashimaya Co Ltd   1,087,679 
 330,800     Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd   15,764,123 
 92,000     Tanabe Seiyaku Co Ltd   1,297,541 
 51,900     TDK Corp   2,205,756 
 378,000  e  Teijin Ltd   848,789 
 62,700     Terumo Corp   3,036,603 
 47,500     THK Co Ltd   1,036,848 
 468,000     Tobu Railway Co Ltd   2,426,048 
 45,300     Toho Co Ltd   970,682 
 172,000  e  Toho Gas Co Ltd   896,887 
 190,500  *  Tohoku Electric Power Co, Inc   2,305,847 
 610,300  *  Tokyo Electric Power Co, Inc   3,257,109 
 71,400     Tokyo Electron Ltd   3,917,906 
 1,010,000     Tokyo Gas Co Ltd   5,480,281 
 173,000     Tokyo Tatemono Co Ltd   1,624,124 
 474,000     Tokyu Corp   3,227,972 
 218,700  *  Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp   2,148,522 
 112,000     TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK   1,040,418 
 233,000     Toppan Printing Co Ltd   1,840,317 
 606,000     Toray Industries, Inc   3,786,734 
 1,683,000     Toshiba Corp   7,153,196 
 125,000     Toto Ltd   1,767,781 
 67,000     Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd   1,392,457 
 37,000     Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd   1,176,711 
 25,300     Toyoda Gosei Co Ltd   632,615 
 28,400  e  Toyota Boshoku Corp   380,393 
 66,300     Toyota Industries Corp   2,924,492 
 1,149,400     Toyota Motor Corp   74,524,995 
 87,200     Toyota Tsusho Corp   2,422,154 
 43,200     Trend Micro, Inc   1,606,789 
 25,300  e  Tsumura & Co   795,177 
 432,000     UBE Industries Ltd   894,194 
 47,400  e  Uni-Charm Corp   3,044,449 
 941     United Urban Investment Corp   1,436,187 
 97,300     USS Co Ltd   1,424,908 
 68,800     West Japan Railway Co   3,084,989 
 596,600     Yahoo! Japan Corp   2,783,567 
 36,600  e  Yakult Honsha Co Ltd   1,859,043 
279

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - International Equity Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 387,300  e  Yamada Denki Co Ltd  $1,086,371 
 87,000     Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc   819,855 
 67,700     Yamaha Corp   1,010,792 
 118,000     Yamaha Motor Co Ltd   1,807,582 
 17,300     Yamato Kogyo Co Ltd   641,210 
 150,600     Yamato Transport Co Ltd   3,238,785 
 45,000     Yamazaki Baking Co Ltd   458,145 
 91,000     Yaskawa Electric Corp   1,178,519 
 88,800     Yokogawa Electric Corp   1,160,511 
 83,000     Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd   811,871 
       TOTAL JAPAN   1,131,942,515 
              
JERSEY, C.I. - 0.1%        
 36,600     Randgold Resources Ltd   2,714,322 
       TOTAL JERSEY, C.I.   2,714,322 
              
LUXEMBOURG - 0.3%        
 416,493     ArcelorMittal   6,560,024 
 27,530  e  Millicom International Cellular S.A.   2,539,822 
 125,638     SES Global S.A.   3,654,290 
 205,519  e  Tenaris S.A.   4,807,995 
       TOTAL LUXEMBOURG   17,562,131 
              
MACAU - 0.1%        
 386,000     MGM China Holdings Ltd   1,330,942 
 648,000  e  Wynn Macau Ltd   2,487,518 
       TOTAL MACAU   3,818,460 
              
MEXICO - 0.0%        
 77,163     Fresnillo plc   1,206,259 
       TOTAL MEXICO   1,206,259 
              
NETHERLANDS - 4.4%        
 742,651     Aegon NV   5,909,179 
 99,586     Akzo Nobel NV   7,229,383 
 148,435     ASML Holding NV   14,054,964 
 30,708     Boskalis Westminster   1,475,904 
 390,429  *  CNH Industrial NV   4,617,212 
 27,853     Corio NV   1,212,455 
 78,977     Delta Lloyd NV   1,674,441 
 64,089     DSM NV   4,844,652 
 29,271  e  Fugro NV   1,830,032 
 33,012  e  Gemalto NV   3,705,253 
 45,614     Heineken Holding NV   2,897,165 
 95,631     Heineken NV   6,589,660 
 1,598,836  *  ING Groep NV   20,317,541 
 420,020     Koninklijke Ahold NV   7,983,126 
 399,401     Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV   14,115,110 
 28,609     Koninklijke Vopak NV   1,759,548 
 38,245  *  OCI   1,470,576 
280

