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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)

 

John M. McCann, Esq.

c/o TIAA-CREF

8500 Andrew Carnegie Blvd

Charlotte, North Carolina 28262-8500

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 704-595-1000

 

Date of fiscal year end: March 31

 

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2014

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

2014 Annual Report

 

TIAA-CREF

 

Real Estate Securities Fund

 

 

of the TIAA-CREF Funds

 

March 31, 2014

 

  Contents  
  Understanding your fund report 2
  Information for investors 3
  Important information about expenses 4
  About the fund’s benchmark 5
  Fund performance  
  Real Estate Securities Fund 6
  Portfolio of investments 9
  Audited financial statements  
  Statement of assets and liabilities 12
  Statement of operations 13
  Statements of changes in net assets 14
  Financial highlights 16
  Notes to financial statements 18
  Report of independent registered public accounting firm 27
  Renewal of investment management agreement 28
  Trustees and officers 35
  Important tax information 41
  How to reach us Inside back cover

 

 

 

Understanding your fund report

 

This annual report contains information about the Real Estate Securities Fund and describes the fund’s results for the twelve months ended March 31, 2014. The report contains three main sections:

The fund performance section compares the fund’s investment returns with those of its benchmark index.
The portfolio of investments lists the issuers, industries and types of securities in which the Real Estate Securities Fund had investments as of March 31, 2014.
The financial statements provide detailed information about the operations and financial condition of the 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 Real Estate Securities Fund are noted in the 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, Premier and Retirement classes or 800 223-1200 for the Retail Class. We urge you to read the prospectus carefully before investing.

 

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Information for investors

 

Portfolio holdings

 

The complete portfolio of investments for the Real Estate Securities Fund begins on page 9 of this report. You can obtain a complete list of the holdings of the Real Estate Securities Fund (Schedule 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 Real Estate Securities Fund’s 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 March 31 or September 30; Form N-Q filings are as of December 31 or June 30. 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

 

The Real Estate Securities Fund’s 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 fund 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 Real Estate Securities Fund is managed by a portfolio management team of Teachers Advisors, Inc. The members of this team are responsible for the day-to-day investment management of the fund.

 

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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 example that appears in the table on page 5 is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs only (in U.S. dollars) and does not reflect transactional costs or the costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. The example is 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 fund 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 example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period (October 1, 2013–March 31, 2014).

 

Actual expenses

 

The first line of the two lines listed for each share class in the table uses the class’s actual expenses and its actual rate of return. You may use the information in this line, 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.

 

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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Important information about expenses

 

Expense example

 

Six months ended March 31, 2014

 

             Expenses paid  
   Beginning    Ending    during period *
   account value    account value    (10/1/13–  
Real Estate Securities Fund  (10/1/13 )  (3/31/14 )  3/31/14 )
             
Institutional Class            
Actual return  $1,000.00   $1,088.36   $2.71 
5% annual hypothetical return  1,000.00   1,022.34   2.62 
             
             
Premier Class            
Actual return  $1,000.00   $1,087.47   $3.49 
5% annual hypothetical return  1,000.00   1,021.59   3.38 
             
             
Retirement Class            
Actual return  $1,000.00   $1,087.35   $4.01 
5% annual hypothetical return  1,000.00   1,021.09   3.88 
             
             
Retail Class            
Actual return  $1,000.00   $1,086.23   $4.42 
5% annual hypothetical return  1,000.00   1,020.69   4.28 
             
             
*“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 182/365. There were 182 days in the six months ended March 31, 2014. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.52% for the Institutional Class, 0.67% for the Premier Class, 0.77% for the Retirement Class and 0.85% for the Retail 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.

 

About the fund’s benchmark

 

The FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index measures the performance of certain publicly traded real estate investment trusts in the United States that own, manage and lease investment-grade commercial real estate. For additional details about the benchmark index, please see the fund’s prospectus.

 

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

 

FTSE is a trademark of London Stock Exchange plc and The Financial Times Limited and is used by FTSE under license. All rights in the FTSE NAREIT Index Series vest in FTSE and the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”). Neither FTSE nor its licensors, nor NAREIT accept any liability for any errors or omissions in the FTSE NAREIT Index Series or underlying data. No further distribution of FTSE Data is permitted without FTSE’s express written consent.

 

TIAA-CREF Real Estate Securities Fund    2014 Annual Report 5
 

Real Estate Securities Fund

 

Performance for the twelve months ended March 31, 2014

 

The Real Estate Securities Fund returned 4.89% for the Institutional Class, compared with the 3.25% return of its benchmark, the FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index. The table on the following page shows returns for all share classes of the fund.

From April 1 through year-end 2013, real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other interest-rate-sensitive assets sold off. Investors worried that the Federal Reserve would begin tapering its accommodative monetary policies, designed to stimulate the economy by restraining long-term interest rates. At the same time, yields on U.S. Treasury securities rose, making them more attractive for some income-oriented investors. Because REITs are required to distribute most of their taxable income as dividends, they have traditionally competed with bonds for investors seeking current income.

In the first quarter of 2014, the Fed finally began reducing its massive bond-buying program, and investors once again turned to REITs for their historically strong earnings potential. The fund’s benchmark returned 8.52% for the quarter, enabling it to end the twelve months with a modest gain.

For the period, REITs significantly lagged the 22.61% gain of the broad U.S. stock market, as measured by the Russell 3000® Index, but outpaced the –0.10% return of the broad domestic investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market, as measured by the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. For the ten years ended March 31, 2014, the fund’s benchmark returned an average annual 8.27%, versus 7.86% for the Russell 3000 Index and 4.46% for the Barclays aggregate index.

 

Successful stock choices help the fund outpace its benchmark

 

For the period, eleven of the benchmark’s 14 property sectors advanced. The largest positive contributions came from the lodging and resorts (up 18.4%), office (up 8.9%) and self-storage (up 16.3%) sectors. Health care REITs returned –11.3%, as investors awaited the outcomes of mergers and acquisitions activity within the sector.

The fund outperformed its benchmark because of numerous successful stock choices, including a nonbenchmark position in Thomas Properties and an underweight in forest products manufacturer Rayonier. Overweights in office REIT SL Green and regional mall operator General Growth Properties helped as well.

These positive contributions were partly offset by the negative effects of overweight stakes in American Campus Communities and Parkway Properties, an office REIT. An underweight position in Vornado Realty Trust also detracted. During the period, the fund owned the stocks of several companies that are not REITs but that engage in real estate-related activity.

 

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Real Estate Securities Fund

 

Performance as of March 31, 2014

 

     Total  Average annual
     return  total return
          
          
Real Estate Securities Fund  Inception date    1 year    5 years    10 years  
                     
                     
Institutional Class  10/1/2002   4.89%  27.79%  7.14%
Premier Class  9/30/2009   4.81   27.63*  7.07*
Retirement Class  10/1/2002   4.70   27.47   6.92 
Retail Class  10/1/2002   4.56   27.41   6.93 
                 
                 
FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index     3.25   28.31   8.27 
                 
                 

 

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.

 

$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.

 

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Real Estate Securities Fund

 

Portfolio composition      
       
       
   % of net assets  
Industry  as of 3/31/2014  
      
      
Specialized REITs  26.1 
Retail REITs  20.3 
Residential REITs  15.0 
Office REITs  11.7 
Diversified REITs  9.3 
Industrial REITs  8.9 
Mortgage REITs  1.5 
Real estate services  1.3 
Hotels, resorts & cruise lines  1.1 
Homebuilding  0.9 
Forest products  0.8 
Diversified real estate activities  0.7 
Publishing  0.4 
Real estate development  0.1 
Short-term investments,
other assets & liabilities, net
  1.9 
     
     
Total  100.0 

 

Holdings by company size      
       
       
Market  % of equity investments  
capitalization  as of 3/31/2014  
      
      
More than $50 billion  11.8 
More than $15 billion–$50 billion  41.3 
More than $2 billion–$15 billion  37.3 
$2 billion or less  9.6 
       
       
Total  100.0 

 

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Portfolio of investments

 

Real Estate Securities Fund ¡ March 31, 2014

 

Shares  Company  Value 
        
COMMON STOCKS—98.1%     
          
DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES—0.7%     
 762,000  Hang Lung Group Ltd  $3,841,194 
 2,200,000  Hang Lung Properties Ltd   6,347,073 
    TOTAL DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES   10,188,267 
          
DIVERSIFIED REITS—9.3%     
 1,100,000  American Realty Capital Properties, Inc   15,422,000 
 2,800,000  Mexico Real Estate Management S.A de C.V.   5,250,201 
 675,000  Retail Opportunities Investment Corp   10,084,500 
 2,700,000  Spirit Realty Capital, Inc   29,646,000 
 500,000  Vornado Realty Trust   49,280,000 
 375,000  WP Carey, Inc   22,526,250 
    TOTAL DIVERSIFIED REITS   132,208,951 
          
FOREST PRODUCTS—0.8%     
 700,000* Louisiana-Pacific Corp   11,809,000 
    TOTAL FOREST PRODUCTS   11,809,000 
          
HOMEBUILDING—0.9%     
 400,000  DR Horton, Inc   8,660,000 
 175,000* Taylor Morrison Home Corp   4,112,500 
    TOTAL HOMEBUILDING   12,772,500 
          
HOTELS, RESORTS & CRUISE LINES—1.1%     
 325,000  Extended Stay America, Inc   7,400,250 
 600,000* Orient-Express Hotels Ltd (Class A)   8,646,000 
    TOTAL HOTELS, RESORTS & CRUISE LINES   16,046,250 
          
INDUSTRIAL REITS—8.9%     
 240,000  EastGroup Properties, Inc   15,098,400 
 525,000  First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc   10,143,000 
 4,000,000  Global Logistic Properties   8,441,749 
 1,750,000  Prologis, Inc   71,452,500 
 600,000  STAG Industrial, Inc   14,460,000 
 350,000  Terreno Realty Corp   6,618,500 
    TOTAL INDUSTRIAL REITS   126,214,149 
          
MORTGAGE REITS—1.5%     
 100,000  Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc   2,875,000 
 550,000  NorthStar Realty Finance Corp   8,877,000 
 300,000  Starwood Property Trust, Inc   7,077,000 
 225,000  Two Harbors Investment Corp   2,306,250 
    TOTAL MORTGAGE REITS   21,135,250 
          
OFFICE REITS—11.7%     
 500,000  Boston Properties, Inc   57,265,000 
 800,000  Brandywine Realty Trust   11,568,000 
 200,000  Digital Realty Trust, Inc   10,616,000 
 350,000  HRPT Properties Trust   9,205,000 
 220,000  Kilroy Realty Corp   12,887,600 
 1,300,000  Parkway Properties, Inc   23,725,000 

 

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Portfolio of investments continued

 

Real Estate Securities Fund ¡ March 31, 2014

 

Shares  Company  Value 
          
OFFICE REITS—continued     
 400,000  SL Green Realty Corp  $40,248,000 
    TOTAL OFFICE REITS   165,514,600 
          
OTHER DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES—0.0%     
 211,200*,b,m People’s Choice Financial Corp   0 
    TOTAL OTHER DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES   0 
          
PUBLISHING—0.4%     
 120,000  Rightmove plc   5,280,560 
    TOTAL PUBLISHING   5,280,560 
          
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT—0.1%     
 10,440* Howard Hughes Corp   1,489,892 
    TOTAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT   1,489,892 
          
REAL ESTATE SERVICES—1.3%     
 550,000  Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc   12,380,500 
 150,000* Realogy Holdings Corp   6,517,500 
    TOTAL REAL ESTATE SERVICES   18,898,000 
          
RESIDENTIAL REITS—15.0%     
 500,000  Apartment Investment & Management Co (Class A)   15,110,000 
 525,000  AvalonBay Communities, Inc   68,943,000 
 1,350,000  Education Realty Trust, Inc   13,324,500 
 350,000  Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc   14,227,500 
 875,000  Equity Residential   50,741,250 
 240,000  Essex Property Trust, Inc   40,812,000 
 200,000  Sun Communities, Inc   9,018,000 
    TOTAL RESIDENTIAL REITS   212,176,250 
          
RETAIL REITS—20.3%     
 550,000  Equity One, Inc   12,287,000 
 225,000  Federal Realty Investment Trust   25,812,000 
 2,150,000  General Growth Properties, Inc   47,300,000 
 450,000  Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust   8,122,500 
 600,000  Regency Centers Corp   30,636,000 
 1,000,000  Simon Property Group, Inc   164,000,000 
    TOTAL RETAIL REITS   288,157,500 
          
SPECIALIZED REITS—26.1%     
 875,000  American Tower Corp   71,636,250 
 700,000  CubeSmart   12,012,000 
 400,000  Extra Space Storage, Inc   19,404,000 
 164,681  Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc   6,004,269 
 350,000  HCP, Inc   13,576,500 
 275,000  Health Care REIT, Inc   16,390,000 
 550,000  Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc   13,282,500 
 1,000,000  Healthcare Trust of America, Inc   11,390,000 
 1,250,000  Host Marriott Corp   25,300,000 
 250,000  Plum Creek Timber Co, Inc   10,510,000 
 325,000  Potlatch Corp   12,574,250 
 250,000  Public Storage, Inc   42,122,500 
 550,000  RLJ Lodging Trust   14,707,000 

 

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Portfolio of investments concluded

 

Real Estate Securities Fund ¡ March 31, 2014

 

Shares  Company         Value 
              
SPECIALIZED REITS—continued             
 1,800,000* Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc          $18,342,000 
 1,550,000  Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc           21,281,500 
 850,000  Ventas, Inc           51,484,500 
 300,000  Weyerhaeuser Co           8,805,000 
    TOTAL SPECIALIZED REITS           368,822,269 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  (Cost $1,152,249,324)   1,390,713,438 
                  
            Maturity     
 Principal  Issuer   Rate          Date     
              
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—0.6%             
              
TREASURY DEBT—0.6%             
 $7,450,000  United States Treasury Bill   0.055%  4/24/2014   7,449,738 
    TOTAL TREASURY DEBT           7,449,738 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $7,449,738)
           7,449,738 
                  
    TOTAL PORTFOLIO—98.7%
(Cost $1,159,699,062)
           1,398,163,176 
    OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET—1.3%           18,898,941 
    NET ASSETS—100.0%          $1,417,062,117 

 

 

 

Abbreviation(s):

REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
  
*Non-income producing.
bIn bankruptcy.
mIndicates a security that has been deemed illiquid.

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities

 

Real Estate Securities Fund  ■  March 31, 2014

 

ASSETS    
Portfolio investments, at value  $1,398,163,176 
Cash   8,934,073 
Receivable from securities transactions   8,365,931 
Receivable from Fund shares sold   2,258,513 
Dividends and interest receivable   3,877,313 
Other   60,417 
      
Total assets   1,421,659,423 
      
LIABILITIES     
Management fees payable   113,239 
Service agreement fee payable   9,647 
Distribution fee payable   43,808 
Due to affiliates   11,320 
Payable for securities transactions   3,322,803 
Payable for Fund shares redeemed   946,233 
Accrued expenses and other payables   150,256 
      
Total liabilities   4,597,306 
      
NET ASSETS  $1,417,062,117 
      
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:     
Paid-in-capital  $1,177,843,537 
Undistributed net investment income (loss)   4,173,234 
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on total investments   (3,418,768)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on total investments   238,464,114 
      
NET ASSETS  $1,417,062,117 
      
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS:     
Net assets  $950,768,904 
Outstanding shares of beneficial interest, unlimited shares authorized ($.0001 par value)   72,032,972 
      
Net asset value per share  $13.20 
      
PREMIER CLASS:     
Net assets  $47,330,277 
Outstanding shares of beneficial interest, unlimited shares authorized ($.0001 par value)   3,583,765 
      
Net asset value per share  $13.21 
      
RETIREMENT CLASS:     
Net assets  $238,718,114 
Outstanding shares of beneficial interest, unlimited shares authorized ($.0001 par value)   17,503,335 
      
Net asset value per share  $13.64 
      
RETAIL CLASS:     
Net assets  $180,244,822 
Outstanding shares of beneficial interest, unlimited shares authorized ($.0001 par value)   13,739,627 
      
Net asset value per share  $13.12 
Portfolio investments, cost  $1,159,699,062 

 

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Statement of operations

 

Real Estate Securities Fund  ■  For the year ended March 31, 2014

 

INVESTMENT INCOME    
Dividends*  $34,051,976 
Dividends from affiliated investments   229,023 
Interest   5,505 
      
Total income   34,286,504 
      
EXPENSES     
Management fees   6,700,945 
Shareholder servicing — Institutional Class   7,514 
Shareholder servicing — Premier Class   243 
Shareholder servicing — Retirement Class   598,744 
Shareholder servicing — Retail Class   159,340 
Distribution fees — Premier Class   82,721 
Distribution fees — Retail Class   453,351 
Administrative service fees   74,341 
Other expenses   289,055 
      
Total expenses   8,366,254 
      
Net Investment income (loss)   25,920,250 
      
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON TOTAL INVESTMENTS     
Realized gain (loss):     
Portfolio investments   15,863,458 
Written options   572,150 
Foreign currency transactions   (7,932)
      
Net realized gain (loss) on total investments   16,427,676 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:     
Portfolio investments   20,770,437 
Affiliated investments   (2,569,970)
      
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on total investments   18,200,467 
      
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on total investments  $34,628,143 
      
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations  $60,548,393 
* Net of foreign withholding taxes of  $2,725 

 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Real Estate Securities Fund  ■  2014 Annual Report 13
 

Statements of changes in net assets

 

Real Estate Securities Fund  ■  For the year ended

 

      March 31, 2014   March 31, 2013 
              
OPERATIONS             
Net investment income (loss)     $25,920,250   $17,195,358 
Net realized gain (loss) on total investments      16,427,676    19,543,680 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on total investments      18,200,467    98,629,859 
              
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations      60,548,393    135,368,897 
              
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS             
From net investment income:  Institutional Class   (16,984,287)   (13,144,022)
   Premier Class   (962,281)   (987,334)
   Retirement Class   (3,806,999)   (3,658,328)
   Retail Class   (2,863,281)   (2,357,574)
From realized gains:  Institutional Class   (13,611,003)    
   Premier Class   (804,086)    
   Retirement Class   (3,355,912)    
   Retail Class   (2,749,247)    
              
Total distributions      (45,137,096)   (20,147,258)
              
SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTIONS             
Subscriptions:  Institutional Class   175,654,744    360,800,190 
   Premier Class   18,805,224    21,968,166 
   Retirement Class   35,163,384    65,011,531 
   Retail Class   34,368,412    54,983,177 
Reinvestments of distributions:  Institutional Class   30,544,243    13,098,760 
   Premier Class   1,766,367    987,334 
   Retirement Class   7,159,064    3,656,077 
   Retail Class   5,394,144    2,266,210 
Redemptions:  Institutional Class   (131,948,991)   (225,608,959)
   Premier Class   (35,791,242)   (23,990,021)
   Retirement Class   (59,234,043)   (87,918,249)
   Retail Class   (48,945,572)   (25,925,739)
              
Net increase from shareholder transactions      32,935,734    159,328,477 
              
Net increase in net assets      48,347,031    274,550,116 
NET ASSETS             
Beginning of period      1,368,715,086    1,094,164,970 
              
End of period     $1,417,062,117   $1,368,715,086 
              
Undistributed net investment income (loss) included in net assets     $4,173,234   $1,497,938 

 

14 2014 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Real Estate Securities Fund See notes to financial statements
 
Statements of changes in net assets (concluded)

 

Real Estate Securities Fund  ■  For the year ended

 

      March 31, 2014   March 31, 2013 
              
CHANGE IN FUND SHARES             
Shares sold:  Institutional Class   13,676,858    29,554,083 
   Premier Class   1,465,240    1,777,741 
   Retirement Class   2,585,238    5,066,365 
   Retail Class   2,647,335    4,421,858 
Shares reinvested:  Institutional Class   2,488,767    1,051,189 
   Premier Class   144,022    79,289 
   Retirement Class   565,281    284,845 
   Retail Class   443,197    182,883 
Shares redeemed:  Institutional Class   (10,408,564)   (18,641,399)
   Premier Class   (2,830,028)   (1,979,068)
   Retirement Class   (4,492,327)   (6,874,093)
   Retail Class   (3,827,704)   (2,103,096)
              
Net increase (decrease) from shareholder transactions      2,457,315    12,820,597 

 

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Financial highlights

 

Real Estate Securities Fund

 

     Selected per share data      Ratios and supplemental data 
      Gain (loss) from investment operations:                                           
          Net realized                                 Ratios to average net assets     
For the  Net asset  Net & unrealized   Total gain   Less distributions from:   Total   Net asset      Net assets          Net     
period  value,  investment   gain (loss)   (loss) from   Net   Net   Return   dividends   value,      at end of          investment   Portfolio 
or year  beginning  income   on total   investment   investment   realized   of   and   end of  Total   period (in  Gross   Net   income   turnover 
ended  of period  (loss)a   investments   operations   income   gains   capital   distributions   period  return   thousands)  expense   expense   (loss)   rate 
Institutional Class                                                                   
3/31/14  $13.05  $0.26   $0.34   $0.60   $(0.25)  $(0.20)  $   $(0.45)  $13.20   4.89%  $950,769   0.52%   0.52%   2.00%   65%
3/31/13   11.87   0.19    1.21    1.40    (0.22)           (0.22)   13.05   11.88    864,577   0.53    0.53    1.53    50 
3/31/12   10.75   0.19    1.09    1.28    (0.16)           (0.16)   11.87   12.16    644,849   0.54    0.54    1.73    75 
3/31/11  9.35   0.05    1.42    1.47    (0.07)           (0.07)   10.75   15.80b   334,174   0.59c   0.57c   0.98c   30b
9/30/10   7.24   0.19    2.12    2.31    (0.18)       (0.02)   (0.20)   9.35   32.16    265,753   0.56    0.56    2.29    66 
9/30/09   10.51   0.23    (3.31)   (3.08)   (0.19)           (0.19)   7.24   (28.84)   200,324   0.60    0.56    3.98    78 
                                                                     
Premier Class                                                                    
3/31/14   13.05   0.24    0.35    0.59    (0.23)   (0.20)       (0.43)   13.21   4.81    47,330   0.67    0.67    1.88    65 
3/31/13   11.88   0.17    1.20    1.37    (0.20)           (0.20)   13.05   11.62    62,709   0.68    0.68    1.37    50 
3/31/12   10.75   0.18    1.10    1.28    (0.15)           (0.15)   11.88   12.06    58,528   0.68    0.68    1.67    75 
3/31/11  9.36   0.05    1.41    1.46    (0.07)           (0.07)   10.75   15.60b   75,047   0.74c   0.72c   1.03c   30b
9/30/10   7.24   0.14    2.17    2.31    (0.17)   (0.02)       (0.19)   9.36   32.12    31,260   0.71    0.71    1.56    66 
9/30/09*  7.24   0.00d       0.00d                   7.24   0.00b   250   221.11c   0.72c   0.00c   78 
                                                                     
Retirement Class                                                                   
3/31/14   13.46   0.24    0.36    0.60    (0.22)   (0.20)       (0.42)   13.64   4.70    238,718   0.77    0.77    1.76    65 
3/31/13   12.25   0.17    1.23    1.40    (0.19)           (0.19)   13.46   11.47    253,707   0.78    0.78    1.30    50 
3/31/12   11.08   0.17    1.14    1.31    (0.14)           (0.14)   12.25   11.96    249,433   0.78    0.78    1.54    75 
3/31/11  9.64   0.04    1.46    1.50    (0.06)           (0.06)   11.08   15.60b   289,161   0.83c   0.82c   0.77c   30b
9/30/10   7.46   0.17    2.19    2.36    (0.16)       (0.02)   (0.18)   9.64   31.85    280,763   0.81    0.81    1.98    66 
9/30/09   10.81   0.21    (3.39)   (3.18)   (0.17)           (0.17)   7.46   (28.95)   159,554   0.85    0.81    3.53    78 
                                                                     
Retail Class                                                                   
3/31/14   12.97   0.22    0.34    0.56    (0.21)   (0.20)       (0.41)   13.12   4.56    180,245   0.86    0.86    1.68    65 
3/31/13   11.80   0.14    1.21    1.35    (0.18)           (0.18)   12.97   11.49    187,722   0.87    0.87    1.17    50 
3/31/12   10.69   0.15    1.09    1.24    (0.13)           (0.13)   11.80   11.79    141,355   0.84    0.84    1.42    75 
3/31/11  9.30   0.04    1.41    1.45    (0.06)           (0.06)   10.69   15.64b   124,104   0.84c   0.83c   0.75c   30b
9/30/10   7.20   0.17    2.11    2.28    (0.16)       (0.02)   (0.18)   9.30   31.95    102,686   0.77    0.77    2.08    66 
9/30/09   10.46   0.23    (3.31)   (3.08)   (0.18)           (0.18)   7.20   (29.01)   77,475   1.06    0.75    3.89    78 

 

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 six-month period ended March 31, 2011 and are not necessarily indicative of a full year of operations. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from September 30 to March 31.
* The Premier Class commenced operations on September 30, 2009.

 

16 2014 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Real Estate Securities Fund See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Real Estate Securities Fund  ■  2014 Annual Report 17
 

Notes to financial statements

 

Real Estate Securities Fund

 

Note 1—organization and significant accounting policies

 

The TIAA-CREF Real Estate Securities Fund (the “Fund”) is one of the investment portfolios of the TIAA-CREF Funds (the “Trust”), 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 Fund offers its shares, without a sales load, through its 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, is registered with the Commission as an investment adviser and provides investment management services for the Fund. The Fund offers four share classes: Institutional, Premier, Retirement and Retail 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 Fund.

 

Security valuation: The Fund’s 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. Foreign dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as possible after the Fund determines the existence of a dividend declaration after exercising reasonable due diligence. 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 Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions.

 

Income and expenses of the Fund are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class of shares of the Fund, 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.

 

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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: The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) and will not be subject to income taxes to the extent that it distributes all taxable income each year and complies with various other Code requirements. The Fund files income tax returns in U.S. federal jurisdictions and applicable state and local jurisdictions. The Fund’s 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 Fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s 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 the 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 March 31, 2014, permanent book and tax differences resulting primarily from differing treatments for foreign currency transactions, the utilization of tax equalization credits, 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 Fund’s net assets. Net investment income and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed on the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.

 

Foreign taxes: The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund 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 Fund invests.

 

Trustee compensation: The Fund pays 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 Fund until paid. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

payable to the trustees are included in other assets and accrued expenses and other payables in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Trustees’ fees, including any deferred and long-term compensation incurred, are reflected in the Statement of Operations.

 

New accounting pronouncement: In June 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2013-08 Financial Services—Investment Companies (Topic 946): Amendments to the Scope, Measurement, and Disclosure Requirements (the “Update”). The Update modifies the criteria used in determining an investment company under U.S. GAAP and establishes certain measurement and disclosure requirements. The Update establishes that an entity regulated under the 1940 Act is automatically an investment company under U.S. GAAP. The Update is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2013. The Fund expects to adopt these new disclosure requirements for the September 30, 2014 semiannual report. Management has reviewed the new requirements and has determined the adoption of the Update will not have a material impact on the Fund’s financial statements and notes disclosures.

 

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 prioritizes 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 Fund’s 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 Fund’s 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

 

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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 Fund’s 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 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 amortizing any discount or premium from 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.

 

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 period. For the year ended March 31, 2014, there were no material transfers between levels by the Fund.

 

TIAA-CREF Real Estate Securities Fund  ■  2014 Annual Report 21
 

Notes to financial statements

 

The following table summarizes the market value of the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2014 based on the inputs used to value them:

 

Investments  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
                     
Real Estate Securities Fund                    
Equity investments:                    
Diversified real estate activities  $   $10,188,267    $ –   $10,188,267 
Diversified REITs   126,958,750    5,250,201        132,208,951 
Industrial REITs   117,772,400    8,441,749        126,214,149 
Publishing       5,280,560        5,280,560 
All other equity investments (a)   1,116,821,511             1,116,821,511 
Short-term investments       7,449,738        7,449,738 
                     
Total  $1,361,552,661   $36,610,515    $ –   $1,398,163,176 

(a) For detailed categories, see the accompanying 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 Fund values derivatives at fair value.

 

For the year ended March 31, 2014, the effect of derivative contracts on the Fund’s Statement of Operations was as follows:

 

          Change in 
          unrealized 
      Realized   appreciation 
Derivative contracts  Location  gain (loss)   (depreciation) 
Equity contracts  Written options   $ 572,150   $ — 

 

Options: The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund uses 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. Written options are separately reflected as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Premiums on unexercised, expired options are recorded as realized gains or 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 that may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. During the

 

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year ended March 31, 2014, the Fund had exposure to options, based on underlying nominal values, generally between 0% and 3% of net assets.

 

There were no written options outstanding as of March 31, 2014.

 

Transactions in written options and related premiums received during the year ended March 31, 2014 were as follows:

 

   Number of contracts   Premiums 
           
Outstanding at beginning of period      $ 
Written   4,000    572,150 
Exercised        
Expired   (4,000)   (572,150)
Closed        
           
Outstanding at end of period      $ 

 

Note 4—investment adviser and affiliates

 

Under the terms of its Investment Management Agreement, the Fund pays Advisors a monthly fee based on the annual rate of between 0.44% and 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for the management of the Fund’s investment portfolio. The fee range represents a breakpoint schedule that reduces investment management fees as the Fund’s net assets increase. The investment management fee effective rate is 0.50%. The Fund has entered into an Administrative Service Agreement with Advisors under which the Fund pays Advisors for its costs in providing certain administrative and compliance services to the Fund.

 

Under the terms of a Retirement Class Service Agreement, the Retirement Class of the Fund pays Advisors a monthly fee based on the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Retirement Class shares of the Fund for providing certain administrative services related to the maintenance of Retirement Class shares on retirement plan or other platforms. Substantially all of the Retirement Class shareholder servicing fees reported on the Statement of Operations are paid to Advisors under the Service Agreement. Under the terms of a distribution Rule 12b-1 plan, the Retail Class shares of the Fund compensated TPIS for providing distribution, promotional and shareholder services to the Retail Class shares of the Fund at the annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Retail Class. The Premier Class of the Fund is subject to a distribution Rule 12b-1 plan that compensated TPIS for providing distribution, promotional and 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 shares.

 

Certain affiliated entities may pay Fund expenses on behalf of the Fund. The Fund reimburses 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 Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

TIAA-CREF Real Estate Securities Fund  ■  2014 Annual Report 23
 

Notes to financial statements

 

Advisors has agreed to reimburse the Fund if its total expense ratio (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other transactional expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) exceeds 0.96% of the average daily net assets for the Retail Class shares; 0.82% of average daily net assets for the Retirement Class shares; 0.72% of average daily net assets for the Premier Class shares; and 0.57% of average daily net assets for the Institutional Class shares. The expense reimbursement arrangements will continue through at least July 31, 2015, unless changed with approval of the Board.

 

The Fund 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.

 

At March 31, 2014, TIAA Access, a registered separate account of TIAA, owned 4.4% of the Fund’s shares.

 

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 Internal Revenue Code (“529 Plans”). These 529 Plans, each of which operates independently, invest a portion of their assets in the Fund. As of March 31, 2014, two 529 Plans own 9% and 12% of the Real Estate Securities Fund, respectively.

 

Companies in which the Fund holds 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares are considered “affiliated companies” of the Fund, pursuant to the 1940 Act. As of December 20, 2013, Thomas Properties Group was acquired by Parkway Properties, Inc., which is not an affiliated company. Information regarding transactions with affiliated companies is as follows:

 

  Value at   Purchase   Sales   Realized  
Issue March 31, 2013   cost   proceeds   gain/(loss)  
                 
Real Estate Securities Fund                
Thomas Properties Group, Inc $19,581,498   $–   $–   $–  

 

  Dividend   Withholding   Shares at   Value at  
Issue income   expense   March 31, 2014   March 31, 2014  
                 
Real Estate Securities Fund                
Thomas Properties Group, Inc $229,023   $–     $–  

 

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continued

 

Note 5—investments

 

Restricted securities: Restricted securities held by the Fund, 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 March 31, 2014, the cost of portfolio investments for federal income tax purposes was $1,171,438,533. Net unrealized appreciation of portfolio investments for federal income tax purposes was $226,724,643 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $238,949,433, and gross unrealized depreciation of ($12,224,790).

 

Purchases and sales: Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (other than short-term instruments) for the year ended March 31, 2014 were $896,055,332 and $863,759,044, respectively.

 

Note 6—distributions to shareholders and other tax items

 

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the years ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013 was as follows:

 

      Long-term      
  Ordinary income   capital gains   Total  
3/31/2014 $27,277,411   $17,859,685   $45,137,096  
3/31/2013 20,147,258     20,147,258  

 

As of March 31, 2014, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis consisted of $4,553,289 of undistributed ordinary income, $7,985,990 of undistributed long-term capital gains, and $226,724,645 of unrealized appreciation.

 

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 utilization of tax equalization credits, the realization, for tax purposes, of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies, gains and losses from the sale of stock in passive foreign investment companies, and the treatment of short term gain as ordinary income for tax purposes.

 

Note 7—line of credit

 

The Fund 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

 

TIAA-CREF Real Estate Securities Fund  ■  2014 Annual Report 25
 
Notes to financial statements concluded

 

with any borrowing under the facility is charged to the borrowing accounts or funds at a specified rate of interest. The Fund is not liable for borrowings under the facility by other affiliated accounts or mutual funds. For the year ended March 31, 2014, there were no borrowings under this credit facility by the Fund.

 

Note 8—indemnification

 

In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnities. The 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 Fund’s organizational documents, the trustees and officers of the Fund are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of their duties to the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss due to these warranties and indemnities to be unlikely.

 

26 2014 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Real Estate Securities Fund
 

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of the TIAA-CREF Funds and Shareholders of the TIAA-CREF Real Estate Securities Fund:

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, and the related statement of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Real Estate Securities Fund (the “Fund”) at March 31, 2014, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its 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 Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit 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 audit, which included confirmation of securities at March 31, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Baltimore, Maryland
May 16, 2014

 

TIAA-CREF Real Estate Securities Fund  ■  2014 Annual Report 27
 

Renewal of investment management agreement (unaudited)

 

Board renewal of the investment management agreement for the TIAA-CREF Real Estate Securities Fund

 

Among its other duties, the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”) of the TIAA-CREF Funds (the “Trust”) is responsible for determining whether to initially approve and subsequently annually renew the investment management agreement (the “Agreement”) between Teachers Advisors, Inc. (“TAI”) and the Trust on behalf of its series, the TIAA-CREF Real Estate Securities Fund (the “Fund”). Under the Agreement, TAI is responsible for providing investment advisory services and overseeing the everyday operations and other service providers of the Fund.

 

Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) requires that, after an initial period of up to two years, the Agreement for the Fund will remain in effect only if the Board, including a majority of those Trustees who have no direct or indirect interest in the Agreement, and who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, annually renews that Agreement. All of the Trustees are deemed to be independent persons for this purpose.

 

Overview of the renewal process

 

The Board held meetings on March 14, 2014 and March 27, 2014, at which it considered the annual renewal of the Agreement using its previously-established process. As part of this process, the Board delegated certain tasks to its Operations Committee. Among these tasks, the Operations Committee worked with TAI, other Board members and legal counsel to the Trustees to develop guidelines and specific requests relating to the types of information to be provided to the Board in connection with the proposed contract renewal. The Operations Committee also had worked with TAI to schedule and report on various follow-up items throughout the prior year that were requested by the Committee and the Board during the 2013 renewal process. During a series of meetings held prior to the March 14 and March 27, 2014 Board meetings, the Operations Committee, along with other Board Committees as applicable, had reviewed such guidelines and follow-up requests in consultation with TAI representatives and input from other Trustees, legal counsel to the Trustees and legal counsel to TAI and the Trust, and then evaluated the information produced in accordance with those guidelines and requests.

 

Among other matters, the Operations Committee, following its consultations with others as noted above, confirmed or established various guidelines regarding the preparation of reports to be provided to the Board with respect to the Fund by the Global Fiduciary Review unit of Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”), including meeting with representatives of Lipper in person. Lipper is an independent provider of investment company data that is widely recognized as a leading source of independent data used by independent directors and trustees of investment companies during their advisory contract review processes.

 

Based on guidelines provided by the Operations Committee on behalf of the Board, Lipper produced, among other information, performance and expense comparison

 

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data regarding the Fund, including data relating to the Fund’s management fee rate, total expense ratio, short-term and long-term investment performance, portfolio turnover rate and brokerage commission costs. Lipper also compared much of this data for the Fund against a universe of investment companies and against a more selective peer group of mutual funds with similar investment objectives and strategies, each of which was selected by Lipper, and, in the case of the investment performance data, against one or more appropriate broad-based benchmark indices. In each case, Lipper summarized the methodologies it employed to provide the data contained in its reports. In addition, Lipper represented to the Board that its reports were designed specifically to provide the Board with the fee, expense and performance information that is necessary to help the Board satisfy its duties under Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act. Lipper also represented that it (and not TAI) had identified the selected comparative peer groups and universes and that it did so in a manner that was not intended to produce biased results for its clients.

 

Among other matters, the Board also requested and reviewed various information provided by TAI to facilitate the Trustees’ evaluation of the reasonableness of any profit earned by TAI with respect to its services to the Fund pursuant to the Agreement. In this connection, the Board recognized that different Trustees could, and likely would, give different weight to different factors when evaluating the profits realized by TAI, which is also true of their assessment of the Fund’s management fee rate and other aspects of the proposed renewal of the Agreement.

 

In advance of the Board meetings held on March 14 and March 27, 2014, legal counsel for the Trustees requested on behalf of the Board, and TAI provided, extensive information that was designed to assist the Board in its consideration of whether to renew the Agreement for the Fund. In addition to the data provided by Lipper as described above, this information included, but was not limited to, the following: (1) further information relating to the Fund’s investment performance, including performance ratings provided by Morningstar, Inc. (“Morningstar”), which is a widely recognized mutual fund ranking service; (2) a description of any fee waiver or expense reimbursement arrangements that were proposed or were in place during the prior year and the extent to which such arrangements would be continued or modified in the coming year; (3) a comparison of the Fund’s fee rate under the Agreement to the fee rates of any other comparable accounts managed by TAI or its affiliates; (4) any “fall-out” benefits that accrued or were identified as reasonably likely to accrue to TAI or its affiliates due to their relationship with the Fund aside from TAI’s direct fee payments pursuant to the Agreement; (5) information regarding TAI’s financial resources, senior professional personnel, overall staffing levels, portfolio manager compensation arrangements, business continuity plans, insurance coverage, compliance programs, any material pending litigation or compliance issues, portfolio trading and best execution practices, and any actual and potential conflicts of interest identified by TAI in connection with rendering services to the Fund; (6) information as to any profits earned by TAI in connection with its services pursuant to the Agreement; (7) a copy of the Agreement and certain related service

 

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Renewal of investment management agreement (unaudited)

 

agreements between the Fund and affiliates of TAI; (8) a copy of TAI’s Form ADV registration statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (which was presented only to legal counsel for the Trustees); and (9) a proposed narrative explanation of reasons why the Board should renew the Agreement.

 

In considering whether to renew the Agreement with respect to the Fund, the Board reviewed various factors, including: (1) the nature, extent and quality of services provided by TAI to the Fund; (2) the Fund’s investment performance; (3) the costs of the services provided to the Fund and the profit realized by TAI and its affiliates from their relationship with the Fund based upon the cost allocation methodology utilized by TAI and its affiliates in 2013, as well as the new methodology to be utilized in 2014; (4) fees charged by other advisers; (5) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized or are anticipated to be realized as the Fund grows; (6) whether the fee schedule set forth in the Agreement reflects any such economies of scale for the benefit of Fund investors; (7) comparisons of services and fee rate with any contracts entered into by TAI with other clients to whom TAI provides comparable services; and (8) any other benefits derived or anticipated to be derived by TAI or its affiliates from their relationship with the Fund. As a general matter, the Board viewed these factors in their totality, with no single factor being the principal factor in determining whether to renew the Agreement.

 

In reaching its decision regarding the renewal of the Agreement for the Fund, the Board took into account the information described above, other information provided to the Board in connection with this process, and relevant information provided to the Board and to its Committees on an ongoing basis in connection with the Board’s general oversight duties with respect to the Fund. In addition, the Board received and considered information from its legal counsel as to certain relevant guidelines that relate to the renewal process under Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act and certain other legal authorities.

 

The Board received and considered both Trust-level and Fund-specific information, but made its renewal determinations on a Fund-level basis. In deciding whether to renew the Agreement for the Fund, each Trustee may have accorded different weight to different factors, and thus, each Trustee may have had a different basis for his or her ultimate decision to vote to renew the Agreement for the Fund. At its meeting on March 27, 2014, the Board voted unanimously to renew the Agreement for the Fund. Set forth below are certain general factors the Board considered for the Fund, followed by a summary of certain specific factors the Board considered with respect to the Fund.

 

The nature, extent and quality of services

 

The Board considered that TAI is an experienced investment adviser that has managed the Fund since its operations commenced. Investment professionals at TAI also manage various accounts of the College Retirement Equities Fund (“CREF”), the TIAA-CREF Life Funds and the other series of the Trust. Under the Agreement, TAI is

 

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continued

 

responsible for, among other duties: managing the assets of the Fund, including conducting research, recommending investments and placing orders to buy and sell securities for the Fund’s investment portfolio; active daily monitoring of the investment portfolios by various personnel with specific responsibility for the particular types of investments in question; reporting on the investment performance of the Fund to the Board on a regular basis; and carrying out, or overseeing the provision of, various administrative services to the Fund. The Board considered that TAI has carried out these responsibilities in a competent and professional manner.

 

The Board also considered, among other factors, the performance of the Fund, as discussed below. In addition, the Board considered the nature and quality of non-portfolio management services provided by TAI and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board considered its ongoing review of the performance of certain affiliated and unaffiliated service providers, including the quality of services provided by those firms and TAI’s oversight of those service providers and the outsourcing of certain services to other firms.

 

Investment performance

 

The Board considered the investment performance of the Fund over one-, three-, five-and ten-year periods. The Board considered the Fund’s performance as compared to its peer group, peer universe and benchmark index. The Fund’s performance versus its peers trailed for the one-year period ended December 31, 2013, but its three-year performance remained strong. (For additional detail regarding the Fund’s performance, see the synopsis below.) The Board concluded that, under the totality of circumstances considered, the investment performance of the Fund was within an acceptable range.

 

Cost and profitability

 

The Board considered financial and profitability data relating to TAI for the calendar year 2013 with respect to the Fund based upon the cost allocation methodology utilized by TAI and its affiliates in 2013, as well as the new methodology to be utilized in 2014. The Board considered TAI’s profit calculations with respect to its services to the Fund both before and after taking into account the costs incurred directly or indirectly by TAI in connection with the distribution of shares of the Fund. The Board acknowledged the reasonableness of having a management fee rate which permits TAI to maintain and improve the quality of services provided to the Fund. The Board considered that TAI had earned profits with respect to the Fund under the Agreement for the one-year period ended December 31, 2013 and that TAI expected this trend to continue. The Board concluded that those profits were not excessive in light of various relevant factors.

 

During its review of TAI’s profit, the Board noted its ongoing efforts to examine the level of personnel and other resources available to TAI for its portfolio management functions so as to assess whether sufficient resources are being devoted to these functions.

 

TIAA-CREF Real Estate Securities Fund  ■  2014 Annual Report 31
 

Renewal of investment management agreement (unaudited)

 

Fees charged by other advisers

 

The Board considered information regarding fees paid to other advisers for managing similar funds, as analyzed by Lipper. The Board determined that the management fee rate charged to the Fund under the Agreement typically was lower than the management fee rates charged by most other comparable mutual funds. In this connection, the Board also considered the inherent limitations of such comparisons in light of uncertainty as to how the fees of such similar mutual funds are set and potentially material differences between the Fund and its comparable mutual funds. Additionally, the Board also considered the potential limitations of such comparisons due to the fact that, in many instances, Lipper based its comparisons on financial data relating to fiscal periods that differed from the period for which the Fund’s data were derived. Based on all factors considered, the Board concluded that the management fee rate under the Agreement with respect to the Fund was acceptable in relation to those charged by appropriate groups of comparable mutual funds.

 

Economies of scale

 

The Board considered whether TAI has experienced or is anticipated to experience economies of scale in connection with the operation of the Fund. The Board also considered the extent to which the Fund’s current fee “breakpoints” (that is, the Fund asset levels at which additional assets would be assessed a lower management fee rate) would have a material effect on its fees. In this connection, the Board considered TAI’s representation that the initial maximum fee rate in the Agreement is already at a low level compared to peer groups of mutual funds. Based on all factors considered, the Board concluded that the Fund’s fee schedule was within an acceptable range in light of current economies of scale considerations and current asset levels.

 

Fee comparison with other TAI clients

 

The Board considered that TAI and its affiliates provide similar investment management services to other investment companies. In addition, in the future TAI may manage institutional client assets through unregistered commingled funds or separate accounts with similar investment strategies and investment staff. The Board considered the management fee rates actually charged to other investment companies that are managed using similar investment strategies. The Board also considered TAI’s representation that, while the management fee rate charged to the Fund may differ from the management fee rates chargeable to these other investment companies, this is due in part to the fact that these other funds and accounts: may be offered through products that charge additional fees to their investors; may be offered in different types of markets; may be provided with different types or levels of services by TAI; may target different types of investors; and/or may be packaged with other products, and that these factors, among others, could justify different management fee rate schedules.

 

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continued

 

Other benefits

 

The Board also considered additional benefits to the Fund and to TAI and its affiliates arising from the Agreement. For example, TAI and its affiliates may benefit from the advisory relationship with the Fund to the extent that this relationship results in potential investors viewing the TIAA-CREF group of companies as a leading retirement plan provider in the academic and nonprofit markets and as a single source for all their financial service needs. Additionally, TAI and the Fund may benefit from TAI’s ability to acquire investment research related to its commission (i.e., soft dollar) arrangements.

 

Synopsis of factors

 

The Board considered the following specific factors (among others) in connection with its determination to renew the Agreement with respect to the Fund. Where the Fund is described in the following discussions as being in the “1st” quintile, it is in the best of five groups (that is, the group has the best performance or the lowest expenses, as the case may be). References below to quintiles are based on data provided to the Board in the reports prepared by Lipper. The specific management fee, expense and performance factors outlined below are based on the Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Because the Institutional Class generally has lower non-management expenses than the Retirement, Premier and Retail Classes of the Fund, the expenses and performance of these other Classes will differ from the expenses and performance shown for the Institutional Class. Comparative Lipper expense and performance rankings are as of March 31, 2013; all other time periods referenced below are ended December 31, 2013. Under the Morningstar rating system, 5 stars is the highest (best) rating category and 1 star is the lowest (worst) rating category. Statements below regarding the Fund’s “aggregate management fee rate” refer to the overall effective blended fee rates that applied to the Fund after taking into account the different management fee rate that apply to higher levels of Fund assets that exceed one or more breakpoints in the Fund’s management fee rate schedule.

 

The statement below regarding “net profit” refers to whether TAI earned a profit for the services that it rendered to the Fund during 2013 under the Agreement.

 

The Fund’s annual contractual management fee rate is 0.50% of average daily net assets with breakpoints. At year-end asset levels, breakpoints reduced the aggregate management fee rate to 0.496% of average daily net assets.
The Fund’s total expenses and management fee were in the 1st quintile of the group of comparable funds selected by Lipper for expense comparison purposes and in the 1st quintile of the universe of comparable funds identified by Lipper for expense comparison purposes.
The Fund was in the 4th, 1st, 4th and 5th quintiles of the group of comparable funds selected by Lipper for performance comparison purposes for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods, respectively, and in the 3rd, 2nd, 3rd and 4th quintiles of the universe of comparable funds selected by Lipper for performance comparison purposes for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods, respectively.
   