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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 99,660  *  Qiagen N.V.  $2,287,290 
 51,468     Randstad Holdings NV   3,169,843 
 288,626     Reed Elsevier NV   5,802,706 
 1,579,935     Royal Dutch Shell plc (A Shares)   52,619,426 
 1,067,900     Royal Dutch Shell plc (B Shares)   36,970,702 
 1,342,233     Royal KPN NV   4,289,967 
 147,779     TNT Express NV   1,362,447 
 679,970     Unilever NV   26,957,703 
 123,971     Wolters Kluwer NV   3,358,477 
 62,467     Ziggo NV   2,677,909 
       TOTAL NETHERLANDS   241,182,671 
              
NEW ZEALAND - 0.1%     
 440,933     Auckland International Airport Ltd   1,248,207 
 157,123     Contact Energy Ltd   681,351 
 294,942  e  Fletcher Building Ltd   2,434,028 
 227,114     Sky City Entertainment Group Ltd   729,395 
 735,663  e  Telecom Corp of New Zealand Ltd   1,427,516 
       TOTAL NEW ZEALAND   6,520,497 
              
NORWAY - 0.8%        
 68,693     Aker Kvaerner ASA   949,035 
 406,964     DNB NOR Holding ASA   7,214,051 
 80,587     Gjensidige Forsikring BA   1,504,176 
 379,845  e  Norsk Hydro ASA   1,695,161 
 312,685     Orkla ASA   2,534,679 
 155,840  e  Seadrill Ltd (Oslo Exchange)   7,208,258 
 471,091     Statoil ASA   11,146,580 
 291,491     Telenor ASA   7,003,834 
 78,183  e  Yara International ASA   3,367,132 
       TOTAL NORWAY   42,622,906 
              
PORTUGAL - 0.2%        
 768,298  *,e  Banco Espirito Santo S.A.   1,009,525 
 837,369     Energias de Portugal S.A.   3,082,371 
 144,538     Galp Energia SGPS S.A.   2,447,521 
 102,333     Jeronimo Martins SGPS S.A.   1,884,618 
 257,935     Portugal Telecom SGPS S.A.   1,162,643 
       TOTAL PORTUGAL   9,586,678 
              
SINGAPORE - 1.5%        
 850,960     Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust   1,617,958 
 831,000     CapitaCommercial Trust   983,313 
 1,070,000     CapitaLand Ltd   2,680,875 
 1,003,330     CapitaMall Trust   1,629,602 
 577,000  e  CapitaMalls Asia Ltd   937,036 
 169,400  e  City Developments Ltd   1,402,165 
 829,000     ComfortDelgro Corp Ltd   1,280,120 
281

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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 716,500     DBS Group Holdings Ltd  $9,659,471 
 2,541,400  e  Genting International plc   3,109,406 
 1,292,000     Global Logistic Properties   3,207,136 
 2,985,647  e  Golden Agri-Resources Ltd   1,441,655 
 2,123,300     Hutchison Port Holdings Trust   1,549,563 
 44,009  e  Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd   1,296,982 
 606,400     Keppel Corp Ltd   5,291,634 
 300,000     Keppel Land Ltd   894,376 
 631,700  e  Olam International Ltd   781,510 
 1,074,520     Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp   8,988,882 
 414,460     SembCorp Industries Ltd   1,771,991 
 353,600  e  SembCorp Marine Ltd   1,279,181 
 220,933     Singapore Airlines Ltd   1,853,271 
 350,000     Singapore Exchange Ltd   2,064,874 
 662,000  e  Singapore Press Holdings Ltd   2,264,496 
 628,000     Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd   2,129,423 
 3,308,403     Singapore Telecommunications Ltd   10,046,892 
 243,000     StarHub Ltd   868,912 
 530,000     United Overseas Bank Ltd   8,875,701 
 186,000     United Overseas Land Ltd   984,472 
 798,000  e  Wilmar International Ltd   2,219,668 
       TOTAL SINGAPORE   81,110,565 
              