TIAA-CREF Real Estate Securities Fund  ■  2014 Annual Report 33
 
Renewal of investment management agreement (unaudited) concluded

 

The Fund received an Overall Morningstar Rating of 3 stars.
TAI earned a net profit with respect to its services to the Fund for the one-year period.

 

 

 

Based primarily on the foregoing factors and considerations, the Board renewed the Agreement for Fund.

 

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Trustees and officers (unaudited)

 

TIAA-CREF Funds  ■  March 31, 2014

Trustees

 

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
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), 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).   79   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.   Vice President (1990–2006), American Beacon Advisors, Inc., and Vice President of certain funds advised by American Beacon Advisors, Inc.   79   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.; and Independent Trustee, 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).   79   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.   79   Director, D2D Fund.

 

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Trustees and officers (unaudited) continued

 

TIAA-CREF Funds  ■  March 31, 2014

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
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.   Principal, NL Jacob Consultant (economic and business consultant) (2012–present); President and Founder (2006–2012) of NLJ Advisors, Inc. (investment adviser); President and Managing Principal, Windermere Investment Associates (1997–2006).   79   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.   Partner (2004–2010) and Managing Director (2002–2010), Goldman Sachs Asset Management.   79   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; Principal, BAM Consulting LLC (2003–2009); Independent Consultant for Merrill Lynch (2003–2009).   79   Director, Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Holdings; First Eagle Investment Management, LLC; American Legacy Foundation (Investment Committee); University of Edinburgh (Campaign Board); the North Shore Land Alliance and Close Brothers Group plc.

 

36 2014 Annual Report  ■  TIAA-CREF Real Estate Securities Fund
 
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), Head (2006–2008) and Associate Head (1994–2000 and 2001–2006), Economics Department of MIT; and Program Director, NBER (1990–2008).   79   Director, The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and National Bureau of Economic Research; Member, Congressional Budget Office Panel of Economic Advisers.
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).   79   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) and Professor, University of Texas at Austin (since 1987). Chairman, Department of Finance, University of Texas at Austin (2002–2011).   79   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.

 

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Trustees and officers (unaudited) continued

 

TIAA-CREF Funds  ■  March 31, 2014

Officers

 

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
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).
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”) of 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 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, Inc. (“TCAM”). Manager of TIAA-CREF Individual & 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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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 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 (since 2008). Director, Senior Vice President and Funds Treasurer of TCAA (since 2011). Director, Senior Vice President and Funds Treasurer of TCAS (since 2011).
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.
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.   President and Principal Executive Officer of the TIAA-CREF Funds and TIAA-CREF Life Funds (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). Director, President & CEO of Advisors (since 2013). Manager, President & 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 (since 2013). Executive Vice President of TIAA-CREF Funds and TIAA-CREF Life Funds (June–September 2013). Representative, Securities Research, Inc. (February–May 2013). President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S., ING Americas (2011–2012). Chief Executive Officer, ING Insurance US (2010–2011). Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ING Investment Management, Americas (2007–2009).
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 Fund Complex (since 2012). Director, Covariance (since 2012). Manager, TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Company (since 2012). Manager, Kaspick & Company, LLC (“Kaspick”) (since 2012). Manager, TIAA-CREF Redwood, LLC (since 2013). President and Chief Executive Officer of General Electric Capital Real Estate (2007–2011).

 

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Trustees and officers (unaudited) concluded

 

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Officers

 

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
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 since 2013 and Corporate Secretary since 2012.   Senior Managing Director (since 2013), Corporate Secretary (since 2012) of TIAA and the TIAA-CREF Fund Complex. 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).    

Please note that the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes information about the Funds’ trustees and is available, without charge, through our website, tiaa-cref.org, or by calling 800 223-1200.

 

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Important tax information (unaudited)

 

For the year ended March 31, 2014, the Fund designates distributions of $1,906,938 and $16,443,886 (or the maximum amount allowable), as being from Section 1250 gains and net long-term capital gains, respectively.

 

For the year ended March 31, 2014, the Fund designates 2.10% (or the maximum amount allowable) of ordinary income dividends paid as qualified dividend income.

 

For the year ended March 31, 2014, the Fund designates 2.04% (or the maximum amount allowable) of ordinary income dividends paid as qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction.

 

The information and distributions reported herein may differ from the information and distributions reported to shareholders for the calendar year ending December 31, 2014, which will be reported in conjunction with your 2014 Form 1099-DIV.

 

By early 2015, shareholders should receive their Form 1099-DIV and a tax information letter from the Fund. For your specific situation, we recommend that you consult a professional tax adviser.

 

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2014 Annual Report

 

 

TIAA-CREF Funds

 

Fixed-Income Funds

 

 

March 31, 2014

 

     
  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  
  Bond Fund 6
  Bond Index Fund 8
  Bond Plus Fund 10
  High-Yield Fund 12
  Inflation-Linked Bond Fund 14
  Short-Term Bond Fund 16
  Social Choice Bond Fund 18
  Tax-Exempt Bond Fund 20
  Money Market Fund 22
  Summary portfolios of investments 24
  Audited financial statements  
  Statements of assets and liabilities 44
  Statements of operations 46
  Statements of changes in net assets 48
  Financial highlights 52
  Notes to financial statements 62
  Report of independent registered public accounting firm 69
  Trustees and officers 70
  Renewal of investment management agreement 73
  Important tax information 78
  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 Fixed-Income Funds on the cover of this report.

This annual report contains information about the TIAA-CREF Funds and describes their results for the twelve months ended March 31, 2014. 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 issuers, industries and types of securities in which each fund had investments as of March 31, 2014.
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, Premier and Retirement 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 March 31 or September 30; Form N-Q filings are as of December 31 or June 30. 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

 

In certain market conditions, the investment portfolio of a fixed-income fund may include shares of common or preferred stock. If that should occur, TIAA-CREF Funds’ ownership of stock would give 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

 

Investor uncertainty sparks volatility in the broad bond market

 

During the twelve months ended March 31, 2014, an improving economy and concerns about rising long-term interest rates triggered a sell-off in bonds. The investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market, as measured by the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, returned –0.1% for the period, versus 3.8% for the twelve months ended March 31, 2013. With year-over-year inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, running at 1.5% at period-end, the real (i.e., inflation-adjusted) return of investment-grade bonds was –1.6%.

 

The Federal Reserve keeps investors guessing

 

From April through year-end 2013, the Barclays aggregate index returned –1.9%. Receding unemployment, healthy consumer spending and positive housing market reports stoked fears that the Federal Reserve would begin tapering its accommodative monetary policies, which are designed to restrain long-term interest rates. In May, the Fed floated the possibility of reducing its $85 billion in monthly purchases of U.S. government debt securities. In response, interest rates rose, and bond prices fell.

Bonds rallied in the fall, however, following the Fed’s decision to maintain its accommodative stance but again retreated when the central bank decided to taper its monthly purchases starting in January 2014. During the first quarter of 2014, softening U.S. economic data made bonds more attractive to some investors, and the Barclays aggregate index gained 1.8%, erasing most of the period’s earlier losses.

As bond prices fell, yields on U.S. Treasury securities rose. The yield on 10-year Treasuries climbed from 1.87% on March 31, 2013, to 2.73% at period-end. Treasuries

returned –1.3% for the twelve months, while corporate bonds gained 1.5%. U.S. mortgage-backed securities returned 0.2%.

The broad U.S. stock market, as represented by the Russell 3000® Index, advanced 22.6% for the reporting period. Over the nine months ending December 31, 2013, $146.5 billion left bond funds, while $92.6 billion flowed into equity funds, according to the Investment Company Institute.

Performance varied widely among segments of the bond market. High-yield bonds gained 6.9%, as measured by the BofA Merrill Lynch BB-B U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index. Unlike investment-grade bonds, the prices of high-yield issues are affected more by credit fundamentals than by interest rate moves. Short-term bonds, which are not as sensitive to interest rate changes as bonds with longer maturities, returned 0.7%, as measured by the Barclays U.S. 1–3 Year Government/Credit Bond Index. The Barclays 10-Year Municipal Bond Index returned 0.5%. Inflation-linked bonds returned –6.5%, according to the Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index (Series-L). Benign inflation expectations and longer maturities made them particularly susceptible to rising interest rates.

 

The new Fed chief seeks to reassure investors

 

With the Federal Reserve slowly winding down its accommodating monetary policies, and Janet Yellen taking over as chair in February, investors were concerned about a sudden change in course at the central bank. To reassure the investment markets, the Fed reaffirmed its commitment to stimulating the economy as long as unemployment remains elevated and inflation stays below levels that are consistent with robust economic growth.


 

In a volatile year, the broad bond market stages a flat finish

 

Monthly returns for the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index from April 1, 2013–March 31, 2014

 

 

Source: Barclays; as of 3/31/14.

 

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About the funds’ benchmarks

 

The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index measures the performance of the domestic investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market, including government and corporate securities, agency mortgage pass-through securities, asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities.

 

The Barclays U.S. 1–3 Year Government/Credit Bond Index measures the performance of U.S. Treasury and agency securities and corporate bonds with 1- to
3-year maturities.*

 

The Barclays U.S. 1–5 Year Government/Credit Bond Index measures the performance of U.S. Treasury and agency securities and corporate bonds with 1- to
5-year maturities.*

 

The BofA Merrill Lynch BB-B U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index measures the performance of bond securities that pay interest in cash and have a credit rating of BB or B. BofA Merrill Lynch uses a composite of Fitch Ratings, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s credit ratings in selecting bonds for this index. These ratings measure the risk that the bond issuer will fail to pay interest or to repay principal in full. The index is market weighted, so that larger bond issues have a greater effect on the index’s return. However, the representation of any single bond issuer is restricted to a maximum of 2% of the total index.

The Barclays 10-Year Municipal Bond Index measures the performance of intermediate- and longer-term, tax-exempt bonds. Bonds in the index must be rated investment-grade (Baa3/BBB- or higher), have an outstanding par value of at least $7 million and be issued as part of a transaction of at least $75 million.

 

The Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L) measures the performance of fixed-income securities with fixed-rate coupon payments that are adjusted for inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).

 

*On January 1, 2014, the Barclays U.S. 1–3 Year Government/Credit Bond Index replaced the Barclays U.S. 1–5 Year Government/Credit Bond Index as the Short-Term Bond Fund’s benchmark.

 

BofA Merrill Lynch is used with permission. BOFA MERRILL LYNCH IS LICENSING THE BOFA MERRILL LYNCH INDICES “AS IS,” MAKES NO WARRANTIES REGARDING SAME, DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE SUITABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, AND/OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BOFA MERRILL LYNCH INDICES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED IN, RELATED TO, OR DERIVED THEREFROM, ASSUMES NO LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR USE, AND DOES NOT SPONSOR, ENDORSE, OR RECOMMEND TIAA-CREF OR ANY OF ITS PRODUCTS OR SERVICES.

 

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


 

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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 (October 1, 2013–March 31, 2014).

 

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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Bond Fund

 

Portfolio composition

 

     % of net assets
as of 3/31/2014
Corporate bonds   27.3
Mortgage-backed securities*   20.2
Foreign government & corporate bonds denominated in U.S. dollars   13.3
U.S. Treasury securities   12.6
Asset-backed securities   8.5
Commercial mortgage-backed securities   8.2
Municipal bonds   3.5
Bank loan obligations   0.2
U.S. agency securities   0.2
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net   6.0
Total   100.0

 

*Includes mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations

 

Holdings by maturity

 

   % of fixed-income investments
(excluding short-term investments)
as of 3/31/2014
Less than 1 year   2.9
1–3 years   17.7
3–5 years   29.9
5–10 years   41.3
Over 10 years   8.2
Total   100.0

 

Holdings by credit quality

 

   % of fixed-income investments
(excluding short-term investments)
as of 3/31/2014
Aaa/AAA   35.8
Aa/AA   7.0
A/A   16.8
Baa/BBB   28.4
Ba/BB   6.3
B/B   4.7
Below B/B   0.6
Non-rated   0.4
Total   100.0

 

Credit quality ratings are based on the Barclays methodology, which uses the median rating of those compiled by the Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch ratings agencies. If ratings are available from only two of these agencies, the lower rating is used. When only one rating is available, that one is used. These ratings are subject to change without notice.

Performance for the twelve months ended March 31, 2014

 

The Bond Fund returned 0.96% for the Institutional Class, compared with the –0.10% return of its benchmark, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The table below shows returns for all share classes of the fund.

 

A strong finish erases most bond losses for the period

 

From April 1 through year-end 2013, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, a measure of the broad investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market, returned –1.90%. As the domestic economy improved, many investors left the relative safety of high-quality bonds to seek greater returns in riskier assets, such as stocks and below-investment-grade debt securities.

At the same time, the Federal Reserve kept investors guessing as to when it would begin tapering its accommodative monetary policies, which are designed to stimulate the economy by restraining long-term interest rates. Following the Fed’s announcement in May that it might soon reduce its monthly purchases of U.S. Treasury and agency securities, the fund’s benchmark posted a negative return in May and June. Interest rates rose, and the prices of many existing bonds fell. Bonds rallied in the fall after the Fed decided to maintain its accommodative stance but again retreated when the central bank signaled it would reduce its monthly purchases starting in January 2014.

As the new year opened, mixed U.S. economic data, slowing growth in China and other emerging markets, and geopolitical uncertainty drove some investors back to bonds. The benchmark gained 1.84% in the first quarter of 2014, ending the twelve months with just a slight loss. By period-end, the Fed’s monthly bond purchases had fallen to $65 billion, down from $85 billion in 2013.

 

Performance as of March 31, 2014

 

             
       Total
return
  Average annual
total return
 
Bond Fund  Inception date   1 year   5 years   10 years 
                 
                 
Institutional Class   7/1/1999    0.96%   5.64%   4.55%
Premier Class   9/30/2009    0.90    5.51   4.49
Retirement Class   3/31/2006    0.73    5.39    4.34
Retail Class   3/31/2006    0.75    5.39    4.39
                     
                     
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index       –0.10    4.80    4.46 
                     

 

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 Premier, Retirement and Retail 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 Premier, Retirement and Retail 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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Gains in corporate bonds help limit the benchmark’s retreat

 

The benchmark’s decline was primarily driven by the –1.3% return of U.S. Treasury securities, which made up more than one-third of the index’s total market capitalization on March 31, 2014. As bond prices fell, yields on 10-year Treasuries went from 1.87% at the beginning of the period to 2.73% twelve months later. U.S. agency securities returned –0.3%.

Corporate bonds, which represented about one-fifth of the benchmark, gained 1.5%, largely offsetting the losses from Treasuries and agency securities. Commercial mortgage-backed issues returned 1.4%. Both asset-backed and U.S. mortgage-backed securities, which constituted almost one-third of the index, returned 0.2%.

 

The fund outpaces its benchmark by a large margin

 

Despite the challenging environment for bonds, the fund produced a positive return and outperformed the Barclays aggregate index by more than one percentage point for the period. The main contributors to the fund’s performance were a long-standing overweight position in—and astute security selections among—corporate bonds, particularly high-yield issues. The fund also benefited from a corresponding underweight in U.S. Treasuries, which lagged their corporate counterparts in three of the period’s four quarters. Overweight holdings and advantageous selections among commercial mortgage-backed securities boosted relative results as well.

Limiting the fund’s return were unfavorable choices among U.S. mortgage-backed securities. The fund’s investments in covered bonds—secured bonds backed by cash flows from an underlying pool of investments—also detracted slightly.

 

$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 March 31, 2014

 

Bond Fund  Beginning
account
value
(10/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(3/31/14)
   Expenses
paid
during
period*
(10/1/13–
3/31/14)
Actual return              
Institutional Class  $1,000.00   $1,028.53    $1.62
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,028.73    2.38
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,027.94    2.88
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,027.66    3.18
5% annual hypothetical return              
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,023.34    1.61
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,022.59    2.37
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,022.09    2.87
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,021.79    3.18

 

*“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 182/365. There were 182 days in the six months ended March 31, 2014. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.32% for the Institutional Class, 0.47% for the Premier Class, 0.57% for the Retirement Class and 0.63% for the Retail 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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Bond Index Fund

 

Portfolio composition

 

   % of net assets
as of 3/31/2014
U.S. Treasury securities   35.6
Mortgage-backed securities*   29.2
Corporate bonds   19.0
Foreign government & corporate bonds denominated in U.S. dollars   9.6
U.S. agency securities   2.8
Commercial mortgage-backed securities   1.7
Municipal bonds   1.0
Asset-backed securities   0.4
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net   0.7
Total   100.0

 

*Includes mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations

 

Holdings by maturity

 

   % of fixed-income investments
(excluding short-term investments)
as of 3/31/2014
Less than 1 year   1.6
1–3 years   21.8
3–5 years   28.2
5–10 years   35.7
Over 10 years   12.7
Total   100.0

 

Holdings by credit quality

 

   % of fixed-income investments
(excluding short-term investments)
as of 3/31/2014
Aaa/AAA   71.1
Aa/AA   4.7
A/A   11.9
Baa/BBB   12.0
Non-rated   0.3
Total   100.0

 

Credit quality ratings are based on the Barclays methodology, which uses the median rating of those compiled by the Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch ratings agencies. If ratings are available from only two of these agencies, the lower rating is used. When only one rating is available, that one is used. These ratings are subject to change without notice.

Performance for the twelve months ended March 31, 2014

 

The Bond Index Fund returned –0.39% for the Institutional Class, compared with the –0.10% return of its benchmark, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The table below shows returns for all share classes of the fund.

 

A strong finish erases most bond losses for the period

 

From April 1 through year-end 2013, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, a measure of the broad investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market, returned –1.90%. As the domestic economy improved, many investors left the relative safety of high-quality bonds to seek greater returns in riskier assets, such as stocks and below-investment-grade debt securities.

At the same time, the Federal Reserve kept investors guessing as to when it would begin tapering its accommodative monetary policies, which are designed to stimulate the economy by restraining long-term interest rates. Following the Fed’s announcement in May that it might soon reduce its monthly purchases of U.S. Treasury and agency securities, the fund’s benchmark posted a negative return in May and June. Interest rates rose, and the prices of many existing bonds fell. Bonds rallied in the fall after the Fed decided to maintain its accommodative stance but again retreated when the central bank signaled it would reduce its monthly purchases starting in January 2014.

As the new year opened, mixed U.S. economic data, slowing growth in China and other emerging markets, and geopolitical uncertainty drove some investors back to bonds. The benchmark gained 1.84% in the first quarter of 2014, ending the twelve months with just a slight loss. By period-end, the Fed’s monthly bond purchases had fallen to $65 billion, down from $85 billion in 2013.

 

Performance as of March 31, 2014

 

             
       Total
return
  Average annual
total return
Bond Index Fund   Inception date      1 year   since fund
inception
 
                
                
Institutional Class   9/14/2009    –0.39%   3.91%
Premier Class   9/30/2009    –0.54    3.75
Retirement Class   9/14/2009    –0.55    3.67 
Retail Class   9/14/2009    –0.65    3.57 
                
                
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index       –0.10    4.18§
                

 

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 this period 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 this period would have been lower.
§Performance is calculated from the inception date of the Institutional Class.


 

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Gains in corporate bonds help limit the benchmark’s retreat

 

The benchmark’s decline was primarily driven by the –1.3% return of U.S. Treasury securities, which made up more than one-third of the index’s total market capitalization on March 31, 2014. As bond prices fell, yields on 10-year Treasuries went from 1.87% at the beginning of the period to 2.73% twelve months later. U.S. agency securities returned –0.3%.

Corporate bonds, which represented about one-fifth of the benchmark, gained 1.5%, largely offsetting the losses from Treasuries and agency securities. Commercial mortgage-backed issues returned 1.4%. Both asset-backed and U.S. mortgage-backed securities, which constituted almost one-third of the index, returned 0.2%.

 

The fund lags its benchmark index

 

For the period, the fund’s return trailed that of the Barclays aggregate index partly because of the effect of expenses. The fund’s return includes a deduction for expenses, while the benchmark’s does not.

Since its inception on September 14, 2009, the fund’s assets have grown rapidly. To help the fund maintain the overall characteristics of its benchmark under these conditions, the fund’s managers invested in a mix of old and new U.S. mortgage-backed securities, with varying interest rates. During the second quarter of 2013, this portfolio significantly underperformed the comparable sector within the index, negatively affecting the fund’s performance for the twelve-month period.

Throughout the period, the fund’s managers kept the fund’s duration—a measure of its sensitivity to interest rate changes—close to that of its benchmark. This strategy helped the fund’s risk and reward characteristics to more closely resemble those of its benchmark.

 

$10,000 invested at fund’s inception

 

Institutional Class (inception September 14, 2009)

 

 

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 March 31, 2014

 

Bond Index
Fund
  Beginning
account
value
(10/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(3/31/14)
   Expenses
paid
during
period*
(10/1/13–
3/31/14)
Actual return              
Institutional Class  $1,000.00   $1,015.97    $0.60
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,014.25    1.36
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,014.70    1.86
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,014.15    2.41
5% annual hypothetical return              
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,024.33    0.61
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,023.59    1.36
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,023.09    1.87
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,022.54    2.42

 

*“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 182/365. There were 182 days in the six months ended March 31, 2014. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.12% for the Institutional Class, 0.27% for the Premier Class, 0.37% for the Retirement Class and 0.48% for the Retail 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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Bond Plus Fund

 

Portfolio composition

 

   % of net assets
as of 3/31/2014
Corporate bonds   29.6
Mortgage-backed securities*   20.9
Foreign government & corporate bonds denominated in U.S. dollars   15.6
U.S. Treasury securities   11.2
Commercial mortgage-backed securities   5.2
Asset-backed securities   5.0
Municipal bonds   4.7
Bank loan obligations   3.8
U.S. agency securities   0.2
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net   3.8
Total   100.0

 

*Includes mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations

 

Holdings by maturity

 

   % of fixed-income investments
(excluding short-term investments)
as of 3/31/2014
Less than 1 year   3.8
1–3 years   13.8
3–5 years   22.3
5–10 years   49.2
Over 10 years   10.9
Total   100.0

 

Holdings by credit quality

 

   % of fixed-income investments
(excluding short-term investments)
as of 3/31/2014
Aaa/AAA   36.1
Aa/AA   7.6
A/A   12.6
Baa/BBB   19.0
Ba/BB   11.3
B/B   10.1
Below B/B   3.0
Non-rated   0.3
Total   100.0

 

Credit quality ratings are based on the Barclays methodology, which uses the median rating of those compiled by the Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch ratings agencies. If ratings are available from only two of these agencies, the lower rating is used. When only one rating is available, that one is used. These ratings are subject to change without notice.

Performance for the twelve months ended March 31, 2014

 

The Bond Plus Fund returned 1.20% for the Institutional Class, compared with the –0.10% return of its benchmark, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The table below shows returns for all share classes of the fund.

 

A strong finish erases most bond losses for the period

 

From April 1 through year-end 2013, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, a measure of the broad investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market, returned –1.90%. As the domestic economy improved, many investors left the relative safety of high-quality bonds to seek greater returns in riskier assets, such as stocks and below-investment-grade debt securities.

At the same time, the Federal Reserve kept investors guessing as to when it would begin tapering its accommodative monetary policies, which are designed to stimulate the economy by restraining long-term interest rates. Following the Fed’s announcement in May that it might soon reduce its monthly purchases of U.S. Treasury and agency securities, the fund’s benchmark posted a negative return in May and June. Interest rates rose, and the prices of many existing bonds fell. Bonds rallied in the fall after the Fed decided to maintain its accommodative stance but again retreated when the central bank signaled it would reduce its monthly purchases starting in January 2014.

As the new year opened, mixed U.S. economic data, slowing growth in China and other emerging markets, and geopolitical uncertainty drove some investors back to bonds. The benchmark gained 1.84% in the first quarter of 2014, ending the twelve months with just a slight loss. By period-end, the Fed’s monthly bond purchases had fallen to $65 billion, down from $85 billion in 2013.

 

Performance as of March 31, 2014

 

             
       Total
return
  Average annual
total return
 
Bond Plus Fund  Inception date     1 year    5 years   since fund
inception
 
                 
                 
Institutional Class   3/31/2006    1.20%   7.08%   5.30%
Premier Class   9/30/2009    0.95    6.91   5.20
Retirement Class   3/31/2006    0.86    6.81    5.05 
Retail Class   3/31/2006    0.86    6.78    5.09 
                     
                     
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index       –0.10    4.80    5.17§
                     

 

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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Gains in corporate bonds help limit the benchmark’s retreat

The benchmark’s decline was primarily driven by the –1.3% return of U.S. Treasury securities, which made up more than one-third of the index’s total market capitalization on March 31, 2014. As bond prices fell, yields on 10-year Treasuries went from 1.87% at the beginning of the period to 2.73% twelve months later. U.S. agency securities returned –0.3%.

Corporate bonds, which represented about one-fifth of the benchmark, gained 1.5%, largely offsetting the losses from Treasuries and agency securities. Commercial mortgage-backed issues returned 1.4%. Both asset-backed and U.S. mortgage-backed securities, which constituted almost one-third of the index, returned 0.2%.

 

The fund outpaces its benchmark by a wide margin

Despite the challenging environment for bonds, the fund produced a solidly positive return and outperformed the Barclays aggregate index by more than one percentage point for the period. The main contributors to the fund’s performance were a long-standing overweight position in—and astute security selections among—corporate bonds, particularly high-yield issues. The fund also benefited from a corresponding underweight in U.S. Treasuries, which lagged their corporate counterparts in three of the period’s four quarters. Overweight holdings and advantageous selections among asset-backed and commercial mortgage-backed securities also boosted relative results.

Slightly limiting the fund’s return were unfavorable choices among U.S. mortgage-backed securities. Underperformance from the fund’s government-related agency holdings 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 March 31, 2014

Bond Plus
Fund
  Beginning account
value
(10/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(3/31/14)
   Expenses
paid
during
period*
(10/1/13–
3/31/14)
Actual return              
Institutional Class  $1,000.00   $1,030.25   $1.62
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,028.51    2.38
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,027.98    2.88
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,028.53    3.29
5% annual hypothetical return              
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,023.34    1.61
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,022.59    2.37
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,022.09    2.87
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,021.69    3.28

 

*“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 182/365. There were 182 days in the six months ended March 31, 2014. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.32% for the Institutional Class, 0.47% for the Premier Class, 0.57% for the Retirement Class and 0.65% for the Retail 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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High-Yield Fund

 

Portfolio composition

 % of net assets
as of 3/31/2014
Corporate bonds   67.3
Bank loan obligations   16.1
Foreign government & corporate bonds denominated in U.S. dollars   12.8
Preferred stock   0.2
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net   3.6
Total   100.0
     
Holdings by maturity
% of fixed-income investments
(excluding short-term investments)
as of 3/31/2014
1–3 years   0.8
3–5 years   16.2
5–10 years   77.4
Over 10 years   5.6
Total   100.0
     
Holdings by credit quality*
% of fixed-income investments
(excluding short-term investments)

as of 3/31/2014
Baa/BBB   0.7
Ba/BB   47.5
B/B   45.7
Below B/B   6.1
Total   100.0

 

*Credit quality ratings are based on the BofA Merrill Lynch methodology, which uses the median rating of those compiled by the Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch ratings agencies. If ratings are available from only two of these agencies, the lower rating is used. When only one rating is available, that one is used. These ratings are subject to change without notice.

 

Performance for the twelve months ended March 31, 2014

 

The High-Yield Fund returned 6.78% for the Institutional Class, compared with the 6.90% return of its benchmark, the BofA Merrill Lynch BB-B U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index. The table below shows returns for all share classes of the fund.

 

High-yield bonds shine in an unsettled year

 

In May 2013, high-yield bonds came under pressure when encouraging economic data stoked fears that the Federal Reserve might soon begin reducing its massive monthly bond purchases. This drove interest rates higher and led to a sell-off in many parts of the fixed-income market, including high-yield securities.

During the second half of 2013, however, high-yield issues rebounded to post a strong gain, more than offsetting the losses registered in the year’s second quarter. Signs of a strengthening domestic economy, coupled with the Fed’s decision to continue its accommodative stance, lifted investor sentiment towards riskier assets. For the last six months of 2013, high-yield securities rose 5.48%.

Despite uneven U.S. economic data, growing tensions between Russia and the Ukraine, and slowing growth in China and other emerging markets, high-yield bonds continued their advance in the first quarter of 2014, rising 2.97%.

For the twelve-month period, high-yield securities significantly outperformed the –0.10% return of the broad domestic investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market, as measured by the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. For the five years ended March 31, 2014, high-yield bonds registered an average annual return of 15.67%, more than triple the 4.80% average annual return of the broad bond market.

 

Performance as of March 31, 2014

 

                 
       Total
return
  Average annual
total return
 
High-Yield Fund  Inception date  1 year   5 years   since fund
inception
 
Institutional Class   3/31/2006      6.78%   15.57%   8.45%
Premier Class   9/30/2009    6.72    15.43   8.38
Retirement Class   3/31/2006    6.51    15.28    8.18 
Retail Class   3/31/2006    6.48    15.31    8.28 
BofA Merrill Lynch BB-B U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index       6.90    15.67    8.12§

 

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

 

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High-yield bond issuance continues at a brisk pace

 

During the twelve months, a favorable economic environment, coupled with solid credit fundamentals and increasing investor demand, led to strong new issuance in the high-yield bond market. New issuance rose to $324 billion during the period, up slightly from $319 billion in the previous twelve months.

Gains in the high-yield market were broad-based; all 67 industry sectors posted positive results, and ten generated double-digit gains. Returns ranged from 2.5% for department stores to 14.8% for the electric-distribution sector.

For the period, investors favored higher-yielding securities over their higher- grade counterparts. Lower-quality bonds (those rated CCC and lower) returned 10.3%, while B- and BB-rated issues earned 7.4% and 6.5%, respectively. According to Moody’s Investors Service, default rates in the high-yield segment of the market remained near historic lows, ending March 2014 at 1.7%.

 

The fund’s gain closely tracks its benchmark’s

 

During the twelve-month period, the fund generated a solid absolute gain but trailed its benchmark by a small margin largely because of unfavorable security selections and sector allocations.

Sector positions that detracted from relative performance included banking, food and diversified capital goods. These negative effects were partly offset by more favorable results from the wireless telecommunications, software and lease financing sectors.

Among individual securities, the biggest drags on fund performance were a nonbenchmark position in Brazil’s Aralco Finance and an overweight holding in Fifth Third Bancorp. The largest positive contributions came from investments in wound-care products provider Kinetic Concepts and printer R.R. Donnelley.

 

$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 March 31, 2014

High-Yield
Fund
  Beginning account
value
(10/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(3/31/14)
   Expenses
paid
during
period*
(10/1/13–
3/31/14)
Actual return              
Institutional Class  $1,000.00   $1,067.94   $1.91
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,068.17    2.68
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,066.62    3.19
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,067.36    3.30
5% annual hypothetical return              
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,023.09    1.87
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,022.34    2.62
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,021.84    3.13
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,021.74    3.23

 

*“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 182/365. There were 182 days in the six months ended March 31, 2014. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.37% for the Institutional Class, 0.52% for the Premier Class, 0.62% for the Retirement Class and 0.64% for the Retail 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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Inflation-Linked Bond Fund

 

Portfolio composition
 % of net assets
as of 3/31/2014
U.S. Treasury securities   98.0
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net   2.0
Total   100.0
     
Holdings by maturity
% of fixed-income investments
(excluding short-term investments)
as of 3/31/2014
Less than 1 year   2.8
1–3 years   18.0
3–5 years   16.0
5–10 years   35.6
Over 10 years   27.6
Total   100.0

 

Performance for the twelve months ended March 31, 2014

 

The Inflation-Linked Bond Fund returned –6.55% for the Institutional Class, compared with the –6.49% return of its benchmark, the Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L). The table below shows returns for all share classes of the fund.

 

As the economy strengthens, the Fed considers reducing its stimulus

 

At the end of March 2014, year-over-year inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, was 1.5%, matching the inflation rate for the twelve months ended March 2013. Oil prices, a widely watched indicator of current inflationary pressure, rose almost 4.5%, from $97 a barrel at the beginning of the period to $102 at its end.

The modest rise in overall inflation reflected the moderate growth rate of the U.S. economy. The nation’s gross domestic product, which measures the value of all goods and services produced in the United States, grew at an estimated annual rate of 2.6% in the fourth quarter of 2013.

With inflation well below its 2.5% target, the Federal Reserve continued its massive monthly bond-buying program in an effort to stimulate the economy by restraining long-term interest rates. However, as the economy slowly improved—unemployment receded slightly and consumer spending rose modestly—concern mounted that the central bank might soon scale back these purchases.

Interest rates rose and bond prices, which move in the opposite direction, fell. TIPS’ longer maturities made them particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of these rising rates. At the same time, investors lowered their expectations of future price increases.

 

Performance as of March 31, 2014

 

             
       Total
return
  Average annual
total return
 
Inflation-Linked Bond Fund  Inception date  1 year   5 years   10 years 
Institutional Class   10/1/2002     –6.55%   4.63%   4.24%
Premier Class   9/30/2009    –6.72    4.47*   4.16*
Retirement Class   3/31/2006    –6.82    4.36    4.06*
Retail Class   10/1/2002    –6.85    4.36    4.04 
Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index (Series-L)       –6.49    4.91    4.52 

 

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 and Retirement 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 Premier and Retirement 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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Despite a solid finish, TIPS end with a substantial loss

 

While many segments of the bond market suffered losses, inflation-linked bonds were even harder hit. The Barclays TIPS index fell 7.05% in the second quarter of 2013 and another 2.00% in the fourth quarter when the Fed announced its decision to begin tapering its bond purchases starting in January 2014.

During the first quarter of 2014, concerns over mixed economic data and geopolitical risk drove up demand for bonds, including TIPS. Although the Barclays TIPS index returned 1.95% for the quarter, the benchmark remained in negative territory for the twelve months.

For the period, TIPS significantly underperformed the –0.10% return of the broad domestic investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market, as measured by the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. However, for the ten years ended March 31, 2014, TIPS generated an average annual return of 4.52%, slightly higher than the 4.46% average return of the Barclays aggregate index.

 

The fund performs in line with its benchmark

 

In the difficult environment for inflation-linked bonds, the fund’s return, although negative, was similar to that of the Barclays TIPS index. The fund slightly trailed its benchmark because of its expense charge. The fund’s return includes a deduction for expenses, while the benchmark’s does not. Because the fund’s portfolio was similar to the composition of the TIPS index, the preceding discussion of the benchmark’s performance also applies to the fund’s results.

During the period, the fund’s managers kept the fund’s duration—a measure of its sensitivity to interest rate changes—close to that of the TIPS index. This strategy helped the fund’s risk and reward characteristics resemble more closely those of its benchmark.

 

$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 March 31, 2014

Inflation-Linked
Bond Fund
  Beginning account
value
(10/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(3/31/14)
   Expenses paid
during
period*
(10/1/13–
3/31/14)
Actual return              
Institutional Class  $1,000.00   $998.19   $1.35
Premier Class   1,000.00    997.41    2.09
Retirement Class   1,000.00    996.96    2.59
Retail Class   1,000.00    997.45    2.89
5% annual hypothetical return              
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,023.59    1.36
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,022.84    2.12
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,022.34    2.62
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,022.04    2.92

 

*“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 182/365. There were 182 days in the six months ended March 31, 2014. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.27% for the Institutional Class, 0.42% for the Premier Class, 0.52% for the Retirement Class and 0.58% for the Retail 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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Short-Term Bond Fund

 

Portfolio composition

 

     
        % of net assets
as of 3/31/2014
Corporate bonds   24.3
Foreign government & corporate bonds denominated in U.S. dollars     19.6
Asset-backed securities   19.0
U.S. Treasury securities   14.4
Commercial mortgage-backed securities   5.5
Mortgage-backed securities*   2.5
U.S. agency securities   2.3
Bank loan obligations   1.5
Municipal bonds   0.4
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net        10.5   
       
Total   100.0

 

*Includes mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations

 

Holdings by maturity

 

 
% of fixed-income investments
(excluding short-term investments)
as of 3/31/2014
Less than 1 year   14.0
1–3 years   58.0
3–5 years   25.2
5–10 years   2.8
Total   100.0

 

Holdings by credit quality

 

 
% of fixed-income investments
(excluding short-term investments)
as of 3/31/2014
Aaa/AAA   38.1
Aa/AA   16.7
A/A   17.0
Baa/BBB   19.1
Ba/BB   6.5
B/B   2.4
Below B/B   0.2
     
     
Total   100.0

 

Credit quality ratings are based on the Barclays methodology, which uses the median rating of those compiled by the Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch ratings agencies. If ratings are available from only two of these agencies, the lower rating is used. When only one rating is available, that one is used. These ratings are subject to change without notice.

Performance for the twelve months ended March 31, 2014

 

The Short-Term Bond Fund returned 0.56% for the Institutional Class, compared with the 0.68% return of its benchmark, the Barclays U.S. 1–3 Year Government/Credit Bond Index. The table below shows returns for all share classes of the fund.

On January 1, 2014, the Barclays U.S. 1–3 Year Government/Credit Bond Index replaced the Barclays U.S. 1–5 Year Government/Credit Bond Index as the fund’s benchmark. The change was made because the characteristics of the new benchmark are better aligned with those of the fund. The fund’s duration—a measure of its sensitivity to interest rate changes—typically ranges between one and three years, while the average maturity of its portfolio holdings is no more than three years.

 

Short-term bonds outpace the broad market

 

For the twelve months, the fund’s benchmark outperformed the –0.10% return of the broad domestic investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market, as measured by the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

From April 1 through year-end 2013, the Federal Reserve kept investors guessing as to when it might begin tapering its massive bond-buying program, designed to stimulate the economy by restraining long-term interest rates. As interest rates rose and bond prices fell, many investors favored bonds with shorter maturities. Because short-term issues are less sensitive to interest rate moves, they generally experience lower price volatility than their longer-term counterparts.

In December, the Fed announced its intention to begin reducing its bond purchases. However, it kept its target federal funds rate—the interest rate U.S. commercial banks charge one another for overnight loans—near 0%.

 

Performance as of March 31, 2014

 

             
       Total  Average annual 
       return  total return 
               since fund 
Short-Term Bond Fund  Inception date   1 year   5 years    inception 
                     
Institutional Class   3/31/2006    0.56%   3.51%   3.67%
Premier Class   9/30/2009    0.41    3.39   3.60
Retirement Class   3/31/2006    0.31    3.25    3.43 
Retail Class   3/31/2006    0.25    3.24    3.48 
                     
                                 
Barclays U.S. 1–3 Year
Government/Credit Bond Index§
                  0.68           1.95           3.23 # 
                                 
                                 
Barclays U.S. 1–5 Year
Government/Credit Bond Index§
                  0.42           2.83           3.89 # 

 

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.
§On January 1, 2014, the Barclays U.S. 1–3 Year Government/Credit Bond Index replaced the Barclays U.S. 1–5 Year Government/Credit Bond Index as the Short-Term Bond Fund’s benchmark.
#Performance is calculated from the inception date of the Institutional Class.


 

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In the first quarter of 2014, softening economic data prompted some investors to seek bonds with longer maturities. As a result, short-term issues lagged the broad market, 0.23% to 1.84%.

For the five years ended March 31, 2014, the average annual return of the Barclays 1–3 year index was 1.95%, versus 4.80% for the Barclays aggregate index.

 

Corporate bonds boost the benchmark’s performance

 

Representing nearly one-fifth of the benchmark’s total market capitalization at period-end, short-term corporate securities returned 1.7% for the period. The outsized gain helped counter the drag on the index’s results posed by its largest sector, U.S. Treasury securities, which returned 0.4%. The yield on Treasuries with three-year maturities rose from 0.36% on March 31, 2013, to 0.90% twelve months later. The government-related securities sector returned 0.7%.

 

The fund lags its benchmark slightly

 

The fund slightly trailed its benchmark because of underperformance in the second quarter of 2013; the fund’s investments in corporate bonds suffered outsized losses as investors, worried about the Fed’s next move, sought safety in U.S. Treasuries. These negative effects, however, were almost entirely erased by the fund’s outperformance in the period’s three other quarters.

For the period, the largest detraction from the fund’s relative return came from unsuccessful security selections among short-term Treasuries. Out-of-benchmark positions in U.S. mortgage-backed securities and covered bonds, which are secured bonds backed by cash flows from an underlying pool of investments, also hurt the fund slightly.

Partly offsetting these negative effects were positive contributions from the fund’s overweight holdings in corporate bonds, particularly high-yield issues. Successful choices among government-related credit securities and an out-of-benchmark stake in asset-backed bonds helped 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 changes in the values of the fund’s new and old benchmarks during the same period. The performance of the other share classes varies due to differences in expense charges.

Expense example

 

Six months ended March 31, 2014

 

           Expenses 
           paid 
   Beginning   Ending  during 
   account   account  period* 
Short-Term  value   value  (10/1/13– 
Bond Fund   (10/1/13)   (3/31/14)   3/31/14) 
                
                
Actual return               
Institutional Class  $1,000.00   $1,009.74    $1.40 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,008.98    2.15 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,008.48    2.65 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,008.18    2.95 
5% annual hypothetical return               
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,023.54    1.41 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,022.79    2.17 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,022.29    2.67 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,021.99    2.97 
                

 

* “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 182/365. There were 182 days in the six months ended March 31, 2014. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.28% for the Institutional Class, 0.43% for the Premier Class, 0.53% for the Retirement Class and 0.59% for the Retail 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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Social Choice Bond Fund

 

Portfolio composition

 

    
        % of net assets
as of 3/31/2014
     
Corporate bonds   34.8
Foreign government & corporate bonds denominated in U.S. dollars        13.6
Mortgage-backed securities*   13.6
Municipal bonds       8.6
U.S. Treasury securities       8.0
U.S. agency securities   4.8
Commercial mortgage-backed securities   4.7
Asset-backed securities   4.3
Bank loan obligations   0.8
Preferred stock   0.3
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net        6.5
       
     
Total   100.0

 

*Includes mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations

 

Holdings by maturity

 

 

    
% of fixed-income investments
(excluding short-term investments)
as of 3/31/2014
     
Less than 1 year   3.8
1–3 years   16.9
3–5 years   30.7
5–10 years   32.3
Over 10 years   16.3
     
     
Total   100.0

 

Holdings by credit quality

 

 

     
% of fixed-income investments
(excluding short-term investments)
as of 3/31/2014
       
Aaa/AAA    34.2
Aa/AA    12.8
A/A    15.1
Baa/BBB    26.7
Ba/BB    3.5
B/B    3.6
Below B/B    0.9
Non-rated    3.2
       
      
Total    100.0

 

Credit quality ratings are based on the Barclays methodology, which uses the median rating of those compiled by the Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch ratings agencies. If ratings are available from only two of these agencies, the lower rating is used. When only one rating is available, that one is used. These ratings are subject to change without notice.

Performance for the twelve months ended March 31, 2014

 

The Social Choice Bond Fund returned 1.33% for the Institutional Class, compared with the –0.10% return of its benchmark, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The table below shows returns for all share classes of the fund. The fund utilizes certain environmental, social and governance criteria, while the benchmark does not.

 

A strong finish erases most bond losses for the period

 

From April 1 through year-end 2013, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, a measure of the broad investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market, returned –1.90%. As the domestic economy improved, many investors left the relative safety of high-quality bonds to seek greater returns in riskier assets, such as stocks and below-investment-grade debt securities.

At the same time, the Federal Reserve kept investors guessing as to when it would begin tapering its accommodative monetary policies, which are designed to stimulate the economy by restraining long-term interest rates. Following the Fed’s announcement in May that it might soon reduce its monthly purchases of U.S. Treasury and agency securities, the fund’s benchmark posted a negative return in May and June. Interest rates rose, and the prices of many existing bonds fell. Bonds rallied in the fall after the Fed decided to maintain its accommodative stance but again retreated when the central bank signaled it would reduce its monthly purchases starting in January 2014.

As the new year opened, mixed U.S. economic data, slowing growth in China and other emerging markets, and geopolitical uncertainty drove some investors back to bonds. The benchmark gained 1.84% in the first quarter of 2014, ending the twelve months with just a slight loss. By period-end, the Fed’s monthly bond purchases had fallen to $65 billion, down from $85 billion in 2013.

 

Performance as of March 31, 2014

 

             
       Total  Average annual 
       return  total return  
           since 
Social Choice Bond Fund  Inception date   1 year   inception 
             
                
Institutional Class   9/21/2012    1.33%   1.80%
Premier Class   9/21/2012    1.18    1.65 
Retirement Class   9/21/2012    1.08    1.55 
Retail Class   9/21/2012    0.89    1.39 
                
                
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index       –0.10    0.22
                

 

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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Gains in corporate bonds help limit the benchmark’s retreat

 

The benchmark’s decline was primarily driven by the –1.3% return of U.S. Treasury securities, which made up more than one-third of the index’s total market capitalization on March 31, 2014. As bond prices fell, yields on 10-year Treasuries went from 1.87% at the beginning of the period to 2.73% twelve months later. U.S. agency securities returned –0.3%.

 

Corporate bonds, which represented about one-fifth of the benchmark, gained 1.5%, largely offsetting the losses from Treasuries and agency securities. Commercial mortgage-backed issues returned 1.4%. Both asset-backed and U.S. mortgage-backed securities, which constituted almost one-third of the index, returned 0.2%.

 

The fund outpaces its benchmark by a wide margin

 

Despite the challenging environment for bonds, the fund produced a solidly positive return and topped the Barclays aggregate index by nearly one-and-a-half percentage points. Overweight holdings and advantageous selections among corporate bonds boosted relative results. The fund’s performance also benefited from a considerable underweight position in U.S. Treasuries, which lagged other bond sectors in three of the period’s four quarters.

Limiting the fund’s return were unfavorable positioning and choices among U.S. mortgage-backed securities.

 

$10,000 invested at fund’s inception

 

Institutional Class (inception September 21, 2012)

 

 

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 March 31, 2014

 

            
           Expenses
           paid
   Beginning   Ending   during
   account   account   period*
Social Choice  value   value   (10/1/13–
Bond Fund  (10/1/13)   (3/31/14)   3/31/14)
            
               
Actual return              
Institutional Class  $1,000.00   $1,030.09    $2.02
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,029.32    2.78
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,028.83    3.29
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,027.41    3.69
5% annual hypothetical return              
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,022.94    2.02
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,022.19    2.77
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,021.69    3.28
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,021.29    3.68
               

 

* “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 182/365. There were 182 days in the six months ended March 31, 2014.The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.40% for the Institutional Class, 0.55% for the Premier Class, 0.65% for the Retirement Class and 0.73% for the Retail 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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Tax-Exempt Bond Fund

 

Portfolio composition

 

    
        % of net assets
as of 3/31/2014
     
Municipal bonds   103.6
Short-term investments, other assets & liabilities, net        –3.6
       
Total   100.0

 

Holdings by maturity

 

    
% of fixed-income investments
(excluding short-term investments)
as of 3/31/2014
     
Less than 1 year   1.0
1–3 years   11.2
3–5 years   18.4
5–10 years   61.6
Over 10 years   7.8
     
Total   100.0

 

Holdings by credit quality*

 

     
% of fixed-income investments
(excluding short-term investments)
as of 3/31/2014
       
 Aaa/AAA    15.4
 Aa/AA    54.3
 A/A    24.3
 Baa/BBB    5.0
 Non-rated    1.0
       
       
 Total    100.0

 

*Credit quality ratings are based on the Barclays methodology, which uses the median rating of those compiled by the Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch ratings agencies. If ratings are available from only two of these agencies, the lower rating is used. When only one rating is available, that one is used. These ratings are subject to change without notice.

Performance for the twelve months ended March 31, 2014

 

The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund returned –2.33% for the Institutional Class, compared with the 0.54% return of its benchmark, the Barclays 10-Year Municipal Bond Index. The table below shows returns for all share classes of the fund.

 

Tax-exempt bonds hold up better than the broad bond market

 

From April 1 through year-end 2013, tax-exempt bonds, as measured by the fund’s benchmark, fell 2.51%. When the reporting period began, steady employment gains, rising consumer spending and a strengthening housing market prompted concerns that the Federal Reserve might start tapering its accommodative monetary policies, designed to promote economic growth by keeping long-term interest rates low.

In May, the Fed seemed to confirm these fears, which led to a sharp rise in interest rates as investors sold investment-grade bonds, including municipal issues. Over the summer, news of Detroit’s bankruptcy filing, coupled with ongoing worries about Puerto Rico’s debt burden, further contributed to growing uncertainty in the tax-exempt bond market. Municipal bonds lost ground in the last quarter of 2013, when the central bank announced that it would reduce its monthly bond purchases starting in January 2014.

As the new year opened, uneven U.S. economic data, combined with rising tensions in the Ukraine and slowing growth rates in many major emerging market nations, enhanced the attractiveness of investment-grade bonds. Municipal bonds gained 3.13% in the first quarter of 2014, more than offsetting the period’s earlier losses.

For the twelve-month period, tax-exempt bonds outpaced the –0.10% return of the broad domestic investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market, as measured by the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. For the five years ended March 31, 2014, the Barclays 10-Year Municipal Bond Index posted an average annual return of 5.77%, compared with 4.80% for the broad domestic bond market.

 

Performance as of March 31, 2014

 

                 
       Total  Average annual 
       return  total return 
               since 
Tax-Exempt Bond Fund  Inception date  1 year   5 years   inception 
                 
                     
Institutional Class   3/31/2006    –2.33%   5.10%   4.40%
Retail Class   3/31/2006    –2.69    4.87    4.23 
                     
                     
Barclays 10-Year Municipal Bond Index       0.54    5.77    5.37
                     

 

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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Health care and transportation sectors lift the benchmark

 

During the period, eleven of the benchmark’s 14 sectors posted positive results. The health care and transportation sectors were among its largest contributors, returning 1.4% and 0.8%, respectively. The benchmark also benefited from state and local general obligation bonds. At period-end, these four sectors represented more than one-half of the benchmark’s total market capitalization. Losses in the power, special tax and pre-refunded sectors detracted from index results.

 In an environment highlighted by rising interest rates and headline credit risk, new municipal bond issuance decreased by almost one-fifth, from $381 billion on March 31, 2013, to $307 billion twelve months later.

 

Security choices weigh on the fund’s relative performance

 

For the period, the fund underperformed its benchmark in part because of unsuccessful selections in the health care, education and leasing sectors. Relative results were further constrained by a small position in New York State Dormitory Authority issues, which came under pressure late in 2013 after a flood of New York State debt was sold into the market. A small position in Puerto Rico bonds also hurt results, although these holdings were eliminated during the reporting period.

 These negative effects were partly offset by an underweight holding in the lagging water and sewer sector and by favorable positioning in the solid waste/resource recovery sector.

 

$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 class varies due to differences in expense charges.

Expense example
             
Six months ended March 31, 2014 
  
  
Tax-Exempt
Bond Fund
   Beginning account
value
(10/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(3/31/14)
   Expenses paid
during
period*
(10/1/13–
3/31/14)
            
                
Actual return               
Institutional Class  $1,000.00   $1,016.37   $1.76
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,013.99    3.16
                
5% annual hypothetical return               
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,023.19    1.77
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,021.79    3.18
                

 

*“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 182/365. There were 182 days in the six months ended March 31, 2014. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.35% for the Institutional Class and 0.63% for the Retail 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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Money Market Fund

 

Portfolio composition 
  
  
   % of net assets
as of 3/31/2014
 
     
     
Commercial paper   46.4 
U.S. government agency securities   22.7 
U.S. Treasury securities   17.7 
Floating-rate securities, government   7.7 
Certificates of deposit   5.4 
Other assets & liabilities, net   0.1 
      
Total   100.0 

 

Net annualized yield 
         
(for the 7 days ended 3/25/2014)*
 
         
   Current yield   Effective yield 
         
         
Money Market Fund          
Institutional Class   0.00%   0.00%
Premier Class   0.00    0.00 
Retirement Class   0.00    0.00 
Retail Class   0.00    0.00 
iMoneyNet Money Fund Averages—All Taxable§   0.01    0.01 
           

 

The current yield more closely reflects current earnings than does the total return.

 

*iMoneyNet reports its 7-day yields as of Tuesday of each week.

Performance for the twelve months ended March 31, 2014

 

The Money Market Fund returned 0.01% for the Institutional Class, matching the 0.01% return of the iMoneyNet Money Fund Averages™—All Taxable, a simple average of over 1,000 taxable money market funds. The iMoneyNet average is not an index, and its returns reflect the deduction of expenses charged by the funds included in the average. The table below shows returns for all share classes of the fund.

 

Shrinking supplies pose challenges for money market investors

 

During the period, supplies of money market instruments shrank, boosting their prices and lowering yields. Budget cuts and higher tax receipts reduced the federal government’s borrowing needs, which led to a drop in issuance of short-term U.S. Treasury securities. At the same time, the Treasury Department took advantage of the prevailing low interest rates by issuing two-year floating-rate securities, further reducing the supply of shorter-term debt instruments.

    Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve continued its large-scale purchases of government bonds and mortgage-backed securities, designed to stimulate the economy by lowering long-term interest rates. With the economy showing increasing signs of strength, the Fed announced that it would begin to gradually reduce the size of its purchases, which went from $85 billion per month to $65 billion at period-end.

 

Performance as of March 31, 2014

 

             
       Total
return
  Average annual
total return
 
Money Market Fund  Inception date  1 year   5 years   10 years 
                 
                     
Institutional Class   7/1/1999    0.01%   0.09%   1.79%
Premier Class   9/30/2009    0.00    0.04   1.77
Retirement Class   3/31/2006    0.00    0.01    1.68
Retail Class   3/31/2006    0.00    0.02    1.73
                     
                     
iMoneyNet Money Fund Averages—All Taxable§       0.01    0.04    1.47 
                     

 

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.

 

An investment in the Money Market Fund is neither insured nor guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund. For a detailed discussion of risk, please see the prospectus.

 

The performance shown for the Premier, Retirement and Retail 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 Premier, Retirement and Retail classes. If those higher expenses had been reflected, the performance of these three classes shown for these periods would have been lower.
§The iMoneyNet Money Fund Averages—All Taxable category is a simple average of over 1,000 taxable money market funds. You cannot invest in it directly.

 


 

 

Beginning August 18, 2009, part or all of the 12b-1 distribution expenses of the Retail Class of the Money Market Fund are not being reimbursed to the fund’s distributor. The fund’s adviser is also reimbursing certain other fund expenses. Also, part or all of the service and investment management fees of the Retirement Class of the Money Market Fund are being voluntarily waived. Beginning October 1, 2009, part or all of the 12b-1 distribution expenses and investment management fees of the Premier Class of the Money Market Fund are being voluntarily waived. Beginning August 27, 2013, part or all of the investment management fees of the Institutional Class of the Money Market Fund are being voluntarily waived. Without these changes, the 7-day current and effective net annualized yields and total returns for the fund would have been lower. The suspension of reimbursements and the addition of waivers are voluntary and may be discontinued at any time without notice.

 

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In the private sector, yields fell on repurchase agreements, which often use Treasuries as collateral. Issuance of commercial paper decreased, as businesses turned to longer-term debt securities to help satisfy their borrowing requirements.

 

Already-low yields fall even further

 

Throughout the twelve months, the Fed kept its target federal funds rate—the interest rate U.S. commercial banks charge one another for overnight loans—near 0%. In March, however, the central bank revised its criteria for raising short-term rates, providing fresh insight into what might lie ahead.

The six-month Treasury yield went from 0.11% on March 31, 2013, to 0.07% twelve months later. The six-month LIBOR dropped from 0.44% to 0.33%. (LIBOR is an indicator of the interest rates that banks expect to pay to other banks for loans on the London market.) Although questions about LIBOR’s accuracy continued, the benchmark remained the reference rate for a substantial number of money market transactions.

Concerned that yields might turn negative, the Fed introduced, and then expanded, a reverse repurchase agreement program, lending its holdings as collateral on an overnight basis to create a floor on very short interest rates.

 

In a difficult market, the fund seeks return while managing risk

 

Amid falling yields and diminished supplies, the fund sought advantageous investment opportunities while complying with SEC regulations. The fund maintained about half of its portfolio in U.S. Treasury and agency securities. For higher yields, it held longer-term U.S. government floating-rate securities and increased its foreign holdings. While continuing to invest in highly rated Canadian and Australian banks, it began to selectively invest in Pacific Rim banks, such as the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and Banco del Estado de Chile. On March 25, 2014, the fund’s weighted average maturity was 54 days, versus 47 days for the average iMoneyNet fund.

Beginning August 27, 2013, part or all of the investment management fees of the Money Market Fund’s Institutional Class are being voluntarily waived to prevent the yield of that share class from going negative.

Expense example 
  
Six months ended March 31, 2014
 
Money
Market Fund
  Beginning account
value
(10/1/13)
   Ending
account
value
(3/31/14)
   Expenses
paid
during
period*
(10/1/13–
3/31/14)
 
             
                
Actual return               
Institutional Class  $1,000.00   $1,000.00    $0.60 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,000.00    0.60 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,000.00    0.60 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,000.00    0.60 
                
5% annual hypothetical return               
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,024.33    0.61 
Premier Class   1,000.00    1,024.33    0.61 
Retirement Class   1,000.00    1,024.33    0.61 
Retail Class   1,000.00    1,024.33    0.61 
                

 

*“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 182/365. There were 182 days in the six months ended March 31, 2014. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.12% for the Institutional Class, 0.12% for the Premier Class, 0.12% for the Retirement Class and 0.12% for the Retail Class. The expense charges of one or more of the fund’s share classes may at times reflect a waiver or reimbursement. Without any such waiver or 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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Summary portfolio of investments

 

Bond Fund ■ March 31, 2014

                     
  Principal   Issuer     Value   % of net
assets
 
BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS              
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL   $ 1,521,950   0.1 %  
MEDIA         2,833,388   0.1    
    TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS              
      (Cost $4,366,450)     4,355,338   0.2    
BONDS              
CORPORATE BONDS              
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS     1,181,977   0.1    
BANKS     83,383,472   3.6    
CAPITAL GOODS     26,116,982   1.1    
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES     12,994,912   0.6    
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL     8,673,116   0.4    
CONSUMER SERVICES     7,822,661   0.3    
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS              
      Bank of America Corp              
$  23,015,000   2.600%–6.000%, 03/15/17–01/21/44     23,510,561   1.0    
      Other     99,805,514   4.4    
            123,316,075   5.4    
ENERGY     93,312,050   4.1    
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING     5,467,763   0.2    
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO     20,092,998   0.9    
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES     25,700,906   1.1    
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS     3,674,952   0.2    
INSURANCE     60,255,450   2.7    
MATERIALS     42,652,873   1.9    
MEDIA     47,968,183   2.2    
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES     14,028,510   0.6    
REAL ESTATE     26,496,053   1.1    
RETAILING     36,716,455   1.6    
SOFTWARE & SERVICES              
      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc              
  9,600,000   5.000%, 03/15/22     10,042,416   0.4    
      Other     2,337,779   0.1    
            12,380,195   0.5    
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT     33,785,702   1.6    
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES              
      Verizon Communications, Inc              
  26,050,000   0.700%–6.550%, 11/02/15–09/15/43     28,719,769   1.2    
      Other     32,255,901   1.3    
            60,975,670   2.5    
TRANSPORTATION     17,519,032   0.8    
UTILITIES     89,887,733   4.0    
    TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS              
      (Cost $834,931,162)     854,403,720   37.5    
                     
Principal   Issuer   Value   % of net
assets
 
GOVERNMENT BONDS              
AGENCY SECURITIES   $ 9,567,602   0.2 %  
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS              
      Spain Government Bond              
$ 8,500,000   3.750%, 10/31/18     12,751,979   0.4    
      Other     63,996,745   2.7    
            76,748,724   3.1    
MORTGAGE BACKED              
      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp Gold (FGLMC)              
  10,000,000 h 3.500%, 04/15/44     10,048,438   0.4    
  27,411,531   4.000%–8.000%, 01/01/16–05/15/44     29,398,676   1.3    
      Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)              
  12,000,000 h 3.000%, 04/25/29     12,326,250   0.5    
  11,000,000 h 3.500%, 04/25/29     11,532,812   0.5    
  11,000,000 h 4.000%, 04/25/29     11,630,352   0.5    
  11,000,000 h 3.000%, 05/25/29     11,268,125   0.5    
  10,435,388   3.500%, 02/01/42     10,517,833   0.5    
  9,967,192   3.500%, 09/01/42     10,046,305   0.4    
  17,398,026   3.500%, 11/01/42     17,536,081   0.8    
  21,000,000 h 4.000%, 04/25/44     21,826,875   0.9    
  12,000,000 h 4.500%, 04/25/44     12,800,626   0.6    
  11,000,000 h 4.000%, 05/25/44     11,393,594   0.5    
  20,000,000 h 4.500%, 05/25/44     21,262,501   0.9    
  15,000,000 h 5.000%, 05/25/44     16,313,672   0.7    
  148,270,777   2.023%–8.000%, 11/01/14–05/25/44     152,127,377   6.5    
      Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)              
  28,000,000 h 3.500%, 04/15/44     28,564,374   1.2    
  14,000,000 h 4.500%, 04/15/44     15,089,375   0.7    
  22,000,000 h 4.000%, 04/20/44     23,117,186   1.0    
  35,606,344   3.000%–8.500%, 01/15/28–04/20/44     37,765,907   1.6    
      Other     5,521,312   0.2    
            470,087,671   20.2    
MUNICIPAL BONDS              
      Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Finance Corp              
  25,000,000   1.298%, 07/01/16     25,250,000   1.1    
      New York State Urban Development Corp              
  11,000,000   1.350%, 03/15/18     10,825,540   0.5    
      State of Illinois              
  12,000,000   4.350%, 06/01/18     12,677,400   0.5    
  24,085,000   3.860%–4.875%, 07/01/16–04/01/26     24,838,774   1.1    
      Other     7,352,935   0.3    
            80,944,649   3.5    
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES              
      United States Treasury Bond              
  11,485,000   2.875%, 05/15/43     10,024,246   0.4    
      United States Treasury Note              
  38,758,700   1.500%, 08/31/18     38,686,027   1.7    
  55,539,900   1.375%, 09/30/18     55,040,930   2.4    
  50,688,900   1.500%, 02/28/19     50,182,011   2.2    
  30,000,000   2.375%, 12/31/20     30,234,360   1.3    
  19,475,000   2.000%, 02/28/21     19,105,287   0.8    
  43,352,000   2.750%, 02/15/24     43,446,854   1.9    
  40,062,000   0.250%–2.625%, 02/28/15–01/31/21     39,815,125   1.7    
      Other     5,418,629   0.2    
            291,953,469   12.6    
    TOTAL GOVERNMENT BONDS              
      (Cost $926,581,377)     929,302,115   39.6    

 

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Summary portfolio of investments concluded
   
Bond Fund ■ March 31, 2014  
                     
  Principal   Issuer     Value   % of net
assets
 
STRUCTURED ASSETS              
ASSET BACKED              
      Capital Automotive REIT              
      Series 2012-1A (Class A)              
$ 11,712,970 g,m 4.700%, 07/15/42   $ 11,812,062   0.5 %  
      Dominos Pizza Master Issuer LLC              
      Series 2012-1A (Class A2)              
  23,008,400 g 5.216%, 01/25/42     24,612,546   1.1    
      Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust              
      Series 2012-B (Class D)              
  11,440,000   2.930%, 10/15/18     11,842,242   0.5    
      Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC              
  32,185,000 g 1.860%–5.930%, 03/25/16–08/25/19     32,643,365   1.4    
      Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust              
      Series 2012-2 (Class D)              
  19,750,000   3.870%, 02/15/18     20,640,132   0.9    
      Sierra Receivables Funding Co LLC              
      Series 2013-1A (Class A)              
  9,965,246 g 1.590%, 11/20/29     10,003,532   0.4    
      Other     97,869,063   3.7    
            209,422,942   8.5    
OTHER MORTGAGE BACKED              
      Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities              
      Series 2007-PW15 (Class AM)              
  12,495,000   5.363%, 02/11/44     13,050,765   0.6    
      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates              
      Series 2006-C4 (Class AM)              
  29,705,000   5.509%, 09/15/39     31,965,551   1.4    
      JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp              
      Series 2007-C1 (Class AM)              
  13,475,000 i 5.884%, 02/15/51     14,546,114   0.6    
      Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust              
      Series 2007-C30 (Class AM)              
  30,235,000   5.383%, 12/15/43     32,727,362   1.4    
      Series 2007-C34 (Class AJ)              
  16,600,000 i 5.933%, 05/15/46     16,842,343   0.7    
      Other     80,261,598   3.5    
            189,393,733   8.2    
    TOTAL STRUCTURED ASSETS              
      (Cost $392,669,236)     398,816,675   16.7    
    TOTAL BONDS              
      (Cost $2,154,181,775)     2,182,522,510   93.8    
                     
  Principal   Issuer     Value   % of net
assets
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS              
GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT              
      Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)              
$ 20,500,000   0.088%, 08/25/14   $ 20,495,838   0.9 %  
      Other     8,198,475   0.3    
            28,694,313   1.2    
TREASURY DEBT              
      United States Treasury Bill              
  36,700,000   0.045%–0.056%, 04/24/14     36,698,919   1.6    
  16,000,000 d 0.070%, 05/01/14     15,999,067   0.7    
  10,000,000   0.045%, 05/08/14     9,999,538   0.4    
  35,600,000   0.050%, 06/26/14     35,597,010   1.5    
  10,000,000   0.061%, 07/10/14     9,998,890   0.4    
  11,300,000   0.060%, 07/17/14     11,298,576   0.5    
  53,100,000 d 0.063%–0.108%, 07/24/14     53,092,831   2.3    
  87,000,000   0.050%, 08/14/14     86,980,425   3.8    
  98,000,000 d 0.106%, 08/21/14     97,977,754   4.2    
  14,000,000 d 0.073%, 11/13/14     13,994,064   0.6    
      United States Treasury Note              
  12,200,000 d 1.250%, 04/15/14     12,205,613   0.5    
      Other     6,199,865   0.3    
            390,042,552   16.8    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS              
      (Cost $418,709,579)     418,736,865   18.0    
    TOTAL PORTFOLIO              
      (Cost $2,577,257,804)     2,605,614,713   112.0    
    OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET     (280,520,128 ) (12.0 )  
    NET ASSETS   $ 2,325,094,585   100.0 %  
 

Abbreviation(s):
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

 

d All or a portion of these securities have been segregated by the custodian to cover collateral requirements on mortgage dollar rolls.
g Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144(A) of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities are deemed liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. At 3/31/2014, the aggregate value of these securities, including those in “Other,” was $364,885,281 or 15.7% of net assets.
h All or a portion of these securities were purchased on a delayed delivery basis.
i Floating or variable rate security. Coupon rate reflects the rate at period end.
m Indicates a security that has been deemed illiquid.

 

“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: Fixed-Income Funds ■ 2014 Annual Report 25
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

Bond Index Fund ■ March 31, 2014

                     
  Principal   Issuer     Value   % of net
assets
 
BONDS              
CORPORATE BONDS              
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS   $ 4,883,735   0.1 %  
BANKS              
      JPMorgan Chase & Co              
$ 26,212,000   0.800%–6.000%, 09/15/14–12/30/49     27,034,747   0.5    
      Other     109,896,165   2.2    
            136,930,912   2.7    
CAPITAL GOODS     42,226,886   0.8    
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES     12,911,207   0.3    
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL     3,536,160   0.1    
CONSUMER SERVICES     13,521,956   0.3    
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS              
      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc              
  22,305,000   1.600%–7.500%, 08/01/15–02/01/41     24,097,054   0.4    
      Other     212,133,202   4.2    
            236,230,256   4.6    
ENERGY     135,966,301   2.7    
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING     9,884,552   0.2    
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO     57,460,663   1.1    
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES     28,605,120   0.6    
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS     8,708,833   0.2    
INSURANCE     58,808,576   1.2    
MATERIALS     61,343,612   1.2    
MEDIA     49,527,533   1.0    
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES     52,968,977   1.0    
REAL ESTATE     29,907,828   0.6    
RETAILING     31,351,664   0.7    
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT     7,421,089   0.1    
SOFTWARE & SERVICES     28,505,281   0.5    
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT     28,985,902   0.6    
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES     72,342,781   1.4    
TRANSPORTATION     32,611,001   0.6    
UTILITIES     108,968,792   2.1    
    TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS              
      (Cost $1,236,325,931)     1,253,609,617   24.7    
GOVERNMENT BONDS              
AGENCY SECURITIES              
      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC)              
  16,736,000   5.125%, 10/18/16     18,608,842   0.4    
      Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)              
  54,656,000   0.000%–6.625%, 11/20/14–07/15/37     57,355,519   1.1    
      Other     66,091,791   1.3    
            142,056,152   2.8    
                     
  Principal   Issuer     Value   % of net
assets
 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS   $ 200,629,183   3.9 %  
MORTGAGE BACKED              
      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp Gold (FGLMC)              
$ 19,150,254   3.000%, 04/01/43     18,488,459   0.4    
  356,401,534   2.500%–8.000%, 07/01/14–02/01/44     369,575,560   7.3    
      Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)              
  19,827,688   3.500%, 07/01/42     19,961,822   0.4    
  18,998,505   3.000%, 02/01/43     18,360,919   0.4    
  633,366,391   1.752%–8.000%, 11/01/14–01/01/44     655,478,599   12.9    
      Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)              
  16,985,600   3.500%, 08/20/42     17,360,751   0.3    
  362,257,108   2.000%–8.500%, 02/15/18–02/20/44     378,818,859   7.4    
      Other     6,589,764   0.1    
            1,484,634,733   29.2    
MUNICIPAL BONDS     49,657,743   1.0    
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES              
      United States Treasury Bond              
  16,000,000   5.250%, 11/15/28     20,015,008   0.4    
  26,060,000   5.250%, 02/15/29     32,603,510   0.6    
  19,429,000   5.375%, 02/15/31     24,853,946   0.5    
  26,350,000   4.375%, 05/15/41     30,458,966   0.6    
  17,000,000   3.625%, 02/15/44     17,196,554   0.3    
  118,083,700   2.750%–7.875%, 02/15/21–11/15/43     120,524,619   2.4    
      United States Treasury Note              
  30,000,000   0.250%, 05/31/15     30,031,650   0.6    
  20,000,000   0.375%, 06/15/15     20,051,560   0.4    
  19,000,000   0.250%, 08/15/15     19,015,580   0.4    
  18,805,000   1.250%, 09/30/15     19,090,742   0.4    
  20,000,000   0.250%, 10/15/15     19,999,220   0.4    
  27,300,000   1.250%, 10/31/15     27,722,304   0.5    
  20,000,000   0.375%, 11/15/15     20,030,460   0.4    
  23,550,000   1.375%, 11/30/15     23,967,636   0.5    
  59,000,000   0.375%, 01/15/16     59,029,972   1.2    
  40,000,000   0.250%, 02/29/16     39,893,760   0.8    
  22,000,000   0.500%, 06/15/16     21,986,250   0.4    
  19,000,000   0.625%, 08/15/16     19,005,928   0.4    
  23,050,000   1.000%, 10/31/16     23,221,077   0.5    
  27,000,000   0.625%, 11/15/16     26,924,076   0.5    
  50,300,000   0.875%, 01/31/17     50,362,875   1.0    
  16,250,000   0.875%, 02/28/17     16,251,267   0.3    
  20,000,000   0.750%, 03/15/17     19,925,000   0.4    
  21,300,000   1.000%, 03/31/17     21,353,250   0.4    
  16,500,000   0.875%, 04/30/17     16,462,611   0.3    
  30,400,000   0.625%, 05/31/17     30,048,515   0.6    
  20,200,000   0.500%, 07/31/17     19,813,352   0.4    
  17,300,000   0.625%, 08/31/17     17,006,713   0.3    
  61,750,000   0.750%, 10/31/17     60,751,379   1.2    
  20,500,000   0.625%, 11/30/17     20,043,547   0.4    
  31,000,000   0.750%, 12/31/17     30,396,957   0.6    
  21,000,000   0.875%, 01/31/18     20,658,750   0.4    
  31,000,000   0.750%, 02/28/18     30,285,543   0.6    
  23,000,000   0.750%, 03/31/18     22,430,382   0.4    
  72,000,000   1.000%, 05/31/18     70,683,768   1.4    
  40,350,000   1.500%, 08/31/18     40,274,344   0.8    
  22,000,000   1.375%, 09/30/18     21,802,352   0.4    
  28,000,000   1.250%, 10/31/18     27,553,736   0.5    
  33,500,000   1.250%, 11/30/18     32,913,750   0.6    
  25,000,000   1.500%, 12/31/18     24,812,500   0.5    
  25,000,000   1.500%, 01/31/19     24,781,250   0.5    
  30,000,000   1.500%, 02/28/19     29,700,000   0.6    

 

26 2014 Annual Report TIAA-CREF Funds: Fixed-Income Funds See notes to financial statements
 
Summary portfolio of investments concluded
   
Bond Index Fund ■ March 31, 2014  
                     
  Principal   Issuer     Value   % of net
assets
 
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES–continued              
$ 25,000,000   1.625%, 03/31/19   $ 24,873,050   0.5 %  
  27,610,000   2.125%, 08/15/21     27,133,286   0.5    
  13,379,100   8.000%, 11/15/21     18,655,482   0.4    
  22,750,000   2.750%, 02/15/24     22,799,777   0.5    
  445,626,100   0.125%–9.000%, 03/31/15–11/15/23     450,152,885   8.9    
            1,807,549,139   35.6    
    TOTAL GOVERNMENT BONDS              
      (Cost $3,704,719,069)     3,684,526,950   72.5    
STRUCTURED ASSETS              
ASSET BACKED     22,019,595   0.4    
OTHER MORTGAGE BACKED     87,634,247   1.7    
    TOTAL STRUCTURED ASSETS              
      (Cost $108,578,713)     109,653,842   2.1    
    TOTAL BONDS              
      (Cost $5,049,623,713)     5,047,790,409   99.3    
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS              
TREASURY DEBT     2,199,951   0.0    
            2,199,951   0.0    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS              
      (Cost $2,199,951)     2,199,951   0.0    
    TOTAL PORTFOLIO              
      (Cost $5,051,823,664)     5,049,990,360   99.3    
    OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET     33,505,272   0.7    
    NET ASSETS   $ 5,083,495,632   100.0 %  
 

“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.

 

At 3/31/14, the aggregate value of securities exempted from registration under Rule 144(A) of the Securities Act of 1933 amounted to $9,543,111 or 0.2% of net assets. Such securities are deemed liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers.

 

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: Fixed-Income Funds ■ 2014 Annual Report 27
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

Bond Plus Fund ■ March 31, 2014

 

   Principal  Issuer     Value  % of net
assets
 
BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS          
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS  $2,325,130  0.1%  
CAPITAL GOODS   12,175,664  0.5   
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES   1,994,261  0.1   
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL   6,238,163  0.2   
CONSUMER SERVICES   15,100,594  0.7   
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS   4,081,805  0.2   
ENERGY   2,902,507  0.1   
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING   2,541,255  0.1   
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO   2,291,790  0.1   
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES   12,810,237  0.6   
INSURANCE   1,213,520  0.1   
MATERIALS   1,022,531  0.1   
MEDIA   4,442,736  0.2   
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES   1,594,437  0.1   
RETAILING   1,967,774  0.1   
SOFTWARE & SERVICES   10,604,950  0.4   
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT   1,995,000  0.1   
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   1,429,350  0.0   
UTILITIES      246,713  0.0   
  TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS          
    (Cost $86,604,521)   86,978,417  3.8   
BONDS             
CORPORATE BONDS          
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS   5,626,106  0.3   
BANKS          
    Citigroup, Inc          
$8,975,000  1.300%, 11/15/16   8,970,351  0.4   
    Other   106,779,690  4.8   
        115,750,041  5.2   
CAPITAL GOODS   27,847,015  1.2   
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES   18,628,856  0.8   
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL   11,649,190  0.6   
CONSUMER SERVICES   20,177,932  0.9   
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS          
    Bank of America Corp          
 7,850,000  2.600%, 01/15/19   7,880,968  0.3   
    Other   113,318,945  5.1   
        121,199,913  5.4   
ENERGY   105,169,761  4.6   

 

 

  Principal   Issuer   Value% of net
assets
 
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING  $4,860,665  0.2%  
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO   19,863,666  0.9   
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES   35,645,118  1.7   
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS   2,819,157  0.1   
INSURANCE   36,990,248  1.6   
MATERIALS   60,123,925  2.6   
MEDIA   51,911,636  2.3   
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES   20,728,724  0.9   
REAL ESTATE   16,581,421  0.7   
RETAILING   25,840,990  1.1   
SOFTWARE & SERVICES   19,632,904  0.9   
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT   35,264,253  1.5   
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES          
     Verizon Communications, Inc          
$23,125,000   0.700%–6.550%, 11/02/15–09/15/43   25,080,088  1.2   
     Other   34,263,343  1.6   
         59,343,431  2.8   
TRANSPORTATION   25,761,254  1.1   
UTILITIES   73,630,803  3.2   
   TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS          
     (Cost $895,399,126)   915,047,009  40.6   
                
GOVERNMENT BONDS          
AGENCY SECURITIES   5,434,093  0.2   
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS   102,269,483  4.6   
MORTGAGE BACKED          
     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp Gold (FGLMC)          
 8,000,000 h 4.000%, 05/15/44   8,270,313  0.4   
 23,033,011   3.500%–8.000%, 12/01/16–05/15/44   24,342,229  1.1   
     Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)          
 10,000,000 h 3.000%, 04/25/29   10,271,875  0.4   
 8,000,000 h 4.000%, 04/25/29   8,458,438  0.4   
 9,000,000 h 3.000%, 05/25/29   9,219,375  0.4   
 9,746,515   4.000%, 11/01/33   10,249,706  0.4   
 19,181,850   4.000%, 04/25/39   20,313,675  0.9   
 10,138,891   3.000%, 09/01/42   9,798,631  0.4   
 8,993,946   3.000%, 01/01/43   8,692,111  0.4   
 8,796,199   3.000%, 01/01/43   8,423,045  0.4   
 11,499,424   3.000%, 02/01/43   11,113,506  0.5   
 10,944,305   3.000%, 04/01/43   10,479,952  0.5   
 9,003,900 h 3.000%, 05/01/43   8,701,730  0.4   
 9,000,000 h 3.500%, 04/25/44   9,053,438  0.4   
 11,000,000 h 4.000%, 04/25/44   11,433,125  0.5   
 15,000,000 h 4.500%, 04/25/44   16,000,782  0.7   
 19,000,000 h 3.500%, 05/25/44   19,047,500  0.8   
 24,000,000 h 4.500%, 05/25/44   25,515,001  1.1   
 18,000,000 h 5.000%, 05/25/44   19,576,407  0.9   
 137,716,395   2.379%–9.000%, 11/01/14–05/25/44   138,672,347  6.1   

 


28 2014 Annual Report ■ TIAA-CREF Funds: Fixed-Income Funds See notes to financial statements
 
Summary portfolio of investments concluded

 

Bond Plus Fund ■ March 31, 2014

 

 

 

Principal

  Issuer   Value  % of net
assets
 
MORTGAGE BACKED–continued          
     Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)          
$15,259,800   5.000%, 07/20/39  $16,869,526  0.7%  
 21,000,000 h 3.500%, 04/15/44   21,423,280  0.9   
 9,000,000 h 3.500%, 04/20/44   9,184,218  0.4   
 10,000,000 h 4.500%, 04/20/44   10,779,688  0.5   
 25,102,539   3.000%–8.500%, 11/15/23–04/20/44   26,486,321  1.2   
     Other   3,565,539  0.1   
         475,941,758  20.9   
                
MUNICIPAL BONDS          
     Dallas Independent School District          
 7,500,000   5.049%, 08/15/33   7,805,175  0.4   
     Other   98,511,450  4.3   
         106,316,625  4.7   
                
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES          
     United States Treasury Bond          
 10,130,000   4.375%, 05/15/41   11,709,652  0.5   
 17,430,000   3.750%, 11/15/43   18,045,488  0.8   
 8,000,000   3.625%, 02/15/44   8,092,496  0.4   
     United States Treasury Note          
 16,000,000   0.750%, 03/15/17   15,940,000  0.7   
 13,525,000   1.500%, 02/28/19   13,389,750  0.6   
 19,485,000   2.000%, 07/31/20   19,331,244  0.8   
 10,000,000   2.000%, 09/30/20   9,881,250  0.4   
 30,000,000   1.750%, 10/31/20   29,128,140  1.3   
 20,000,000   2.375%, 12/31/20   20,156,240  0.9   
 12,400,000   2.000%, 02/28/21   12,164,599  0.5   
 19,000,000   8.000%, 11/15/21   26,493,125  1.2   
 57,328,000   0.250%–2.750%, 06/30/14–02/15/24   56,625,807  2.5   
     Other   14,304,998  0.6   
         255,262,789  11.2   
                
   TOTAL GOVERNMENT BONDS          
     (Cost $939,306,676)   945,224,748  41.6   
                
STRUCTURED ASSETS          
                
ASSET BACKED          
     HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Backed Notes          
     Series 2014-T1 (Class AT1)          
 10,000,000 g 1.244%, 01/17/45   10,006,000  0.5   
     New Residential Advance Receivables Trust Advance          
     Receivables Backed          
     Series 2014-T1 (Class A1)          
 10,000,000 g 1.274%, 03/15/45   9,999,999  0.4   
     Other   109,665,767  4.1   
         129,671,766  5.0   
OTHER MORTGAGE BACKED   113,176,171  5.2   
   TOTAL STRUCTURED ASSETS          
     (Cost $236,987,501)   242,847,937  10.2   
   TOTAL BONDS          
     (Cost $2,071,693,303)   2,103,119,694  92.4   

 

 

   Principal   Issuer     Value  % of net
assets
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT          
     Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)          
$12,300,000   0.088%, 08/29/14  $12,297,441  0.6%  
     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC)          
 11,364,000   0.089%, 08/25/14   11,361,693  0.5   
     Other   4,999,924  0.2   
         28,659,058  1.3   
                
TREASURY DEBT          
     United States Treasury Bill          
 12,100,000 d 0.040%–0.076%, 04/24/14   12,099,504  0.5   
 19,000,000 d 0.045%–0.050%, 05/08/14   18,999,060  0.8   
 9,000,000   0.061%, 07/10/14   8,999,001  0.4   
 55,700,000 d 0.063%–0.108%, 07/24/14   55,692,480  2.5   
 34,000,000   0.050%, 08/14/14   33,992,350  1.5   
 60,800,000 d 0.071%–0.106%, 08/21/14   60,786,198  2.7   
 13,000,000   0.080%, 09/04/14   12,996,763  0.6   
 43,000,000 d 0.091%–0.096%, 09/18/14   42,988,304  1.9   
 10,000,000   0.073%, 11/13/14   9,995,760  0.4   
     United States Treasury Note          
 35,000,000 d 1.250%, 04/15/14   35,016,104  1.5   
     Other   9,199,255  0.4   
         300,764,779  13.2   
   TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
     (Cost $329,397,213)   329,423,837  14.5   
   TOTAL PORTFOLIO          
     (Cost $2,487,695,037)   2,519,521,948  110.7   
   OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET   (243,136,987) (10.7)  
   NET ASSETS $2,276,384,961  100.0%  

 

 
dAll or a portion of these securities have been segregated by the custodian to cover collateral requirements on mortgage dollar rolls.
gSecurity is exempt from registration under Rule 144(A) of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities are deemed liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. At 3/31/2014, the aggregate value of these securities, including those in “Other,” was $375,733,400 or 16.5% of net assets.
hAll or a portion of these securities were purchased on a delayed delivery basis.

 

“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: Fixed-Income Funds ■ 2014 Annual Report 29
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

High-Yield Fund ■ March 31, 2014

 

   Principal   Issuer     Value  % of net
assets
 
BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS          
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS  $20,300,359  0.7%  
CAPITAL GOODS   18,921,968  0.7   
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES          
     Pilot Corp          
$14,775,000 i 4.250%, 08/07/19   14,839,714  0.5   
     Other   9,999,750  0.4   
         24,839,464  0.9   
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL          
     Capital Safety North America          
 15,725,000 h 4.000%, 03/26/21   15,693,550  0.6   
     Other   20,070,180  0.7   
         35,763,730  1.3   
CONSUMER SERVICES          
     Spin Holdco, Inc          
 19,927,556 i 4.250%, 11/14/19   19,892,683  0.7   
     Other   59,524,078  2.1   
         79,416,761  2.8   
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS          
     TransUnion LLC          
 20,300,000 h 4.000%, 03/10/21   20,333,901  0.7   
         20,333,901  0.7   
 ENERGY              
     Arch Coal, Inc          
 16,702,757 i 6.250%, 05/16/18   16,447,539  0.6   
         16,447,539  0.6   
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING   13,192,510  0.5   
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES   53,026,981  1.8   
INSURANCE          
     Compass Investors, Inc          
 13,924,279 i 4.250%, 12/27/19   13,967,862  0.5   
         13,967,862  0.5   
MATERIALS   8,753,866  0.3   
MEDIA          
     CSC Holdings LLC          
 20,455,214 h,i 2.653%, 04/17/20   20,181,727  0.7   
     Other   10,076,969  0.4   
         30,258,696  1.1   
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES   597,167  0.0   
RETAILING          
     Academy Ltd          
 13,765,251 i 4.500%, 08/03/18   13,801,454  0.5   
         13,801,454  0.5   
SOFTWARE & SERVICES          
     Asurion LLC          
 13,300,000 h,i 8.500%, 03/03/21   13,715,625  0.5   
     Other   28,345,507  1.0   
         42,061,132  1.5   

 

 

   Principal   Issuer     Value  % of net
assets
 
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT          
     Scientific Games International, Inc          
$19,950,000 i 4.250%, 10/18/20  $19,950,000  0.7%  
     Other   19,879,611  0.7   
         39,829,611  1.4   
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   18,420,805  0.6   
UTILITIES   4,440,833  0.2   
   TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS          
     (Cost $452,402,338)   454,374,639  16.1   
                
BONDS          
CORPORATE BONDS          
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS   18,111,625  0.7   
BANKS          
     Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc          
 30,750,000   6.000%–7.648%, 12/15/22–12/30/49   31,933,975  1.2   
     Other   28,969,244  1.0   
         60,903,219  2.2   
 CAPITAL GOODS          
     Stena AB          
 14,130,000 g 7.000%, 02/01/24   14,377,275  0.5   
     Other   66,510,929  2.3   
         80,888,204  2.8   
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES          
     RR Donnelley & Sons Co          
 12,825,000   7.875%, 03/15/21   14,684,625  0.5   
     SPL Logistics Escrow LLC          
 19,200,000 g 8.875%, 08/01/20   21,024,000  0.8   
     Other   54,785,342  1.9   
         90,493,967  3.2   
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL          
     KB Home          
 14,250,000   7.000%, 12/15/21   15,336,562  0.5   
     Libbey Glass, Inc          
 12,403,000   6.875%, 05/15/20   13,550,277  0.5   
     Other   47,395,938  1.7   
         76,282,777  2.7   
CONSUMER SERVICES          
     Penn National Gaming, Inc          
 15,050,000 g 5.875%, 11/01/21   14,786,625  0.5   
     Six Flags Entertainment Corp          
 14,435,000 g 5.250%, 01/15/21   14,543,263  0.5   
     Other   53,369,420  1.9   
         82,699,308  2.9   
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS          
     Icahn Enterprises LP          
 15,725,000 g 5.875%, 02/01/22   15,960,875  0.6   
     ILFC E-Capital Trust I          
 16,068,000 g,i 5.210%, 12/21/65   15,184,260  0.6   

 


30 2014 Annual Report ■ TIAA-CREF Funds: Fixed-Income Funds See notes to financial statements
 

Summary portfolio of investments

continued

High-Yield Fund ■ March 31, 2014

 

 Principal   Issuer     Value  % of net
assets
 
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS–continued          
     International Lease Finance Corp          
$32,332,000   4.625%–8.750%, 03/15/17–08/15/22  $34,811,474  1.2%  
     SLM Corp          
 14,325,000   5.500%, 01/15/19   15,148,687  0.5   
 15,350,000   4.875%, 06/17/19   15,598,302  0.6   
     Other   76,651,335  2.7   
         173,354,933  6.2   
ENERGY          
     Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP          
 17,065,000 g 6.500%, 04/15/21   17,192,987  0.6   
     Exterran Partners LP          
 14,900,000   6.000%, 04/01/21   14,825,500  0.5   
     Halcon Resources Corp          
 13,300,000   8.875%, 05/15/21   13,798,750  0.5   
     Oasis Petroleum, Inc          
 13,900,000 g 6.875%, 03/15/22   15,046,750  0.5   
     Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp          
 13,500,000 g 5.375%, 01/26/19   14,006,250  0.5   
     SandRidge Energy, Inc          
 18,170,000   7.500%, 03/15/21   19,396,475  0.7   
     Whiting Petroleum Corp          
 30,900,000   5.000%, 03/15/19   32,676,750  1.2   
     Other   253,365,818  9.0   
         380,309,280  13.5   
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING          
     Ingles Markets, Inc          
 15,000,000   5.750%, 06/15/23   15,000,000  0.5   
     Other   4,009,000  0.1   
         19,009,000  0.6   
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO   41,593,660  1.5   
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES          
     CHS/Community Health Systems          
 14,950,000   8.000%, 11/15/19   16,426,313  0.6   
     HCA, Inc          
 13,600,000   7.500%, 02/15/22   15,538,000  0.5   
     Tenet Healthcare Corp          
 17,400,000   8.125%, 04/01/22   19,444,500  0.7   
     Other   105,426,262  3.8   
         156,835,075  5.6   
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS          
     Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc          
 17,125,000   5.750%, 10/15/20   17,938,437  0.6   
     Other   14,263,000  0.5   
         32,201,437  1.1   
INSURANCE   23,656,125  0.8   
MATERIALS          
     Eldorado Gold Corp          
 14,400,000 g 6.125%, 12/15/20   14,400,000  0.5   
     Hexion US Finance Corp          
 18,710,000   6.625%, 04/15/20   19,364,850  0.7   
     Other   91,237,342  3.2   
         125,002,192  4.4   

 

 

 Principal   Issuer   Value  % of net
assets
 
MEDIA          
     AMC Entertainment, Inc          
$15,000,000 g 5.875%, 02/15/22  $15,262,500  0.6%  
     Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc          
 13,110,000   7.625%, 03/15/20   14,158,800  0.5   
     DISH DBS Corp          
 13,900,000   4.250%, 04/01/18   14,508,125  0.5   
     Other   165,889,563  5.8   
         209,818,988  7.4   
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES          
     Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc          
 14,200,400 g 6.375%, 10/15/20   15,336,432  0.6   
     Other   34,425,978  1.2   
         49,762,410  1.8   
 RETAILING          
     Asbury Automotive Group, Inc          
 12,500,000   8.375%, 11/15/20   14,000,000  0.5   
     Other   76,187,004  2.7   
         90,187,004  3.2   
SOFTWARE & SERVICES   71,164,050  2.5   
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT   31,604,598  1.1   
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES          
     CenturyLink, Inc          
 25,975,000   5.625%–7.650%, 04/01/20–03/15/42   26,957,844  1.0   
     Frontier Communications Corp          
 14,150,000   8.500%, 04/15/20   16,449,375  0.6   
     Sprint Corp          
 14,250,000 g 7.125%, 06/15/24   14,962,500  0.5   
     T-Mobile USA, Inc          
 12,350,000   6.542%, 04/28/20   13,291,687  0.5   
 28,800,000   5.250%–6.836%, 09/01/18–01/15/24   30,568,250  1.1   
     Wind Acquisition Finance S.A.          
 13,786,000 g 7.250%, 02/15/18   14,544,230  0.5   
     Windstream Corp          
 14,250,000   7.750%, 10/01/21   15,318,750  0.5   
     Other   138,035,895  4.9   
         270,128,531  9.6   
TRANSPORTATION          
     Gulfmark Offshore, Inc          
 17,920,000   6.375%, 03/15/22   18,547,200  0.7   
     Other   50,544,767  1.8   
         69,091,967  2.5   
UTILITIES          
     NRG Energy, Inc          
 29,070,000   6.250%–8.250%, 05/15/19–03/15/23   31,028,875  1.1   
     Other   78,039,193  2.7   
         109,068,068  3.8   
   TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS          
     (Cost $2,163,775,079)   2,262,166,418  80.1   
   TOTAL BONDS          
     (Cost $2,163,775,079)   2,262,166,418  80.1   

 


See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Fixed-Income Funds ■ 2014 Annual Report 31
 
Summary portfolio of investments concluded

 

High-Yield Fund ■ March 31, 2014

 

 Shares  Company   Value  % of net
assets
 
PREFERRED STOCKS          
BANKS  $4,313,791  0.2%  
  TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS          
    (Cost $4,500,000)   4,313,791  0.2   
               
 Principal  Issuer            
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT   19,999,411  0.7   
        19,999,411  0.7   
TREASURY DEBT          
    United States Treasury Bill          
$55,000,000  0.046%–0.050%, 04/17/14   54,998,813  1.9   
 30,000,000  0.040%–0.055%, 04/24/14   29,999,090  1.1   
 25,000,000  0.045%, 05/08/14   24,998,844  0.9   
 15,000,000  0.045%, 05/22/14   14,999,044  0.5   
    Other   7,999,905  0.3   
        132,995,696  4.7   
  TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
    (Cost $152,995,107)   152,995,107  5.4   
  TOTAL PORTFOLIO          
    (Cost $2,773,672,524)   2,873,849,955  101.8   
  OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET   (50,585,833) (1.8)  
  NET ASSETS  $2,823,264,122  100.0%  

 

 

gSecurity is exempt from registration under Rule 144(A) of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities are deemed liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. At 3/31/2014, the aggregate value of these securities, including those in “Other,” was $759,704,889 or 26.9% of net assets.
hAll or a portion of these securities were purchased on a delayed delivery basis.
iFloating or variable rate security. Coupon rate reflects the rate at period end.

 

“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.