SPAIN - 3.3%        
 166,699  e  Abertis Infraestructuras S.A. (Continuous)   3,571,526 
 10,634  e  Acciona S.A.   674,114 
 62,753     ACS Actividades Cons y Servicios S.A.   2,058,621 
 157,930     Amadeus IT Holding S.A.   5,859,564 
 2,352,878     Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.   27,497,886 
 1,414,411     Banco de Sabadell S.A.   3,624,150 
 560,216  *  Banco Popular Espanol S.A.   3,177,751 
 4,609,921     Banco Santander Central Hispano S.A.   40,868,159 
 1,450,000  *  Bankia S.A.   2,169,547 
 163,199     Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte S.A.   3,110,859 
 312,711  e  Corp Mapfre S.A.   1,255,750 
 508,502     Criteria Caixacorp S.A.   2,635,643 
 248,687     Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion S.A.   2,267,272 
 78,210     Enagas   2,088,211 
 145,904     Gas Natural SDG S.A.   3,441,315 
 62,276     Grifols S.A.   2,552,472 
 1,978,757     Iberdrola S.A.   12,420,351 
 91,236  e  Inditex S.A.   14,984,497 
 44,586     Red Electrica de Espana   2,776,131 
 354,970     Repsol YPF S.A.   9,517,044 
 1,706,623  *,e  Telefonica S.A.   30,035,386 
 83,001  e  Zardoya Otis S.A.   1,443,935 
       TOTAL SPAIN   178,030,184 
282

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - International Equity Index Fund

 

SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
SWEDEN - 3.1%        
 128,340     Alfa Laval AB  $2,927,536 
 137,984     Assa Abloy AB (Class B)   6,846,369 
 281,498  e  Atlas Copco AB (A Shares)   7,799,495 
 161,961     Atlas Copco AB (B Shares)   4,024,520 
 114,794     Boliden AB   1,630,420 
 99,527     Electrolux AB (Series B)   2,454,828 
 155,019  e  Elekta AB (B Shares)   2,289,498 
 1,262,655     Ericsson (LM) (B Shares)   15,102,886 
 82,511     Getinge AB (B Shares)   2,613,963 
 397,985  e  Hennes & Mauritz AB (B Shares)   17,197,661 
 97,467     Hexagon AB (B Shares)   2,922,529 
 169,733  e  Husqvarna AB (B Shares)   997,268 
 52,615  e  Industrivarden AB   936,605 
 189,333     Investor AB (B Shares)   6,070,432 
 92,376     Kinnevik Investment AB (Series B)   3,399,823 
 93,249  *  Lundin Petroleum AB   1,921,696 
 1,181,306     Nordea Bank AB   15,110,685 
 78,673  e  Ratos AB (B Shares)   680,830 
 447,075  e  Sandvik AB   6,040,897 
 133,596     Scania AB (B Shares)   2,677,704 
 135,208     Securitas AB (B Shares)   1,541,770 
 632,694     Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Class A)   7,652,472 
 158,933     Skanska AB (B Shares)   3,060,141 
 164,993     SKF AB (B Shares)   4,365,603 
 242,636     Svenska Cellulosa AB (B Shares)   6,879,022 
 207,068     Svenska Handelsbanken (A Shares)   9,364,973 
 376,520     Swedbank AB (A Shares)   9,799,430 
 84,356     Swedish Match AB   2,781,458 
 150,114     Tele2 AB   1,809,386 
 984,161     TeliaSonera AB   8,138,018 
 636,820     Volvo AB (B Shares)   8,173,524 
       TOTAL SWEDEN   167,211,442 
              
SWITZERLAND - 9.3%        
 914,899     ABB Ltd   23,309,386 
 45,145     Actelion Ltd   3,492,893 
 54,965     Adecco S.A.   4,053,324 
 35,455     Aryzta AG.   2,645,029 
 19,111     Baloise Holding AG.   2,220,198 
 1,707     Banque Cantonale Vaudoise   948,518 
 863  e  Barry Callebaut AG.   901,663 
 217,160     Cie Financiere Richemont S.A.   22,204,540 
 83,653     Coca-Cola HBC AG.   2,405,906 
 625,008     Credit Suisse Group   19,442,714 
 4,124  e  EMS-Chemie Holding AG.   1,501,727 
283