 


32 2014 Annual Report ■ TIAA-CREF Funds: Fixed-Income Funds See notes to financial statements
 

Portfolio of investments

 

Inflation-Linked Bond Fund ■ March 31, 2014

                     
  Principal   Issuer     Value   % of net
assets
 
GOVERNMENT BONDS              
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES              
      United States Treasury Bond              
  $ 5,000,000   3.625%, 02/15/44   $ 5,057,810   0.3 %  
                     
      United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds              
  49,207,908 k 1.625%, 01/15/15     50,476,537   2.8    
  48,233,209 k 0.500%, 04/15/15     49,212,922   2.7    
  42,528,252 k 1.875%, 07/15/15     44,588,235   2.4    
  44,225,727 k 2.000%, 01/15/16     46,931,104   2.6    
  89,953,472 k 0.125%, 04/15/16     92,385,004   5.1    
  42,090,282 k 2.500%, 07/15/16     45,917,888   2.5    
  38,653,829 k 2.375%, 01/15/17     42,328,958   2.3    
  98,587,235 k 0.125%, 04/15/17     101,367,691   5.6    
  30,986,353 k 2.625%, 07/15/17     34,695,048   1.9    
  33,010,602 k 1.625%, 01/15/18     35,831,985   2.0    
  43,001,500 k 0.125%, 04/15/18     43,989,201   2.4    
  31,807,566 k 1.375%, 07/15/18     34,511,209   1.9    
  30,934,840 k 2.125%, 01/15/19     34,545,523   1.9    
  34,955,309 k 1.875%, 07/15/19     38,904,176   2.1    
  41,369,353 k 1.375%, 01/15/20     44,707,984   2.5    
  63,911,109 k 1.250%, 07/15/20     68,874,190   3.8    
  70,653,144 k 1.125%, 01/15/21     75,002,693   4.1    
  69,457,344 k 0.625%, 07/15/21     71,513,907   3.9    
  73,381,670 k 0.125%, 01/15/22     71,891,142   3.9    
  101,707,000 k 0.125%, 07/15/22     99,625,159   5.5    
  66,876,480 k 0.125%, 01/15/23     64,708,211   3.6    
  45,226,350 k 0.375%, 07/15/23     44,731,664   2.5    
  38,842,613 k 0.625%, 01/15/24     38,976,153   2.1    
  56,896,102 k 2.375%, 01/15/25     66,999,598   3.7    
  40,131,931 k 2.000%, 01/15/26     45,697,106   2.5    
  32,483,398 k 2.375%, 01/15/27     38,561,335   2.1    
  34,638,357 k 1.750%, 01/15/28     38,378,226   2.1    
  36,244,298 k 3.625%, 04/15/28     49,272,420   2.7    
  35,066,820 k 2.500%, 01/15/29     42,584,270   2.3    
  35,551,177 k 3.875%, 04/15/29     50,188,272   2.8    
  12,819,709 k 3.375%, 04/15/32     17,719,248   1.0    
  20,022,466 k 2.125%, 02/15/40     23,973,780   1.3    
  26,451,899 k 2.125%, 02/15/41     31,785,686   1.7    
  44,197,916 k 0.750%, 02/15/42     38,514,329   2.1    
  38,657,400 k 0.625%, 02/15/43     32,369,542   1.8    
  10,035,600 k 1.375%, 02/15/44     10,241,019   0.5    
                     
      United States Treasury Note              
  18,000,000   2.750%, 11/15/23     18,081,558   1.0    
            1,785,140,783   98.0    
                     
    TOTAL GOVERNMENT BONDS              
      (Cost $1,739,057,438)     1,785,140,783   98.0    
                     
    TOTAL BONDS              
      (Cost $1,739,057,438)     1,785,140,783   98.0    
                     
  Principal   Issuer     Value   % of net
assets
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS              
GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT              
      Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)              
  $15,000,000   0.070%, 04/09/14   $ 14,999,767   0.8 %  
            14,999,767   0.8    
TREASURY DEBT              
      United States Treasury Bill              
  7,000,000   0.055%, 04/24/14     6,999,754   0.4    
            6,999,754   0.4    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS              
      (Cost $21,999,521)     21,999,521   1.2    
                   
    TOTAL PORTFOLIO              
      (Cost $1,761,056,959)     1,807,140,304   99.2    
    OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET     13,549,994   0.8    
                   
    NET ASSETS   $ 1,820,690,298   100.0 %  
 

k Principal amount for interest accrual purposes is periodically adjusted based on changes in the Consumer Price Index.

 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Fixed-Income Funds ■ 2014 Annual Report 33
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

Short-Term Bond Fund ■ March 31, 2014

                     
  Principal   Issuer     Value   % of net
assets
 
BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS              
CAPITAL GOODS   $ 483,875   0.1 %  
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL     4,310,596   0.3    
CONSUMER SERVICES     9,823,969   0.7    
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO     1,690,118   0.1    
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES     201,034   0.0    
MEDIA     3,286,708   0.3    
  TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS              
      (Cost $19,897,719)     19,796,300   1.5    
BONDS              
CORPORATE BONDS              
BANKS              
      Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd              
$ 7,000,000 g 2.400%, 11/23/16     7,230,650   0.5    
      Banco del Estado de Chile              
  7,825,000 g 2.000%, 11/09/17     7,776,399   0.6    
      Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten              
  7,000,000 g 1.375%, 03/19/18     6,932,030   0.5    
      Citigroup, Inc              
  6,750,000   1.300%, 11/15/16     6,746,504   0.5    
      JPMorgan Chase & Co              
  10,000,000   0.800%, 04/23/15     10,025,340   0.8    
      PNC Bank NA              
  10,000,000   1.125%, 01/27/17     9,965,780   0.7    
      Royal Bank of Canada              
  10,000,000   1.200%, 01/23/17     10,000,550   0.8    
      Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB              
  9,000,000 g 1.375%, 05/29/18     8,821,710   0.7    
      Westpac Banking Corp              
  6,000,000 g 2.450%, 11/28/16     6,206,520   0.5    
      Other     66,706,231   4.9    
            140,411,714   10.5    
CAPITAL GOODS              
      John Deere Capital Corp              
  12,450,000   1.050%, 12/15/16     12,502,987   0.9    
      Other     12,093,168   0.9    
            24,596,155   1.8    
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES     1,035,588   0.1    
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL     546,250   0.1    
CONSUMER SERVICES     3,322,731   0.3    
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS              
      Bank of America Corp              
  9,350,000   2.000%, 01/11/18     9,332,487   0.7    
      Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec              
  8,000,000 g 1.600%, 03/06/17     8,105,760   0.6    
      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc              
  10,000,000   3.625%, 02/07/16     10,472,800   0.8    
      Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV              
  10,000,000 g 1.875%, 03/13/19     9,910,700   0.8    
                     
  Principal   Issuer     Value   % of net
assets
 
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS–continued              
      Wells Fargo & Co              
$ 11,000,000   1.250%, 07/20/16   $ 11,092,301   0.8 %  
      Other     71,591,737   5.5    
            120,505,785   9.2    
ENERGY     35,861,720   2.7    
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING     2,111,442   0.2    
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO     10,997,154   0.9    
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES     8,664,846   0.7    
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS     1,418,098   0.1    
INSURANCE     10,178,686   0.8    
MATERIALS     11,146,338   0.8    
MEDIA     13,906,900   1.1    
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES     12,196,588   0.9    
REAL ESTATE     7,364,916   0.5    
RETAILING     10,434,917   0.8    
SOFTWARE & SERVICES     3,553,599   0.3    
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT     12,358,600   0.9    
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES              
                     
      Verizon Communications, Inc              
  5,675,000   3.650%, 09/14/18     6,041,219   0.4    
      Other     13,072,504   1.0    
            19,113,723   1.4    
TRANSPORTATION     4,718,168   0.3    
UTILITIES     37,118,533   2.8    
    TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS              
      (Cost 487,583,794)     491,562,451   37.2    
GOVERNMENT BONDS              
AGENCY SECURITIES              
                     
      Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)              
  12,000,000   0.375%, 02/19/16     11,993,760   0.9    
      Hospital for Special Surgery              
  6,030,004 g 3.500%, 01/01/23     6,236,755   0.5    
      Private Export Funding Corp (PEFCO)              
  6,000,000   1.375%, 02/15/17     6,046,878   0.5    
      Other     5,975,932   0.4    
            30,253,325   2.3    
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS              
               
      International Finance Facility for Immunisation              
  20,000,000 g,i 0.420%, 07/05/16     20,004,480   1.5    
      Spain Government International Bond              
  7,000,000 g 4.000%, 03/06/18     7,384,370   0.6    
      Other     60,975,323   4.6    
            88,364,173   6.7    
MORTGAGE BACKED              
                     
      Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)              
  9,385,235   2.000%, 05/25/25     9,554,357   0.7    
      Other     23,342,188   1.8    
            32,896,545   2.5    

 

34 2014 Annual Report ■ TIAA-CREF Funds: Fixed-Income Funds See notes to financial statements
 
Summary portfolio of investments concluded
   
Short-Term Bond Fund ■ March 31, 2014  
                     
  Principal   Issuer     Value   % of net
assets
 
MUNICIPAL BONDS   $ 5,567,780   0.4 %  
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES              
      United States Treasury Note              
$ 29,700,000   1.250%, 04/15/14     29,711,613   2.2    
  6,680,000   0.250%, 11/30/14     6,687,308   0.5    
  21,460,000   0.250%, 05/31/15     21,482,640   1.6    
  35,790,000   0.500%, 06/15/16     35,767,631   2.7    
  26,315,000   0.625%, 08/15/16     26,323,210   2.0    
  15,000,000   0.875%, 09/15/16     15,083,205   1.1    
  31,455,000   0.625%, 02/15/17     31,255,953   2.4    
  25,180,900   0.250%–2.625%, 06/30/14–02/28/19     25,210,959   1.9    
            191,522,519   14.4    
    TOTAL GOVERNMENT BONDS              
      (Cost $347,476,316)     348,604,342   26.3    
STRUCTURED ASSETS              
ASSET BACKED              
      Ally Master Owner Trust              
      Series 2010-2 (Class A)              
  8,000,000 g 4.250%, 04/15/17     8,280,296   0.6    
      Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust              
      Series 2013-1 (Class A4)              
  7,500,000   0.970%, 01/22/18     7,508,715   0.6    
      Series 2014-1 (Class A4)              
  10,000,000   1.690%, 10/22/18     10,016,000   0.7    
      Chase Issuance Trust              
      Series 2014-A1 (Class A)              
  8,000,000   1.150%, 01/15/19     7,999,920   0.6    
      CitiBank Credit Card Issuance Trust              
      Series 2014–A2 (Class A2)              
  12,000,000   1.020%, 02/22/19     11,939,172   0.9    
      CNH Equipment Trust              
      Series 2011-C (Class A4)              
  6,000,000   1.550%, 11/15/17     6,079,062   0.5    
      Entergy Louisiana Investment Recovery Funding I LLC              
      Series 2011-A (Class A1)              
  8,231,468   2.040%, 09/01/23     8,225,879   0.6    
      Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust              
      Series 2010-3 (Class A1)              
  6,485,000 g 4.200%, 02/15/17     6,694,413   0.5    
      HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Backed Notes              
      Series 2014-T1 (Class AT1)              
  10,000,000 g 1.244%, 01/17/45     10,006,000   0.7    
      Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust              
      Series 2013-A (Class C)              
  8,000,000   1.350%, 06/17/19     7,948,184   0.6    
      SLM Student Loan Trust              
      Series 2012-B (Class A2)              
  7,800,000 g 3.480%, 10/15/30     8,105,651   0.6    
      Series 2012-A (Class A2)              
  9,000,000 g 3.830%, 01/17/45     9,449,721   0.7    
      Volvo Financial Equipment LLC              
      Series 2013-1A (Class A4)              
  7,000,000 g 0.970%, 08/15/19     6,996,997   0.5    
      Other     147,470,390   10.9    
            256,720,400   19.0    
                     
  Principal   Issuer     Value   % of net
assets
 
OTHER MORTGAGE BACKED              
      Banc of America Commercial Mortgage              
      Series 2007-4 (Class AM)              
$ 8,750,000 i 5.813%, 02/10/51   $ 9,712,378   0.7 %  
      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates              
      Series 2006-C4 (Class AM)              
  9,000,000   5.509%, 09/15/39     9,684,900   0.7    
      JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust              
      Series 2006-LDP9 (Class A1A)              
  9,514,032   5.257%, 05/15/47     10,120,485   0.8    
      Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust              
      Series 2007-C30 (Class AM)              
  8,735,000   5.383%, 12/15/43     9,455,052   0.7    
      Other     31,612,021   2.6    
            70,584,836   5.5    
    TOTAL STRUCTURED ASSETS              
      (Cost 326,499,925)     327,305,236   24.5    
    TOTAL BONDS              
      (Cost $1,161,560,035)     1,167,472,029   88.0    
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS              
GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT              
      Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)              
  7,995,000   0.045%, 04/02/14     7,994,990   0.6    
  20,000,000   0.065%, 04/25/14     19,999,133   1.5    
  15,100,000   0.100%, 05/02/14     15,098,700   1.1    
            43,092,823   3.2    
TREASURY DEBT              
      United States Treasury Bill              
  10,000,000 d 0.065%, 04/24/14     9,999,585   0.8    
      Other     5,299,924   0.4    
            15,299,509   1.2    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS              
      (Cost $58,392,332)     58,392,332   4.4    
    TOTAL PORTFOLIO              
      (Cost $1,239,850,086)     1,245,660,661   93.9    
    OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET     80,452,712   6.1    
    NET ASSETS   $ 1,326,113,373   100.0 %  
 
d All or a portion of these securities have been segregated to cover margin or other requirements on open futures transactions.
g Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144(A) of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities are deemed liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. At 3/31/2014, the aggregate value of these securities, including those in “Other,” was $322,490,852 or 24.3% of net assets.
i Floating or variable rate security. Coupon rate reflects the rate at period end.

 

“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: Fixed-Income Funds 2014 Annual Report 35
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

Social Choice Bond Fund ■ March 31, 2014

                     
  Principal   Issuer     Value   % of net
assets
 
BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS              
MEDIA   $ 249,332   0.2 %  
UTILITIES              
      ExGen Renewables I LLC              
  $ 500,000 i 5.250%, 02/06/21     506,875   0.6    
            506,875   0.6    
    TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS              
      (Cost $747,021)     756,207   0.8    
BONDS              
CORPORATE BONDS              
BANKS              
      Discover Bank              
  500,000   4.200%, 08/08/23     512,644   0.5    
      First Niagara Financial Group, Inc              
  515,000   6.750%, 03/19/20     589,987   0.6    
      HSBC Holdings plc              
  500,000   5.250%, 03/14/44     505,578   0.5    
      Huntington Bancshares, Inc              
  1,000,000   2.600%, 08/02/18     1,006,752   1.0    
      Other     8,480,007   8.4    
            11,094,968   11.0    
CAPITAL GOODS              
      Pentair Finance S.A.              
  750,000   1.350%, 12/01/15     753,939   0.8    
      Rockwell Collins, Inc              
  500,000   3.700%, 12/15/23     507,001   0.5    
      Other     740,224   0.7    
            2,001,164   2.0    
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES     500,000   0.5    
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL              
      Whirlpool Corp              
  500,000   5.150%, 03/01/43     512,459   0.5    
      Other     245,625   0.3    
            758,084   0.8    
CONSUMER SERVICES     253,125   0.3    
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS              
      CIT Group, Inc              
  500,000   3.875%, 02/19/19     505,471   0.5    
      EDP Finance BV              
  500,000 g 5.250%, 01/14/21     515,750   0.5    
      Ford Motor Credit Co LLC              
  500,000 i 1.487%, 05/09/16     508,356   0.5    
      Other     1,867,222   1.8    
            3,396,799   3.3    
ENERGY              
      Noble Energy, Inc              
  500,000   5.250%, 11/15/43     521,870   0.5    
      ONE Gas, Inc              
  500,000 g 4.658%, 02/01/44     519,070   0.5    
                     
  Principal   Issuer     Value   % of net
assets
 
ENERGY–continued              
      Statoil ASA              
  $   500,000   2.900%, 11/08/20   $ 504,444   0.5 %  
  1,000,000   2.650%–3.950%, 01/15/24–05/15/43     932,735   1.0    
      Other     710,759   0.7    
            3,188,878   3.2    
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING              
      Kroger Co              
  1,000,000   1.200%–2.300%, 10/17/16–01/15/19     995,745   1.0    
            995,745   1.0    
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO     496,699   0.5    
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES              
      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc              
  500,000   4.150%, 02/01/24     514,416   0.5    
      Other     995,221   1.0    
            1,509,637   1.5    
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS     225,688   0.2    
INSURANCE     1,202,104   1.2    
MATERIALS     1,021,186   1.0    
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES              
      Gilead Sciences, Inc              
  500,000   4.800%, 04/01/44     514,702   0.5    
      Johnson & Johnson              
  500,000   4.375%, 12/05/33     524,499   0.5    
  500,000   4.500%, 09/01/40     517,603   0.5    
      Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc              
  500,000 g 5.625%, 12/01/21     525,000   0.5    
      Other     2,210,468   2.2    
            4,292,272   4.2    
REAL ESTATE              
      Mid-America Apartments LP              
  500,000 g 6.250%, 06/15/14     505,500   0.5    
      Other     2,951,862   2.8    
            3,457,362   3.3    
RETAILING     246,024   0.2    
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT     1,251,598   1.2    
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES              
      CenturyLink, Inc              
  500,000   6.750%, 12/01/23     530,625   0.5    
      Sprint Corp              
  500,000 g 7.250%, 09/15/21     545,000   0.5    
      Other     245,802   0.2    
            1,321,427   1.2    
TRANSPORTATION              
      GATX Corp              
  500,000   5.200%, 03/15/44     514,041   0.5    
      Other     496,854   0.5    
            1,010,895   1.0    

 

36 2014 Annual Report ■ TIAA-CREF Funds: Fixed-Income Funds See notes to financial statements
 
Summary portfolio of investments continued
   
Social Choice Bond Fund ■ March 31, 2014  
                     
  Principal   Issuer     Value   % of net
assets
 
UTILITIES              
      Pacific Gas & Electric Co              
  $  500,000   4.750%, 02/15/44   $ 505,899   0.5 %  
      Other     3,610,359   3.5    
            4,116,258   4.0    
    TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS              
      (Cost $42,181,074)     42,339,913   41.6    
GOVERNMENT BONDS              
AGENCY SECURITIES              
      Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC)              
  500,000   3.820%, 12/20/32     506,580   0.5    
      United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)              
  1,195,000   2.050%–4.870%, 08/01/14–08/01/20     1,236,505   1.2    
      Other     2,928,573   3.1    
            4,671,658   4.8    
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS              
      International Bank for Reconstruction & Development              
  525,000   2.000%, 10/20/16     541,459   0.5    
      Other     6,451,618   6.3    
            6,993,077   6.8    
MORTGAGE BACKED              
      Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)              
  817,501   3.000%, 05/01/27     841,248   0.8    
  1,138,018   2.500%, 10/01/27     1,140,962   1.1    
  1,210,289   4.500%, 08/01/39     1,301,922   1.3    
  677,904   4.500%, 04/01/40     729,113   0.7    
  500,014   5.500%, 07/01/40     555,369   0.6    
  839,131   4.000%, 10/01/40     876,353   0.9    
  1,090,514   3.500%, 01/01/43     1,097,892   1.1    
  959,142   4.000%, 02/25/44     1,007,167   1.0    
  1,340,052   3.500%–6.000%, 10/01/19–11/01/40     1,441,997   1.4    
      Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)              
  1,060,930   3.000%, 02/20/39     1,089,390   1.1    
  578,790   3.500%, 08/20/39     597,034   0.6    
  670,297   4.000%, 05/20/42     705,302   0.7    
  954,283   3.000%, 02/20/43     940,858   0.9    
  1,330,744   3.500%–5.000%, 10/20/39–07/15/43     1,406,411   1.4    
            13,731,018   13.6    
MUNICIPAL BONDS              
      Commonwealth of Massachusetts              
  500,000   5.000%, 08/01/33     554,220   0.6    
      Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Finance Corp              
  500,000   1.298%, 07/01/16     505,000   0.5    
      Washington County Clean Water Services              
  655,000   4.828%, 10/01/22     730,030   0.7    
      Other     6,866,344   6.8    
            8,655,594   8.6    
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES              
      United States Treasury Bond              
  1,275,000   3.750%, 11/15/43     1,320,023   1.3    
                       
  Principal   Issuer     Value   % of net
assets
 
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES–continued              
      United States Treasury Note              
  $3,347,600   1.500%, 02/28/19   $ 3,314,124   3.3 %  
  2,165,000   2.750%, 02/15/24     2,169,737   2.2    
      Other     1,286,490   1.2    
            8,090,374   8.0    
    TOTAL GOVERNMENT BONDS              
      (Cost $42,492,419)     42,141,721   41.8    
STRUCTURED ASSETS              
ASSET BACKED              
      Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC              
      Series 2010-1A (Class B3)              
  500,000 g 6.440%, 02/25/19     562,881   0.5    
      Other     3,782,688   3.8    
            4,345,569   4.3    
OTHER MORTGAGE BACKED              
      Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust              
      Series 2007-1 (Class AMFX)              
  500,000 i 5.482%, 01/15/49     525,403   0.5    
      Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities              
      Series 2007-PW15 (Class AM)              
  500,000   5.363%, 02/11/44     522,239   0.5    
      JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust              
      Series 2007-LD12 (Class AM)              
  710,000 i 6.192%, 02/15/51     791,996   0.8    
      Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust              
      Series 2007-C34 (Class AJ)              
  500,000 i 5.933%, 05/15/46     507,300   0.5    
      Other     2,379,233   2.4    
            4,726,171   4.7    
    TOTAL STRUCTURED ASSETS              
      (Cost $9,062,695)     9,071,740   9.0    
    TOTAL BONDS              
      (Cost $93,736,188)     93,553,374   92.4    
                     
  Shares   Company                
PREFERRED STOCKS              
BANKS     249,757   0.3    
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS              
      (Cost $255,625)     249,757   0.3    

 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Fixed-Income Funds 2014 Annual Report 37
 
Summary portfolio of investments concluded
   
Social Choice Bond Fund ■ March 31, 2014  
                     
  Principal   Issuer     Value   % of net
assets
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS              
TREASURY DEBT              
      United States Treasury Bill              
  $4,000,000   0.040%, 04/17/14   $ 3,999,929   4.0 %  
            3,999,929   4.0    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS              
      (Cost $3,999,929)     3,999,929   4.0    
    TOTAL PORTFOLIO              
      (Cost $98,738,763)     98,559,267   97.5    
    OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET     2,578,321   2.5    
    NET ASSETS   $ 101,137,588   100.0 %  
 
g Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144(A) of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities are deemed liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. At 3/31/2014, the aggregate value of these securities, including those in “Other,” was $13,009,266 or 12.9% of net assets.
i Floating or variable rate security. Coupon rate reflects the rate at period end.

 

“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.


 

38 2014 Annual Report TIAA-CREF Funds: Fixed-Income Funds See notes to financial statements
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

Tax-Exempt Bond Fund ■ March 31, 2014

 

  Principal   Issuer  

 

Value

  % of net assets  
LONG-TERM MUNICIPAL BONDS              
ARIZONA   $ 3,684,006   1.1 %  
CALIFORNIA              
      California State Public Works Board              
  $3,250,000   5.000%, 09/01/24     3,764,442   1.1    
  5,000,000   5.000%, 09/01/39     5,273,900   1.6    
      State of California              
  5,000,000   5.000%, 12/01/17     5,732,700   1.7    
      State of California, GO              
  2,000,000   5.250%, 10/01/22     2,396,560   0.7    
      Other     15,424,688   4.6    
            32,592,290   9.7    
COLORADO     3,117,664   1.0    
CONNECTICUT              
      State of Connecticut              
  3,000,000 i 1.080%, 08/15/20     3,049,080   0.9    
  3,000,000   5.000%, 10/15/23     3,559,890   1.1    
      Other     5,103,804   1.5    
            11,712,774   3.5    
FLORIDA              
      City of Orlando FL              
  6,000,000   5.000%, 11/01/44     6,368,460   1.9    
      Other     5,814,479   1.7    
            12,182,939   3.6    
GEORGIA              
      State of Georgia              
  4,000,000   5.000%, 12/01/16     4,470,680   1.3    
      Other     5,081,322   1.5    
            9,552,002   2.8    
HAWAII     1,177,100   0.3    
ILLINOIS              
      Chicago Board of Education              
  5,000,000 i 0.890%, 03/01/36     4,837,900   1.4    
      State of Illinois              
  2,500,000   5.000%, 02/01/23     2,782,550   0.8    
      Other     23,917,091   7.1    
            31,537,541   9.3    
INDIANA              
      Indiana Bond Bank              
  2,120,000   5.250%, 04/01/19     2,388,943   0.7    
      Other     3,053,518   0.9    
            5,442,461   1.6    
LOUISIANA     1,138,500   0.3    
MARYLAND              
      County of Montgomery MD              
  4,000,000   5.000%, 07/01/21     4,769,720   1.4    
      State of Maryland              
  2,750,000   5.000%, 07/15/15     2,919,455   0.9    
  5,000,000   5.250%, 08/15/16     5,566,850   1.7    

 

  Principal   Issuer   Value   % of net assets  
MARYLAND–continued            
      State of Maryland Department of Transportation              
  $4,500,000   5.000%, 12/01/17   $ 5,162,940   1.5 %  
            18,418,965   5.5    
MASSACHUSETTS              
      Commonwealth of Massachusetts              
  5,260,000   5.250%, 08/01/22     6,363,232   1.9    
      Massachusetts State College Building Authority              
  3,000,000   5.000%, 05/01/20     3,525,750   1.0    
      Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust              
  4,230,000   5.250%, 08/01/21     5,136,870   1.5    
      Other     6,030,849   1.8    
            21,056,701   6.2    
MICHIGAN     2,372,107   0.8    
MINNESOTA              
      St. Paul Port Authority              
  3,000,000   5.000%, 12/01/21     3,535,890   1.0    
      State of Minnesota              
  5,000,000   5.000%, 10/01/23     6,017,850   1.8    
      Other     3,118,336   0.9    
            12,672,076   3.7    
MISSOURI     1,703,295   0.5    
NEBRASKA     1,102,320   0.3    
NEW JERSEY              
      New Jersey Building Authority              
  2,250,000   5.000%, 06/15/16     2,465,505   0.7    
      Other     6,181,883   1.8    
            8,647,388   2.5    
NEW YORK              
      Battery Park City Authority              
  2,000,000   5.000%, 11/01/23     2,423,500   0.7    
      City of New York NY              
  4,000,000   5.000%, 08/01/17     4,536,440   1.3    
  4,000,000   5.000%, 08/01/18     4,620,800   1.4    
      County of Rockland NY              
  3,600,000   2.000%, 03/17/15     3,646,764   1.1    
      New York State Dormitory Authority              
  2,250,000   5.000%, 10/01/17     2,545,042   0.8    
  5,000,000   5.000%, 12/15/22     5,928,800   1.8    
  3,000,000   5.000%, 03/15/23     3,579,510   1.1    
      New York State Urban Development Corp              
  4,000,000   5.000%, 03/15/20     4,684,640   1.4    
  4,000,000   5.000%, 03/15/21     4,706,840   1.4    
  5,000,000   5.000%, 03/15/22     5,896,100   1.7    
      Other     14,005,428   4.1    
            56,573,864   16.8    
OHIO              
      Ohio State Water Development Authority              
  3,000,000   5.000%, 06/01/23     3,591,570   1.1    


 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Fixed-Income Funds ■ 2014 Annual Report 39
 

Summary portfolio of investments concluded
   
Tax-Exempt Bond Fund ■ March 31, 2014  

 

  Principal   Issuer   Value   % of net assets  
OHIO–continued              
      State of Ohio              
  $4,000,000   5.000%, 06/15/22   $ 4,773,080   1.4 %  
      Other     14,449,221   4.2    
            22,813,871   6.7    
RHODE ISLAND              
      Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp              
  5,000,000   5.000%, 09/01/21     5,941,200   1.8    
      Other     2,331,360   0.7    
            8,272,560   2.5    
SOUTH CAROLINA     2,402,372   0.7    
TEXAS              
      City Public Service Board of San Antonio TX              
  5,000,000   5.250%, 02/01/24     6,065,050   1.8    
      Dallas Area Rapid Transit              
  5,000,000   5.000%, 12/01/17     5,726,850   1.7    
      North Texas Municipal Water District              
  3,250,000   5.250%, 09/01/23     3,877,543   1.2    
      Tarrant Regional Water District              
  3,000,000   6.000%, 09/01/23     3,829,290   1.1    
  3,000,000   6.000%, 09/01/24     3,871,110   1.1    
      Texas Transportation Commission State Highway Fund              
  5,000,000   5.000%, 04/01/18     5,779,100   1.7    
  2,000,000   5.000%, 04/01/24     2,424,000   0.7    
      Other     4,077,270   1.2    
            35,650,213   10.5    
UTAH              
      University of Utah              
  2,750,000   6.000%, 08/01/22     3,464,753   1.0    
      Other     3,394,710   1.0    
            6,859,463   2.0    
WASHINGTON              
      Energy Northwest WA Electric Revenue              
  4,000,000   5.000%, 07/01/17     4,527,320   1.3    
      Port of Seattle WA              
  3,150,000   5.500%, 09/01/17     3,555,090   1.1    
      State of Washington              
  3,000,000   6.000%, 02/01/16     3,306,210   1.0    
  3,000,000   5.250%, 02/01/22     3,616,260   1.1    
  5,075,000   5.000%, 02/01/23     6,047,725   1.8    
            21,052,605   6.3    
WEST VIRGINIA     1,633,065   0.5    
WISCONSIN              
      State of Wisconsin              
  5,000,000   5.000%, 05/01/17     5,638,800   1.7    
  5,260,000   5.000%, 05/01/19     5,760,121   1.7    
      Wisconsin Department of Transportation              
  3,100,000   5.000%, 07/01/24     3,557,405   1.1    
      Other     1,186,180   0.3    
            16,142,506   4.8    
    TOTAL LONG-TERM MUNICIPAL BONDS              
     

 (Cost $343,151,808) 

    349,510,648   103.5    
  Principal   Issuer     Value   % of net assets    
SHORT-TERM MUNICIPAL BONDS            
NEW YORK   $ 400,000   0.1 %  
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM MUNICIPAL BONDS            
      (Cost $400,000)     400,000   0.1    
    TOTAL PORTFOLIO            
      (Cost $343,551,808)   349,910,648   103.6    
    OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET     (12,505,735

 

) 

(3.6 )  
    NET ASSETS   $ 337,404,913   100.0 %  
 

Abbreviation(s):

GO – General Obligation

 

iFloating or variable rate security. Coupon rate reflects the rate at period end.

 

“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.


 

40 2014 Annual Report TIAA-CREF Funds: Fixed-Income Funds See notes to financial statements
 

Summary portfolio of investments

 

Money Market Fund ■ March 31, 2014

  Principal   Issuer     Value   % of net assets    
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS            
CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT              
      Banco Del Estado De Chile              
  $10,000,000   0.200%–0.210%, 05/12/14–06/09/14   $ 10,000,000   1.2 %  
      Toronto-Dominion Bank              
  10,000,000   0.120%, 05/20/14     10,000,000   1.1    
  6,000,000   0.150%, 06/11/14     6,000,000   0.7    
  10,250,000   0.140%–0.550%, 04/01/14–09/18/14     10,250,233   1.2    
      Wells Fargo Bank NA              
  10,000,000   0.140%, 06/02/14     10,000,000   1.2    
            46,250,233   5.4    
COMMERCIAL PAPER              
      American Honda Finance Corp              
  22,210,000   0.100%–0.110%, 04/07/14–06/23/14     22,206,911   2.6    
      Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd              
  9,640,000   0.150%–0.150%, 05/07/14–05/14/14     9,638,408   1.1    
      Bank of Nova Scotia              
  7,840,000   0.185%, 06/19/14     7,836,817   0.9    
      Bedford Row Funding Corp              
  5,970,000 y 0.125%–0.180%, 05/19/14     5,968,766   0.7    
      Coca-Cola Co              
  5,700,000 y 0.100%–0.100%, 04/09/14     5,699,873   0.7    
  13,500,000   0.090%–0.125%, 04/10/14–06/04/14     13,498,574   1.6    
      Commonwealth Bank of Australia              
  10,725,000 y 0.140%–0.155%, 04/03/14     10,724,911   1.2    
  10,000,000 y 0.160%, 06/27/14     9,996,133   1.2    
      Fairway Finance LLC              
  7,000,000 y 0.140%, 04/17/14     6,999,565   0.8    
  15,567,000   0.120%–0.160%, 04/08/14–06/12/14     15,564,443   1.8    
      General Electric Capital Corp              
  6,925,000   0.120%, 05/27/14     6,923,707   0.8    
      Hydro-Quebec              
  7,000,000 y 0.110%, 04/14/14     6,999,722   0.8    
  20,000,000   0.080%–0.120%, 04/08/14–06/19/14     19,997,654   2.3    
      Liberty Street Funding LLC              
  10,100,000   0.140%–0.170%, 04/16/14–04/23/14     10,099,198   1.2    
      Merck & Co, Inc              
  5,700,000 y 0.070%, 04/29/14     5,699,690   0.6    
      National Australia Funding Delaware, Inc              
  10,000,000 y 0.160%–0.163%, 05/05/14     9,998,476   1.2    
  6,500,000 y 0.130%, 06/24/14     6,498,028   0.7    
      Nestle Capital Corp              
  5,880,000 y 0.100%, 04/03/14     5,879,967   0.7    
  7,550,000 y 0.100%–0.115%, 06/12/14     7,548,480   0.9    
  10,000,000 y 0.110%, 06/18/14     9,997,617   1.2    
      Procter & Gamble Co              
  6,850,000 y 0.100%, 05/28/14     6,848,916   0.8    
  20,450,000   0.090%–0.110%, 04/21/14–06/13/14     20,446,589   2.4    
      Province of Ontario Canada              
  12,000,000   0.100%, 04/22/14     11,999,300   1.4    
  14,530,000   0.100%–0.110%, 04/08/14–06/13/14     14,528,669   1.7    
      PSP Capital, Inc              
  11,500,000 y 0.140%–0.160%, 06/16/14     11,496,517   1.3    
  9,500,000   0.120%–0.130%, 04/04/14–06/24/14     9,498,733   1.1    
      Toyota Motor Credit Corp              
  10,000,000   0.130%–0.170%, 04/17/14–06/23/14     9,997,750   1.2    
 
Principal
  Issuer     Value   % of net assets    
COMMERCIAL PAPER–continued            
      United Overseas Bank Ltd              
$ 6,000,000 y 0.180%, 06/17/14   $ 5,997,690   0.7 %  
  18,080,000   0.185%–0.220%, 04/14/14–07/21/14     18,075,911   2.1    
      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc              
  10,000,000 y 0.080%–0.090%, 04/28/14     9,999,340   1.2    
      Other     81,411,991   9.5    
            398,078,346   46.4    
GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT              
      Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)              
  6,710,000   0.057%–0.070%, 04/23/14     6,709,743   0.8    
  6,405,000   0.050%–0.065%, 05/07/14     6,404,631   0.7    
  9,500,000   0.070%–0.075%, 05/14/14     9,499,185   1.1    
  9,978,000   0.060%–0.070%, 05/21/14     9,977,074   1.2    
  13,400,000   0.090%–0.092%, 07/23/14     13,396,171   1.6    
  11,177,000   0.060%–0.085%, 04/02/14     11,176,981   1.3    
  11,500,000   0.055%–0.110%, 04/04/14     11,499,910   1.3    
  14,060,000   0.055%–0.060%, 04/11/14     14,059,771   1.6    
  13,600,000   0.055%–0.069%, 05/09/14     13,599,123   1.6    
  9,052,000   0.070%–0.110%, 05/16/14     9,050,825   1.1    
  6,000,000   0.070%–0.075%, 06/06/14     5,999,221   0.7    
  10,000,000   0.080%, 06/20/14     9,998,222   1.2    
  40,662,000   0.058%–0.090%, 04/09/14–07/16/14     40,657,978   4.7    
      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC)              
  6,235,000   0.055%–0.080%, 04/21/14     6,234,776   0.7    
  11,635,000   0.040%–0.100%, 04/01/14–05/08/14     11,634,666   1.4    
      Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)              
  9,660,000   0.065%–0.090%, 04/09/14–07/14/14     9,659,150   1.1    
      Other     4,999,531   0.6    
            194,556,958   22.7    
TREASURY DEBT              
      United States Treasury Bill              
  5,720,000   0.050%, 04/17/14     5,719,873   0.7    
  10,625,000   0.027%–0.085%, 04/24/14     10,624,616   1.3    
  7,000,000   0.053%–0.055%, 05/08/14     6,999,591   0.8    
  11,040,000   0.050%–0.088%, 06/26/14     11,037,964   1.3    
  7,975,000   0.089%–0.095%, 08/21/14     7,972,108   0.9    
  29,300,000   0.043%–0.090%, 04/03/14–09/18/14     29,297,490   3.4    
      United States Treasury Note              
  6,230,000   1.250%, 04/15/14     6,232,794   0.7    
  6,240,000   0.250%, 04/30/14     6,240,479   0.7    
  8,000,000   1.000%, 05/15/14     8,008,332   0.9    
  8,315,000   0.750%, 06/15/14     8,325,451   1.0    
  7,000,000   0.250%, 06/30/14     7,001,974   0.8    
  7,355,000   0.625%, 07/15/14     7,365,407   0.9    
  8,410,000   0.125%, 07/31/14     8,410,077   1.0    
  5,735,000   0.250%, 01/15/15     5,740,181   0.7    
  22,250,000   0.125%–0.500%, 08/15/14–03/31/15     22,268,940   2.6    
            151,245,277   17.7    
VARIABLE RATE SECURITIES              
      Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB)              
  8,000,000 i 0.131%, 04/01/14     7,996,677   0.9    
  8,500,000 i 0.181%, 04/01/14     8,498,728   1.0    
  31,680,000   0.120%–0.330%, 04/01/14–10/27/14     31,681,847   3.7    


 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Fixed-Income Funds ■ 2014 Annual Report 41

 

Summary portfolio of investments concluded
   
Money Market Fund ■ March 31, 2014  

 

 
Principal
  Issuer     Value   % of net assets    
VARIABLE RATE SECURITIES–continued              
      Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)              
  $9,000,000   0.200%–0.220%, 04/01/14–04/01/14   $ 9,002,191   1.0 %  
      Other     8,999,814   1.1    
            66,179,257   7.7    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS            
      (Cost $856,310,071)     856,310,071   99.9    
    TOTAL PORTFOLIO            
      (Cost $856,310,071)     856,310,071   99.9    
      OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET     793,299   0.1    
      NET ASSETS   $ 857,103,370   100.0 %  
 
iFloating or variable rate security. Coupon rate reflects the rate at period end.
ySecurity exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities are deemed to be liquid and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration only to dealers in that program or other “accredited investors.” At 3/31/2014, the aggregate value of these securities was $291,302,375 or 34.0% of net assets.

 

“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.


 

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Statements of assets and liabilities

 

TIAA-CREF Funds March 31, 2014

 

                   Inflation-Linked   Short-Term   Social Choice   Tax-Exempt   Money Market 
   Bond Fund   Bond Index Fund   Bond Plus Fund   High-Yield Fund   Bond Fund   Bond Fund   Bond Fund   Bond Fund   Fund 
 
ASSETS                                             
Portfolio investments, at value  $2,605,614,713   $5,049,990,360   $2,519,521,948   $2,873,849,955   $1,807,140,304   $1,245,660,661   $98,559,267   $349,910,648   $856,310,071 
Cash   7,584,094    32,140,872    10,853,499    33,821,215    7,942,943    73,536,477    3,640,463    26,745,461    19,392 
Receivable from securities transactions   31,472,828    63,141,012    19,095,936    23,907,636        2,220,101    3,248,081         
Receivable for delayed delivery securities   122,626,281        153,462,332            2,048,658             
Receivable from Fund shares sold   1,107,301    4,312,702    1,140,239    8,953,026    1,444,209    1,730,957    63,614    32,765    2,888,378 
Dividends and interest receivable   12,463,703    26,109,495    16,611,152    37,751,857    5,313,995    4,812,393    500,602    3,140,514    148,911 
Due from affiliates   –                         1,924    8    106,601 
Swap premiums paid   12,486                                 
Other   111,111    99,659    54,362    75,783    79,164    37,430    475    31,781    36,590 
Total assets   2,780,992,517    5,175,794,100    2,720,739,468    2,978,359,472    1,821,920,615    1,330,046,677    106,014,426    379,861,177    859,509,943 
LIABILITIES                                             
Management fees payable   112,561    83,386    110,222    158,108    73,535    53,795    5,774    16,650    14,074 
Service agreement fees payable   14,391    3,037    7,981    16,349    7,819    8,440    264        3,741 
Distribution fees payable   18,023    6,811    57,341    130,602    33,203    37,385    1,576    70,405    88,942 
Due to affiliates   19,952    39,197    16,583    21,853    15,374    9,913    648    3,270    7,254 
Payable for securities transactions   34,306,262    71,215,170    22,373,556    38,486,177        2,894,188    4,777,858    9,026,590     
Payable for delayed delivery securities   415,285,831    17,685,787    414,813,361    107,379,798                32,570,229     
Payable for Fund shares redeemed   2,464,386    1,628,117    2,711,195    4,087,531    938,054    321,413    6,470    641,380    2,155,623 
Income distribution payable   3,347,387    1,259,789    3,972,529    4,573,559        462,925    636    54,493    1,785 
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts                       25,000             
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements   107,023                                 
Accrued expenses and other payables   222,116    377,174    291,739    241,373    162,332    120,245    83,612    73,247    135,154 
Total liabilities   455,897,932    92,298,468    444,354,507    155,095,350    1,230,317    3,933,304    4,876,838    42,456,264    2,406,573 
NET ASSETS  $2,325,094,585   $5,083,495,632   $2,276,384,961   $2,823,264,122   $1,820,690,298   $1,326,113,373   $101,137,588   $337,404,913   $857,103,370 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:                                             
Paid-in-capital  $2,301,172,847   $5,089,535,077   $2,240,211,553   $2,715,051,441   $1,773,581,282   $1,320,624,893   $100,960,281   $332,740,014   $857,124,278 
Undistributed net investment income (loss)   (367,698)   (201,467)   23,830    (294,876)   124,365    (1,812)   (442)   10,930    (20,908)
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on total investments   (3,962,543)   (4,004,674)   4,322,471    8,330,126    901,306    (291,218)   357,245    (1,704,871)    
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on total investments   28,251,979    (1,833,304)   31,827,107    100,177,431    46,083,345    5,781,510    (179,496)   6,358,840     
NET ASSETS  $2,325,094,585   $5,083,495,632   $2,276,384,961   $2,823,264,122   $1,820,690,298   $1,326,113,373   $101,137,588   $337,404,913   $857,103,370 
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS:                                             
Net assets  $1,882,775,884   $4,964,508,937   $1,807,530,048   $1,790,121,750   $1,472,700,048   $938,243,659   $85,770,900   $9,625,533   $345,892,291 
Outstanding shares of beneficial interest, unlimited shares authorized ($.0001 par value)   181,024,766    465,095,430    170,876,143    172,421,062    129,098,981    90,144,744    8,595,615    916,016    345,888,543 
Net asset value per share  $10.40   $10.67   $10.58   $10.38   $11.41   $10.41   $9.98   $10.51   $1.00 
PREMIER CLASS:                                             
Net assets  $17,714,629   $31,048,257   $12,140,200   $30,851,188   $7,432,825   $11,982,292   $2,018,790   $   $5,370,829 
Outstanding shares of beneficial interest, unlimited shares authorized ($.0001 par value)   1,702,266    2,908,580    1,148,006    2,970,144    652,685    1,150,107    202,357        5,370,736 
Net asset value per share  $10.41   $10.67   $10.58   $10.39   $11.39   $10.42   $9.98    $   $1.00 
RETIREMENT CLASS:                                             
Net assets  $350,208,365   $73,880,564   $194,475,852   $402,054,418   $190,395,345   $206,496,455   $6,630,889   $   $90,362,861 
Outstanding shares of beneficial interest, unlimited shares authorized ($.0001 par value)   33,079,250    6,919,145    18,362,434    38,724,953    16,557,921    19,816,060    664,544        90,361,393 
Net asset value per share  $10.59   $10.68   $10.59   $10.38   $11.50   $10.42   $9.98    $   $1.00 
RETAIL CLASS:                                             
Net assets  $74,395,707   $14,057,874   $262,238,861   $600,236,766   $150,162,080   $169,390,967   $6,717,009   $327,779,380   $415,477,389 
Outstanding shares of beneficial interest, unlimited shares authorized ($.0001 par value)   7,034,480    1,316,466    24,743,789    57,560,045    13,460,855    16,260,668    673,378    31,151,163    415,465,522 
Net asset value per share  $10.58   $10.68   $10.60   $10.43   $11.16   $10.42   $9.98   $10.52   $1.00 
Portfolio investments, cost  $2,577,257,804   $5,051,823,664   $2,487,695,037   $2,773,672,524   $1,761,056,959   $1,239,850,086   $98,738,763   $343,551,808   $856,310,071 

 

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Statements of operations

 

TIAA-CREF Funds For the year ended March 31, 2014

 

 

       Bond Index   Bond Plus   High-Yield   Inflation-Linked   Short-Term   Social Choice   Tax-Exempt   Money Market 
   Bond Fund   Fund   Fund   Fund   Bond Fund   Bond Fund   Bond Fund   Bond Fund   Fund 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME                                             
Interest  $65,527,494   $97,632,760   $54,284,361   $146,819,938   $35,386,268   $20,154,219   $1,615,032   $9,903,268   $1,166,972 
Dividends           68,520    440,965            13,371         
Total income   65,527,494    97,632,760    54,352,881    147,260,903    35,386,268    20,154,219    1,628,403    9,903,268    1,166,972 
EXPENSES                                             
Management fees   6,951,196    4,645,595    5,312,959    8,611,292    4,389,707    2,948,005    262,795    1,105,446    851,132 
Shareholder servicing – Institutional Class   2,851    12,894    2,431    6,426    4,888    3,242    452    316    2,735 
Shareholder servicing – Premier Class   171    188    189    305    177    187    210        145 
Shareholder servicing – Retirement Class   866,764    177,127    445,049    816,696    490,486    522,839    9,117        210,232 
Shareholder servicing – Retail Class   55,021    15,902    244,731    150,285    121,520    118,974    3,632    121,904    499,982 
Distribution fees – Premier Class   29,901    47,540    25,501    47,830    15,024    24,202    2,127        11,852 
Distribution fees – Retail Class   199,253    34,546    676,904    1,349,181    437,225    435,985    10,800    895,673    1,053,968 
Administrative service fees   129,737    251,526    94,905    136,003    97,035    64,547    3,860    20,504    44,887 
Custody and accounting fees   98,318    279,405    107,431    64,662    28,220    55,760    26,741    40,680    49,959 
Professional fees   74,181    110,153    71,538    80,399    57,380    62,403    52,885    45,097    46,226 
Registration fees   61,413    74,873    62,904    80,190    71,451    66,794    69,211    41,842    88,686 
Trustee fees and expenses   21,300    43,168    16,554    23,447    16,268    11,111    650    3,409    7,209 
Other expenses   121,493    305,605    214,398    218,700    95,261    90,974    24,447    27,595    43,544 
Total expenses   8,611,599    5,998,522    7,275,494    11,585,416    5,824,642    4,405,023    466,927    2,302,466    2,910,557 
Less: Expenses reimbursed by the investment adviser       (1,111)                   (140,771)   (200)   (463,622)
Fee waiver by investment adviser and TPIS                                   (1,309,561)
Net expenses   8,611,599    5,997,411    7,275,494    11,585,416    5,824,642    4,405,023    326,156    2,302,266    1,137,374 
Net Investment income (loss)   56,915,895    91,635,349    47,077,387    135,675,487    29,561,626    15,749,196    1,302,247    7,601,002    29,598 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON TOTAL INVESTMENTS
Realized gain (loss):                                             
Portfolio investments   (3,518,297)   (2,034,300)   4,500,418    20,997,196    2,666,475    (248,067)   362,201    (1,553,614)   991 
Swap transactions   (145,363)       (30,740)           (4,487)            
Foreign currency transactions   98,122        67,759                         
Net realized gain (loss) on total investments   (3,565,538)   (2,034,300)   4,537,437    20,997,196    2,666,475    (252,554)   362,201    (1,553,614)   991 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                          
Portfolio investments   (39,848,832)   (98,025,737)   (14,690,544)   12,803,577    (156,381,181)   (8,918,729)   (245,293)   (17,437,629)    
Futures transactions                       (29,065)            
Swap transactions   (99,392)       2,180            (7,070)            
Translation of assets (other than portfolio investments) and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies   1,153        (272)                        
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on total investments   (39,947,071)   (98,025,737)   (14,688,636)   12,803,577    (156,381,181)   (8,954,864)   (245,293)   (17,437,629)    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on total investments   (43,512,609)   (100,060,037)   (10,151,199)   33,800,773    (153,714,706)   (9,207,418)   116,908    (18,991,243)   991 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations  $13,403,286   $(8,424,688)  $36,926,188   $169,476,260   $(124,153,080)  $6,541,778   $1,419,155   $(11,390,241)  $30,589 

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

 

TIAA-CREF Funds For the period or year ended

 

      Bond Fund   Bond Index Fund   Bond Plus Fund   High-Yield Fund   Inflation-Linked Bond Fund   Short-Term Bond Fund 
       March 31, 2014    March 31, 2013    March 31, 2014    March 31, 2013    March 31, 2014    March 31, 2013    March 31, 2014    March 31, 2013    March 31, 2014    March 31, 2013    March 31, 2014    March 31, 2013 
                                                                
OPERATIONS                                                               
Net investment income (loss)  $56,915,895   $55,994,701   $91,635,349   $66,757,458   $47,077,387   $34,816,747   $135,675,487   $107,195,097   $29,561,626   $29,097,903   $15,749,196   $13,721,079 
Net realized gain (loss) on total investments   (3,565,538)   65,438,828    (2,034,300)   5,597,850    4,537,437    24,380,144    20,997,196    57,964,775    2,666,475    6,053,756    (252,554)   3,906,134 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on total investments   (39,947,071)   3,642,602    (98,025,737)   39,012,612    (14,688,636)   15,118,144    12,803,577    44,166,571    (156,381,181)   48,899,074    (8,954,864)   7,360,553 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations   13,403,286    125,076,131    (8,424,688)   111,367,920    36,926,188    74,315,035    169,476,260    209,326,443    (124,153,080)   84,050,733    6,541,778    24,987,766 
                                                             
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                                                        
From net investment income:  Institutional Class   (47,038,574)   (45,915,568)   (89,348,183)   (65,883,516)   (35,985,755)   (23,256,277)   (88,578,480)   (72,256,798)   (20,354,202)   (25,334,485)   (11,161,226)   (8,059,701)
   Premier Class   (457,087)   (646,550)   (574,303)   (302,430)   (427,100)   (401,097)   (1,708,039)   (1,698,190)   (136,321)   (354,713)   (205,142)   (263,284)
   Retirement Class   (7,649,260)   (7,637,924)   (1,207,665)   (847,727)   (4,333,932)   (3,250,700)   (17,151,770)   (14,455,204)   (2,354,272)   (3,906,558)   (2,476,089)   (3,256,787)
   Retail Class   (1,698,830)   (1,874,042)   (221,333)   (205,603)   (6,334,548)   (7,691,314)   (28,237,192)   (18,784,905)   (2,071,858)   (4,180,431)   (1,926,254)   (2,158,219)
From realized gains:  Institutional Class   (13,716,296)   (48,367,034)   (2,586,131)   (4,035,281)   (6,523,881)   (10,519,290)   (37,917,623)   (4,151,968)   (931,795)   (6,141,801)   (1,582,551)   (553,539)
   Premier Class   (132,726)   (809,581)   (18,921)   (21,301)   (78,396)   (222,197)   (725,395)   (103,238)   (5,138)   (86,422)   (35,517)   (17,702)
   Retirement Class   (2,588,075)   (9,081,922)   (38,838)   (57,674)   (716,414)   (1,843,821)   (7,455,527)   (802,277)   (119,570)   (1,014,225)   (367,709)   (279,713)
   Retail Class   (561,532)   (2,330,166)   (7,492)   (14,848)   (1,017,611)   (4,004,354)   (13,614,456)   (1,052,102)   (105,884)   (1,071,275)   (327,475)   (171,370)
Total distributions      (73,842,380)   (116,662,787)   (94,002,866)   (71,368,380)   (55,417,637)   (51,189,050)   (195,388,482)   (113,304,682)   (26,079,040)   (42,089,910)   (18,081,963)   (14,760,315)
                                                                
SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTIONS                                                           
Subscriptions:  Institutional Class   501,692,311    563,050,715    1,388,753,948    2,469,837,494    1,095,691,457    245,508,786    501,216,004    679,079,086    428,448,687    682,553,126    446,752,054    324,823,060 
   Premier Class   6,745,602    9,286,936    19,964,080    18,474,303    10,486,166    9,132,301    19,559,767    26,157,749    2,645,363    6,482,750    9,946,083    10,057,670 
   Retirement Class   65,333,961    83,994,885    21,792,270    32,923,410    62,894,600    68,344,121    142,684,606    115,860,305    36,278,610    55,519,318    105,984,643    181,264,073 
   Retail Class   11,331,970    27,748,295    3,403,862    5,877,105    16,104,166    26,640,288    398,834,407    228,414,618    14,093,533    57,215,848    30,433,314    47,284,512 
Reinvestments of distributions:  Institutional Class   19,155,971    55,332,928    80,478,092    62,923,794    10,132,517    13,317,927    72,278,318    31,968,800    16,751,918    27,008,943    8,171,747    5,248,749 
   Premier Class   589,813    1,456,131    593,224    323,731    504,369    623,294    2,433,434    1,801,428    141,459    441,135    240,659    280,986 
   Retirement Class   10,229,434    16,719,846    1,246,503    905,401    5,050,403    5,094,521    24,574,828    15,257,481    2,473,207    4,920,783    2,837,913    3,536,500 
   Retail Class   2,139,991    3,956,189    212,726    201,863    6,712,095    10,694,587    39,939,911    18,261,217    2,072,737    5,028,989    2,168,600    2,239,605 
Redemptions:  Institutional Class   (540,002,757)   (433,624,563)   (579,392,334)   (1,306,628,614)   (136,072,692)   (145,989,622)   (259,662,655)   (170,925,029)   (286,414,687)   (487,210,363)   (156,010,761)   (120,588,200)
   Premier Class   (10,608,244)   (22,748,199)   (16,046,652)   (3,123,300)   (15,140,904)   (5,531,958)   (22,950,971)   (17,983,541)   (8,597,851)   (11,443,852)   (14,241,906)   (15,531,316)
   Retirement Class   (72,281,132)   (74,802,033)   (12,619,893)   (10,113,128)   (21,715,864)   (19,164,672)   (62,062,989)   (46,848,035)   (51,645,921)   (35,356,839)   (235,019,760)   (41,443,247)
   Retail Class   (27,652,803)   (17,282,933)   (3,553,665)   (4,644,995)   (42,992,269)   (30,669,210)   (270,872,996)   (75,973,827)   (69,309,775)   (48,154,752)   (45,910,492)   (33,609,923)
Net increase (decrease) from shareholder transactions   (33,325,883)   213,088,197    904,832,161    1,266,957,064    991,654,044    178,000,363    585,971,664    805,070,252    86,937,280    257,005,086    155,352,094    363,562,469 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets   (93,764,977)   221,501,541    802,404,607    1,306,956,604    973,162,595    201,126,348    560,059,442    901,092,013    (63,294,840)   298,965,909    143,811,909    373,789,920 
                                                             
NET ASSETS                                                               
Beginning of period      2,418,859,562    2,197,358,021    4,281,091,025    2,974,134,421    1,303,222,366    1,102,096,018    2,263,204,680    1,362,112,667    1,883,985,138    1,585,019,229    1,182,301,464    808,511,544 
End of period     $2,325,094,585   $2,418,859,562   $5,083,495,632   $4,281,091,025   $2,276,384,961   $1,303,222,366   $2,823,264,122   $2,263,204,680   $1,820,690,298   $1,883,985,138   $1,326,113,373   $1,182,301,464 
Undistributed net investment income (loss) included in net assets  $(367,698)  $(524,209)  $(201,467)  $(480,480)  $23,830   $(46,932)  $(294,876)  $(295,279)  $124,365   $(4,646,416)  $(1,812)  $(7,317)
                                                             
CHANGE IN FUND SHARES                                                           
Shares sold:  Institutional Class   47,957,292    52,363,668    130,140,426    224,535,856    104,332,667    22,772,052    48,400,328    66,298,486    37,185,309    54,519,711    42,851,174    30,960,585 
   Premier Class   647,423    862,763    1,866,530    1,685,467    991,747    844,731    1,883,419    2,552,877    227,007    521,699    951,784    957,711 
   Retirement Class   6,168,827    7,652,705    2,027,887    3,004,770    5,918,438    6,310,907    13,794,837    11,341,118    3,103,621    4,420,381    10,135,702    17,261,505 
   Retail Class   1,067,366    2,531,413    317,394    536,096    1,516,766    2,462,327    38,390,485    22,128,807    1,232,180    4,695,969    2,916,502    4,505,506 
Shares reinvested:  Institutional Class   1,859,259    5,161,381    7,543,698    5,730,773    967,203    1,230,953    7,031,543    3,102,385    1,474,526    2,175,048    784,589    500,100 
   Premier Class   56,902    135,395    55,622    29,330    47,943    57,577    236,085    175,120    12,475    35,582    23,082    26,744 
   Retirement Class   970,397    1,529,083    116,803    82,293    479,254    470,309    2,384,821    1,485,661    215,968    392,876    271,798    336,335 
   Retail Class   203,217    362,256    19,924    18,376    636,244    987,265    3,862,658    1,769,464    186,549    413,573    207,990    213,359 
Shares redeemed:  Institutional Class   (52,297,868)   (40,235,802)   (54,504,436)   (118,556,744)   (12,953,495)   (13,524,424)   (25,085,674)   (16,623,005)   (24,739,779)   (38,788,840)   (15,000,586)   (11,492,508)
   Premier Class   (1,031,199)   (2,124,247)   (1,516,854)   (286,745)   (1,447,418)   (514,812)   (2,228,913)   (1,739,202)   (743,603)   (917,667)   (1,368,885)   (1,478,609)
   Retirement Class   (6,823,562)   (6,852,366)   (1,183,521)   (924,330)   (2,061,530)   (1,785,846)   (6,022,482)   (4,558,948)   (4,436,020)   (2,826,791)   (22,361,108)   (3,949,785)
   Retail Class   (2,620,083)   (1,583,296)   (332,623)   (425,218)   (4,076,549)   (2,837,685)   (26,104,775)   (7,380,637)   (6,107,224)   (3,962,824)   (4,402,903)   (3,203,104)
Net increase (decrease) from shareholder transactions   (3,842,029)   19,802,953    84,550,850    115,429,924    94,351,270    16,473,354    56,542,332    78,552,126    7,611,009    20,678,717    15,009,139    34,637,839 

 

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Statements of changes in net assets concluded
   
TIAA-CREF Funds For the period or year ended  

 

      Social Choice Bond Fund   Tax-Exempt Bond Fund   Money Market Fund 
      March 31, 2014   March 31, 2013   March 31, 2014   March 31, 2013   March 31, 2014   March 31, 2013 
                            
OPERATIONS                                 
Net investment income (loss) $1,302,247   $318,061   $7,601,002   $9,926,018   $29,598   $196,802 
Net realized gain (loss) on total investments  362,201    329,306    (1,553,614)   4,574,054    991    2,449 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on total investments  (245,293)   65,797    (17,437,629)   4,976,277         
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations  1,419,155    713,164    (11,390,241)   19,476,349    30,589    199,251 
                              
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                             
From net investment income:  Institutional Class   (1,158,776)   (301,901)   (237,637)   (274,879)   (29,598)   (196,802)
   Premier Class   (23,239)   (5,406)                
   Retirement Class   (54,764)   (7,740)                
   Retail Class   (62,268)   (7,785)   (7,363,365)   (9,651,139)        
From realized gains:  Institutional Class   (68,962)   (236,728)   (59,691)   (68,631)        
   Premier Class   (1,731)   (4,901)                
   Retirement Class   (3,952)   (7,251)                
   Retail Class   (4,364)   (6,373)   (2,005,451)   (2,686,511)        
Total distributions      (1,378,056)   (578,085)   (9,666,144)   (12,681,160)   (29,598)   (196,802)
                                  
SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTIONS                             
Subscriptions:  Institutional Class   35,370,625    49,448,686    3,735,288    2,198,516    337,853,187    269,814,392 
   Premier Class   1,168,533    1,000,020            10,754,745    8,885,201 
   Retirement Class   5,737,828    2,390,840            79,897,313    53,594,729 
   Retail Class   4,371,294    2,756,274    37,212,287    82,476,341    239,384,989    192,650,445 
Reinvestments of distributions:  Institutional Class   1,226,757    538,629    15,385    18,061    24,151    193,287 
   Premier Class   24,970    10,307                 
   Retirement Class   58,716    14,991                 
   Retail Class   65,216    14,086    8,441,372    11,147,997         
Redemptions:  Institutional Class   (855,345)   (82,807)   (3,739,752)   (1,751,710)   (285,075,194)   (446,507,509)
   Premier Class   (203,592)   (20)           (14,313,140)   (6,662,279)
   Retirement Class   (1,335,415)   (254,404)           (63,143,512)   (60,675,564)
   Retail Class   (486,438)   (18,341)   (94,803,154)   (44,309,639)   (253,429,986)   (249,499,765)
Net increase (decrease) from shareholder transactions  45,143,149    55,818,261    (49,138,574)   49,779,566    51,952,553    (238,207,063)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets    45,184,248    55,953,340    (70,194,959)   56,574,755    51,953,544    (238,204,614)
                                
NET ASSETS                                 
Beginning of period      55,953,340        407,599,872    351,025,117    805,149,826    1,043,354,440 
End of period     $101,137,588   $55,953,340   $337,404,913   $407,599,872   $857,103,370   $805,149,826 
Undistributed net investment income (loss) included in net assets  $(442)  $(3,642)  $10,930   $11,267   $(20,908)  $(18,557)
                               
CHANGE IN FUND SHARES                              
Shares sold:  Institutional Class   3,568,147    4,943,741    353,743    197,184    337,853,187    269,814,392 
   Premier Class   119,523    100,002            10,754,745    8,885,201 
   Retirement Class   580,006    238,505            79,897,313    53,594,729 
   Retail Class   441,669    275,153    3,468,894    7,406,556    239,384,989    192,650,445 
Shares reinvested:  Institutional Class   124,335    53,589    1,455    1,617    24,151    193,287 
   Premier Class   2,530    1,025                 
   Retirement Class   5,946    1,492                 
   Retail Class   6,611    1,402    796,359    996,902         
Shares redeemed:  Institutional Class   (85,922)   (8,275)   (355,641)   (157,719)   (285,075,194)   (446,507,509)
   Premier Class   (20,721)   (2)           (14,313,140)   (6,662,279)
   Retirement Class   (135,980)   (25,425)           (63,143,512)   (60,675,564)
   Retail Class   (49,622)   (1,835)   (8,931,680)   (3,984,095)   (253,429,986)   (249,499,765)
Net increase (decrease) from shareholder transactions   4,556,522    5,579,372    (4,666,870)   4,460,445    51,952,553    (238,207,063)

 

The Fund commenced operations on September 21, 2012.

 

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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 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
 
                                            
BOND FUND 
Institutional Class:  3/31/14  $10.64   $0.26   $(0.16)  $0.10   $(0.26)  $(0.08)  $(0.34)  $10.40 
   3/31/13   10.59    0.27    0.34    0.61    (0.27)   (0.29)   (0.56)   10.64 
   3/31/12   10.36    0.29    0.50    0.79    (0.29)   (0.27)   (0.56)   10.59 
   3/31/11  10.70    0.15    (0.22)   (0.07)   (0.15)   (0.12)   (0.27)   10.36 
   9/30/10   10.20    0.35    0.50    0.85    (0.35)       (0.35)   10.70 
   9/30/09   9.68    0.41    0.52    0.93    (0.41)       (0.41)   10.20 
Premier Class:  3/31/14   10.64    0.24    (0.15)   0.09    (0.24)   (0.08)   (0.32)   10.41 
   3/31/13   10.59    0.26    0.33    0.59    (0.25)   (0.29)   (0.54)   10.64 
   3/31/12   10.37    0.28    0.49    0.77    (0.28)   (0.27)   (0.55)   10.59 
   3/31/11  10.71    0.14    (0.22)   (0.08)   (0.14)   (0.12)   (0.26)   10.37 
   9/30/10   10.20    0.31    0.53    0.84    (0.33)       (0.33)   10.71 
   9/30/09§  10.20    0.00d       0.00d               10.20 
Retirement Class:  3/31/14   10.83    0.23    (0.16)   0.07    (0.23)   (0.08)   (0.31)   10.59 
   3/31/13   10.77    0.25    0.35    0.60    (0.25)   (0.29)   (0.54)   10.83 
   3/31/12   10.54    0.27    0.50    0.77    (0.27)   (0.27)   (0.54)   10.77 
   3/31/11  10.88    0.14    (0.22)   (0.08)   (0.14)   (0.12)   (0.26)   10.54 
   9/30/10   10.37    0.32    0.52    0.84    (0.33)       (0.33)   10.88 
   9/30/09   9.84    0.39    0.54    0.93    (0.40)       (0.40)   10.37 
Retail Class:  3/31/14   10.81    0.23    (0.15)   0.08    (0.23)   (0.08)   (0.31)   10.58 
   3/31/13   10.76    0.24    0.34    0.58    (0.24)   (0.29)   (0.53)   10.81 
   3/31/12   10.53    0.27    0.50    0.77    (0.27)   (0.27)   (0.54)   10.76 
   3/31/11  10.87    0.14    (0.22)   (0.08)   (0.14)   (0.12)   (0.26)   10.53 
   9/30/10   10.36    0.33    0.52    0.85    (0.34)       (0.34)   10.87 
   9/30/09   9.83    0.41    0.53    0.94    (0.41)       (0.41)   10.36 
                                            
BOND INDEX FUND   
Institutional Class:  3/31/14   10.93    0.21    (0.25)   (0.04)   (0.21)   (0.01)   (0.22)   10.67 
   3/31/13   10.77    0.20    0.18    0.38    (0.21)   (0.01)   (0.22)   10.93 
   3/31/12   10.25    0.26    0.52    0.78    (0.26)       (0.26)   10.77 
   3/31/11  10.50    0.13    (0.24)   (0.11)   (0.13)   (0.01)   (0.14)   10.25 
   9/30/10   10.04    0.31    0.46    0.77    (0.31)   (0.00)d   (0.31)   10.50 
   9/30/09  10.00    0.01    0.04    0.05    (0.01)       (0.01)   10.04 
Premier Class:  3/31/14   10.93    0.19    (0.25)   (0.06)   (0.19)   (0.01)   (0.20)   10.67 
   3/31/13   10.77    0.19    0.17    0.36    (0.19)   (0.01)   (0.20)   10.93 
   3/31/12   10.25    0.24    0.53    0.77    (0.25)       (0.25)   10.77 
   3/31/11  10.49    0.12    (0.23)   (0.11)   (0.12)   (0.01)   (0.13)   10.25 
   9/30/10   10.04    0.30    0.45    0.75    (0.30)   (0.00)d   (0.30)   10.49 
   9/30/09§  10.04                            10.04 
Retirement Class:  3/31/14   10.93    0.18    (0.24)   (0.06)   (0.18)   (0.01)   (0.19)   10.68 
   3/31/13   10.77    0.18    0.17    0.35    (0.18)   (0.01)   (0.19)   10.93 
   3/31/12   10.26    0.23    0.52    0.75    (0.24)       (0.24)   10.77 
   3/31/11  10.50    0.11    (0.23)   (0.12)   (0.11)   (0.01)   (0.12)   10.26 
   9/30/10   10.04    0.29    0.46    0.75    (0.29)   (0.00)d   (0.29)   10.50 
   9/30/09  10.00    0.01    0.04    0.05    (0.01)       (0.01)   10.04 
Retail Class:  3/31/14   10.93    0.17    (0.24)   (0.07)   (0.17)   (0.01)   (0.18)   10.68 
   3/31/13   10.77    0.17    0.17    0.34    (0.17)   (0.01)   (0.18)   10.93 
   3/31/12   10.26    0.22    0.52    0.74    (0.23)       (0.23)   10.77 
   3/31/11  10.50    0.11    (0.23)   (0.12)   (0.11)   (0.01)   (0.12)   10.26 
   9/30/10   10.04    0.28    0.46    0.74    (0.28)   (0.00)d   (0.28)   10.50 
   9/30/09  10.00    0.01    0.04    0.05    (0.01)       (0.01)   10.04 

 

52 2014 Annual Report TIAA-CREF Funds: Fixed-Income Funds See notes to financial statements
 

 

           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
 
                                    
BOND FUND  
Institutional Class:   3/31/14    0.96%  $1,882,776    0.32%   0.32%   2.46%   307%g
    3/31/13    5.77    1,951,905    0.32    0.32    2.50    358g
    3/31/12    7.81    1,759,983    0.33    0.33    2.78    402g
    3/31/11   (0.67)b   1,681,237    0.33c   0.33c   2.80c   161bfg
    9/30/10    8.47    2,474,347    0.33    0.33    3.35    216fg
    9/30/09    10.00    2,151,009    0.36    0.34    4.20    173g
Premier Class:   3/31/14    0.90    17,715    0.47    0.47    2.30    307g
    3/31/13    5.61    21,595    0.47    0.47    2.35    358g
    3/31/12    7.54    33,425    0.48    0.48    2.63    402g
    3/31/11   (0.75)b   35,712    0.48c   0.48c   2.65c   161bfg
    9/30/10    8.40    22,196    0.48    0.48    2.94    216fg
    9/30/09§   0.00b   250    220.90c   0.50c   0.00c   173g
Retirement Class:   3/31/14    0.73    350,208    0.57    0.57    2.21    307g
    3/31/13    5.55    354,693    0.57    0.57    2.25    358g
    3/31/12    7.45    327,833    0.58    0.58    2.53    402g
    3/31/11   (0.76)b   261,330    0.58c   0.58c   2.56c   161bfg
    9/30/10    8.22    239,160    0.58    0.58    3.06    216fg
    9/30/09    9.64    121,753    0.62    0.59    3.86    173g
Retail Class:   3/31/14    0.75    74,396    0.63    0.63    2.13    307g
    3/31/13    5.39    90,667    0.63    0.63    2.19    358g
    3/31/12    7.44    76,117    0.60    0.60    2.50    402g
    3/31/11   (0.74)b   56,163    0.52c   0.52c   2.61c   161bfg
    9/30/10    8.31    58,330    0.50    0.50    3.16    216fg
    9/30/09    9.75    35,143    0.68    0.50    4.04    173g
                                    
BOND INDEX FUND  
Institutional Class:   3/31/14    (0.39)   4,964,509    0.12    0.12    1.98    23 
    3/31/13    3.51    4,174,241    0.14    0.13    1.85    22 
    3/31/12    7.69    2,908,947    0.15    0.13    2.42    23 
    3/31/11   (1.11)b   1,382,598    0.17c   0.13c   2.44c   87bf
    9/30/10    7.87    411,709    0.31    0.13    3.08    66f
    9/30/09   0.48b   99,497    3.37c   0.12c   1.65c   279b
Premier Class:   3/31/14    (0.54)   31,048    0.27    0.27    1.82    23 
    3/31/13    3.36    27,364    0.29    0.28    1.70    22 
    3/31/12    7.53    11,577    0.30    0.28    2.22    23 
    3/31/11   (1.09)b   2,784    0.33c   0.28c   2.31c   87bf
    9/30/10    7.61    1,451    0.47    0.28    2.94    66f
    9/30/09§   0.00b   1,000    55.37c   0.28c   0.00c   279b
Retirement Class:   3/31/14    (0.55)   73,881    0.37    0.37    1.72    23 
    3/31/13    3.25    65,143    0.38    0.38    1.60    22 
    3/31/12    7.32    40,874    0.40    0.38    2.11    23 
    3/31/11   (1.14)b   3,157    0.43c   0.38c   2.19c   87bf
    9/30/10    7.61    2,887    0.57    0.38    2.82    66f
    9/30/09   0.47b   1,005    6.81c   0.36c   1.41c   279b
Retail Class:   3/31/14    (0.65)   14,058    0.49    0.48    1.61    23 
    3/31/13    3.15    14,344    0.50    0.48    1.52    22 
    3/31/12    7.22    12,737    0.49    0.48    2.08    23 
    3/31/11   (1.19)b   6,242    0.54c   0.48c   2.10c   87bf
    9/30/10    7.51    4,215    0.66    0.48    2.74    66f
    9/30/09   0.46b   1,005    6.81c   0.45c   1.32c   279b

 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Fixed-Income Funds 2014 Annual Report 53
 

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
 
                                             
BOND PLUS FUND  
Institutional Class:  3/31/14   $10.78   $0.28   $(0.16)  $0.12   $(0.28)  $(0.04)  $(0.32)  $10.58 
   3/31/13    10.56    0.33    0.37    0.70    (0.33)   (0.15)   (0.48)   10.78 
   3/31/12    10.16    0.38    0.41    0.79    (0.38)   (0.01)   (0.39)   10.56 
   3/31/11  10.36    0.20    (0.20)   0.00d   (0.20)       (0.20)   10.16 
   9/30/10    9.78    0.47    0.58    1.05    (0.47)       (0.47)   10.36 
   9/30/09    9.38    0.47    0.40    0.87    (0.47)       (0.47)   9.78 
Premier Class:  3/31/14    10.78    0.27    (0.16)   0.11    (0.27)   (0.04)   (0.31)   10.58 
   3/31/13    10.56    0.31    0.37    0.68    (0.31)   (0.15)   (0.46)   10.78 
   3/31/12    10.16    0.36    0.41    0.77    (0.36)   (0.01)   (0.37)   10.56 
   3/31/11  10.36    0.19    (0.20)   (0.01)   (0.19)       (0.19)   10.16 
   9/30/10    9.78    0.40    0.63    1.03    (0.45)       (0.45)   10.36 
   9/30/09 §  9.78    0.00d       0.00d               9.78 
Retirement Class:  3/31/14    10.80    0.26    (0.17)   0.09    (0.26)   (0.04)   (0.30)   10.59 
   3/31/13    10.57    0.30    0.38    0.68    (0.30)   (0.15)   (0.45)   10.80 
   3/31/12    10.17    0.35    0.41    0.76    (0.35)   (0.01)   (0.36)   10.57 
   3/31/11  10.37    0.18    (0.20)   (0.02)   (0.18)       (0.18)   10.17 
   9/30/10    9.79    0.43    0.59    1.02    (0.44)       (0.44)   10.37 
   9/30/09    9.39    0.45    0.40    0.85    (0.45)       (0.45)   9.79 
Retail Class:  3/31/14    10.80    0.25    (0.16)   0.09    (0.25)   (0.04)   (0.29)   10.60 
   3/31/13    10.58    0.29    0.37    0.66    (0.29)   (0.15)   (0.44)   10.80 
   3/31/12    10.18    0.35    0.41    0.76    (0.35)   (0.01)   (0.36)   10.58 
   3/31/11  10.38    0.18    (0.20)   (0.02)   (0.18)       (0.18)   10.18 
   9/30/10    9.80    0.45    0.58    1.03    (0.45)       (0.45)   10.38 
   9/30/09    9.40    0.46    0.40    0.86    (0.46)       (0.46)   9.80 
                                             
HIGH-YIELD FUND  
Institutional Class:  3/31/14    10.51    0.57    0.11    0.68    (0.57)   (0.24)   (0.81)   10.38 
   3/31/13    9.97    0.61    0.57    1.18    (0.61)   (0.03)   (0.64)   10.51 
   3/31/12    9.99    0.68    (0.02)   0.66    (0.68)       (0.68)   9.97 
   3/31/11  9.74    0.35    0.25    0.60    (0.35)       (0.35)   9.99 
   9/30/10    9.04    0.72    0.70    1.42    (0.72)       (0.72)   9.74 
   9/30/09    8.41    0.78    0.63    1.41    (0.78)       (0.78)   9.04 
Premier Class:  3/31/14    10.51    0.55    0.13    0.68    (0.56)   (0.24)   (0.80)   10.39 
   3/31/13    9.97    0.59    0.58    1.17    (0.60)   (0.03)   (0.63)   10.51 
   3/31/12    9.99    0.66    (0.02)   0.64    (0.66)       (0.66)   9.97 
   3/31/11  9.74    0.34    0.25    0.59    (0.34)       (0.34)   9.99 
   9/30/10    9.04    0.71    0.70    1.41    (0.71)       (0.71)   9.74 
   9/30/09 §  9.04    0.00d       0.00d               9.04 
Retirement Class:  3/31/14    10.51    0.54    0.11    0.65    (0.54)   (0.24)   (0.78)   10.38 
   3/31/13    9.96    0.58    0.59    1.17    (0.59)   (0.03)   (0.62)   10.51 
   3/31/12    9.99    0.65    (0.03)   0.62    (0.65)       (0.65)   9.96 
   3/31/11  9.74    0.34    0.25    0.59    (0.34)       (0.34)   9.99 
   9/30/10    9.04    0.70    0.70    1.40    (0.70)       (0.70)   9.74 
   9/30/09    8.41    0.76    0.63    1.39    (0.76)       (0.76)   9.04 
Retail Class:  3/31/14    10.56    0.54    0.11    0.65    (0.54)   (0.24)   (0.78)   10.43 
   3/31/13    10.01    0.58    0.58    1.16    (0.58)   (0.03)   (0.61)   10.56 
   3/31/12    10.03    0.65    (0.02)   0.63    (0.65)       (0.65)   10.01 
   3/31/11  9.78    0.34    0.25    0.59    (0.34)       (0.34)   10.03 
   9/30/10    9.08    0.71    0.70    1.41    (0.71)       (0.71)   9.78 
   9/30/09    8.44    0.77    0.64    1.41    (0.77)       (0.77)   9.08 

 

54 2014 Annual Report TIAA-CREF Funds: Fixed-Income 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
 
                                  
BOND PLUS FUND  
Institutional Class:  3/31/14   1.20%  $1,807,530    0.33%   0.33%   2.70%   290%h
   3/31/13   6.69    846,872    0.34    0.34    3.05    268h
   3/31/12   7.91    718,619    0.35    0.35    3.62    221h
   3/31/11  (0.03)b   496,173    0.37c   0.35c   3.90c   99bh
   9/30/10   10.98    238,020    0.37    0.35    4.68    158h
   9/30/09   9.67    206,893    0.40    0.35    5.07    143h
Premier Class:  3/31/14   0.95    12,140    0.48    0.48    2.51    290h
   3/31/13   6.53    16,773    0.49    0.49    2.89    268h
   3/31/12   7.75    12,334    0.50    0.50    3.45    221h
   3/31/11  (0.11)b   11,028    0.52c   0.50c   3.69c   99bh
   9/30/10   10.82    10,857    0.52    0.50    3.89    158h
   9/30/09§  0.00b   250    220.91c   0.50c   0.00c   143h
Retirement Class:  3/31/14   0.86    194,476    0.58    0.58    2.44    290h
   3/31/13   6.52    151,447    0.59    0.59    2.79    268h
   3/31/12   7.64    95,480    0.60    0.60    3.36    221h
   3/31/11  (0.16)b   72,668    0.62c   0.60c   3.58c   99bh
   9/30/10   10.70    92,179    0.62    0.60    4.34    158h
   9/30/09   9.39    58,533    0.65    0.60    4.80    143h
Retail Class:  3/31/14   0.86    262,239    0.67    0.67    2.34    290h
   3/31/13   6.32    288,131    0.68    0.68    2.71    268h
   3/31/12   7.59    275,663    0.64    0.64    3.33    221h
   3/31/11  (0.14)b   265,818    0.59c   0.58c   3.62c   99bh
   9/30/10   10.78    277,069    0.54    0.52    4.50    158h
   9/30/09   9.50    247,928    0.74    0.49    4.93    143h
                                  
HIGH-YIELD FUND  
Institutional Class:  3/31/14   6.78    1,790,122    0.37    0.37    5.51    69 
   3/31/13   12.21    1,493,399    0.38    0.38    5.96    83 
   3/31/12   6.91    889,869    0.39    0.39    6.90    62 
   3/31/11  6.22b   527,004    0.40c   0.40c   7.04c   43b
   9/30/10   16.41    398,933    0.41    0.40    7.76    109 
   9/30/09   18.83    245,983    0.45    0.40    10.07    79 
Premier Class:  3/31/14   6.72    30,851    0.52    0.52    5.36    69 
   3/31/13   12.05    32,381    0.53    0.53    5.80    83 
   3/31/12   6.75    20,842    0.54    0.54    6.74    62 
   3/31/11  6.14b   30,472    0.55c   0.55c   6.87c   43b
   9/30/10   16.23    16,836    0.56    0.55    7.52    109 
   9/30/09§  0.00b   250    220.96c   0.55c   0.00c   79 
Retirement Class:  3/31/14   6.51    402,054    0.62    0.62    5.26    69 
   3/31/13   12.05    300,278    0.63    0.63    5.72    83 
   3/31/12   6.54    202,282    0.64    0.64    6.65    62 
   3/31/11  6.09b   176,489    0.65c   0.65c   6.78c   43b
   9/30/10   16.12    166,383    0.66    0.65    7.49    109 
   9/30/09   18.54    125,322    0.71    0.65    9.38    79 
Retail Class:  3/31/14   6.48    600,237    0.65    0.65    5.23    69 
   3/31/13   11.98    437,147    0.67    0.67    5.67    83 
   3/31/12   6.63    249,119    0.66    0.66    6.62    62 
   3/31/11  6.11b   169,337    0.59c   0.59c   6.85c   43b
   9/30/10   16.18    156,374    0.58    0.57    7.60    109 
   9/30/09   18.78    126,323    0.79    0.54    9.86    79 

 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Fixed-Income Funds ■ 2014 Annual Report 55
 

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
 
                                            
INFLATION-LINKED BOND FUND  
Institutional Class:  3/31/14   $12.40    $0.20    $(1.01)   $(0.81)   $(0.17)   $(0.01)   $(0.18)   $11.41 
   3/31/13   12.07    0.21    0.43    0.64    (0.25)   (0.06)   (0.31)   12.40 
   3/31/12   11.16    0.36    0.95    1.31    (0.39)   (0.01)   (0.40)   12.07 
   3/31/11  11.21    0.17    (0.05)   0.12    (0.17)       (0.17)   11.16 
   9/30/10   10.53    0.27    0.67    0.94    (0.26)       (0.26)   11.21 
   9/30/09   10.07    (0.02)   0.48    0.46    0.00d       0.00d   10.53 
Premier Class:  3/31/14   12.38    0.22    (1.05)   (0.83)   (0.15)   (0.01)   (0.16)   11.39 
   3/31/13   12.06    0.24    0.38    0.62    (0.24)   (0.06)   (0.30)   12.38 
   3/31/12   11.15    0.37    0.92    1.29    (0.37)   (0.01)   (0.38)   12.06 
   3/31/11  11.21    0.16    (0.06)   0.10    (0.16)       (0.16)   11.15 
   9/30/10   10.53    0.13    0.80    0.93    (0.25)       (0.25)   11.21 
   9/30/09§  10.53    0.00d       0.00d               10.53 
Retirement Class:  3/31/14   12.50    0.18    (1.03)   (0.85)   (0.14)   (0.01)   (0.15)   11.50 
   3/31/13   12.18    0.19    0.42    0.61    (0.23)   (0.06)   (0.29)   12.50 
   3/31/12   11.25    0.36    0.94    1.30    (0.36)   (0.01)   (0.37)   12.18 
   3/31/11  11.31    0.15    (0.06)   0.09    (0.15)       (0.15)   11.25 
   9/30/10   10.62    0.24    0.68    0.92    (0.23)       (0.23)   11.31 
   9/30/09   10.18    (0.02)   0.46    0.44    0.00d       0.00d   10.62 
Retail Class:  3/31/14   12.13    0.18    (1.01)   (0.83)   (0.13)   (0.01)   (0.14)   11.16 
   3/31/13   11.84    0.17    0.41    0.58    (0.23)   (0.06)   (0.29)   12.13 
   3/31/12   10.95    0.34    0.92    1.26    (0.36)   (0.01)   (0.37)   11.84 
   3/31/11  11.00    0.16    (0.05)   0.11    (0.16)       (0.16)   10.95 
   9/30/10   10.34    0.24    0.66    0.90    (0.24)       (0.24)   11.00 
   9/30/09   9.90    (0.06)   0.50    0.44    0.00d       0.00d   10.34 
                                            
SHORT-TERM BOND FUND  
Institutional Class:  3/31/14   10.52    0.15    (0.09)   0.06    (0.15)   (0.02)   (0.17)   10.41 
   3/31/13   10.40    0.16    0.13    0.29    (0.16)   (0.01)   (0.17)   10.52 
   3/31/12   10.30    0.20    0.16    0.36    (0.20)   (0.06)   (0.26)   10.40 
   3/31/11  10.43    0.11    (0.13)   (0.02)   (0.11)       (0.11)   10.30 
   9/30/10   10.11    0.28    0.32    0.60    (0.28)       (0.28)   10.43 
   9/30/09   9.78    0.36    0.33    0.69    (0.36)       (0.36)   10.11 
Premier Class:  3/31/14   10.53    0.13    (0.09)   0.04    (0.13)   (0.02)   (0.15)   10.42 
   3/31/13   10.41    0.15    0.13    0.28    (0.15)   (0.01)   (0.16)   10.53 
   3/31/12   10.31    0.18    0.16    0.34    (0.18)   (0.06)   (0.24)   10.41 
   3/31/11  10.43    0.10    (0.12)   (0.02)   (0.10)       (0.10)   10.31 
   9/30/10   10.11    0.25    0.34    0.59    (0.27)       (0.27)   10.43 
   9/30/09§  10.11    0.00d       0.00d               10.11 
Retirement Class:  3/31/14   10.53    0.12    (0.09)   0.03    (0.12)   (0.02)   (0.14)   10.42 
   3/31/13   10.41    0.13    0.14    0.27    (0.14)   (0.01)   (0.15)   10.53 
   3/31/12   10.31    0.17    0.16    0.33    (0.17)   (0.06)   (0.23)   10.41 
   3/31/11  10.44    0.10    (0.13)   (0.03)   (0.10)       (0.10)   10.31 
   9/30/10   10.12    0.25    0.33    0.58    (0.26)       (0.26)   10.44 
   9/30/09   9.78    0.34    0.34    0.68    (0.34)       (0.34)   10.12 
Retail Class:  3/31/14   10.53    0.12    (0.09)   0.03    (0.12)   (0.02)   (0.14)   10.42 
   3/31/13   10.41    0.13    0.13    0.26    (0.13)   (0.01)   (0.14)   10.53 
   3/31/12   10.31    0.17    0.16    0.33    (0.17)   (0.06)   (0.23)   10.41 
   3/31/11  10.44    0.10    (0.13)   (0.03)   (0.10)       (0.10)   10.31 
   9/30/10   10.12    0.26    0.33    0.59    (0.27)       (0.27)   10.44 
   9/30/09   9.78    0.35    0.34    0.69    (0.35)       (0.35)   10.12 

 

56 2014 Annual Report TIAA-CREF Funds: Fixed-Income 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
 
                                    
INFLATION-LINKED BOND FUND  
Institutional Class:   3/31/14    (6.55)%  $1,472,700    0.27%   0.27%   1.68%   10%
    3/31/13    5.28    1,428,566    0.27    0.27    1.72    14 
    3/31/12    11.92    1,174,406    0.28    0.28    3.07    13 
    3/31/11   1.05b   771,048    0.29c   0.29c   3.01c   7b
    9/30/10    9.04    737,043    0.32    0.32    2.47    12 
    9/30/09    4.57    524,468    0.39    0.35    (0.18)   17 
Premier Class:   3/31/14    (6.72)   7,433    0.42    0.42    1.90    10 
    3/31/13    5.12    14,323    0.42    0.42    1.89    14 
    3/31/12    11.77    18,303    0.43    0.43    3.13    13 
    3/31/11   0.89b   15,832    0.44c   0.44c   2.88c   7b
    9/30/10    8.89    14,474    0.47    0.47    1.19    12 
    9/30/09§   0.00b   250    220.91c   0.50c   0.00c   17 
Retirement Class:   3/31/14    (6.82)   190,395    0.52    0.52    1.54    10 
    3/31/13    5.02    220,926    0.52    0.52    1.48    14 
    3/31/12    11.73    191,083    0.53    0.53    3.01    13 
    3/31/11   0.83b   176,090    0.54c   0.54c   2.77c   7b
    9/30/10    8.80    175,037    0.57    0.57    2.20    12 
    9/30/09    4.33    112,192    0.64    0.60    (0.20)   17 
Retail Class:   3/31/14    (6.85)   150,162    0.59    0.59    1.55    10 
    3/31/13    4.90    220,169    0.58    0.58    1.43    14 
    3/31/12    11.68    201,227    0.55    0.55    2.91    13 
    3/31/11   0.98b   146,917    0.47c   0.47c   2.80c   7b
    9/30/10    8.84    147,427    0.49    0.49    2.30    12 
    9/30/09    4.45    127,272    0.66    0.49    (0.59)   17 
                                    
SHORT-TERM BOND FUND  
Institutional Class:   3/31/14    0.56    938,244    0.28    0.28    1.42    112 
    3/31/13    2.82    646,931    0.29    0.29    1.52    78 
    3/31/12    3.53    431,936    0.31    0.30    1.90    146 
    3/31/11   (0.20)b   255,835    0.32c   0.30c   2.11c   93b
    9/30/10    6.05    176,043    0.33    0.30    2.74    95 
    9/30/09    7.23    101,583    0.38    0.29    3.66    173 
Premier Class:   3/31/14    0.41    11,982    0.43    0.43    1.27    112 
    3/31/13    2.67    16,257    0.44    0.44    1.42    78 
    3/31/12    3.37    21,211    0.45    0.45    1.75    146 
    3/31/11   (0.18)b   19,881    0.47c   0.45c   1.95c   93b
    9/30/10    5.89    19,884    0.48    0.45    2.39    95 
    9/30/09§   0.00b   250    220.86c   0.45c   0.00c   173 
Retirement Class:   3/31/14    0.31    206,496    0.53    0.53    1.18    112 
    3/31/13    2.56    334,477    0.54    0.54    1.26    78 
    3/31/12    3.27    188,614    0.55    0.55    1.65    146 
    3/31/11   (0.32)b   134,128    0.57c   0.55c   1.86c   93b
    9/30/10    5.79    121,535    0.58    0.55    2.42    95 
    9/30/09    7.07    56,366    0.64    0.54    3.40    173 
Retail Class:   3/31/14    0.25    169,391    0.60    0.60    1.10    112 
    3/31/13    2.50    184,637    0.60    0.60    1.22    78 
    3/31/12    3.24    166,750    0.58    0.57    1.64    146 
    3/31/11   (0.30)b   155,623    0.52c   0.50c   1.91c   93b
    9/30/10    5.87    149,768    0.50    0.47    2.58    95 
    9/30/09    7.19    111,912    0.71    0.43    3.53    173 

 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Fixed-Income Funds 2014 Annual Report 57
 

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
 
                                            
SOCIAL CHOICE BOND FUND  
Institutional Class:  3/31/14   $10.03    $0.17    $(0.04)   $0.13    $(0.17)   $(0.01)   $(0.18)   $9.98 
   3/31/13*  10.00    0.06    0.08    0.14    (0.06)   (0.05)   (0.11)   10.03 
Premier Class:  3/31/14   10.03    0.16    (0.04)   0.12    (0.16)   (0.01)   (0.17)   9.98 
   3/31/13*  10.00    0.05    0.08    0.13    (0.05)   (0.05)   (0.10)   10.03 
Retirement Class:  3/31/14   10.03    0.16    (0.05)   0.11    (0.15)   (0.01)   (0.16)   9.98 
   3/31/13*  10.00    0.05    0.08    0.13    (0.05)   (0.05)   (0.10)   10.03 
Retail Class:  3/31/14   10.03    0.14    (0.04)   0.10    (0.14)   (0.01)   (0.15)   9.98 
   3/31/13*  10.00    0.05    0.07    0.12    (0.04)   (0.05)   (0.09)   10.03 
                                            
TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND  
Institutional Class:  3/31/14   11.08    0.25    (0.51)   (0.26)   (0.25)   (0.06)   (0.31)   10.51 
   3/31/13   10.86    0.32    0.30    0.62    (0.32)   (0.08)   (0.40)   11.08 
   3/31/12   10.06    0.34    0.80    1.14    (0.34)       (0.34)   10.86 
   3/31/11  10.80    0.19    (0.63)   (0.44)   (0.19)   (0.11)   (0.30)   10.06 
   9/30/10   10.51    0.38    0.31    0.69    (0.38)   (0.02)   (0.40)   10.80 
   9/30/09   9.69    0.38    0.82    1.20    (0.38)   (0.00)d   (0.38)   10.51 
Retail Class:  3/31/14   11.10    0.22    (0.52)   (0.30)   (0.22)   (0.06)   (0.28)   10.52 
   3/31/13   10.88    0.29    0.30    0.59    (0.29)   (0.08)   (0.37)   11.10 
   3/31/12   10.07    0.32    0.81    1.13    (0.32)       (0.32)   10.88 
   3/31/11  10.81    0.18    (0.63)   (0.45)   (0.18)   (0.11)   (0.29)   10.07 
   9/30/10   10.52    0.37    0.31    0.68    (0.37)   (0.02)   (0.39)   10.81 
   9/30/09   9.70    0.36    0.83    1.19    (0.37)   (0.00)d   (0.37)   10.52 

 

58 2014 Annual Report TIAA-CREF Funds: Fixed-Income 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
 
                                    
SOCIAL CHOICE BOND FUND  
Institutional Class:   3/31/14    1.33%   $85,771    0.59%   0.40%   1.76%   393%
    3/31/13*   1.41b   50,034    1.29c   0.40c   1.18c   186b
Premier Class:   3/31/14    1.18    2,019    0.75    0.55    1.64    393 
    3/31/13*   1.33b   1,013    1.78c   0.55c   1.02c   186b
Retirement Class:   3/31/14    1.08    6,631    0.85    0.65    1.56    393 
    3/31/13*   1.28b   2,152    1.77c   0.65c   0.97c   186b
Retail Class:   3/31/14    0.89    6,717    0.92    0.74    1.45    393 
    3/31/13*   1.22b   2,755    1.94c   0.75c   0.88c   186b
                                    
TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND 
Institutional Class:   3/31/14    (2.33)   9,626    0.35    0.35    2.33    155 
    3/31/13    5.74    10,155    0.35    0.35    2.89    49 
    3/31/12    11.46    9,508    0.38    0.35    3.21    59 
    3/31/11   (4.07)b   10,003    0.40c   0.35c   3.70c   11b
    9/30/10    6.75    14,845    0.38    0.35    3.66    29 
    9/30/09    12.70    23,263    0.42    0.35    3.83    28 
Retail Class:   3/31/14    (2.69)   327,779    0.63    0.63    2.06    155 
    3/31/13    5.44    397,445    0.63    0.63    2.61    49 
    3/31/12    11.30    341,517    0.62    0.59    2.96    59 
    3/31/11   (4.14)b   281,980    0.55c   0.51c   3.56c   11b
    9/30/10    6.61    318,965    0.52    0.49    3.52    29 
    9/30/09    12.55    236,065    0.70    0.47    3.67    28 

 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Fixed-Income Funds 2014 Annual Report 59
 

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
 
                                            
MONEY MARKET FUND  
Institutional Class:  3/31/14   $1.00    $0.00d       $0.00d   $(0.00)d   $0.00d   $ 0.00d   $1.00 
   3/31/13   1.00    0.00d       0.00d   (0.00)d       (0.00)d   1.00 
   3/31/12   1.00    0.00d       0.00d   (0.00)d       (0.00)d   1.00 
   3/31/11  1.00    0.00d       0.00d   (0.00)d       (0.00)d   1.00 
   9/30/10   1.00    0.00d       0.00d   (0.00)d       (0.00)d   1.00 
   9/30/09   1.00    0.01        0.01    (0.01)       (0.01)   1.00 
Premier Class:  3/31/14   1.00    0.00d       0.00d       0.00d       1.00 
   3/31/13   1.00                            1.00 
   3/31/12   1.00                            1.00 
   3/31/11  1.00                            1.00 
   9/30/10   1.00    0.00d       0.00d   (0.00)d       (0.00)d   1.00 
   9/30/09§  1.00                            1.00 
Retirement Class:  3/31/14   1.00    0.00d       0.00d       0.00d       1.00 
   3/31/13   1.00                            1.00 
   3/31/12   1.00                            1.00 
   3/31/11  1.00                            1.00 
   9/30/10   1.00    0.00d       0.00d   (0.00)d       (0.00)d   1.00 
   9/30/09   1.00    0.01        0.01    (0.01)       (0.01)   1.00 
Retail Class:  3/31/14   1.00    0.00d       0.00d       0.00d       1.00 
   3/31/13   1.00                            1.00 
   3/31/12   1.00                            1.00 
   3/31/11  1.00                            1.00 
   9/30/10   1.00    0.00d           (0.00)d       (0.00)d   1.00 
   9/30/09   1.00    0.01        0.01    (0.01)       (0.01)   1.00 

 

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.
fDoes not include in-kind transactions.
gThe portfolio turnover rates excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions for the periods ending March 31, 2014, March 31, 2013, March 31, 2012, March 31, 2011, September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009 were 156%, 196%, 140%, 49%, 67% and 113%, respectively.
hThe portfolio turnover rates excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions for the periods ending March 31, 2014, March 31, 2013, March 31, 2012, March 31, 2011, September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009 were 97%, 108%, 105%, 63%, 90% and 108%, respectively.
Amounts shown are for the six-month period ended March 31, 2011 and are not necessarily indicative of a full year of operations. The fund changed its fiscal year end from September 30 to March 31.
§The Premier Class commenced operations on September 30, 2009.
The Fund commenced operations on September 14, 2009.
*The Fund commenced operations on September 21, 2012.