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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 15,833  e  Geberit AG.  $4,730,340 
 3,399     Givaudan S.A.   4,820,422 
 4,415,739     Glencore International AG.   24,031,412 
 94,457     Holcim Ltd   7,025,659 
 93,278     Julius Baer Group Ltd   4,575,821 
 21,767     Kuehne & Nagel International AG.   2,749,845 
 338     Lindt & Spruengli AG.   1,426,726 
 43     Lindt & Spruengli AG. (Registered)   2,162,914 
 21,787     Lonza Group AG.   1,944,771 
 1,344,523     Nestle S.A.   97,052,926 
 957,928     Novartis AG.   74,356,831 
 11,021     Pargesa Holding S.A.   876,932 
 7,061  e  Partners Group   1,830,372 
 20,666     Phonak Holding AG.   2,689,497 
 292,758     Roche Holding AG.   80,957,947 
 19,995     Schindler Holding AG.   2,833,951 
 10,674     Schindler Holding AG. (Registered)   1,519,049 
 2,252  e  SGS S.A.   5,269,123 
 865     Sika AG.   2,726,867 
 265,752     STMicroelectronics NV   2,044,167 
 9,792     Sulzer AG.   1,531,862 
 12,834     Swatch Group AG.   8,196,965 
 17,653     Swatch Group AG. Reg   1,964,115 
 13,185     Swiss Life Holding   2,614,326 
 25,683     Swiss Prime Site AG.   1,944,669 
 147,075     Swiss Re Ltd   12,910,627 
 9,520     Swisscom AG.   4,855,730 
 38,795     Syngenta AG.   15,658,303 
 1,519,174     UBS AG. (Switzerland)   29,382,438 
 62,090     Zurich Financial Services AG.   17,156,908 
       TOTAL SWITZERLAND   504,967,413 
              
UNITED KINGDOM - 19.2%        
 392,497     3i Group plc   2,345,837 
 399,574  e  Aberdeen Asset Management plc   2,835,709 
 109,464  e  Acergy S.A.   2,315,035 
 79,824     Admiral Group plc   1,634,333 
 111,240     Aggreko plc   2,868,460 
 120,669     AMEC plc   2,275,841 
 580,427     Anglo American plc (London)   13,800,564 
 180,359     Antofagasta plc   2,464,959 
 581,960     ARM Holdings plc   9,119,092 
 146,451     Associated British Foods plc   5,324,218 
 521,007     AstraZeneca plc   27,582,176 
 1,230,811     Aviva plc   8,835,880 
284

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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
           
 147,594     Babcock International Group  $3,018,150 
 1,349,243     BAE Systems plc   9,842,039 
 6,371,845     Barclays plc   26,809,277 
 1,417,034     BG Group plc   28,907,019 
 880,080     BHP Billiton plc   27,157,922 
 7,906,990     BP plc   61,378,819 
 799,751     British American Tobacco plc   44,124,054 
 397,894     British Land Co plc   3,968,356 
 430,446     British Sky Broadcasting plc   6,467,437 
 3,274,246     BT Group plc   19,811,248 
 135,170     Bunzl plc   2,981,715 
 182,940     Burberry Group plc   4,495,478 
 272,563     Capita Group plc   4,308,719 
 76,136     Carnival plc   2,706,047 
 2,152,745     Centrica plc   12,175,347 
 438,546     Cobham plc   2,025,340 
 750,872     Compass Group plc   10,798,437 
 55,227     Croda International plc   2,158,142 
 1,046,157     Diageo plc   33,348,813 
 341,879     Direct Line Insurance Group plc   1,233,379 
 73,537  e  easyJet plc   1,540,389 
 417,669     Experian Group Ltd   8,503,160 
 680,664     GKN plc   4,009,607 
 2,052,752     GlaxoSmithKline plc   54,115,374 
 697,242     Group 4 Securicor plc   2,928,627 
 296,935     Hammerson plc   2,516,144 
 102,247     Hargreaves Lansdown plc   1,947,834 
 7,753,333     HSBC Holdings plc   84,986,910 
 227,363     ICAP plc   1,403,964 
 131,240     IMI plc   3,192,930 
 407,123     Imperial Tobacco Group plc   15,199,507 
 188,803     Inmarsat plc   2,179,114 
 110,383     InterContinental Hotels Group plc   3,216,200 
 377,923  *  International Consolidated Airlines   2,098,814 
 67,139     Intertek Group plc   3,581,814 
 273,117     Invensys plc   2,191,660 
 234,782     Investec plc   1,642,678 
 1,554,902     ITV plc   4,754,237 
 513,538     J Sainsbury plc   3,248,397 
 84,107     Johnson Matthey plc   4,047,510 
 984,818     Kingfisher plc   5,957,600 
 327,061     Land Securities Group plc   5,184,605 
 2,440,347     Legal & General Group plc   8,457,771 
 271,701     Liberty International plc   1,498,516 
 19,273,058  *  Lloyds TSB Group plc   23,836,849 
 71,673     London Stock Exchange Group plc   1,883,850 
285

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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
 670,659     Marks & Spencer Group plc  $5,408,297 
 319,939     Meggitt plc   2,937,096 
 527,927     Melrose Industries plc   2,706,524 
 1,533,241     National Grid plc   19,267,842 
 66,140     Next plc   5,775,802 
 2,034,259     Old Mutual plc   6,629,729 
 340,501     Pearson plc   7,121,576 
 139,449     Persimmon plc   2,823,310 
 108,095     Petrofac Ltd   2,535,204 
 1,064,670     Prudential plc   21,773,301 
 269,610     Reckitt Benckiser Group plc   20,964,622 
 495,862     Reed Elsevier plc   6,946,197 
 590,743     Resolution Ltd   3,382,454 
 321,693     Rexam plc   2,678,767 
 529,554     Rio Tinto plc   26,795,514 
 783,139     Rolls-Royce Group plc   14,427,764 
 67,024,444  *,m  Rolls-Royce Holdings plc   107,467 
 1,526,615     Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc   3,144,106 
 889,944  *  Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc   5,241,334 
 399,774     SABMiller plc   20,844,515 
 453,514     Sage Group plc   2,446,577 
 43,319     Schroders plc   1,787,877 
 402,149     Scottish & Southern Energy plc   9,122,811 
 301,658     Segro plc   1,579,944 
 209,403     Serco Group plc   1,871,198 
 105,770     Severn Trent plc   3,157,204 
 373,698     Smith & Nephew plc   4,779,461 
 161,067     Smiths Group plc   3,707,018 
 1,008,822     Standard Chartered plc   24,221,799 
 982,163     Standard Life plc   5,541,064 
 192,114     Tate & Lyle plc   2,438,105 
 3,370,543     Tesco plc   19,660,841 
 102,108     Travis Perkins plc   3,036,441 
 181,424     TUI Travel plc   1,118,469 
 378,293     Tullow Oil plc   5,717,978 
 534,791     Unilever plc   21,686,337 
 304,282     United Utilities Group plc   3,441,401 
 20,288,216     Vodafone Group plc   74,310,806 
 88,124     Weir Group plc   3,182,882 
 74,714     Whitbread plc   4,108,604 
 354,373     William Hill plc   2,275,238 
 927,929     WM Morrison Supermarkets plc   4,186,839 
 113,407     Wolseley plc   6,104,809 
 551,932     WPP plc   11,723,542 
       TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM   1,045,960,569 
286

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SHARES     COMPANY  VALUE 
             
UNITED STATES - 0.5%        
 320,399  d  iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund  $21,107,886 
 149,033     Transocean Ltd   7,038,533 
       TOTAL UNITED STATES   28,146,419 
             
       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   5,411,999,698 
       (Cost $4,524,363,003)     
             
RIGHTS / WARRANTS - 0.0%     
HONG KONG - 0.0%        
 19,125  m  New Hotel   0 
       TOTAL HONG KONG   0 
             
SPAIN - 0.0%
 4,609,921  m  Banco Santander S.A.   996,777 
       TOTAL SPAIN   996,777 
             
       TOTAL RIGHTS / WARRANTS   996,777 
       (Cost $953,236)     
             