 

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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    
                            
MONEY MARKET FUND                            
Institutional Class:  3/31/14    0.01%  $345,892   0.13%  0.13%  0.01%     
   3/31/13    0.05   293,090   0.14   0.14   0.05      
   3/31/12    0.03   469,588   0.13   0.13   0.03      
   3/31/11   0.04b  427,230   0.15c  0.15c  0.09c     
   9/30/10    0.13   433,888   0.15   0.15   0.13      
   9/30/09    1.03   336,137   0.22   0.17   1.00      
Premier Class:  3/31/14    0.00   5,371   0.28   0.14   0.00      
   3/31/13    0.00   8,929   0.29   0.19   0.00      
   3/31/12    0.00   6,706   0.28   0.16   0.00      
   3/31/11   0.00b  15,678   0.30c  0.23c  0.00c     
   9/30/10    0.00   12,431   0.29   0.27   0.00      
   9/30/09 §  0.00   250   220.71c  0.00c  0.00c     
Retirement Class:  3/31/14    0.00   90,363   0.38   0.14   0.00      
   3/31/13    0.00   73,609   0.39   0.19   0.00      
   3/31/12    0.00   80,690   0.39   0.16   0.00      
   3/31/11   0.00b  64,760   0.40c  0.23c  0.00c     
   9/30/10    0.00   79,434   0.40   0.27   0.00      
   9/30/09    0.78   133,415   0.47   0.41   0.75      
Retail Class:  3/31/14    0.00   415,477   0.50   0.14   0.00      
   3/31/13    0.00   429,522   0.51   0.19   0.00      
   3/31/12    0.00   486,370   0.44   0.16   0.00      
   3/31/11   0.00b  582,093   0.39c  0.23c  0.00c     
   9/30/10    0.00   650,426   0.33   0.27   0.00      
   9/30/09    0.91   887,149   0.54   0.28   0.95      

 

See notes to financial statements TIAA-CREF Funds: Fixed-Income Funds 2014 Annual Report 61

 

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: Bond Fund, Bond Index Fund, Bond Plus Fund, High-Yield Fund, Inflation-Linked Bond Fund, Short-Term Bond Fund, Social Choice Bond Fund, Tax-Exempt Bond Fund and the Money Market 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”), 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, Premier, Retirement and Retail 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: For all Funds (other than the Money Market Fund), investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value as described in the valuation of investments note to the financial statements. Investments held by the Money Market Fund are recorded 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.

 

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. Foreign dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as possible after the Funds determine the existence of a dividend declaration after exercising reasonable due diligence. 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 jurisdictions 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 March 31, 2014, permanent book and tax differences resulting primarily from differing treatments for foreign currency transactions, the utilization of tax equalization credits, dividend reclassifications, inflation adjustments on Treasury-inflation-protected securities, and income generated from swaps 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


 

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and recoveries as applicable, based upon the current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which the Funds invest.

 

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 June 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2013-08 Financial Services—Investment Companies (Topic 946): Amendments to the Scope, Measurement, and Disclosure Requirements (the “Update”). The Update modifies the criteria used in determining an investment company under U.S. GAAP and establishes certain measurement and disclosure requirements. The Update establishes that an entity regulated under the 1940 Act is automatically an investment company under U.S. GAAP. The Update is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2013. The Funds expect to adopt these new disclosure requirements for the September 30, 2014 semiannual report. Management has reviewed the new requirements and has determined the adoption of the Update will not have a material impact on the Funds’ financial statements and notes disclosures.

 

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 prioritizes 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 materially 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 with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost. Short-term investments (other than those in the Money Market Fund) with maturities in excess of 60 days are valued in the same manner as debt securities. Short-term investments in the Money Market Fund are valued at amortized cost. 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 and options, 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.

 

Credit default swap contracts: Credit default swap contracts are marked-to-market daily based upon a price supplied by a pricing service. Credit default swaps are generally categorized as Level 2 in 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


 

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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 period. For the year ended March 31, 2014, there were no material transfers between levels by the Funds.

As of March 31, 2014, 100% of the value of investments in the Bond Index Fund, Inflation-Linked Bond Fund, Tax-Exempt Bond Fund and Money Market Fund were valued based on Level 2 inputs.

 

The following table summarizes the market value of the Funds’ investments as of March 31, 2014 based on the inputs used to value them:


 

Fund  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Bond                    
Bank loan obligations  $   $4,355,338   $   $4,355,338 
Corporate bonds       854,403,720        854,403,720 
Government bonds       929,302,115        929,302,115 
Structured assets       396,260,959    2,555,716    398,816,675 
Short-term investments       418,736,865        418,736,865 
Credit default swaps*       (94,537)       (94,537)
Total  $   $2,602,964,460   $2,555,716   $2,605,520,176 
Bond Plus                    
Bank loan obligations  $   $86,978,417   $   $86,978,417 
Corporate bonds       915,047,009        915,047,009 
Government bonds       945,224,748        945,224,748 
Structured assets       239,653,292    3,194,645    242,847,937 
Short-term investments       329,423,837        329,423,837 
Total  $   $2,516,327,303   $3,194,645   $2,519,521,948 
High-Yield                    
Bank loan obligations  $   $454,374,639   $   $454,374,639 
Corporate bonds       2,262,166,418        2,262,166,418 
Preferred stocks   4,313,791            4,313,791 
Short-term investments       152,995,107        152,995,107 
Total  $4,313,791   $2,869,536,164   $   $2,873,849,955 
Short-Term Bond                    
Bank loan obligations  $   $19,796,300   $   $19,796,300 
Corporate bonds       491,562,451        491,562,451 
Government bonds       348,604,342        348,604,342 
Structured assets       324,749,520    2,555,716    327,305,236 
Short-term investments       58,392,332        58,392,332 
Futures*   (29,065)           (29,065)
Total  $(29,065)  $1,243,104,945   $2,555,716   $1,245,631,596 
Social Choice Bond                    
Bank loan obligations  $   $756,207   $   $756,207 
Corporate bonds       42,339,913        42,339,913 
Government bonds       42,141,721        42,141,721 
Structured assets       9,071,740        9,071,740 
Preferred stocks   249,757            249,757 
Short-term investments       3,999,929        3,999,929 
Total  $249,757   $98,309,510   $   $98,559,267 

 

*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 March 31, 2014, the following Funds have invested in derivative contracts which are reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities:


 

   Asset derivatives   Liabilities derivatives 
Derivative contracts     Location       Fair value
amount
        Location       Fair value
amount
   
Bond Fund                
Credit contracts  Swap premiums paid  $12,486   Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements  $107,023 
Short-Term Bond Fund                
Fixed Income contracts  Futures*   (29,065)        

  

*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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For the year ended March 31, 2014, the effect of derivative contracts on the Funds’ Statements of Operations was as follows:

  

         Change in  
         unrealized  
      Realized    appreciation  
Derivative contracts  Location  gain (loss )  (depreciation )
Bond Fund            
Credit contracts  Swap transactions  $(145,363)  $(99,392)
Bond Plus Fund            
Credit contracts  Swap transactions   (30,740)   2,180 
Short-Term Bond Fund            
Credit contracts  Swap transactions   (4,487)   (7,070)
Short-Term Bond Fund            
Fixed Income contracts  Futures transactions       (29,065)

 

Futures contracts: The Funds are subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives. The Funds may use futures contracts to manage exposure to the bond markets and to fluctuations in interest rates. 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 March 31, 2014, the Short-Term Bond Fund had exposure to fixed-income futures contracts, based on underlying notional values, generally between 0% and 4% of net assets.

 

At March 31, 2014, the Short-Term Bond Fund held the following open futures contracts:

 

   Number of    Settlement    Expiration    Unrealized    
   contracts    value    date    gain (loss )  
US 5 Year Note (CBT)  400   $(47,581,250)  6/30/14   $(29,065)  

 

Credit default swap contracts: The Funds are subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives. A credit default swap is a contract between a buyer and a seller of protection against pre-defined credit events for the reference

entity. As a seller in a credit default swap contract, the Fund is required to pay an agreed upon amount to the counterparty with the occurrence of a specified credit event, such as certain bankruptcies related to an underlying credit instrument, index, or issuer which would likely result in a loss to the Fund. The agreed upon amount approximates the notional value of the swap and is estimated to be the maximum potential future payment that the Fund could be required to make under the contract. In return, the Fund receives from the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no credit event has occurred. If no credit event occurs, the Fund keeps the stream of payments with no payment obligations. When the Fund sells a credit default swap contract it will cover its commitment. This may be achieved by, among other methods, maintaining cash or liquid assets in a segregated account equal to the aggregate notional value of the reference entities for all outstanding credit default swap contracts sold by the Fund.

 

The Fund may also buy credit default swap contracts, in which case the Fund functions as the counterparty referenced above. This involves the risk that the contract may expire worthless. It also involves counterparty risk that the seller may fail to satisfy its payment obligations to the Fund with the occurrence of a credit event.

 

The value of a swap included in net assets is the unrealized gain or loss of the contract plus or minus any unamortized premiums paid or received, respectively. Appreciated swaps and premiums paid are reflected as assets, while depreciated swaps and premiums received are reflected as liabilities on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Under the terms of the credit default swap contracts, the Fund receives or makes quarterly payments based on a payment rate on a fixed notional amount. These payments are recorded as a realized gain or loss in the Statements of Operations. Payments received or made as a result of a credit event or termination of the contract are recognized as realized gains or losses.

 

The Funds (other than the Money Market Fund) invest in credit default swaps to hedge or manage the risks associated with assets held in the Fund and/or to facilitate the implementation of portfolio strategies to seek to increase the total return. During the year ended March 31, 2014, the Bond Fund, the Bond Plus Fund and the Short-Term Bond Fund had exposure to credit default swap contracts, based on underlying notional values, generally between 0% and 1% of net assets.


 

At March 31, 2014, open credit default swap contracts purchased by the Bond Fund were as follows:

 

Purchased

 

             Fixed payments  Implied credit              Unrealized 
         Maturity  paid by  spread at    Notional    Premium    appreciation 
Fund  Reference entity  Counterparty  date  fund per annum  3/31/2014 (1)  amount (2)  paid (received   (depreciation
Bond   Republic of Poland  JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.   9/20/18   1.00%  0.58 %  $5,000,000    $12,486    $(107,023)
(1) Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues, U.S. municipal issues or sovereign issues of an emerging country as of year end, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.
(2) The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs is defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.
     
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Notes to financial statements

 

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 compliance 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 is paid to Advisors under the Retirement Class Service Agreement. Under the terms of a distribution Rule 12b-1 plan, the Retail Class of each Fund compensated 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. The Premier Class of each Fund is subject to 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.

For the Money Market Fund, TPIS waived a portion of distribution Rule 12b-1 plan expenses on the Retail Class, and Advisors is reimbursing certain other Retail Class expenses. TPIS waived a portion of the distribution Rule 12b-1 plan expenses on the Premier Class and Advisors waived a portion of service agreement fees on the Retirement Class. In addition, Advisors waived a portion of the investment management fees from each class. These waivers and reimbursements are voluntary in nature and can be discontinued at any time. The amounts waived and reimbursed are disclosed on the Statements of Operations

 

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 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 March 31, 2014, 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                                            
    Investment     management                                            
    management     fee-effective     Service                                      
    fee range     rate     agreement fee     Distribution fee     Maximum expense amounts   
                Retirement     Premier     Retail     Institutional     Premier     Retirement     Retail  
Fund               Class     Class     Class     Class     Class     Class     Class  
Bond*   0.27%–0.30 %   0.29 %   0.25 %   0.15 %   0.25 %   0.35 %   0.50 %   0.60 %   0.70 %
Bond Index   0.10     0.10     0.25     0.15     0.25     0.13     0.28     0.38     0.48  
Bond Plus*   0.27–0.30     0.30     0.25     0.15     0.25     0.35     0.50     0.60     0.70  
High-Yield*   0.32–0.35     0.34     0.25     0.15     0.25     0.40     0.55     0.65     0.75  
Inflation-Linked Bond*   0.22–0.25     0.25     0.25     0.15     0.25     0.35     0.50     0.60     0.70  
Short-Term Bond*   0.22–0.25     0.25     0.25     0.15     0.25     0.30     0.45     0.55     0.65  
Social Choice Bond*   0.32–0.35     0.35     0.25     0.15     0.25     0.40     0.55     0.65     0.75  
Tax-Exempt Bond*   0.27–0.30     0.30             0.25     0.35             0.70  
Money Market   0.10     0.10     0.25     0.15     0.25     0.15     0.30     0.40     0.50  

 

*These Funds are subject to a breakpoint schedule on their investment management fees, which reduces these fees as the Fund’s net assets increase.
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 July 31, 2015. 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.

 

At the commencement of operations of the Social Choice Bond Fund, TIAA, an affiliate, invested in the Fund. In addition, a registered separate account of TIAA 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 the Funds’ shares owned by TIAA, its registered separate account (collectively “TIAA Access”), and other funds within the Trust:

 

           TIAA-CREF       TIAA-CREF         
       TIAA-CREF   Lifecycle Index   TIAA-CREF   Managed         
Underlying Fund   TIAA   Lifecycle Funds    Funds   Lifestyle Funds    Allocation Fund   TIAA Access    Total 
Bond       71%       1%       1%   73%
Bond Index           14%               14 
Bond Plus       58        3    12%   2    75 
High-Yield       31            1        32 
Inflation-Linked Bond       14    3                17 
Short-Term Bond       26        2        1    29 
Social Choice Bond   51%                       51 
Money Market                       1    1 

 

66 2014 Annual Report TIAA-CREF Funds: Fixed Income Funds
 

continued

 

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 Internal Revenue Code (“529 Plans”). These 529 Plans, each of which operates independently, invest a portion of their assets in the Funds. As of March 31, 2014, five 529 Plans own 18%, 17%, 8%, 8% and 7%, respectively, of the Bond Index Fund; five 529 Plans own 14%, 13%, 7%, 6% and 5%, respectively, of the Inflation-Linked Bond Fund; two 529 Plans own 8% and 5%, respectively, of the Short-Term Bond Fund; and two 529 Plans own 8% and 7%, respectively, of the Money Market Fund.

 

Note 5—investments

 

Repurchase agreements: Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with banks or broker-dealers. Repurchase agreements involve the purchase of securities from an institution, subject to the seller’s agreement to repurchase and the Fund’s agreement to resell such securities at a mutually agreed-upon price. Pursuant to the terms of the repurchase agreement, securities purchased subject to repurchase agreements must have an aggregate market value greater than or equal to the agreed-upon repurchase price plus accrued interest at all times. If the value of the underlying securities falls below the value of the repurchase price plus accrued interest, the Fund will require the seller to deposit additional collateral by the next business day. If a request for additional collateral is not met, or if the seller defaults on its repurchase obligation, the Fund maintains the right to sell the underlying securities at market value and pursue a claim for any remaining loss against the seller.

 

Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis: The Funds may purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis. Securities purchased or sold on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis may be settled a month or more after trade date; interest income is not accrued until settlement date. At the time a Fund enters into such transactions, it is required to have segregated assets with a current value at least equal to the amount of its when-issued or delayed-delivery purchase commitments.

 

Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities: The Funds (other than the Money Market Fund) may invest in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, specially structured bonds in which the principal amount is adjusted periodically to keep pace with inflation, as measured by the U.S. Consumer Price Index. The adjustments for interest income due to inflation or deflation are reflected in interest income in the Statements of Operations.

Mortgage dollar rolls transactions: Some of the Funds may enter into mortgage dollar rolls in which a Fund sells mortgage securities for delivery in the current month, realizing a gain (loss), and simultaneously contracts to repurchase similar securities on a specified future date. During the roll period, a Fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities. The Fund is compensated by the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale and by the lower repurchase price at the future date. The difference between the sales proceeds and the lower repurchase price is recorded as a realized gain. The Fund maintains a segregated account, the dollar value of which is at least equal to its obligations with respect to dollar rolls.

 

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 March 31, 2014, 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)
Bond  $2,579,179,440   $ 40,570,039   $ (14,134,766)  $ 26,435,273 
Bond Index   5,055,248,430    56,812,730    (62,070,800)   (5,258,070)
Bond Plus   2,488,884,359    41,944,781    (11,307,192)   30,637,589 
High-Yield   2,773,672,871    108,515,071    (8,337,987)   100,177,084 
Inflation-Linked Bond   1,762,502,917    78,554,863    (33,917,476)   44,637,387 
Short-Term Bond   1,239,902,854    8,280,924    (2,523,117)   5,757,807 
Social Choice Bond   98,800,558    559,066    (800,357)   (241,291)
Tax-Exempt Bond   343,634,833    6,888,846    (613,031)   6,275,815 

 

Purchases and sales: Purchases and sales of securities (other than short-term instruments) for all of the Funds for the year ended March 31, 2014 were as follows:

 

   Non-U.S.   U.S.   Non-U.S.   U.S. 
   government   government   government   government 
Fund  purchases   purchases   sales   sales 
Bond  $1,090,470,499    $5,830,316,574    $1,240,105,903     $5,696,851,225 
Bond Index   564,339,293    1,717,708,687    155,797,129    899,265,938 
Bond Plus   1,337,931,687    4,634,645,278    677,225,055    4,281,464,291 
High-Yield   2,188,274,915        1,655,871,602     
Inflation-Linked Bond        242,515,542        185,666,469 
Short-Term Bond   671,404,261    637,561,741    544,591,405    660,278,021 
Social Choice Bond   96,402,878    232,443,284    64,249,467    221,700,160 
Tax-Exempt Bond   559,722,011        590,348,422     


 

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Notes to financial statementsconcluded

 

 

Note 6—distributions to shareholders and other tax items

 

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the year ended March 31, 2014, and the year ended March 31, 2013 was as follows:

 

   3/31/2014   3/31/2013 
                         
Fund  Ordinary
income
   Long-term
capital gains
   Total   Ordinary
income
   Long-term
capital gains
   Total 
Bond  $61,792,013   $12,050,367   $73,842,380   $93,553,722   $23,109,065   $116,662,787 
Bond Index   92,334,854    1,668,012    94,002,866    68,492,296    2,876,084    71,368,380 
Bond Plus   47,779,105    7,638,532    55,417,637    45,878,777    5,310,273    51,189,050 
High-Yield   152,745,302    42,643,180    195,388,482    107,195,097    6,109,585    113,304,682 
Inflation-Linked Bond   24,916,653    1,162,387    26,079,040    33,776,187    8,313,723    42,089,910 
Short-Term Bond   18,081,963        18,081,963    14,760,315        14,760,315 
Social Choice Bond   1,378,056        1,378,056    578,085        578,085 
Tax-Exempt Bond*   8,802,502    863,642    9,666,144    10,811,362    1,869,798    12,681,160 
Money Market   29,598        29,598    196,802        196,802 
*Includes ordinary income which will not be taxable for federal income tax purposes in 2014 and 2013 of $7,599,546 and $9,922,131, respectively.

 

As of March 31, 2014, 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
   Late-year
loss deferrals
   Total 
Bond   $3,101,788   $   $26,330,346    $(2,040,910)  $   $27,391,224 
Bond Index   1,346,482        (5,258,069)   (180,341)   (399,568)   (4,491,496)
Bond Plus   3,989,539    5,511,796    30,637,783            40,139,118 
High-Yield   4,341,134    9,318,309    100,177,084        (987,836)   112,848,691 
Inflation-Linked Bond   1,076,595    1,462,461    44,637,383            47,176,439 
Short-Term Bond   490,014        5,757,806    (13,479)   (254,035)   5,980,306 
Social Choice Bond   587,058        (241,292)       (165,778)   179,988 
Tax-Exempt Bond   83,253        6,275,815    (851,646)   (770,201)   4,737,221 
Money Market   8,504                    8,504 

 

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 utilization of tax equalization credits, and the

 

treatment of short term gain as ordinary income for tax purposes.

 

At March 31, 2014, the following Funds had capital loss carryovers, which will expire as follows:

 

   Date of expiration    
Fund  No expiration  Total 
Bond  $ 2,040,910   $2,040,910 
Bond Index   180,341    180,341 
Short-Term Bond   13,479    13,479 
Tax-Exempt Bond   851,646    851,646 

 

Note 7—line of credit

 

Each of the Funds, except the Money Market Fund, 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 accounts or 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 March 31, 2014, there were no borrowings under this credit facility by the Funds.

 

Note 8—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.


 

682014 Annual Report TIAA-CREF Funds: Fixed Income 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 Bond Fund, Bond Index Fund, Bond Plus Fund, High-Yield Fund, Inflation-Linked Bond Fund, Short-Term Bond Fund, Social Choice Bond Fund, Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, and Money Market Fund (nine of the portfolios constituting the TIAA-CREF Funds, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) at March 31, 2014, 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 March 31, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Baltimore, Maryland

May 16, 2014

 

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Trustees and officers (unaudited)

 

TIAA-CREF Funds March 31, 2014

 

Trustees

 

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
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), 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).   79   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.   Vice President (1990–2006), American Beacon Advisors, Inc., and Vice President of certain funds advised by American Beacon Advisors, Inc.   79   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.; and Independent Trustee, 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).   79   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.   79   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.   Principal, NL Jacob Consultant (economic and business consultant) (2012–present); President and Founder (2006–2012) of NLJ Advisors, Inc. (investment adviser); President and Managing Principal, Windermere Investment Associates (1997–2006).   79   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.   Partner (2004–2010) and Managing Director (2002–2010), Goldman Sachs Asset Management.   79   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; Principal, BAM Consulting LLC (2003–2009); Independent Consultant for Merrill Lynch (2003–2009).   79   Director, Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Holdings; First Eagle Investment Management, LLC; American Legacy Foundation (Investment Committee); University of Edinburgh (Campaign Board); the North Shore Land Alliance and Close Brothers Group plc.
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), Head (2006–2008) and Associate Head (1994–2000 and 2001–2006), Economics Department of MIT; and Program Director, NBER (1990–2008).   79   Director, The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and National Bureau of Economic Research; Member, Congressional Budget Office Panel of Economic Advisers.

 

702014 Annual Report TIAA-CREF Funds: Fixed Income Funds
 

 

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).   79   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) and Professor, University of Texas at Austin (since 1987). Chairman, Department of Finance, University of Texas at Austin (2002–2011).   79   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

 

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
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).
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”) of 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, Inc. (“TCAM”). Manager of TIAA-CREF Individual & 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 March 31, 2014

 

Officers — 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
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 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 (since 2008). Director, Senior Vice President and Funds Treasurer of TCAA (since 2011). Director, Senior Vice President and Funds Treasurer of TCAS (since 2011).
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.
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.   President and Principal Executive Officer of the TIAA-CREF Funds and TIAA-CREF Life Funds (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). Director, President & CEO of Advisors (since 2013). Manager, President & 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 (since 2013). Executive Vice President of TIAA-CREF Funds and TIAA-CREF Life Funds (June–September 2013). Representative, Securities Research, Inc. (February–May 2013). President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S., ING Americas (2011–2012). Chief Executive Officer, ING Insurance US (2010–2011). Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ING Investment Management, Americas (2007–2009).
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 Fund Complex (since 2012). Director, Covariance (since 2012). Manager, TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Company (since 2012). Manager, Kaspick & Company, LLC (“Kaspick”) (since 2012). Manager, TIAA-CREF Redwood, LLC (since 2013). 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 since 2013 and Corporate Secretary since 2012.   Senior Managing Director (since 2013), Corporate Secretary (since 2012) of TIAA and the TIAA-CREF Fund Complex. 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).

Please note that the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes information about the Funds’ trustees and is available, without charge, through our website, tiaa-cref.org, or by calling 800 223-1200.

 

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Renewal of investment management agreement (unaudited)

 

Board renewal of the investment management agreement for certain series of the TIAA-CREF Funds

 

Among its other duties, the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”) of the TIAA-CREF Funds (the “Trust”) is responsible for determining whether to initially approve and subsequently annually renew the investment management agreement (the “Agreement”) between Teachers Advisors, Inc. (“TAI”) and the Trust on behalf of each of its series covered by this Report (the “Funds”). Under the Agreement, TAI is responsible for providing investment advisory services and overseeing the everyday operations and other service providers of the Funds.

 

Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) requires that, after an initial period of up to two years, the Agreement for each Fund will remain in effect only if the Board, including a majority of those Trustees who have no direct or indirect interest in the Agreement, and who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, annually renews that Agreement. All of the Trustees are deemed to be independent persons for this purpose.

 

Overview of the renewal process

 

The Board held meetings on March 14, 2014 and March 27, 2014, at which it considered the annual renewal of the Agreement with respect to each applicable Fund using its previously-established process. As part of this process, the Board delegated certain tasks to its Operations Committee. Among these tasks, the Operations Committee worked with TAI, other Board members and legal counsel to the Trustees to develop guidelines and specific requests relating to the types of information to be provided to the Board in connection with the proposed contract renewals. The Operations Committee also had worked with TAI to schedule and report on various follow-up items throughout the prior year that were requested by the Committee and the Board during the 2013 renewal process. During a series of meetings held prior to the March 14 and March 27, 2014 Board meetings, the Operations Committee, along with other Board Committees as applicable, had reviewed such guidelines and follow-up requests in consultation with TAI representatives and input from other Trustees, legal counsel to the Trustees and legal counsel to TAI and the Trust, and then evaluated the information produced in accordance with those guidelines and requests.

 

Among other matters, the Operations Committee, following its consultations with others as noted above, confirmed or established various guidelines regarding the preparation of reports to be provided to the Board with respect to each Fund by the Global Fiduciary Review unit of Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”), including meeting with representatives of Lipper in person. Lipper is an independent provider of investment company data that is widely recognized as a leading source of independent data used by independent directors and trustees of investment companies during their advisory contract review processes.

 

Based on guidelines provided by the Operations Committee on behalf of the Board, Lipper produced, among other information, performance and expense comparison data regarding each Fund, including data relating to each Fund’s management fee rates, total expense ratios, short-term and long-term investment performance, portfolio turnover rates and brokerage commission costs. Lipper also compared much of this data for each Fund

against a universe of investment companies and against a more selective peer group of mutual funds with similar investment objectives and strategies, each of which was selected by Lipper, and, in the case of the investment performance data, against one or more appropriate broad-based benchmark indices. In each case, Lipper summarized the methodologies it employed to provide the data contained in its reports. In addition, Lipper represented to the Board that its reports were designed specifically to provide the Board with the fee, expense and performance information that is necessary to help the Board satisfy its duties under Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act. Lipper also represented that it (and not TAI) had identified the selected comparative peer groups and universes and that it did so in a manner that was not intended to produce biased results for its clients.

 

Among other matters, the Board also requested and reviewed various information provided by TAI to facilitate the Trustees’ evaluation of the reasonableness of any profits earned by TAI with respect to its services to each Fund pursuant to the Agreement. In this connection, the Board recognized that different Trustees could, and likely would, give different weight to different factors when evaluating the profits, if any, realized or anticipated to be realized by TAI, which is also true of their assessment of each Fund’s management fee rate and other aspects of the proposed renewal of the Agreement.

 

In advance of the Board meetings held on March 14 and March 27, 2014, legal counsel for the Trustees requested on behalf of the Board, and TAI provided, extensive information that was designed to assist the Board in its consideration of whether to renew the Agreement for each Fund. In addition to the data provided by Lipper as described above, this information included, but was not limited to, the following: (1) further information relating to each Fund’s investment performance, including performance ratings provided by Morningstar, Inc. (“Morningstar”), which is a widely recognized mutual fund ranking service, and a narrative analysis of the performance of each Fund that had underperformed certain Board-specified criteria, together with an explanation of any events that had a material impact on the Fund’s performance during that period; (2) a description of any fee waiver or expense reimbursement arrangements that were proposed or were in place during the prior year and the extent to which such arrangements would be continued or modified in the coming year; (3) a comparison of each Fund’s fee rate under the Agreement to the fee rates of any other comparable accounts managed by TAI or its affiliates; (4) any “fall-out” benefits that accrued or were identified as reasonably likely to accrue to TAI or its affiliates due to their relationship with the Funds aside from TAI’s direct fee payments pursuant to the Agreement; (5) information regarding TAI’s financial resources, senior professional personnel, overall staffing levels, portfolio manager compensation arrangements, business continuity plans, insurance coverage, compliance programs, any material pending litigation or compliance issues, portfolio trading and best execution practices, and any actual and potential conflicts of interest identified by TAI in connection with rendering services to the Funds; (6) information as to any profits earned by TAI in connection with its services pursuant to the Agreement; (7) a copy of the Agreement and certain related


 

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service agreements between the Funds and affiliates of TAI; (8) a copy of TAI’s Form ADV registration statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (which was presented only to legal counsel for the Trustees); and (9) proposed narrative explanations of reasons why the Board should renew the Agreement.

 

In considering whether to renew the Agreement with respect to each Fund, the Board reviewed various factors with respect to the Fund, including: (1) the nature, extent and quality of services provided or to be provided by TAI to the Fund; (2) the Fund’s investment performance; (3) the costs of the services provided to the Fund and the profits realized (if any) by TAI and its affiliates from their relationship with the Fund based upon the cost allocation methodology utilized by TAI and its affiliates in 2013, as well as the new methodology to be utilized in 2014; (4) fees charged by other advisers; (5) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized or are anticipated to be realized as the Fund grows; (6) whether the fee schedule set forth in the Agreement reflects any such economies of scale for the benefit of Fund investors; (7) comparisons of services and fee rates with any contracts entered into by TAI with other clients to whom TAI provides comparable services; and (8) any other benefits derived or anticipated to be derived by TAI or its affiliates from their relationship with the Fund. As a general matter, the Board viewed these factors in their totality, with no single factor being the principal factor in determining whether to renew the Agreement.

 

In reaching its decisions regarding the renewal of the Agreement for each Fund, the Board took into account the information described above, other information provided to the Board in connection with this process, and relevant information provided to the Board and to its Committees on an ongoing basis in connection with the Board’s general oversight duties with respect to the Funds. In addition, the Board received and considered information from its legal counsel as to certain relevant guidelines that relate to the renewal process under Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act and certain other legal authorities.

 

While the Board considered the Agreement with respect to all Funds, the Board received and considered Fund-specific information and made its renewal determinations on a Fund-by-Fund basis. In deciding whether to renew the Agreement for each Fund, each Trustee may have accorded different weight to different factors, and thus, each Trustee may have had a different basis for his or her ultimate decision to vote to renew the Agreement for each Fund. At its meeting on March 27, 2014, the Board voted unanimously to renew the Agreement for each Fund. Set forth below are certain general factors the Board considered for all of the Funds, followed by a summary of certain specific factors the Board considered for each particular Fund.

 

The nature, extent and quality of services

 

The Board considered that TAI is an experienced investment adviser that has managed the Funds since their operations commenced. Investment professionals at TAI also manage various accounts of the College Retirement Equities Fund (“CREF”), the TIAA-CREF Life Funds and the other series of the Trust. Under the Agreement, TAI is responsible for, among other duties: managing the assets of the Funds, including conducting

research, recommending investments and placing orders to buy and sell securities for the Funds’ investment portfolios; active daily monitoring of the investment portfolios by various personnel with specific responsibility for the particular types of investments in question; reporting on the investment performance of the Funds to the Board on a regular basis; and carrying out, or overseeing the provision of, various administrative services to the Funds. The Board considered that TAI has carried out these responsibilities in a competent and professional manner.

 

The Board also considered, among other factors, the performance of each of the Funds, as discussed below. In addition, the Board considered the nature and quality of non-portfolio management services provided by TAI and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board considered its ongoing review of the performance of certain affiliated and unaffiliated service providers, including the quality of services provided by those firms and TAI’s oversight of those service providers and the outsourcing of certain services to other firms.

 

Investment performance

 

The Board considered the investment performance of each Fund, over the periods indicated in the Fund-by-Fund synopsis below. The Board considered each Fund’s performance as compared to its peer group and peer universe (as applicable) and its benchmark index. The Board also reviewed the performance of each Fund before any reductions for fees or expenses. This analysis considered the impact of NAV rounding and excluded the effects of fair valuation, securities lending and class action litigation on each Fund’s performance as compared to the performance of its benchmark index. In this regard, the Board considered that the performance of most Funds generally compared favorably to their respective benchmarks (after considering the effect of expenses incurred to operate the Funds and certain other relevant factors) and the Funds, with some exceptions, ranked in the top three performance quintiles versus their peer groups and universes of mutual funds. (For additional detail regarding each Fund’s performance, see the Fund-by-Fund synopsis below.) The Board considered that, in those cases in which a Fund had underperformed its benchmark, peer group or peer universe of mutual funds for an extended period of time, TAI had represented that it had taken or was planning to implement affirmative actions reasonably designed to enhance the Fund’s investment performance, or TAI had explained to the Board’s satisfaction that no such actions were necessary. Thus, the Board concluded that, under the totality of circumstances considered, the investment performance of each Fund was within an acceptable range or that appropriate actions had been or were being implemented.

 

Cost and profitability

 

The Board considered financial and profitability data relating to TAI for the calendar year 2013 with respect to the Funds based upon the cost allocation methodology utilized by TAI and its affiliates in 2013, as well as the new methodology to be utilized in 2014. The Board considered TAI’s profit calculations with respect to its services to each Fund both before and after taking into account


 

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costs incurred directly or indirectly by TAI in connection with the distribution of shares of the Fund. The Board acknowledged the reasonableness of having management fee rates which permit TAI to maintain and improve the quality of services provided to the Funds. The Board considered that TAI had earned profits with respect to most of the Funds under the Agreement for the one-year period ended December 31, 2013 and that TAI expected this trend to continue, but that for certain of the Funds, like the Money Market Fund, there was no current expectation for TAI to earn a profit in the foreseeable future. For the Money Market Fund, this was due to ongoing advisory fee waivers and other waivers by TAI and its affiliates necessary to maintain a Fund yield of at least 0.00%. With respect to those Funds for which the Agreement was profitable to TAI in 2013, the Board concluded that those profits were not excessive in light of various relevant factors.

 

During its review of TAI’s profits, the Board noted its ongoing efforts to examine the level of personnel and other resources available to TAI for its portfolio management functions so as to assess whether sufficient resources are being devoted to these functions.

 

Fees charged by other advisers

 

The Board considered information regarding fees paid to other advisers for managing similar funds, as analyzed by Lipper. The Board determined that the management fee rates charged to a Fund under the Agreement typically were lower than the management fee rates charged to many or most other comparable mutual funds. In this connection, the Board also considered the inherent limitations of such comparisons in light of uncertainty as to how the fees of such similar mutual funds are set and potentially material differences between a Fund and its comparable mutual funds. Additionally, the Board also considered the potential limitations of such comparisons due to the fact that, in many instances, Lipper based its comparisons on financial data relating to fiscal periods that differed from the period for which the Fund’s data were derived. Based on all factors considered, the Board concluded that the management fee rates under the Agreement with respect to each Fund were within an acceptable range in relation to those charged by appropriate groups of comparable mutual funds.

 

Economies of scale

 

The Board considered whether TAI has experienced or is anticipated to experience economies of scale in connection with the operation of each Fund. The Board also considered the extent to which the current fee “breakpoints” (that is, the Fund asset levels at which additional assets would be assessed lower management fee rates) on most actively-managed Funds (which were profitable to TAI) would have a material effect on their fees. In this connection, the Board considered TAI’s representation that the initial maximum fee rates in the Agreement are already at low levels compared to peer groups of mutual funds. Based on all factors considered, the Board concluded that the Funds’ fee schedules were within an acceptable range in light of current economies of scale considerations and current asset levels.

Fee comparison with other TAI clients

 

The Board considered that TAI and its affiliates provide similar investment management services to other investment companies. In addition, in the future TAI may manage institutional client assets through unregistered commingled funds or separate accounts with similar investment strategies and investment staff. The Board considered the management fee rates actually charged to other investment companies that are managed using similar investment strategies. The Board also considered TAI’s representation that, while management fee rates charged to the Funds may differ from the management fee rates chargeable to these other investment companies, this is due in part to the fact that these other funds and accounts: may be offered through products that charge additional fees to their investors; may be offered in different types of markets; may be provided with different types or levels of services by TAI; may target different types of investors; and/or may be packaged with other products, and that these factors, among others, could justify different management fee rate schedules.

 

Other benefits

 

The Board also considered additional benefits to the Funds and to TAI and its affiliates arising from the Agreement. For example, TAI and its affiliates may benefit from the advisory relationship with the Funds to the extent that this relationship results in potential investors viewing the TIAA-CREF group of companies as a leading retirement plan provider in the academic and nonprofit markets and as a single source for all their financial service needs. Both TAI and certain Funds managed by TAI or its affiliates may benefit from economies of scale to the extent that these Funds are managed in the same manner and by the same personnel as certain of the CREF Accounts.

 

Fund-by-fund factors

 

The Board considered the following specific factors (among others) in connection with its determination to renew the Agreement with respect to each Fund. If a Fund is described in the following discussions as being in the “1st” quintile, it is in the best of five groups (that is, the group has the best performance or the lowest expenses, as the case may be). References below to quintiles are based on data provided to the Board in the reports prepared by Lipper. The specific management fee, expense and performance factors outlined below are based on the Institutional Class shares of each Fund (unless noted). Because the Institutional Class generally has lower non-management expenses than the Retirement, Premier and Retail Classes of these Funds, the expenses and performance of these other Classes will differ from the expenses and performance shown for the Institutional Class. Comparative Lipper expense and performance rankings are as of March 31, 2013; all other time periods referenced below are ended December 31, 2013. Under the Morningstar rating system, 5 stars is the highest (best) rating category and 1 star is the lowest (worst) rating category. Statements below regarding a Fund’s “aggregate management fee rate” refer to the overall effective blended fee rate that applied to that Fund after taking into account the different management fee rates that apply to higher levels of Fund assets


 

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that exceed one or more breakpoints in the Fund’s management fee rate schedule. Statements below regarding “net profit” or “net loss” refers to whether TAI earned a profit or incurred a loss for the services that it rendered to a Fund during 2013 under the Agreement.

 

Bond Fund

 

The Fund’s annual contractual management fee rate is 0.30% of average daily net assets with breakpoints. At year-end asset levels, breakpoints reduced the aggregate management fee rate to 0.295% of average daily net assets.
The Fund’s total expenses and actual management fees were in the 1st quintile of the group of comparable funds selected by Lipper for expense comparison purposes (“Expense Group”) and in the 1st quintile of the universe of comparable funds selected by Lipper for expense comparison purposes (“Expense Universe”).
The Fund was in the 1st, 2nd, 5th and 5th quintiles of the group of comparable funds selected by Lipper for performance comparison purposes (“Performance Group”) for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods, respectively. The Fund was in the 1st, 1st, 4th and 2nd quintiles of the universe of comparable funds selected by Lipper for performance comparison purposes (“Performance Universe”) for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods, respectively.
The Fund received an Overall Morningstar Rating of 3 stars.
TAI earned a net profit with respect to its services to the Fund for the one-year period.

 

Bond Index Fund

 

The Fund’s annual contractual management fee rate is 0.10% of average daily net assets.
The Fund’s total expenses and actual management fees were ranked first out of the five funds within its Expense Group. The Fund’s total expenses and actual management fees were in the 2nd and 3rd quintiles of its Expense Universe, respectively.
The Fund was ranked 2nd out of the 5 funds within its Performance Group for the one- and three-year periods. The Fund was in the 4th quintile of its Performance Universe for the one- and three-year periods, respectively.
For the one- and three-year periods, the Fund’s relative gross performance (meaning the Fund’s performance without any reductions for fees or expenses, or the impact of fair valuation, foreign exchange rate differences, securities lending, class action settlements and tax reclaims) as compared to its benchmark, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, was -19 and -7 basis points, respectively.
The Fund received an Overall Morningstar Rating of 3 stars.
TAI earned a net profit with respect to its services to the Fund for the one-year period.

Bond Plus Fund

 

The Fund’s annual contractual management fee rate is 0.30% of average daily net assets with breakpoints. At year-end asset levels, breakpoints reduced the aggregate management fee rate to 0.295% of average daily net assets.
The Fund’s total expenses and actual management fees were in the 1st quintile of its Expense Group and its Expense Universe.
The Fund was in the 3rd quintile of its Performance Group for the one-, three- and five-year periods. The Fund was in the 2nd, 2nd and 4th quintiles of its Performance Universe for the one-, three- and five-year periods, respectively.
The Fund received an Overall Morningstar Rating of 3 stars.
TAI earned a net profit with respect to its services to the Fund for the one-year period.

 

High-Yield Fund

 

The Fund’s annual contractual management fee rate is 0.35% of average daily net assets with breakpoints. At year-end asset levels, breakpoints reduced the aggregate management fee rate to 0.343% of average daily net assets.
The Fund’s total expenses and actual management fees were in the 1st quintile of its Expense Group and Expense Universe.
The Fund was in the 5th, 3rd and 5th quintiles of its Performance Group for the one-, three- and five-year periods, respectively. The Fund was in the 4th, 1st and 3rd quintiles of its Performance Universe for the one-, three- and five-year periods, respectively.
The Fund received an Overall Morningstar Rating of 3 stars.
TAI earned a net profit with respect to its services to the Fund for the one-year period.

 

Inflation-Linked Bond Fund

 

The Fund’s annual contractual management fee rate is 0.25% of average daily net assets with breakpoints. At year-end asset levels, breakpoints reduced the aggregate management fee rate to 0.246% of average daily net assets.
The Fund’s total expenses and actual management fees were in the 1st quintile of its Expense Group and Expense Universe.
The Fund was in the 2nd quintile of its Performance Group for the one-, three- and five-year periods. The Fund was ranked first out of the four funds within its Performance Group for the ten-year period. The Fund was in the 3rd, 2nd, 2nd, and 2nd quintiles of its Performance Universe for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods, respectively.
The Fund received an Overall Morningstar Rating of 3 stars.
TAI earned a net profit with respect to its services to the Fund for the one-year period.

 

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Short-Term Bond Fund

 

The Fund’s annual contractual management fee rate is 0.25% of average daily net assets with breakpoints. At year-end asset levels, breakpoints reduced the aggregate management fee rate to 0.248% of average daily net assets.
The Fund’s total expenses and actual management fees were in the 1st quintile of its Expense Group and Expense Universe.
The Fund was in the 4th, 2nd and 5th quintiles of its Performance Group for the one-, three- and five-year periods, respectively. The Fund was in the 3rd, 2nd and 3rd quintiles of its Performance Universe for the one-, three- and five-year periods, respectively.
The Fund received an Overall Morningstar Rating of 3 stars.
TAI earned a net profit with respect to its services to the Fund for the one-year period.

 

Social Choice Bond Fund

 

The Fund’s annual contractual management fee rate is 0.35% of average daily net assets with breakpoints. At year-end asset levels, the Fund had not reached any of its advisory fee breakpoints.
The Fund’s total expenses and actual management fees were in the 1st and 4th quintiles of its Expense Group and in the 1st and 3rd quintiles of its Expense Universe.
The Fund was in the 3rd and 4th quintiles of its Performance Group for the one-year and since-inception periods, respectively. The Fund was in the 2nd quintile of its Performance Universe for the one-year and since-inception periods.
The Fund is too new to have received a Morningstar rating.
TAI incurred a net loss with respect to its services to the Fund for the one-year period.

Tax-Exempt Bond Fund

 

The Fund’s annual contractual management fee rate is 0.30% of average daily net assets with breakpoints. At year-end asset levels, the Fund had not reached any of its advisory fee breakpoints.
The Fund’s total expenses and actual management fees were in the 1st and 2nd quintiles of its Expense Group, respectively, and in the 1st quintile of its Expense Universe.
The Fund was in the 5th, 2nd and 3rd quintiles of its Performance Group for the one-, three- and five-year periods, respectively. The Fund was in the 5th, 1st and 2nd quintiles of its Performance Universe for the one-, three- and five-year periods, respectively.
The Fund received an Overall Morningstar Rating of 3 stars.
TAI earned a net profit with respect to its services to the Fund for the one-year period.

 

Money Market Fund

 

The Fund’s annual contractual management fee rate is 0.10% of average daily net assets.
The Fund’s total expenses and actual management fees were in the 1st quintile of its Expense Group and its Expense Universe.
The Fund was in the 3rd, 3rd, 2nd and 2nd quintiles of its Performance Group for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods, respectively. The Fund was in the 2nd, 2nd, 2nd and 1st quintiles of its Performance Universe for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods, respectively.
Money market funds are not rated by Morningstar.
TAI incurred a net loss with respect to its services to the Fund for the one-year period.
Since July 2009, TAI and its affiliates have waived or reimbursed over $5.8 million in Fund fees or expenses across all share classes to maintain a yield of at least 0.00%.
 

Based primarily on the foregoing factors and considerations, the Board renewed the Agreement for each Fund.


 

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Important tax information (unaudited)

 

For the year ended March 31, 2014, the TIAA-CREF Funds designate the following distribution amounts (or the maximum amount allowable) as being from net long-term capital gains.

 

Fund Long-term capital gains  
Bond $12,050,367  
Bond Index 1,668,012  
Bond Plus 7,638,532  
High-Yield 43,887,512  
Inflation-Linked Bond 1,863,543  
Short-Term Bond  
Social Choice Bond  
Tax-Exempt Bond 863,642  
Money Market  

 

The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund paid distributions to shareholders during the year ended March 31, 2014, and the year ended

 

March 31, 2013, totaling $9,666,144, and $12,681,160, of which $7,599,546, and $9,922,131, respectively, was exempt from federal income tax and has been designated as Exempt Interest Dividends.

 

The information and distributions reported herein may differ from the information and distributions reported to shareholders for the calendar year ending December 31, 2014, which will be reported in conjunction with your 2014 Form 1099-DIV.

 

By early 2015, 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 adviser.

 

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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 March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014, PwC’s aggregate fees for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements were $448,000 and $451,700, respectively.

 

4(b) Audit Related Fees.

 

For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014, 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 March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014, 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 March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014, PwC’s aggregate fees for tax services billed to the Registrant were $116,700 and $119,700, respectively.

 

For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014, 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 March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014, PwC’s aggregate fees for all other services billed to the Registrant were $6,500 and $6,000, respectively.