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.5%        
INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 3.5%     
 190,194,530  a,c  TIAA-CREF Short Term Lending Portfolio of the State Street
Navigator Securities Lending Trust
   190,194,530 
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES   190,194,530 
       TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   190,194,530 
       (Cost $190,194,530)     
             
       TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 103.1%   5,603,191,005 
       (Cost $4,715,510,769)     
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - (3.1)%   (168,390,039)
             
       NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $5,434,800,966 
       
       
      ADR - American Depositary Receipt
      REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
     
  *   Non-income producing.
  a   Affiliated Holding.
  c   Investments made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
  d   All or a portion of these securities have been segregated to cover margin requirements on open futures transactions.
  e   All or a portion of these securities are out on loan. The aggregate value of securities on loan is $180,075,648.
  m   Indicates a security that has been deemed illiquid.
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX FUND
SUMMARY OF MARKET VALUES BY SECTOR
October 31, 2013

 

SECTOR  VALUE   % OF
NET ASSETS
 
FINANCIALS  $1,412,056,159    26.0%
INDUSTRIALS   691,483,264    12.7 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY   630,695,101    11.6 
CONSUMER STAPLES   602,832,116    11.1 
HEALTH CARE   536,365,548    9.9 
MATERIALS   435,624,398    8.0 
ENERGY   373,775,371    6.9 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   303,469,763    5.6 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   228,655,906    4.2 
UTILITIES   198,038,849    3.6 
SHORT - TERM INVESTMENTS   190,194,530    3.5 
OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET   (168,390,039)   (3.1)
           
NET ASSETS  $5,434,800,966    100.0%
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of the TIAA-CREF Funds:

 

We have audited the financial statements of the Enhanced Large-Cap Growth Index Fund, Enhanced Large-Cap Value Index Fund, Growth & Income Fund, Large-Cap Growth Fund, Large-Cap Value Fund, Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Mid-Cap Value Fund, Small-Cap Equity Fund, Social Choice Equity Fund, Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Enhanced International Equity Index Fund, Global Natural Resources Fund, International Equity Fund, International Opportunities Fund, Equity Index Fund, Large-Cap Growth Index Fund, Large-Cap Value Index Fund, S&P 500 Index Fund, Small-Cap Blend Index Fund, Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, and International Equity Index Fund (twenty-one of the portfolios constituting the TIAA-CREF Funds, hereinafter referred to as the "Funds") at October 31, 2013 and for the year then ended and have issued our unqualified report thereon dated December 17, 2013 (which report and financial statements are included in Item 1 of this Certified Shareholder Report on Form N-CSR). We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Our audits included an audit of each of the Fund's schedule of investments in securities (the Schedules) as of October 31, 2013 appearing in Item 6 of this Form N-CSR. The Schedules are the responsibility of the Funds' management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these Schedules based on our audits.

 

In our opinion, the Schedules referred to above, when read in conjunction with the financial statements of the Funds referred to above, present fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

 

 

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Baltimore, Maryland
December 17, 2013

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) An evaluation was performed within 90 days of the filing date of the report under the supervision of the Registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, the Registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective for this annual reporting period.

 

(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s annual period covered by this report that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

12(a)(1) Copy of current SOX code of ethics for Senior Financial Officers

12(a)(2)(i) Section 302 certification of the principal executive officer

12(a)(2)(ii) Section 302 certification of the principal financial officer

12(b) Section 906 certification of principal executive officer and principal financial officer

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    TIAA-CREF FUNDS
       
Dated: December 17, 2013   By: /s/ Robert G. Leary
      Robert G. Leary
President and Principal Executive Officer
     

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Dated: December 17, 2013   By: /s/ Robert G. Leary
      Robert G. Leary
      President and Principal Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)

 

Dated:  December 17, 2013   By: /s/ Phillip G. Goff
      Phillip G. Goff
      Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting
Officer and Treasurer
(principal financial officer)
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

12(a)(1) Copy of current SOX code of ethics for Senior Financial Officers

12(a)(2)(i) Section 302 certification of the principal executive officer

12(a)(2)(ii) Section 302 certification of the principal financial officer

12(b) Section 906 certification of principal executive officer and principal financial officer