 

For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014, PwC’s aggregate fees for all other services billed 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 March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014 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 March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014 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 March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014 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 March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014 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 March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014 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 March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014 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 March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014, aggregate non-audit fees billed to the Registrant and to its Fund Service Providers by PwC were $275,315 and $308,500, 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 - Bond Fund

 

TIAA-CREF FUNDS
BOND FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2014

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS - 0.2%
                        
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 0.1%
$1,525,000   h  Capital Safety North America   4.000%  03/26/21  $1,521,950 
        TOTAL CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL               1,521,950 
                      
MEDIA - 0.1%
 997,802   h,i  CSC Holdings LLC   2.653   04/17/20   984,461 
 742,500   i  Univision Communications, Inc   4.000   03/01/20   741,045 
 1,110,938   i  Windstream Corp   3.500   01/23/20   1,107,882 
        TOTAL MEDIA               2,833,388 
                      
        TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS           4,355,338 
        (Cost $4,366,450)             
                      
BONDS - 93.8%
                        
CORPORATE BONDS - 37.5%
                        
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 0.1%
 375,000   g  Chrysler Group LLC   8.000   06/15/19   410,625 
 745,000   g  Hyundai Motor Manufacturer   4.500   04/15/15   771,352 
        TOTAL AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS               1,181,977 
                      
BANKS - 3.6%
 1,000,000      Banco de Oro Unibank, Inc   3.875   04/22/16   1,025,000 
 600,000   g  Banco del Estado de Chile   3.875   02/08/22   592,009 
 900,000   g  Banco Santander Mexico S.A. Institucion de Banca Multiple Grupo Financiero Santander   4.125   11/09/22   883,125 
 1,635,000      Bancolombia S.A.   5.950   06/03/21   1,745,362 
 2,000,000   g  Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd   2.350   02/23/17   2,052,514 
 650,000      BB&T Corp   2.050   06/19/18   650,213 
 3,750,000      BDO Unibank, Inc   4.500   02/16/17   3,928,125 
 2,000,000   g  Caixa Economica Federal   2.375   11/06/17   1,930,000 
 1,500,000   g  Caixa Economica Federal   4.500   10/03/18   1,526,250 
 1,068,000      Capital One Bank USA NA   3.375   02/15/23   1,039,220 
 1,500,000      Citigroup, Inc   2.250   08/07/15   1,527,396 
 300,000      Citigroup, Inc   4.950   11/07/43   304,861 
 1,615,000      Citigroup, Inc   5.000   09/15/14   1,646,274 
 2,050,000      Citigroup, Inc   1.300   11/15/16   2,048,938 
 4,225,000      Citigroup, Inc   3.500   05/15/23   3,986,076 
 1,500,000      Citigroup, Inc   3.875   10/25/23   1,489,384 
 1,925,000      Citigroup, Inc   6.675   09/13/43   2,254,177 
 900,000      Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA   1.700   03/19/18   892,769 
 1,750,000      Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA   3.875   02/08/22   1,812,342 
 375,000      Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA   3.950   11/09/22   372,438 
 1,250,000      Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA   4.625   12/01/23   1,286,319 
 3,400,000      Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA   5.750   12/01/43   3,710,342 
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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$775,000   g,i  Credit Agricole S.A.   7.875%  12/30/49  $818,594 
 1,450,000   g  HSBC Bank plc   1.500   05/15/18   1,420,265 
 1,320,000   g  HSBC Bank plc   4.125   08/12/20   1,398,943 
 550,000      HSBC Holdings plc   4.000   03/30/22   571,189 
 2,450,000      HSBC Holdings plc   4.250   03/14/24   2,453,016 
 675,000      HSBC Holdings plc   6.500   09/15/37   798,622 
 1,050,000      HSBC Holdings plc   5.250   03/14/44   1,061,714 
 1,250,000   g  Hutchison Whampoa International 11 Ltd   4.625   01/13/22   1,319,297 
 895,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   5.125   09/15/14   913,811 
 4,625,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   4.850   02/01/44   4,715,862 
 750,000   i  JPMorgan Chase & Co   5.150   12/30/49   703,125 
 2,950,000   g  PKO Finance AB   4.630   09/26/22   2,972,125 
 2,075,000      PNC Bank NA   2.200   01/28/19   2,068,233 
 1,750,000      PNC Bank NA   2.700   11/01/22   1,643,974 
 3,050,000      PNC Bank NA   2.950   01/30/23   2,895,737 
 835,000   g,i  Rabobank Nederland NV   11.000   12/30/49   1,108,463 
 2,200,000      Royal Bank of Canada   2.200   07/27/18   2,214,309 
 2,250,000   g  Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC Via RSHB Capital S.A.   5.100   07/25/18   2,193,750 
 560,000   g  Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp   3.150   07/22/15   577,017 
 1,025,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp   2.500   07/19/18   1,042,446 
 1,075,000      SunTrust Bank   2.750   05/01/23   1,006,796 
 310,000      Toronto-Dominion Bank   2.500   07/14/16   321,741 
 1,400,000   g  Turkiye Is Bankasi   3.750   10/10/18   1,313,900 
 1,750,000      Union Bank NA   2.125   06/16/17   1,782,470 
 1,550,000      UnionBanCal Corp   3.500   06/18/22   1,566,022 
 2,500,000      US Bancorp   1.650   05/15/17   2,530,505 
 950,000      US Bancorp   2.950   07/15/22   913,715 
 2,145,000      Westpac Banking Corp   3.000   08/04/15   2,214,560 
 2,150,000      Westpac Banking Corp   2.250   01/17/19   2,140,136 
        TOTAL BANKS               83,383,472 
                      
CAPITAL GOODS - 1.1%
 413,000   g  Alpek S.A. de C.V.   5.375   08/08/23   426,422 
 350,000      Bombardier, Inc   4.750   04/15/19   350,000 
 950,000      Bombardier, Inc   6.000   10/15/22   950,000 
 3,125,000      Caterpillar, Inc   1.500   06/26/17   3,127,056 
 1,815,000      Crown Americas LLC   4.500   01/15/23   1,733,325 
 1,250,000   g  EADS Finance BV   2.700   04/17/23   1,181,041 
 675,000      Eaton Corp   4.000   11/02/32   652,941 
 4,650,000      John Deere Capital Corp   1.950   03/04/19   4,600,008 
 725,000   g  Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd   6.625   10/01/22   750,375 
 725,000   g  Schaeffler Finance BV   4.750   05/15/21   741,313 
 3,700,000   g  Seagate HDD Cayman   4.750   06/01/23   3,653,750 
 1,468,000   g  Sealed Air Corp   8.375   09/15/21   1,690,035 
 845,000   g  Sealed Air Corp   5.250   04/01/23   853,450 
 2,290,000   g  Stena AB   7.000   02/01/24   2,330,075 
 1,975,000      United Technologies Corp   1.800   06/01/17   2,008,006 
 1,050,000      United Technologies Corp   4.500   06/01/42   1,069,185 
        TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS               26,116,982 
                          

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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 0.6%
$250,000   g  ADT Corp   6.250%  10/15/21  $256,875 
1,425,000      Air Lease Corp   3.875  04/01/21  1,425,000 
 250,000   g  Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A.   4.750   02/04/24   259,657 
 2,850,000      MasterCard, Inc   2.000   04/01/19   2,837,691 
 1,495,000      Republic Services, Inc   3.800   05/15/18   1,584,899 
 2,400,000      Republic Services, Inc   3.550   06/01/22   2,404,245 
 1,500,000      Waste Management, Inc   2.600   09/01/16   1,553,382 
 2,800,000      Waste Management, Inc   2.900   09/15/22   2,673,163 
        TOTAL COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES      12,994,912 
                      
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 0.4%
 1,475,000      DR Horton, Inc   5.750   08/15/23   1,559,813 
 300,000      DR Horton, Inc   3.625   02/15/18   304,500 
 1,200,000      DR Horton, Inc   3.750   03/01/19   1,203,000 
 2,870,000      Hanesbrands, Inc   6.375   12/15/20   3,135,475 
 2,000,000      PVH Corp   4.500   12/15/22   1,975,000 
 500,000      Whirlpool Corp   3.700   03/01/23   495,328 
        TOTAL CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL           8,673,116 
                      
CONSUMER SERVICES - 0.3%
 900,000      Ameristar Casinos, Inc   7.500   04/15/21   974,250 
 775,000      ARAMARK Corp   5.750   03/15/20   818,594 
 1,350,000      DineEquity, Inc   9.500   10/30/18   1,471,500 
 425,000   g  GLP Capital LP   4.375   11/01/18   436,156 
 1,775,000   g  SABMiller Holdings, Inc   3.750   01/15/22   1,814,126 
 1,250,000   g  SABMiller Holdings, Inc   4.950   01/15/42   1,308,863 
 1,000,000      Walt Disney Co   0.450   12/01/15   999,172 
        TOTAL CONSUMER SERVICES           7,822,661 
                      
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 5.4%
 1,190,000   g  Abbey National Treasury Services plc   3.875   11/10/14   1,214,313 
 750,000      Abbey National Treasury Services plc   4.000   04/27/16   794,947 
 2,000,000   g  Ajecorp BV   6.500   05/14/22   1,945,000 
 1,500,000      American Express Centurion Bank   6.000   09/13/17   1,723,092 
 1,575,000      American Express Co   2.650   12/02/22   1,496,272 
 4,975,000      American Express Credit Corp   1.300   07/29/16   5,013,730 
 4,750,000      American Express Credit Corp   2.125   07/27/18   4,772,126 
 1,690,000      Bank of America Corp   5.300   03/15/17   1,859,754 
 1,125,000      Bank of America Corp   6.000   09/01/17   1,276,274 
 6,000,000      Bank of America Corp   2.600   01/15/19   6,023,670 
 4,500,000      Bank of America Corp   2.650   04/01/19   4,514,351 
 6,700,000      Bank of America Corp   4.100   07/24/23   6,795,917 
 1,000,000      Bank of America Corp   4.000   04/01/24   998,823 
 2,000,000      Bank of America Corp   5.000   01/21/44   2,041,772 
 1,250,000      Bank of New York Mellon Corp   1.200   02/20/15   1,258,834 
 1,200,000   i  Bank of New York Mellon Corp   1.969   06/20/17   1,224,080 
 580,000      Bank of New York Mellon Corp   5.450   05/15/19   662,236 
 1,950,000   g  BBVA Bancomer S.A.   4.500   03/10/16   2,062,125 
 1,125,000      BlackRock, Inc   3.500   12/10/14   1,149,208 
 1,400,000      BlackRock, Inc   4.250   05/24/21   1,519,731 
 2,150,000      BlackRock, Inc   3.500   03/18/24   2,134,892 
 825,000      Capital One Financial Corp   1.000   11/06/15   826,168 
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PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$1,500,000   g  Comcel Trust   6.875%  02/06/24  $1,569,375 
 1,600,000      Ford Motor Credit Co LLC   4.250   02/03/17   1,717,939 
 2,500,000      Ford Motor Credit Co LLC   3.000   06/12/17   2,596,648 
 800,000      Ford Motor Credit Co LLC   6.625   08/15/17   924,137 
 9,500,000      General Electric Capital Corp   2.300   01/14/19   9,585,197 
 2,425,000      General Electric Capital Corp   3.100   01/09/23   2,372,984 
 810,000      General Electric Capital Corp   6.875   01/10/39   1,066,722 
 1,750,000      General Motors Financial Co, Inc   2.750   05/15/16   1,772,925 
 3,960,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   3.300   05/03/15   4,066,987 
 3,500,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   2.625   01/31/19   3,491,033 
 3,500,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   3.625   01/22/23   3,442,971 
 1,450,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   4.000   03/03/24   1,443,572 
 135,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   6.450   05/01/36   149,868 
 335,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   6.750   10/01/37   383,749 
 1,500,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   6.250   02/01/41   1,781,168 
 448,000   g  Hyundai Capital America, Inc   3.750   04/06/16   468,231 
 600,000   g  Hyundai Capital Services, Inc   4.375   07/27/16   640,396 
 400,000   g  Hyundai Capital Services, Inc   3.500   09/13/17   418,526 
 525,000   g  Icahn Enterprises LP   4.875   03/15/19   534,188 
 575,000   g  International Lease Finance Corp   6.500   09/01/14   587,219 
 4,850,000      International Lease Finance Corp   5.875   08/15/22   5,128,875 
 1,975,000      Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank   5.125   02/01/17   2,203,369 
 3,600,000      Morgan Stanley   1.750   02/25/16   3,646,447 
 450,000      Morgan Stanley   2.500   01/24/19   448,747 
 400,000      Morgan Stanley   3.750   02/25/23   397,464 
 2,000,000      Morgan Stanley   6.375   07/24/42   2,439,742 
 565,000      National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp   10.375   11/01/18   761,804 
 1,500,000   g  Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV   1.875   03/13/19   1,486,605 
 925,000      State Street Corp   4.300   05/30/14   930,837 
 1,700,000   g  Temasek Financial I Ltd   2.375   01/23/23   1,565,329 
 1,025,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp   1.250   10/05/17   1,015,626 
 1,475,000   g  Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Tao   3.750   04/15/18   1,394,170 
 1,400,000   g  UBS AG.   1.875   01/23/15   1,416,506 
 1,500,000      Unilever Capital Corp   2.200   03/06/19   1,499,883 
 325,000      Waha Aerospace BV   3.925   07/28/20   343,710 
 601,250   g  Waha Aerospace BV   3.925   07/28/20   635,864 
 4,650,000      Wells Fargo & Co   1.500   07/01/15   4,704,117 
 2,825,000      Wells Fargo & Co   5.375   11/02/43   2,975,830 
        TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS           123,316,075 
                      
ENERGY - 4.1%
 1,275,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp   5.950   09/15/16   1,414,555 
 365,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp   6.950   06/15/19   435,633 
 625,000      Apache Corp   1.750   04/15/17   630,936 
 1,320,000      Apache Corp   4.750   04/15/43   1,326,967 
 3,375,000      Ashland, Inc   3.875   04/15/18   3,484,687 
 1,500,000      Ashland, Inc   4.750   08/15/22   1,471,875 
 3,050,000      BP Capital Markets plc   1.375   05/10/18   2,985,709 
 795,000   g  Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP   6.500   04/15/21   800,962 
 1,475,000      Canadian Natural Resources Ltd   3.800   04/15/24   1,482,374 
 3,500,000      Chevron Corp   2.355   12/05/22   3,289,090 
 1,540,000      Cimarex Energy Co   5.875   05/01/22   1,670,900 
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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$1,875,000      Concho Resources, Inc   5.500%  04/01/23  $1,950,000 
 2,875,000      Devon Energy Corp   1.875   05/15/17   2,895,855 
 725,000      Devon Energy Corp   4.750   05/15/42   718,732 
 2,875,000   g  EDC Finance Ltd   4.875   04/17/20   2,601,875 
 990,000   g  Empresa Nacional del Petroleo   6.250   07/08/19   1,113,125 
 480,000      Enbridge Energy Partners LP   5.200   03/15/20   523,977 
 335,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC   5.600   10/15/14   343,978 
 170,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC   5.000   03/01/15   176,690 
 1,500,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC   5.100   02/15/45   1,550,416 
 675,000      EOG Resources, Inc   2.625   03/15/23   637,701 
 1,425,000      Exterran Partners   6.000   10/01/22   1,401,787 
 1,000,000   g  Gazprom Neft OAO   4.375   09/19/22   887,500 
 1,450,000   g  Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital S.A.   4.950   05/23/16   1,495,312 
 1,295,000      Hess Corp   5.600   02/15/41   1,422,107 
 1,350,000   g  Indo Energy Finance II BV   6.375   01/24/23   1,073,250 
 1,200,000      Marathon Petroleum Corp   3.500   03/01/16   1,257,107 
 1,200,000      Newfield Exploration Co   5.750   01/30/22   1,275,000 
 400,000      Newfield Exploration Co   5.625   07/01/24   415,000 
 1,400,000      Noble Energy, Inc   5.250   11/15/43   1,461,236 
 500,000      Noble Holding International Ltd   3.450   08/01/15   516,382 
 1,320,000      Noble Holding International Ltd   4.900   08/01/20   1,408,455 
 1,800,000      Noble Holding International Ltd   3.950   03/15/22   1,784,893 
 2,150,000   g  ONE Gas, Inc   2.070   02/01/19   2,131,237 
 700,000   g  ONE Gas, Inc   3.610   02/01/24   706,655 
 1,475,000   g  ONE Gas, Inc   4.658   02/01/44   1,531,258 
 1,400,000   g  Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp   5.375   01/26/19   1,452,500 
 365,000      Pemex Project Funding Master Trust   5.750   03/01/18   404,694 
 1,500,000   g  Pertamina PT   5.250   05/23/21   1,503,750 
 1,350,000   i  Petrobras Global Finance BV   1.855   05/20/16   1,334,812 
 1,375,000      Petrobras Global Finance BV   3.250   03/17/17   1,379,268 
 1,500,000   i  Petrobras Global Finance BV   2.379   01/15/19   1,464,375 
 1,640,000      Petrobras International Finance Co   3.875   01/27/16   1,684,180 
 1,800,000      Petrobras International Finance Co   3.500   02/06/17   1,819,444 
 1,210,000      Petrobras International Finance Co   7.875   03/15/19   1,380,075 
 925,000      Petroleos Mexicanos   4.875   03/15/15   957,375 
 1,875,000      Petroleos Mexicanos   3.500   07/18/18   1,945,313 
 170,000      Petroleos Mexicanos   8.000   05/03/19   207,400 
 925,000      Petroleos Mexicanos   6.000   03/05/20   1,041,781 
 1,175,000      Petroleos Mexicanos   5.500   06/27/44   1,133,875 
 1,315,000   g  Petroleum Co of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd   9.750   08/14/19   1,640,463 
 1,400,000      Phillips 66   1.950   03/05/15   1,416,314 
 2,500,000      Plains Exploration & Production Co   6.500   11/15/20   2,753,125 
 625,000      Precision Drilling Corp   6.500   12/15/21   668,750 
 1,500,000   g  PTT Exploration & Production PCL   3.707   09/16/18   1,540,000 
 530,000      Regency Energy Partners LP   5.875   03/01/22   549,875 
 400,000   g  Rosneft Oil Co via Rosneft International Finance Ltd   3.149   03/06/17   393,000 
 1,000,000   g  Rosneft Oil Co via Rosneft International Finance Ltd   4.199   03/06/22   883,750 
 900,000      Shell International Finance BV   4.550   08/12/43   930,237 
 1,000,000      Southwestern Energy Co   4.100   03/15/22   1,027,706 
 415,000      Statoil ASA   2.900   10/15/14   420,524 
 675,000      Statoil ASA   1.200   01/17/18   662,137 
 1,700,000      Statoil ASA   2.450   01/17/23   1,593,674 
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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$1,325,000      Statoil ASA   4.250%  11/23/41  $1,290,013 
 1,325,000      Total Capital Canada Ltd   1.450   01/15/18   1,315,718 
 2,000,000      Total Capital International S.A.   1.500   02/17/17   2,030,012 
 1,915,000      TransCanada Pipelines Ltd   7.690   06/30/16   2,172,541 
 660,000      TransCanada PipeLines Ltd   5.850   03/15/36   766,601 
 700,000      Vale Overseas Ltd   4.375   01/11/22   694,980 
 480,000      Vale Overseas Ltd   6.875   11/21/36   511,429 
 515,000      Valero Energy Corp   4.500   02/01/15   531,643 
 1,500,000      WPX Energy, Inc   6.000   01/15/22   1,537,500 
        TOTAL ENERGY           93,312,050 
                      
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 0.2%
 500,000      CVS Caremark Corp   3.250   05/18/15   514,259 
 1,375,000      CVS Caremark Corp   4.000   12/05/23   1,404,871 
 950,000      CVS Caremark Corp   5.300   12/05/43   1,048,633 
 2,500,000      Ingles Markets, Inc   5.750   06/15/23   2,500,000 
        TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING           5,467,763 
                      
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 0.9%
 2,500,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc   2.875   02/15/16   2,597,327 
 2,500,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc   1.375   07/15/17   2,503,680 
 1,450,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc   2.500   07/15/22   1,369,074 
 325,000      Campbell Soup Co   2.500   08/02/22   295,621 
 1,225,000      Coca-Cola Co   3.200   11/01/23   1,204,660 
 350,000   g  Corp Lindley S.A.   6.750   11/23/21   373,625 
 1,600,000      Diageo Capital plc   2.625   04/29/23   1,491,437 
 1,000,000   g  Embotelladora Andina S.A.   5.000   10/01/23   1,040,294 
 1,150,000      Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de C.V.   2.875   05/10/23   1,054,193 
 650,000      General Mills, Inc   5.200   03/17/15   678,445 
 750,000   g  Grupo Bimbo SAB de C.V.   4.875   06/30/20   801,627 
 880,000   g  Grupo Bimbo SAB de C.V.   4.500   01/25/22   904,796 
 735,000      Kraft Foods, Inc   6.500   02/09/40   924,489 
 650,000      Mondelez International, Inc   4.125   02/09/16   687,010 
 1,750,000      Mondelez International, Inc   4.000   02/01/24   1,775,804 
 78,000      PepsiCo, Inc   7.900   11/01/18   97,911 
 1,475,000   g  Pernod Ricard S.A.   4.250   07/15/22   1,514,916 
 468,000   g  Pernod-Ricard S.A.   5.750   04/07/21   531,271 
 200,000      Philip Morris International, Inc   6.375   05/16/38   246,818 
        TOTAL FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO           20,092,998 
                      
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 1.1%
 1,450,000      Baxter International, Inc   3.200   06/15/23   1,414,381 
 600,000      Becton Dickinson & Co   1.750   11/08/16   613,372 
 375,000   g  CHS/Community Health Systems   6.875   02/01/22   391,875 
 1,500,000      Covidien International Finance S.A.   1.350   05/29/15   1,512,065 
 750,000      Covidien International Finance S.A.   3.200   06/15/22   738,032 
 1,904,000      Endo Health Solutions   7.000   07/15/19   2,051,560 
 6,405,000      Express Scripts Holding Co   2.100   02/12/15   6,486,613 
 1,775,000      Express Scripts Holding Co   3.900   02/15/22   1,816,718 
 1,000,000   g  Fresenius Medical Care II   5.625   07/31/19   1,077,500 
 3,600,000      HCA, Inc   6.500   02/15/20   4,032,000 
 750,000   g  Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A.   3.500   04/15/18   738,796 
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$2,075,000      McKesson Corp   4.883%  03/15/44  $2,103,220 
 525,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc   2.400   02/01/19   522,804 
 700,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc   4.150   02/01/24   720,182 
 1,375,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc   5.300   02/01/44   1,481,788 
        TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES           25,700,906 
                      
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 0.2%
 1,000,000      Clorox Co   3.800   11/15/21   1,030,384 
 1,950,000      Colgate-Palmolive Co   2.300   05/03/22   1,854,752 
 800,000      Ecolab, Inc   1.450   12/08/17   789,816 
        TOTAL HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS           3,674,952 
                      
INSURANCE - 2.7%
 565,000      ACE INA Holdings, Inc   5.875   06/15/14   571,034 
 750,000      Aetna, Inc   1.500   11/15/17   748,450 
 310,000      Aetna, Inc   6.500   09/15/18   365,610 
 285,000      Aetna, Inc   6.625   06/15/36   358,433 
 1,225,000      Allstate Corp   3.150   06/15/23   1,203,376 
 1,225,000      Allstate Corp   4.500   06/15/43   1,231,675 
 1,525,000      Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp   1.300   05/15/18   1,499,337 
 4,750,000   g,i  Caelus Re Ltd   5.265   03/07/16   4,826,475 
 500,000      Chubb Corp   6.000   05/11/37   610,637 
 235,000      CIGNA Corp   5.125   06/15/20   260,225 
 2,000,000      CIGNA Corp   4.500   03/15/21   2,160,270 
 4,925,000   g  Five Corners Funding Trust   4.419   11/15/23   5,046,928 
 1,125,000      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc   4.000   03/30/15   1,162,651 
 1,300,000      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc   4.000   10/15/17   1,397,066 
 1,275,000      Lincoln National Corp   7.000   06/15/40   1,677,646 
 175,000   g  MetLife Institutional Funding II   1.625   04/02/15   177,088 
 1,125,000      MetLife, Inc   6.750   06/01/16   1,261,644 
 4,700,000      MetLife, Inc   4.368   09/15/23   5,005,759 
 2,675,000      MetLife, Inc   4.125   08/13/42   2,512,590 
 450,000      Principal Financial Group, Inc   1.850   11/15/17   451,270 
 1,500,000      Progressive Corp   3.750   08/23/21   1,573,580 
 750,000      Prudential Financial, Inc   3.875   01/14/15   769,332 
 325,000      Prudential Financial, Inc   2.300   08/15/18   325,648 
 630,000      Prudential Financial, Inc   7.375   06/15/19   771,908 
 1,075,000      Prudential Financial, Inc   5.400   06/13/35   1,166,721 
 1,375,000      Prudential Financial, Inc   5.100   08/15/43   1,442,625 
 5,750,000   i  Prudential Financial, Inc   5.200   03/15/44   5,706,875 
 1,190,000   g  Prudential Funding LLC   6.750   09/15/23   1,451,222 
 525,000   g  Swiss Re Treasury US Corp   2.875   12/06/22   494,798 
 1,325,000   g  Swiss Re Treasury US Corp   4.250   12/06/42   1,236,277 
 615,000      Travelers Cos, Inc   5.800   05/15/18   703,974 
 1,450,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc   0.850   10/15/15   1,456,187 
 1,100,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc   1.400   10/15/17   1,097,022 
 1,375,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc   3.950   10/15/42   1,244,694 
 3,000,000      WellPoint, Inc   3.125   05/15/22   2,870,895 
 1,500,000      WellPoint, Inc   4.625   05/15/42   1,447,076 
 3,350,000      Willis Group Holdings plc   4.125   03/15/16   3,517,684 
 410,000      WR Berkley Corp   5.375   09/15/20   450,768 
        TOTAL INSURANCE           60,255,450 
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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
MATERIALS - 1.9%
$170,000      Airgas, Inc   4.500%  09/15/14  $172,834 
 310,000      ArcelorMittal   4.250   08/05/15   319,300 
 750,000      ArcelorMittal   5.000   02/25/17   795,938 
 1,175,000      Ball Corp   4.000   11/15/23   1,098,625 
 1,850,000      Barrick North America Finance LLC   4.400   05/30/21   1,864,108 
 1,200,000      BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd   5.000   09/30/43   1,269,818 
 1,625,000      Braskem Finance Ltd   6.450   02/03/24   1,663,594 
 1,475,000   g  Cemex Finance LLC   6.000   04/01/24   1,478,688 
 800,000      Corning, Inc   1.450   11/15/17   783,925 
 1,650,000   g  Corp Nacional del Cobre de Chile-CODELCO   3.875   11/03/21   1,659,735 
 2,648,000      Crown Americas LLC   6.250   02/01/21   2,866,460 
 335,000      Eastman Chemical Co   5.500   11/15/19   377,401 
 500,000   g  Fresnillo plc   5.500   11/13/23   502,500 
 3,400,000   g  Glencore Funding LLC   2.500   01/15/19   3,283,169 
 1,900,000      Hexion US Finance Corp   6.625   04/15/20   1,966,500 
 6,000,000      International Paper Co   4.750   02/15/22   6,487,488 
 530,000      International Paper Co   7.300   11/15/39   691,432 
 1,000,000      LyondellBasell Industries NV   5.000   04/15/19   1,113,459 
 1,350,000      Nucor Corp   4.000   08/01/23   1,346,360 
 500,000      Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd   2.250   09/20/16   514,061 
 840,000      Rio Tinto Finance USA plc   2.250   12/14/18   839,931 
 3,045,000      Rock Tenn Co   3.500   03/01/20   3,088,611 
 1,000,000      Rosetta Resources, Inc   5.625   05/01/21   1,022,500 
 2,650,000      Sherwin-Williams Co   1.350   12/15/17   2,609,460 
 875,000      Teck Resources Ltd   2.500   02/01/18   878,119 
 1,925,000      Teck Resources Ltd   3.750   02/01/23   1,809,369 
 275,000      Teck Resources Ltd   6.000   08/15/40   274,757 
 500,000      Teck Resources Ltd   5.200   03/01/42   452,606 
 1,550,000   g  Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS.   4.250   05/09/20   1,422,125 
        TOTAL MATERIALS           42,652,873 
                      
MEDIA - 2.2%
 1,900,000   g  AMC Entertainment, Inc   5.875   02/15/22   1,933,250 
 1,400,000   g  CBS Outdoor Americas Capital LLC   5.250   02/15/22   1,435,000 
 1,450,000      Cinemark USA, Inc   4.875   06/01/23   1,393,812 
 4,775,000      Comcast Corp   4.250   01/15/33   4,680,197 
 1,800,000      DIRECTV Holdings LLC   3.800   03/15/22   1,781,170 
 1,525,000      DIRECTV Holdings LLC   4.450   04/01/24   1,529,302 
 1,200,000      Discovery Communications LLC   3.300   05/15/22   1,170,331 
 1,050,000      DISH DBS Corp   4.250   04/01/18   1,095,937 
 800,000      Grupo Televisa S.A.   6.000   05/15/18   897,154 
 3,270,000      Lamar Media Corp   7.875   04/15/18   3,408,975 
 1,375,000   g  NBC Universal Enterprise, Inc   1.662   04/15/18   1,349,649 
 1,475,000   g  NBC Universal Enterprise, Inc   1.974   04/15/19   1,442,519 
 1,175,000      NBC Universal Media LLC   2.875   01/15/23   1,135,030 
 4,500,000      News America, Inc   3.000   09/15/22   4,322,412 
 110,000      News America, Inc   7.625   11/30/28   140,079 
 85,000      News America, Inc   6.550   03/15/33   101,758 
 730,000      News America, Inc   6.650   11/15/37   891,620 
 600,000      News America, Inc   6.900   08/15/39   754,087 
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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$1,000,000      Nielsen Finance LLC   4.500%  10/01/20  $1,007,500 
 250,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc   5.875   11/15/40   270,890 
 1,475,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc   4.500   09/15/42   1,354,015 
 960,000      Time Warner, Inc   3.150   07/15/15   991,493 
 4,000,000      Time Warner, Inc   4.700   01/15/21   4,374,720 
 565,000      Time Warner, Inc   6.500   11/15/36   669,889 
 525,000      Time Warner, Inc   4.900   06/15/42   526,878 
 1,225,000      Time Warner, Inc   5.350   12/15/43   1,305,486 
 2,200,000   g  Univision Communications, Inc   5.125   05/15/23   2,249,500 
 2,450,000      Viacom, Inc   1.250   02/27/15   2,464,710 
 1,585,000      Viacom, Inc   2.500   12/15/16   1,642,567 
 1,500,000      Viacom, Inc   5.850   09/01/43   1,648,253 
        TOTAL MEDIA           47,968,183 
                      
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 0.6%
 1,575,000      Gilead Sciences, Inc   3.700   04/01/24   1,575,660 
 1,775,000      Gilead Sciences, Inc   4.800   04/01/44   1,827,192 
 480,000      Life Technologies Corp   3.500   01/15/16   500,109 
 1,450,000      Mead Johnson Nutrition Co   5.900   11/01/39   1,658,662 
 1,425,000      Mylan, Inc   2.550   03/28/19   1,409,735 
 1,828,000   g  Mylan, Inc   7.875   07/15/20   2,049,141 
 1,350,000      NBTY, Inc   9.000   10/01/18   1,451,250 
 550,000   g  Perrigo Co Ltd   4.000   11/15/23   549,787 
 650,000   g  Perrigo Co Ltd   5.300   11/15/43   684,224 
 1,300,000   g  Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc   6.375   10/15/20   1,404,000 
 875,000   g  Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc   5.625   12/01/21   918,750 
        TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES       14,028,510 
                      
REAL ESTATE - 1.1%
 345,000      AMB Property LP   4.500   08/15/17   373,187 
 630,000      Camden Property Trust   4.625   06/15/21   677,332 
 1,650,000      Camden Property Trust   2.950   12/15/22   1,552,211 
 1,000,000   g  DCT Industrial Operating Partnership LP   4.500   10/15/23   997,200 
 2,000,000      Developers Diversified Realty Corp   4.750   04/15/18   2,168,292 
 40,000      Federal Realty Investment Trust   5.650   06/01/16   43,912 
 75,000      Federal Realty Investment Trust   5.900   04/01/20   86,534 
 450,000      Federal Realty Investment Trust   3.000   08/01/22   435,933 
 300,000      Federal Realty Investment Trust   2.750   06/01/23   280,368 
 500,000      Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc   5.750   01/15/21   553,868 
 325,000      Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc   3.750   04/15/23   309,286 
 675,000      Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP   3.700   04/15/23   642,777 
 2,250,000      Highwoods Properties, Inc   5.850   03/15/17   2,502,477 
 2,050,000      Kilroy Realty LP   3.800   01/15/23   1,998,367 
 2,375,000      Liberty Property LP   4.125   06/15/22   2,408,865 
 700,000      Mid-America Apartments LP   4.300   10/15/23   706,189 
 650,000      National Retail Properties, Inc   5.500   07/15/21   725,941 
 1,075,000      National Retail Properties, Inc   3.300   04/15/23   1,014,157 
 350,000      Regency Centers LP   5.250   08/01/15   369,231 
 40,000      Regency Centers LP   5.875   06/15/17   44,795 
 105,000      Simon Property Group LP   5.250   12/01/16   115,564 
 2,075,000      Simon Property Group LP   2.800   01/30/17   2,162,764 
 470,000      Simon Property Group LP   10.350   04/01/19   636,103 
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$1,000,000   g  Trust F   5.250%  12/15/24  $997,500 
 340,000      Ventas Realty LP   3.125   11/30/15   352,822 
 1,050,000      Ventas Realty LP   2.000   02/15/18   1,047,601 
 675,000      Ventas Realty LP   2.700   04/01/20   657,028 
 400,000      Ventas Realty LP   3.250   08/15/22   385,452 
 1,876,000      Weingarten Realty Investors   3.500   04/15/23   1,770,749 
 475,000      Weingarten Realty Investors   4.450   01/15/24   479,548 
        TOTAL REAL ESTATE           26,496,053 
                      
RETAILING - 1.6%
 3,200,000      AmeriGas Finance LLC   3.750   05/01/21   3,128,000 
 1,870,000      AmeriGas Partners LP   6.250   08/20/19   2,010,250 
 1,667,000      AutoNation, Inc   5.500   02/01/20   1,808,695 
 1,500,000   g  Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd   4.625   05/21/23   1,315,573 
 1,500,000      Home Depot, Inc   2.250   09/10/18   1,516,718 
 1,868,000      Limited Brands, Inc   6.625   04/01/21   2,099,165 
 2,750,000      Limited Brands, Inc   5.625   02/15/22   2,904,688 
 1,385,000      Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc   2.875   02/15/23   1,296,820 
 1,660,000      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc   4.625   09/15/21   1,764,472 
 5,613,000      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc   3.800   09/01/22   5,523,725 
 2,400,000   g  QVC, Inc   7.500   10/01/19   2,553,718 
 4,490,000   g  QVC, Inc   7.375   10/15/20   4,842,074 
 375,000      QVC, Inc   5.125   07/02/22   389,026 
 2,000,000      Sally Holdings LLC   5.750   06/01/22   2,115,000 
 425,000      Sonic Automotive, Inc   5.000   05/15/23   417,031 
 3,225,000   g  WEX, Inc   4.750   02/01/23   3,031,500 
        TOTAL RETAILING           36,716,455 
                      
SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 0.5%
 650,000   g  Activision Blizzard, Inc   5.625   09/15/21   695,500 
 650,000      Equinix, Inc   4.875   04/01/20   664,625 
 9,600,000      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc   5.000   03/15/22   10,042,416 
 325,000   g  NCR Escrow Corp   5.875   12/15/21   342,063 
 630,000      Oracle Corp   3.750   07/08/14   635,591 
        TOTAL SOFTWARE & SERVICES           12,380,195 
                      
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 1.6%
 1,125,000      Amphenol Corp   4.750   11/15/14   1,153,120 
 1,045,000      Brocade Communications Systems, Inc   6.875   01/15/20   1,116,844 
 100,000      CC Holdings GS V LLC   2.381   12/15/17   100,006 
 2,125,000      Cisco Systems, Inc   2.125   03/01/19   2,115,493 
 956,000      Flextronics International Ltd   4.625   02/15/20   964,365 
 4,925,000      General Electric Co   0.850   10/09/15   4,947,281 
 415,000      General Electric Co   5.250   12/06/17   470,292 
 1,950,000      General Electric Co   2.700   10/09/22   1,889,952 
 850,000      General Electric Co   4.125   10/09/42   816,759 
 4,225,000      General Electric Co   4.500   03/11/44   4,290,542 
 1,975,000      Hewlett-Packard Co   2.750   01/14/19   1,988,061 
 700,000      Hewlett-Packard Co   3.750   12/01/20   711,063 
 3,718,000      Jabil Circuit, Inc   5.625   12/15/20   3,936,432 
 1,185,000      L-3 Communications Corp   4.950   02/15/21   1,269,190 
 225,000      Nokia Oyj   5.375   05/15/19   236,812 
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$1,825,000   g  NXP BV   3.750%  06/01/18  $1,834,125 
 1,900,000      Scientific Games Corp   8.125   09/15/18   2,023,500 
 468,000      Scientific Games Corp   9.250   06/15/19   496,080 
 975,000      Tyco Electronics Group S.A.   2.375   12/17/18   964,826 
 1,525,000   g  WESCO Distribution, Inc   5.375   12/15/21   1,559,313 
 450,000      Xerox Corp   8.250   05/15/14   453,774 
 425,000      Xerox Corp   4.500   05/15/21   447,872 
        TOTAL TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT       33,785,702 
                      
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 2.5%
 700,000      America Movil SAB de C.V.   3.125   07/16/22   667,887 
 1,575,000      American Tower Corp   3.500   01/31/23   1,489,383 
 2,950,000      AT&T, Inc   2.625   12/01/22   2,742,883 
 1,235,000      BellSouth Corp   5.200   09/15/14   1,261,487 
 1,500,000   g  Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV   5.125   03/11/23   1,490,625 
 900,000      CenturyLink, Inc   6.750   12/01/23   955,125 
 250,000   g  Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV   2.250   03/06/17   255,714 
 630,000      Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV   8.750   06/15/30   909,196 
 875,000   g  Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV   4.875   03/06/42   880,159 
 1,000,000   g  ENTEL Chile S.A.   4.875   10/30/24   1,008,134 
 4,375,000   g  Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.   5.500   08/01/23   4,287,500 
 400,000   g  Intelsat Luxembourg S.A.   8.125   06/01/23   424,000 
 1,810,000   g  Oi S.A.   5.750   02/10/22   1,733,075 
 375,000   g  SES   3.600   04/04/23   363,454 
 1,725,000   g  SES Global Americas Holdings GP   2.500   03/25/19   1,714,474 
 1,195,000   g  SK Telecom Co Ltd   2.125   05/01/18   1,183,146 
 1,325,000   g  Sprint Corp   7.250   09/15/21   1,444,250 
 240,000      Sprint Nextel Corp   6.000   12/01/16   263,100 
 2,500,000      Telefonica Emisiones SAU   3.992   02/16/16   2,621,493 
 2,300,000      Telefonica Emisiones SAU   4.570   04/27/23   2,348,864 
 925,000      Telefonos de Mexico SAB de C.V.   5.500   11/15/19   1,030,952 
 1,900,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc   6.731   04/28/22   2,035,375 
 3,000,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   0.700   11/02/15   3,001,878 
 3,800,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   3.650   09/14/18   4,045,222 
 1,175,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   2.550   06/17/19   1,181,784 
 1,925,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   3.450   03/15/21   1,951,355 
 7,200,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   5.150   09/15/23   7,879,097 
 1,150,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   4.150   03/15/24   1,168,340 
 7,800,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   6.550   09/15/43   9,492,093 
 1,175,000      Windstream Corp   6.375   08/01/23   1,145,625 
        TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES           60,975,670 
                      
TRANSPORTATION - 0.8%
 1,635,000   g  Asciano Finance Ltd   5.000   04/07/18   1,755,692 
 500,000   g  DP World Ltd   6.850   07/02/37   540,750 
 4,754,000   g  Embraer Overseas Ltd   5.696   09/16/23   4,932,275 
 700,000   g  ERAC USA Finance LLC   3.300   10/15/22   671,999 
 750,000   g  ERAC USA Finance LLC   5.625   03/15/42   819,424 
 1,262,000      GATX Corp   1.250   03/04/17   1,254,847 
 1,450,000      GATX Corp   2.500   07/30/19   1,432,761 
 1,175,000      GATX Corp   5.200   03/15/44   1,207,998 
 850,000      Hertz Corp   4.250   04/01/18   875,500 
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$1,000,000      Hertz Corp   7.500%  10/15/18  $1,065,000 
 775,000      Kansas City Southern de Mexico S.A. de C.V.   2.350   05/15/20   731,071 
 950,000   g  Kansas City Southern Railway   4.300   05/15/43   861,217 
 375,000      Northrop Grumman Corp   1.750   06/01/18   368,887 
 1,125,000      United Parcel Service, Inc   3.625   10/01/42   1,001,611 
        TOTAL TRANSPORTATION           17,519,032 
                      
UTILITIES - 4.0%
 675,000   g  Abu Dhabi National Energy Co   2.500   01/12/18   684,416 
 1,385,000      AES Corp   7.375   07/01/21   1,578,900 
 1,000,000      AES Corp   4.875   05/15/23   955,000 
 1,250,000      AGL Capital Corp   4.400   06/01/43   1,222,577 
 1,000,000      Alabama Power Co   3.550   12/01/23   1,007,767 
 1,285,000      Alliant Energy Corp   4.000   10/15/14   1,308,214 
 2,000,000      American Electric Power Co, Inc   2.950   12/15/22   1,907,268 
 775,000      Atmos Energy Corp   8.500   03/15/19   988,915 
 1,575,000      Atmos Energy Corp   4.150   01/15/43   1,511,975 
 1,075,000      Black Hills Corp   4.250   11/30/23   1,107,220 
 2,243,000   g  Calpine Corp   7.500   02/15/21   2,450,478 
 1,515,000      Carolina Power & Light Co   5.300   01/15/19   1,723,273 
 225,000      Carolina Power & Light Co   5.700   04/01/35   260,553 
 159,000      CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp   4.500   01/15/21   171,765 
 660,000      CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp   6.250   02/01/37   775,899 
 1,120,000   g  CEZ AS.   4.250   04/03/22   1,138,648 
 1,050,000      CMS Energy Corp   4.700   03/31/43   1,045,701 
 800,000   g  Comision Federal de Electricidad   4.875   01/15/24   812,000 
 1,850,000      Commonwealth Edison Co   4.000   08/01/20   1,974,374 
 395,000      Commonwealth Edison Co   5.900   03/15/36   479,357 
 415,000      Connecticut Light & Power Co   5.500   02/01/19   474,288 
 1,700,000      Consolidated Edison Co of New York, Inc   3.950   03/01/43   1,545,453 
 225,000      Consolidated Natural Gas Co   5.000   12/01/14   231,654 
 650,000   g  Dominion Gas Holdings LLC   3.550   11/01/23   641,439 
 800,000   g  Dominion Gas Holdings LLC   4.800   11/01/43   815,770 
 260,000      Duke Energy Carolinas LLC   4.300   06/15/20   283,105 
 2,000,000      Duke Energy Corp   3.950   09/15/14   2,031,922 
 650,000      Duke Energy Ohio, Inc   3.800   09/01/23   673,195 
 1,500,000   g,i  Electricite de France   5.625   12/30/49   1,512,195 
 1,000,000   g  Eskom Holdings Ltd   5.750   01/26/21   1,020,000 
 1,750,000      Florida Power & Light Co   2.750   06/01/23   1,689,966 
 335,000      Florida Power Corp   6.400   06/15/38   431,993 
 1,410,000      FPL Group Capital, Inc   2.600   09/01/15   1,443,929 
 1,000,000   g  Hrvatska Elektroprivreda   6.000   11/09/17   1,040,000 
 630,000      Indiana Michigan Power Co   7.000   03/15/19   756,939 
 555,000      Integrys Energy Group, Inc   4.170   11/01/20   581,270 
 1,150,000   g  Israel Electric Corp Ltd   6.700   02/10/17   1,251,200 
 2,000,000   g  Israel Electric Corp Ltd   7.250   01/15/19   2,232,500 
 195,000   g  Kansas Gas & Electric   6.700   06/15/19   234,573 
 600,000   g  KazMunayGas National Co JSC   4.400   04/30/23   565,500 
 775,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP   9.000   02/01/19   981,233 
 1,955,000   g  Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co Ltd   3.125   09/16/15   2,013,325 
 500,000   g  Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co Ltd   2.875   10/02/18   508,324 
 4,030,000      LG&E and KU Energy LLC   3.750   11/15/20   4,141,365 
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$1,500,000   g  MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co   5.150%  11/15/43  $1,598,241 
 630,000      Nevada Power Co   6.500   08/01/18   745,471 
 1,335,000      NiSource Finance Corp   5.400   07/15/14   1,353,004 
 700,000      NiSource Finance Corp   4.800   02/15/44   670,410 
 1,025,000      Northeast Utilities   1.450   05/01/18   994,718 
 1,975,000      Northern States Power Co   5.350   11/01/39   2,259,262 
 1,525,000      NSTAR Electric Co   4.400   03/01/44   1,531,027 
 2,000,000      NTPC Ltd   5.625   07/14/21   2,081,574 
 150,000      Oncor Electric Delivery Co LLC   7.250   01/15/33   199,482 
 600,000      Oncor Electric Delivery Co LLC   4.550   12/01/41   597,528 
 950,000      ONEOK Partners LP   3.375   10/01/22   915,937 
 1,700,000      Pacific Gas & Electric Co   3.850   11/15/23   1,714,331 
 1,150,000      PacifiCorp   2.950   02/01/22   1,135,351 
 885,000      Pepco Holdings, Inc   2.700   10/01/15   904,868 
 1,450,000      PG&E Corp   5.750   04/01/14   1,450,000 
 135,000      Potomac Electric Power Co   7.900   12/15/38   201,771 
 3,875,000      PPL Capital Funding, Inc   4.200   06/15/22   4,017,898 
 1,000,000      PPL Electric Utilities Corp   3.000   09/15/21   1,005,019 
 565,000      Progress Energy, Inc   7.050   03/15/19   676,374 
 1,780,000      Public Service Co of Oklahoma   5.150   12/01/19   1,979,631 
 440,000      Public Service Electric & Gas Co   5.300   05/01/18   498,399 
 2,200,000      Public Service Electric & Gas Co   2.375   05/15/23   2,031,924 
 1,190,000      Public Service Electric & Gas Co   5.375   11/01/39   1,373,844 
 1,500,000      QEP Resources, Inc   5.375   10/01/22   1,507,500 
 468,000      Questar Market Resources, Inc   6.875   03/01/21   514,800 
 1,375,000      Southern California Edison Co   4.650   10/01/43   1,437,063 
 450,000      Tampa Electric Co   4.100   06/15/42   427,864 
 1,325,000   g  Transportadora de Gas del Peru S.A.   4.250   04/30/28   1,205,750 
 845,000      Virginia Electric and Power Co   2.950   01/15/22   834,289 
 480,000      Williams Partners LP   3.800   02/15/15   492,963 
 850,000      Williams Partners LP   4.000   11/15/21   864,255 
 825,000      Williams Partners LP   4.500   11/15/23   844,094 
 925,000      Williams Partners LP   5.400   03/04/44   949,168 
 650,000      Xcel Energy, Inc   4.800   09/15/41   668,485 
        TOTAL UTILITIES           89,887,733 
                      
        TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS           854,403,720 
        (Cost $834,931,162)             
                      
GOVERNMENT BONDS -  39.6%
                      
AGENCY SECURITIES - 0.2%
 4,564,879      AMAL Ltd   3.465   08/21/21   4,809,095 
 1,500,000      Amber Circle Funding Ltd   3.250   12/04/22   1,382,040 
 870,867      Cal Dive I- Title XI, Inc   4.930   02/01/27   936,527 
 2,000,000      UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center   4.500   07/20/36   2,020,420 
 401,250      Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Inc   4.514   12/18/19   419,520 
        TOTAL AGENCY SECURITIES           9,567,602 
                      
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS - 3.1%
 1,500,000   g  Barbados Government International Bond   7.000   08/04/22   1,327,500 
 1,125,000   g  Brazil Minas SPE via State of Minas Gerais   5.333   02/15/28   1,088,437 
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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$1,000,000      Brazilian Government International Bond   4.250%  01/07/25  $967,500 
 170,000      Brazilian Government International Bond   7.125   01/20/37   203,787 
 970,000      Brazilian Government International Bond   5.625   01/07/41   982,610 
 1,000,000   g  Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale   1.125   01/30/17   1,001,410 
 1,000,000   g  Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale   3.375   03/20/24   995,640 
 875,000      Colombia Government International Bond   4.375   07/12/21   910,000 
 2,575,000      Colombia Government International Bond   2.625   03/15/23   2,317,500 
 850,000      Colombia Government International Bond   4.000   02/26/24   841,500 
 950,000   g  Croatia Government International Bond   6.250   04/27/17   1,020,062 
 1,000,000   g  Croatia Government International Bond   6.375   03/24/21   1,077,500 
 550,000   g  Dominican Republic International Bond   5.875   04/18/24   545,875 
 395,000      European Investment Bank   4.875   02/15/36   454,080 
 3,325,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea   1.250   11/20/15   3,344,860 
 580,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea   3.750   10/20/16   617,292 
 300,000      Federative Republic of Brazil   6.000   01/17/17   333,300 
 230,000      Hungary Government International Bond   4.000   03/25/19   228,390 
 1,130,000      Hungary Government International Bond   5.750   11/22/23   1,166,725 
 250,000      Hungary Government International Bond   5.375   03/25/24   250,500 
 845,000      Italy Government International Bond   5.375   06/12/17   926,154 
 355,000      Italy Government International Bond   6.875   09/27/23   430,509 
 1,160,000   g  Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities   2.125   03/06/19   1,153,655 
 3,000,000   g,i  Kommunalbanken AS.   0.415   02/20/18   2,996,550 
 1,000,000      Korea Development Bank   1.500   01/22/18   978,476 
 1,210,000   g  Korea Housing Finance Corp   3.500   12/15/16   1,284,367 
 3,325,000   g  Korea Housing Finance Corp   1.625   09/15/18   3,208,429 
 19,270,000      Mexican Bonos   8.000   12/07/23   1,670,404 
 500,000      Mexico Government International Bond   6.750   09/27/34   610,000 
 1,000,000      Mexico Government International Bond   6.050   01/11/40   1,137,500 
 500,000      Mexico Government International Bond   4.750   03/08/44   475,000 
 800,000   g  Namibia International Bonds   5.500   11/03/21   838,000 
 1,825,000      Panama Government International Bond   5.200   01/30/20   2,020,275 
 100,000      Peruvian Government International Bond   7.125   03/30/19   120,625 
 450,000      Peruvian Government International Bond   7.350   07/21/25   578,813 
 1,250,000      Philippine Government International Bond   4.200   01/21/24   1,290,625 
 1,833,000      Poland Government International Bond   5.125   04/21/21   2,024,090 
 1,000,000      Poland Government International Bond   3.000   03/17/23   935,000 
 620,000      Province of Quebec Canada   7.500   09/15/29   858,229 
 1,025,000   g  Republic of Azerbaijan International Bond   4.750   03/18/24   1,029,100 
 925,000      Republic of Korea   5.750   04/16/14   926,156 
 1,000,000   g  Republic of Serbia   5.250   11/21/17   1,037,500 
 860,000   g  Republic of Serbia   7.250   09/28/21   963,286 
 700,000   g  Republic of Trinidad & Tobago   4.375   01/16/24   732,200 
 900,000      Republic of Turkey   6.000   01/14/41   884,250 
 500,000   g  Romanian Government International Bond   6.750   02/07/22   582,500 
 575,000   g  Romanian Government International Bond   4.375   08/22/23   564,219 
 750,000   g  Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond   3.625   04/29/15   764,063 
 750,000   g  Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond   3.250   04/04/17   763,125 
 800,000   g  Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond   5.000   04/29/20   832,000 
 875,000   g  Slovenia Government International Bond   4.125   02/18/19   904,750 
 1,175,000      South Africa Government International Bond   5.500   03/09/20   1,276,050 
 1,675,000      South Africa Government International Bond   5.875   09/16/25   1,800,625 
 8,500,000      Spain Government Bond   3.750   10/31/18   12,751,979 
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$2,000,000   g  Sri Lanka Government International Bond   6.250%  07/27/21  $2,082,500 
 1,220,000      Svensk Exportkredit AB   5.125   03/01/17   1,361,039 
 1,100,000      Turkey Government International Bond   6.750   04/03/18   1,212,200 
 975,000      Turkey Government International Bond   5.750   03/22/24   1,008,638 
 1,032,000      United Mexican States   5.125   01/15/20   1,148,100 
 891,000      Uruguay Government International Bond   4.500   08/14/24   913,275 
        TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS               76,748,724 
                      
MORTGAGE BACKED - 20.2%
 284,045   i  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC)   2.380   02/01/36   302,154 
 159,912   i  FHLMC   2.561   07/01/36   170,878 
 514,806   i  FHLMC   2.255   09/01/36   553,489 
 303,429   i  FHLMC   2.366   09/01/36   326,082 
 391,167   i  FHLMC   2.420   09/01/36   417,599 
 765,709   i  FHLMC   2.486   03/01/37   812,724 
 424,509   i  FHLMC   6.010   04/01/37   449,631 
 58,191   i  FHLMC   6.080   05/01/37   60,408 
 95,609   i  FHLMC   2.500   06/01/37   101,981 
 401,195   i  FHLMC   2.616   08/01/37   425,769 
 507,763   i  FHLMC   1.702   09/01/37   533,352 
 5,001      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp Gold (FGLMC)   7.500   01/01/16   5,019 
 508      FGLMC   7.500   05/01/16   521 
 381      FGLMC   7.500   06/01/16   386 
 407,036      FGLMC   4.500   01/01/19   430,539 
 131,719      FGLMC   4.500   01/01/20   139,329 
 231,372      FGLMC   5.000   05/01/20   247,605 
 55,331      FGLMC   4.500   07/01/20   59,112 
 10,432      FGLMC   7.000   10/01/20   11,238 
 652,362      FGLMC   4.500   06/01/21   691,422 
 1,178,045      FGLMC   4.500   06/01/21   1,248,787 
 474,849      FGLMC   4.000   07/01/24   502,834 
 156,153      FGLMC   4.500   09/01/24   167,142 
 449      FGLMC   6.500   10/01/28   503 
 10,208      FGLMC   6.500   01/01/29   11,446 
 2,930      FGLMC   6.500   03/01/29   3,335 
 32,682      FGLMC   6.500   07/01/29   36,626 
 1,589      FGLMC   8.000   01/01/31   1,819 
 17,631      FGLMC   6.500   09/01/31   19,827 
 38,373      FGLMC   8.000   09/01/31   44,229 
 238,191      FGLMC   7.000   12/01/31   269,851 
 261,598      FGLMC   4.500   07/01/33   279,719 
 779,137      FGLMC   5.000   09/01/33   859,986 
 309,649      FGLMC   5.500   09/01/33   345,295 
 365,659      FGLMC   5.500   09/01/33   407,776 
 487,830      FGLMC   5.500   10/01/33   544,055 
 741,710      FGLMC   5.500   12/01/33   822,589 
 1,549,454      FGLMC   7.000   12/01/33   1,770,551 
 395,684      FGLMC   5.000   01/01/34   431,528 
 607,631      FGLMC   4.500   04/01/35   649,265 
 561,671      FGLMC   7.000   05/01/35   641,737 
 114,990      FGLMC   5.000   02/01/36   125,014 
 9,165      FGLMC   6.500   05/01/36   10,264 
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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$1,709,115      FGLMC   4.000%  12/15/37  $1,794,037 
 499,139      FGLMC   5.000   04/01/38   544,910 
 447,761      FGLMC   5.000   07/01/39   486,312 
 3,680,828      FGLMC   4.500   11/01/40   3,964,734 
 4,245,270      FGLMC   4.500   12/01/40   4,564,256 
 10,000,000   h  FGLMC   3.500   04/15/44   10,048,438 
 6,000,000   h  FGLMC   4.000   05/15/44   6,202,734 
 1,000,000   h  FGLMC   4.500   05/15/44   1,062,344 
 3,321,770      Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)   4.640   11/01/14   3,341,376 
 4,560      FNMA   6.500   10/01/16   4,716 
 46,460      FNMA   6.500   11/01/16   48,454 
 28,983      FNMA   6.500   04/01/17   30,670 
 436,378      FNMA   5.500   04/01/18   467,214 
 463,761      FNMA   5.000   11/01/18   496,011 
 25,208      FNMA   6.000   01/01/19   28,031 
 68,338      FNMA   4.500   11/01/20   72,433 
 110,184      FNMA   5.500   08/01/21   119,828 
 100,675      FNMA   4.500   06/01/23   106,713 
 259,756      FNMA   5.000   07/01/23   279,811 
 92,530      FNMA   5.000   11/01/23   100,767 
 86,293      FNMA   5.500   02/01/24   95,133 
 104,343      FNMA   4.000   05/01/24   110,473 
 47,718      FNMA   5.500   07/01/24   52,626 
 908      FNMA   8.000   07/01/24   1,050 
 123,533      FNMA   4.500   08/01/24   130,989 
 1,088,614      FNMA   4.000   09/01/24   1,152,753 
 505,961      FNMA   5.000   03/01/25   551,114 
 1,097,017      FNMA   5.000   10/01/25   1,194,524 
 810,189      FNMA   3.000   05/01/27   833,804 
 724      FNMA   7.500   01/01/29   824 
 1,374      FNMA   6.500   04/01/29   1,545 
 5,000,000   h  FNMA   2.500   04/25/29   4,996,094 
 12,000,000   h  FNMA   3.000   04/25/29   12,326,250 
 11,000,000   h  FNMA   3.500   04/25/29   11,532,812 
 11,000,000   h  FNMA   4.000   04/25/29   11,630,352 
 4,000,000   h  FNMA   2.500   05/25/29   3,986,250 
 11,000,000   h  FNMA   3.000   05/25/29   11,268,125 
 9,000,000   h  FNMA   2.500   06/25/29   8,942,344 
 11,402      FNMA   7.500   07/01/29   11,856 
 568      FNMA   7.500   02/01/31   601 
 3,380      FNMA   7.500   03/01/31   4,032 
 2,578      FNMA   7.500   05/01/31   2,810 
 1,162      FNMA   6.500   09/01/31   1,304 
 16,181      FNMA   6.500   11/01/31   18,304 
 283,104      FNMA   6.500   07/01/32   320,034 
 237,764      FNMA   4.500   03/25/33   247,464 
 5,928,966      FNMA   4.000   01/01/34   6,236,918 
 120,199      FNMA   3.500   03/25/34   119,062 
 46,448      FNMA   6.000   11/01/34   51,747 
 10,521      FNMA   7.500   06/01/35   11,497 
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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$42,563      FNMA   5.000%  11/01/35  $46,131 
 357,657   i  FNMA   2.261   02/01/36   382,224 
 158,342      FNMA   5.000   02/01/36   169,435 
 302,916   i  FNMA   2.379   07/01/36   326,754 
 320,920      FNMA   6.000   09/01/37   359,146 
 959,993   i  FNMA   2.400   10/01/37   1,027,507 
 187,543   i  FNMA   2.023   10/01/38   199,959 
 3,975,241      FNMA   4.000   02/01/39   4,131,114 
 1,310,035      FNMA   5.500   08/01/39   1,449,385 
 3,242,509      FNMA   4.500   03/01/40   3,477,908 
 48,417      FNMA   6.000   10/01/40   54,075 
 1,010,669   h  FNMA   3.500   03/01/41   1,017,507 
 323,215   h  FNMA   3.500   11/01/41   325,402 
 278,733   h  FNMA   3.500   11/01/41   280,638 
 965,931      FNMA   4.000   12/01/41   1,007,910 
 10,435,388      FNMA   3.500   02/01/42   10,517,833 
 5,982,321      FNMA   3.500   07/01/42   6,026,079 
 9,967,192      FNMA   3.500   09/01/42   10,046,305 
 400,616   h  FNMA   3.000   10/01/42   387,172 
 3,703,968      FNMA   3.500   10/01/42   3,729,025 
 17,398,026      FNMA   3.500   11/01/42   17,536,081 
 9,484,387      FNMA   3.500   11/01/42   9,553,782 
 96,648      FNMA   3.500   12/01/42   96,333 
 5,396,368      FNMA   3.000   01/01/43   5,215,267 
 478,054      FNMA   3.000   01/01/43   457,774 
 2,469,060      FNMA   3.000   01/01/43   2,386,199 
 400,348   h  FNMA   3.500   01/01/43   403,057 
 946,985      FNMA   3.000   02/01/43   916,065 
 6,899,654      FNMA   3.000   02/01/43   6,668,103 
 3,208,681      FNMA   3.000   02/01/43   3,101,020 
 626,731      FNMA   3.500   02/01/43   632,098 
 403,339      FNMA   3.500   02/01/43   402,022 
 514,618      FNMA   3.500   03/01/43   512,938 
 159,452      FNMA   3.500   05/01/43   160,807 
 97,846      FNMA   3.500   05/01/43   98,677 
 94,385      FNMA   3.500   05/01/43   95,188 
 418,889      FNMA   3.500   06/01/43   422,449 
 587,773      FNMA   3.500   06/01/43   585,865 
 217,884      FNMA   3.500   06/01/43   219,738 
 161,004      FNMA   3.500   06/01/43   160,482 
 158,599      FNMA   3.500   06/01/43   159,945 
 95,357      FNMA   3.500   06/01/43   96,168 
 973,934      FNMA   3.500   06/01/43   970,773 
 78,261      FNMA   3.500   06/01/43   78,927 
 202,076      FNMA   3.500   06/01/43   203,797 
 277,472      FNMA   3.500   07/01/43   279,835 
 576,880      FNMA   3.500   07/01/43   581,787 
 980,611      FNMA   3.500   07/01/43   977,434 
 90,014      FNMA   3.500   08/01/43   89,721 
 7,583,924      FNMA   4.000   09/01/43   7,918,376 
 9,033,724      FNMA   4.000   09/01/43   9,423,761 
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$4,289,890      FNMA   4.000%  09/01/43  $4,479,874 
 387,795      FNMA   3.500   10/01/43   386,534 
 524,463      FNMA   3.500   11/01/43   522,760 
 1,526,267      FNMA   4.000   12/01/43   1,594,007 
 1,531,380      FNMA   4.000   12/01/43   1,599,283 
 238,881      FNMA   3.500   01/01/44   238,102 
 4,000,000   h  FNMA   3.500   04/25/44   4,023,750 
 21,000,000   h  FNMA   4.000   04/25/44   21,826,875 
 12,000,000   h  FNMA   4.500   04/25/44   12,800,626 
 3,000,000   h  FNMA   5.000   04/25/44   3,270,703 
 9,000,000   h  FNMA   5.500   04/25/44   9,938,320 
 8,000,000   h  FNMA   3.500   05/25/44   8,020,000 
 11,000,000   h  FNMA   4.000   05/25/44   11,393,594 
 20,000,000   h  FNMA   4.500   05/25/44   21,262,501 
 15,000,000   h  FNMA   5.000   05/25/44   16,313,672 
 6,000,000   h  FNMA   5.500   05/25/44   6,617,109 
 1,248,784      Government National Mortgage Assocaition (GNMA)   5.000   02/20/44   1,367,245 
 140      GNMA   7.000   01/15/28   158 
 1,777      GNMA   7.000   02/15/28   1,834 
 625      GNMA   7.000   06/15/28   648 
 1,219      GNMA   7.000   06/15/28   1,358 
 7,003      GNMA   6.500   09/15/28   7,897 
 3,292      GNMA   6.500   09/15/28   3,712 
 9,485      GNMA   6.500   11/15/28   10,692 
 3,229      GNMA   7.500   11/15/28   3,655 
 586      GNMA   8.500   07/15/30   597 
 18,026      GNMA   8.500   10/15/30   19,554 
 12,377      GNMA   8.500   10/20/30   14,676 
 1,384      GNMA   8.500   12/15/30   1,631 
 2,362      GNMA   7.000   06/20/31   2,796 
 2,022      GNMA   6.500   07/15/31   2,278 
 4,160      GNMA   7.000   07/15/31   4,650 
 6,693      GNMA   7.000   07/15/31   7,286 
 915      GNMA   6.500   03/15/33   1,032 
 163,817      GNMA   5.500   07/15/33   183,217 
 578,088      GNMA   5.500   09/15/33   651,493 
 160,877      GNMA   5.500   02/20/35   179,647 
 996,669      GNMA   5.500   05/20/35   1,114,833 
 327,160      GNMA   5.500   02/20/36   362,812 
 54,948      GNMA   6.000   10/20/36   62,272 
 58,408      GNMA   6.000   01/20/37   66,196 
 188,557      GNMA   6.000   02/20/37   213,607 
 60,211      GNMA   5.500   07/15/38   66,680 
 401,744      GNMA   5.500   07/20/38   443,955 
 155,347      GNMA   6.000   08/20/38   176,061 
 179,919      GNMA   6.500   11/20/38   203,431 
 1,163,416      GNMA   5.000   06/15/39   1,283,249 
 1,091,578      GNMA   4.500   07/20/39   1,179,928 
 1,355,582      GNMA   5.000   09/20/43   1,483,000 
 2,518,577      GNMA   6.500   01/15/44   2,634,248 
 1,076,151      GNMA   5.000   03/20/44   1,179,716 
 6,000,000   h  GNMA   3.000   04/15/44   5,899,687 
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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$28,000,000   h  GNMA   3.500%  04/15/44  $28,564,374 
 3,000,000   h  GNMA   4.000   04/15/44   3,150,937 
 14,000,000   h  GNMA   4.500   04/15/44   15,089,375 
 6,000,000   h  GNMA   6.000   04/15/44   6,711,797 
 6,000,000   h  GNMA   3.500   04/20/44   6,122,812 
 22,000,000   h  GNMA   4.000   04/20/44   23,117,186 
 4,000,000   h  GNMA   4.500   04/20/44   4,311,875 
        TOTAL MORTGAGE BACKED           470,087,671 
                      
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 3.5%
 440,000      Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority   5.000   08/01/15   454,115 
 4,265,000      Denver City & County School District No. 1   3.598   12/15/27   3,990,889 
 25,000,000      Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Finance Corp   1.298   07/01/16   25,250,000 
 11,000,000      New York State Urban Development Corp   1.350   03/15/18   10,825,540 
 7,985,000      State of Illinois   4.875   07/01/16   8,544,429 
 3,000,000      State of Illinois   4.833   02/01/17   3,212,760 
 12,000,000      State of Illinois   4.350   06/01/18   12,677,400 
 1,845,000      State of Illinois   4.700   01/01/21   1,923,173 
 2,560,000      State of Illinois   3.860   04/01/21   2,528,051 
 3,030,000      State of Illinois   4.110   04/01/22   2,966,279 
 2,195,000      State of Illinois   4.310   04/01/23   2,194,429 
 3,470,000      State of Illinois   4.760   04/01/26   3,469,653 
 1,763,000      State Public School Building Authority   5.000   09/15/27   1,909,311 
 1,000,000      University of Massachusetts Building Authority   0.430   11/01/14   998,620 
        TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS           80,944,649 
                      
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES - 12.6%
 76,000      United States Treasury Bond   4.500   02/15/36   89,205 
 11,485,000      United States Treasury Bond   2.875   05/15/43   10,024,246 
 2,705,000      United States Treasury Bond   3.750   11/15/43   2,800,519 
 2,500,000      United States Treasury Bond   3.625   02/15/44   2,528,905 
 530,000      United States Treasury Note   0.250   02/28/15   530,539 
 2,116,000      United States Treasury Note   0.250   05/31/15   2,118,232 
 1,500,000      United States Treasury Note   0.375   08/31/15   1,503,692 
 6,127,000   d,l  United States Treasury Note   0.375   11/15/15   6,136,331 
 1,550,000      United States Treasury Note   0.375   03/15/16   1,548,910 
 3,115,000      United States Treasury Note   0.625   02/15/17   3,095,288 
 8,400,000      United States Treasury Note   0.750   03/15/17   8,368,500 
 5,440,000      United States Treasury Note   0.875   01/31/18   5,351,600 
 38,758,700      United States Treasury Note   1.500   08/31/18   38,686,027 
 55,539,900      United States Treasury Note   1.375   09/30/18   55,040,930 
 50,688,900      United States Treasury Note   1.500   02/28/19   50,182,011 
 1,430,000      United States Treasury Note   1.625   03/31/19   1,422,738 
 9,500,000      United States Treasury Note   2.000   09/30/20   9,387,188 
 44,000      United States Treasury Note   2.625   11/15/20   45,134 
 30,000,000      United States Treasury Note   2.375   12/31/20   30,234,360 
 310,000      United States Treasury Note   2.125   01/31/21   306,973 
 19,475,000      United States Treasury Note   2.000   02/28/21   19,105,287 
 43,352,000      United States Treasury Note   2.750   02/15/24   43,446,854 
        TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES           291,953,469 
                      
        TOTAL GOVERNMENT BONDS           929,302,115 
        (Cost $926,581,377)             
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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
STRUCTURED ASSETS - 16.7%
                      
ASSET BACKED - 8.5%
$2,475,000   g  Ally Master Owner Trust   4.590%  04/15/17  $2,545,394 
        Series - 2010 2 (Class B)             
 55,677   g  Asset Backed Funding Corp NIM Trust   5.900   07/26/35   1 
        Series - 2006 WMC1 (Class N1)             
 1,200,000   g  Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC   5.110   03/20/17   1,282,301 
        Series - 2010 5A (Class B)             
 9,300,000   g  Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC   4.740   11/20/17   9,965,955 
        Series - 2011 3A (Class B)             
 1,000,000   g  Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC   4.720   02/20/18   1,073,985 
        Series - 2011 5A (Class B)             
 9,800,000   g  Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC   3.040   03/20/19   9,992,550 
        Series - 2012 3A (Class B)             
 352,695   i  Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust   0.894   11/25/39   346,740 
        Series - 2005 SD3 (Class 2A1)             
 11,712,970   g,m  Capital Automotive REIT   4.700   07/15/42   11,812,062 
        Series - 2012 1A (Class A)             
 2,639,862   i,m  CCR, Inc   0.599   07/10/17   2,555,716 
        Series - 2010 CX (Class C)             
 294,178   i  CIT Group Home Equity Loan Trust   6.200   02/25/30   293,284 
        Series - 2002 1 (Class AF6)             
 149,013   g,i  Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC   6.159   12/25/36   149,821 
        Series - 2007 MX1 (Class A1)             
 6,410,000   g,i  DB/UBS Mortgage Trust   5.558   11/10/46   7,121,619 
        Series - 2011 LC1A (Class C)             
 23,008,400   g  Dominos Pizza Master Issuer LLC   5.216   01/25/42   24,612,546 
        Series - 2012 1A (Class A2)             
 213,271   g,i  Flagstar Home Equity Loan Trust   5.781   01/25/35   213,116 
        Series - 2007 1A (Class AF3)             
 11,440,000      Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust   2.930   10/15/18   11,842,242 
        Series - 2012 B (Class D)             
 7,800,000      Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust   2.430   01/15/19   8,013,252 
        Series - 2012 C (Class D)             
 9,000,000      Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust   1.860   08/15/19   8,920,377 
        Series - 2013 A (Class D)             
 5,900,000   g  Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC   4.170   03/25/16   6,012,731 
        Series - 2011 1A (Class B1)             
 9,285,000   g  Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC   5.930   03/25/16   9,592,538 
        Series - 0 2A (Class B2)             
 5,000,000   g  Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC   1.860   08/25/17   5,007,730 
        Series - 2013 1A (Class B1)             
 2,000,000   g  Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC   4.960   03/25/18   2,136,756 
        Series - 2011 1A (Class B2)             
 10,000,000   g  Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC   2.480   08/25/19   9,893,610 
        Series - 2013 1A (Class B2)             
 1,247,426   i  Lehman XS Trust   0.404   02/25/36   1,127,744 
        Series - 2006 1 (Class 1A1)             
 2,646,480      Lehman XS Trust   6.500   06/25/46   2,075,396 
        Series - 2006 13 (Class 2A1)             
20

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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$56,577   i  Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust   0.904%  02/25/35  $56,421 
        Series - 2005 1 (Class M1)             
 1,000,000   g,i  Longpoint Re Ltd   4.015   05/18/16   1,019,000 
        Series - 2013 144A (Class )             
 274,668   i  Park Place Securities, Inc   1.099   09/25/34   273,113 
        Series - 2004 WHQ1 (Class M1)             
 1,849,386   i  Park Place Securities, Inc Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates   0.674   01/25/36   1,838,295 
        Series - 2005 WCH1 (Class M2)             
 1,000,000   g  Rental Car Finance Corp   4.380   02/25/16   1,016,716 
        Series - 2011 1A (Class B1)             
 58,350   i  Residential Asset Securities Corp   6.489   10/25/30   58,416 
        Series - 2001 KS2 (Class AI6)             
 204,856   i  Residential Asset Securities Corp   0.584   04/25/35   203,022 
        Series - 2005 KS3 (Class M3)             
 539,250      Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Inc   5.500   08/25/25   547,138 
        Series - 2006 HI5 (Class A3)             
 217,221      Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Inc   5.960   02/25/36   218,110 
        Series - 2006 HI3 (Class A3)             
 185,000   i  Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Inc   6.060   02/25/36   194,072 
        Series - 2006 HI1 (Class M2)             
 3,000,000   g,i  Sanders Re Ltd   4.015   05/05/17   3,036,300 
        Series - 2013 144A (Class )             
 19,750,000      Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust   3.870   02/15/18   20,640,132 
        Series - 2012 2 (Class D)             
 1,000,000      Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust   2.270   01/15/19   1,004,531 
        Series - 2013 1 (Class D)             
 565,131   i  Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC   0.454   10/25/35   552,307 
        Series - 2006 OP1 (Class A2C)             
 1,048,005   g  Sierra Receivables Funding Co LLC   3.350   04/20/26   1,078,402 
        Series - 2011 1A (Class A)             
 857,887   g  Sierra Receivables Funding Co LLC   4.250   05/20/28   886,013 
        Series - 2011 2A (Class B)             
 1,563,092   g  Sierra Receivables Funding Co LLC   3.420   03/20/29   1,600,225 
        Series - 2012 2A (Class B)             
 9,965,246   g  Sierra Receivables Funding Co LLC   1.590   11/20/29   10,003,532 
        Series - 2013 1A (Class A)             
 2,412,638   g  Sierra Receivables Funding Co LLC   2.390   11/20/29   2,433,008 
        Series - 2013 1A (Class B)             
 4,715,000   g  SLM Student Loan Trust   4.370   04/17/28   5,048,072 
        Series - 2011 A (Class A2)             
 1,480,000   g  SLM Student Loan Trust   3.740   02/15/29   1,550,831 
        Series - 2011 B (Class A2)             
 5,213,000   g  SLM Student Loan Trust   4.540   10/17/44   5,598,381 
        Series - 2011 C (Class A2B)             
 4,233,000   g  SLM Student Loan Trust   3.830   01/17/45   4,444,519 
        Series - 2012 A (Class A2)             
 495,514   i  Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust   0.454   11/25/35   489,190 
        Series - 2005 OPT3 (Class A4)             
 105,891   i  Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust   0.754   05/25/35   105,858 
        Series - 2005 4 (Class M1)             
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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$2,645,149   g,i  Structured Asset Securities Corp   0.374%  10/25/36  $2,560,020 
        Series - 2006 GEL4 (Class A2)             
 5,800,000   g,i  Vitality Re IV Ltd   2.765   01/09/17   5,950,220 
        Series - 2013 IV B (Class )             
 229,087   g,i  Wachovia Loan Trust   0.514   05/25/35   215,810 
        Series - 2005 SD1 (Class A)             
 215,864   i  Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust   0.294   07/25/36   213,822 
        Series - 2006 2 (Class A3)             
        TOTAL ASSET BACKED           209,422,942 
                      
OTHER MORTGAGE BACKED - 8.2%
 5,317,167   g  7 WTC Depositor LLC Trust   4.082   03/13/31   5,548,522 
        Series - 2012 7WTC (Class A)             
 2,886,938   i  American Home Mortgage Investment Trust 2004-3   1.837   10/25/34   2,843,920 
        Series - 2004 3 (Class 4A)             
 500,000   i  Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.813   02/10/51   554,993 
        Series - 2007 4 (Class AM)             
 1,125,000   i  Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.813   02/10/51   1,154,868 
        Series - 2007 4 (Class AJ)             
 1,495,000   i  Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities   5.958   09/11/42   1,628,855 
        Series - 2007 T28 (Class AJ)             
 12,495,000      Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities   5.363   02/11/44   13,050,765 
        Series - 2007 PW15 (Class AM)             
 4,750,000   i  COBALT CMBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.771   05/15/46   4,756,906 
        Series - 2007 C3 (Class AJ)             
 479,940      Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust   5.500   08/25/16   496,752 
        Series - 2004 30CB (Class 1A15)             
 236,664      Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust   5.250   02/25/16   236,521 
        Series - 2005 6 (Class 1A10)             
 19,182      Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust   5.250   05/25/35   19,160 
        Series - 2005 12 (Class 1A5)             
 7,100,000      Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp   4.771   07/15/37   7,276,840 
        Series - 2005 C3 (Class AJ)             
 3,670,000   i  Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp   5.100   08/15/38   3,745,749 
        Series - 2005 C5 (Class C)             
 371,387   g,i  Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates   0.335   04/15/22   368,194 
        Series - 2007 TF2A (Class A1)             
 1,600,000   g  Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates   5.626   05/15/23   1,752,237 
        Series - 2006 OMA (Class D)             
 29,705,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates   5.509   09/15/39   31,965,551 
        Series - 2006 C4 (Class AM)             
 820,000   g  Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates   5.383   02/15/40   855,047 
        Series - 2009 RR1 (Class A3C)             
 7,405,000      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC)   4.000   11/15/39   7,683,813 
        Series - 2010 3748 (Class D)             
 841,496   i  HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust   0.376   07/19/47   715,738 
        Series - 2007 4 (Class 2A1)             
 653,200   i  Impac CMB Trust   0.814   03/25/35   595,926 
        Series - 2004 11 (Class 2A1)             
 13,475,000   i  JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp   5.884   02/15/51   14,546,114 
        Series - 2007 C1 (Class AM)             
 765,000   i  JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust   4.911   07/15/42   775,461 
        Series - 2005 LDP2 (Class C)             
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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$4,535,000   i  JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust   6.192%  02/15/51  $5,058,733 
        Series - 2007 LD12 (Class AM)             
 2,055,000      LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.378   11/15/38   2,235,154 
        Series - 2006 C7 (Class AM)             
 7,273,000   i  LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.493   02/15/40   7,728,166 
        Series - 2007 C2 (Class AM)             
 4,845,000   i  LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.057   09/15/40   5,067,608 
        Series - 2005 C5 (Class AJ)             
 580,000   i  Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust   6.326   02/12/51   631,106 
        Series - 0 C1 (Class AJA)             
 1,790,000   g,i  Morgan Stanley Capital I   5.811   08/12/41   1,870,724 
        Series - 2006 T23 (Class B)             
 1,821,000   i  Morgan Stanley Capital I   5.832   07/12/44   1,932,112 
        Series - 2006 HQ9 (Class B)             
 3,206,000   i  Morgan Stanley Capital I   5.842   07/12/44   3,300,035 
        Series - 2006 HQ9 (Class C)             
 690,263      Residential Accredit Loans, Inc   4.350   03/25/34   714,792 
        Series - 2004 QS4 (Class A1)             
 1,279,542   g,i  Springleaf Mortgage Loan Trust   2.667   09/25/57   1,305,406 
        Series - 2012 1A (Class A)             
 619,020   g,i  Springleaf Mortgage Loan Trust   2.220   10/25/57   627,530 
        Series - 0 2A (Class A)             
 30,235,000      Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.383   12/15/43   32,727,362 
        Series - 2007 C30 (Class AM)             
 230,000   i  Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.818   05/15/46   254,529 
        Series - 2007 C34 (Class AM)             
 16,600,000   i  Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.933   05/15/46   16,842,343 
        Series - 2007 C34 (Class AJ)             
 3,515,000   i  Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.591   04/15/47   3,853,797 
        Series - 2007 C31 (Class AM)             
 1,475,000   i  Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.750   06/15/49   1,180,192 
        Series - 2007 C32 (Class B)             
 2,225,000   i  Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.750   06/15/49   2,172,394 
        Series - 2007 C32 (Class AJ)             
 1,450,440   i  WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates   0.504   12/25/45   1,319,818 
        Series - 2005 AR19 (Class A1B3)             
        TOTAL OTHER MORTGAGE BACKED           189,393,733 
                      
        TOTAL STRUCTURED ASSETS           398,816,675 
        (Cost $392,669,236)             
                      
        TOTAL BONDS           2,182,522,510 
        (Cost $2,154,181,775)             
                      
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 18.0%
 
GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT - 1.2%
 8,200,000      Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)   0.090   08/13/14   8,198,475 
 20,500,000      Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)   0.088   08/25/14   20,495,838 
        TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT           28,694,313 
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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
TREASURY DEBT - 16.8%
$6,200,000   d  United States Treasury Bill   0.047-0.050%  04/17/14  $6,199,865 
 36,700,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.045-0.056   04/24/14   36,698,919 
 16,000,000   d  United States Treasury Bill   0.070   05/01/14   15,999,067 
 10,000,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.045   05/08/14   9,999,538 
 35,600,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.050   06/26/14   35,597,010 
 10,000,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.061   07/10/14   9,998,890 
 11,300,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.060   07/17/14   11,298,576 
 53,100,000   d  United States Treasury Bill   0.063-0.108   07/24/14   53,092,831 
 87,000,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.050   08/14/14   86,980,425 
 98,000,000   d  United States Treasury Bill   0.106   08/21/14   97,977,754 
 14,000,000   d  United States Treasury Bill   0.073   11/13/14   13,994,064 
 12,200,000   d  United States Treasury Note   1.250   04/15/14   12,205,613 
        TOTAL TREASURY DEBT           390,042,552 
                      
        TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS           418,736,865 
        (Cost $418,709,579)             
                      
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 112.0%           2,605,614,713 
        (Cost $2,577,257,804)             
        OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - (12.0)%           (280,520,128)
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%          $2,325,094,585 
       
    Abbreviation(s):
REIT   Real Estate Investment Trust
     
d   All or a portion of these securities have been segregated by the custodian to cover collateral requirements on mortgage dollar rolls.
g   Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144(A) of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities are deemed liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. At 3/31/2014, the aggregate value of these securities, including those in “Other,” was $364,885,281 or 15.7% of net assets.
h   All or a portion of these securities were purchased on a delayed delivery basis.
i   Floating or variable rate security. Coupon rate reflects the rate at period end.
l   All or a portion of these securities have been segregated by the custodian to cover collateral requirements on swap agreements.
m   Indicates a security that has been deemed illiquid.
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS

BOND INDEX FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2014

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
BONDS - 99.3%             
                      
CORPORATE BONDS - 24.7%             
                      
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 0.1%             
$50,000      BorgWarner, Inc   4.625%  09/15/20  $52,686 
 500,000      Delphi Corp   5.000   02/15/23   530,000 
 100,000      Delphi Corp   4.150   03/15/24   99,879 
 500,000      Ford Motor Co   7.450   07/16/31   641,560 
 650,000      Ford Motor Co   4.750   01/15/43   628,566 
 400,000      Honeywell International, Inc   5.400   03/15/16   436,591 
 300,000      Honeywell International, Inc   5.300   03/01/18   340,920 
 400,000      Honeywell International, Inc   5.000   02/15/19   452,764 
 500,000      Honeywell International, Inc   3.350   12/01/23   499,802 
 282,000      Honeywell International, Inc   5.700   03/15/37   336,635 
 210,000      Johnson Controls, Inc   5.500   01/15/16   226,931 
 150,000      Johnson Controls, Inc   2.600   12/01/16   154,764 
 160,000      Johnson Controls, Inc   4.250   03/01/21   171,422 
 270,000      Johnson Controls, Inc   6.000   01/15/36   311,215 
        TOTAL AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS           4,883,735 
                      
BANKS - 2.7%             
 200,000      Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd   0.900   02/12/16   200,811 
 500,000      Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd   1.250   01/10/17   501,236 
 250,000      Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd   1.875   10/06/17   252,602 
 500,000      Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd   1.450   05/15/18   487,755 
 500,000      Banco do Brasil S.A.   3.875   01/23/17   516,250 
 200,000      Banco do Brasil S.A.   3.875   10/10/22   186,000 
 100,000      Bancolombia S.A.   4.250   01/12/16   104,250 
 200,000      Bancolombia S.A.   5.950   06/03/21   213,500 
 400,000      Bank of Montreal   0.800   11/06/15   401,392 
 500,000      Bank of Montreal   1.300   07/15/16   504,167 
 450,000      Bank of Montreal   2.500   01/11/17   466,039 
 200,000      Bank of Montreal   1.400   09/11/17   199,006 
 400,000      Bank of Montreal   1.450   04/09/18   394,269 
 300,000      Bank of Montreal   2.375   01/25/19   301,403 
 400,000      Bank of Montreal   2.550   11/06/22   377,296 
 100,000      Bank of Nova Scotia   2.050   10/07/15   102,193 
 200,000      Bank of Nova Scotia   0.750   10/09/15   200,543 
 500,000      Bank of Nova Scotia   2.900   03/29/16   520,676 
 750,000      Bank of Nova Scotia   1.375   07/15/16   757,519 
 300,000      Bank of Nova Scotia   1.100   12/13/16   301,273 
 150,000      Bank of Nova Scotia   2.550   01/12/17   155,597 
 400,000      Bank of Nova Scotia   1.375   12/18/17   395,930 
 350,000      Bank of Nova Scotia   1.450   04/25/18   343,177 
 500,000      Bank of Nova Scotia   2.050   10/30/18   498,229 
 200,000      Bank of Nova Scotia   4.375   01/13/21   219,908 
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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$1,000,000   g  Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd   1.200%  03/10/17  $997,732 
 500,000      BB&T Corp   5.200   12/23/15   535,849 
 100,000      BB&T Corp   3.200   03/15/16   104,368 
 200,000      BB&T Corp   2.150   03/22/17   204,636 
 70,000      BB&T Corp   4.900   06/30/17   76,619 
 150,000      BB&T Corp   1.600   08/15/17   150,436 
 200,000      BB&T Corp   2.050   06/19/18   200,066 
 500,000      BB&T Corp   2.250   02/01/19   499,731 
 400,000      BB&T Corp   6.850   04/30/19   483,468 
 200,000      BB&T Corp   3.950   03/22/22   205,818 
 150,000      BBVA US Senior SAU   3.250   05/16/14   150,484 
 500,000      BBVA US Senior SAU   4.664   10/09/15   525,100 
 300,000      BPCE S.A.   1.700   04/25/16   302,310 
 500,000      BPCE S.A.   1.625   02/10/17   499,307 
 250,000      BPCE S.A.   2.500   12/10/18   251,191 
 200,000      Branch Banking & Trust Co   1.450   10/03/16   202,255 
 300,000      Branch Banking & Trust Co   1.050   12/01/16   300,151 
 200,000      Branch Banking & Trust Co   1.000   04/03/17   198,363 
 300,000      Branch Banking & Trust Co   2.850   04/01/21   295,782 
 400,000      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce   0.900   10/01/15   402,498 
 425,000      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce   2.350   12/11/15   437,355 
 300,000      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce   1.550   01/23/18   296,797 
 125,000      Capital One Bank USA NA   1.150   11/21/16   124,935 
 300,000      Capital One Bank USA NA   1.200   02/13/17   298,917 
 250,000      Capital One Bank USA NA   1.500   03/22/18   244,769 
 400,000      Capital One Bank USA NA   2.150   11/21/18   396,824 
 300,000      Capital One Bank USA NA   2.250   02/13/19   297,786 
 972,000      Capital One Bank USA NA   3.375   02/15/23   945,808 
 300,000      Citigroup, Inc   2.250   08/07/15   305,479 
 800,000      Citigroup, Inc   4.950   11/07/43   812,964 
 235,000      Citigroup, Inc   5.500   10/15/14   241,193 
 500,000      Citigroup, Inc   1.250   01/15/16   501,759 
 500,000      Citigroup, Inc   1.300   04/01/16   501,868 
 1,750,000      Citigroup, Inc   3.953   06/15/16   1,854,268 
 1,000,000      Citigroup, Inc   1.700   07/25/16   1,011,356 
 500,000      Citigroup, Inc   1.300   11/15/16   499,741 
 200,000      Citigroup, Inc   4.450   01/10/17   216,005 
 500,000      Citigroup, Inc   1.350   03/10/17   497,583 
 11,000      Citigroup, Inc   6.000   08/15/17   12,468 
 915,000      Citigroup, Inc   6.125   11/21/17   1,047,689 
 750,000      Citigroup, Inc   1.750   05/01/18   736,857 
 407,000      Citigroup, Inc   6.125   05/15/18   467,775 
 300,000      Citigroup, Inc   2.500   09/26/18   301,629 
 2,810,000      Citigroup, Inc   5.375   08/09/20   3,161,747 
 2,700,000      Citigroup, Inc   4.500   01/14/22   2,860,785 
 1,675,000      Citigroup, Inc   4.050   07/30/22   1,681,465 
 870,000      Citigroup, Inc   3.375   03/01/23   841,329 
 600,000      Citigroup, Inc   3.500   05/15/23   566,070 
 1,000,000      Citigroup, Inc   3.875   10/25/23   992,923 
 400,000      Citigroup, Inc   5.500   09/13/25   426,079 
 200,000      Citigroup, Inc   5.875   01/30/42   229,564 
 225,000      Citigroup, Inc   6.675   09/13/43   263,475 
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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$250,000      Comerica Bank   5.750%  11/21/16  $279,394 
 50,000      Comerica Bank   5.200   08/22/17   55,509 
 400,000      Commonwealth Bank of Australia   1.950   03/16/15   405,851 
 250,000      Commonwealth Bank of Australia   1.250   09/18/15   252,611 
 750,000      Commonwealth Bank of Australia   1.125   03/13/17   747,107 
 250,000      Commonwealth Bank of Australia   1.900   09/18/17   253,282 
 600,000      Commonwealth Bank of Australia   2.500   09/20/18   608,852 
 750,000      Commonwealth Bank of Australia   2.250   03/13/19   746,461 
 400,000      Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA   3.375   01/19/17   424,074 
 275,000      Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA   1.700   03/19/18   272,790 
 500,000      Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA   2.250   01/14/19   498,607 
 1,500,000      Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA   3.875   02/08/22   1,553,436 
 375,000      Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA   3.950   11/09/22   372,438 
 425,000      Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA   4.625   12/01/23   437,348 
 400,000      Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA   5.750   12/01/43   436,511 
 200,000      Corpbanca S.A.   3.125   01/15/18   196,096 
 900,000      Deutsche Bank AG   3.450   03/30/15   925,838 
 500,000   i  Deutsche Bank AG   4.296   05/24/28   471,123 
 400,000      Deutsche Bank AG.   1.400   02/13/17   400,011 
 1,000,000      Deutsche Bank AG.   2.500   02/13/19   1,003,107 
 400,000      Discover Bank   2.000   02/21/18   398,194 
 215,000      Discover Bank   7.000   04/15/20   253,665 
 400,000      Discover Bank   4.200   08/08/23   410,115 
 200,000      Discover Bank   4.250   03/13/26   200,472 
 450,000      Fifth Third Bancorp   3.625   01/25/16   472,141 
 300,000      Fifth Third Bancorp   2.300   03/01/19   297,905 
 200,000      Fifth Third Bancorp   3.500   03/15/22   200,761 
 500,000      Fifth Third Bancorp   4.300   01/16/24   506,907 
 140,000      Fifth Third Bancorp   8.250   03/01/38   197,159 
 250,000      Fifth Third Bank   4.750   02/01/15   258,382 
 500,000      Fifth Third Bank   1.150   11/18/16   501,548 
 500,000      Fifth Third Bank   1.450   02/28/18   491,544 
 100,000      First Horizon National Corp   5.375   12/15/15   106,391 
 200,000      First Niagara Financial Group, Inc   7.250   12/15/21   228,937 
 100,000      FirstMerit Corp   4.350   02/04/23   102,098 
 750,000      HSBC Bank USA NA   4.875   08/24/20   814,326 
 266,000      HSBC Bank USA NA   5.875   11/01/34   301,382 
 33,000      HSBC Bank USA NA   7.000   01/15/39   42,618 
 150,000      HSBC Holdings plc   4.875   01/14/22   164,208 
 1,350,000      HSBC Holdings plc   4.250   03/14/24   1,351,662 
 2,325,000      HSBC Holdings plc   6.500   09/15/37   2,750,810 
 550,000      HSBC Holdings plc   6.100   01/14/42   671,061 
 275,000      HSBC Holdings plc   5.250   03/14/44   278,068 
 700,000      HSBC USA, Inc   2.375   02/13/15   711,938 
 1,000,000      HSBC USA, Inc   1.625   01/16/18   991,745 
 750,000      HSBC USA, Inc   2.625   09/24/18   767,652 
 200,000      Huntington Bancshares, Inc   2.600   08/02/18   201,350 
 250,000      Huntington National Bank   1.350   08/02/16   251,216 
 200,000      Huntington National Bank   1.300   11/20/16   200,619 
 300,000      Huntington National Bank   2.200   04/01/19   296,328 
 300,000      Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A   3.125   01/15/16   307,143 
 200,000      Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A   2.375   01/13/17   200,672 
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$625,000      Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A   3.875%  01/16/18  $646,873 
 500,000      Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A   3.875   01/15/19   508,580 
 200,000      Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A   5.250   01/12/24   205,458 
 634,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   5.125   09/15/14   647,325 
 225,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   3.700   01/20/15   230,664 
 800,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   1.875   03/20/15   810,170 
 500,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   0.800   04/23/15   501,267 
 1,610,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   3.400   06/24/15   1,663,119 
 700,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   5.150   10/01/15   742,875 
 500,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   1.100   10/15/15   502,052 
 1,000,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   1.125   02/26/16   1,003,844 
 1,250,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   3.450   03/01/16   1,309,035 
 300,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   3.150   07/05/16   313,935 
 1,000,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   1.350   02/15/17   999,188 
 850,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   2.000   08/15/17   861,686 
 335,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   6.000   01/15/18   384,484 
 400,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   1.800   01/25/18   399,074 
 500,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   1.625   05/15/18   491,036 
 1,000,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   2.350   01/28/19   1,002,639 
 180,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   4.950   03/25/20   200,102 
 700,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   4.400   07/22/20   754,557 
 1,820,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   4.250   10/15/20   1,946,075 
 750,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   4.625   05/10/21   817,680 
 1,950,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   4.350   08/15/21   2,090,197 
 1,000,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   4.500   01/24/22   1,078,082 
 3,150,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   3.250   09/23/22   3,103,037 
 600,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   3.200   01/25/23   581,802 
 750,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   3.375   05/01/23   709,964 
 1,000,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   3.875   02/01/24   1,008,972 
 958,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   5.500   10/15/40   1,067,882 
 1,000,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   5.625   08/16/43   1,075,254 
 750,000   i  JPMorgan Chase & Co   6.000   12/30/49   738,750 
 50,000      KeyBank NA   5.800   07/01/14   50,662 
 300,000      KeyBank NA   1.100   11/25/16   300,302 
 500,000      KeyBank NA   1.650   02/01/18   496,289 
 600,000      KeyCorp   3.750   08/13/15   623,409 
 400,000      KeyCorp   2.300   12/13/18   398,550 
 150,000      KeyCorp   5.100   03/24/21   167,430 
 700,000      Lloyds Bank plc   4.200   03/28/17   756,508 
 500,000      Lloyds Bank plc   2.300   11/27/18   499,505 
 300,000      Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co   1.250   01/30/17   300,412 
 200,000      Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co   1.450   03/07/18   195,704 
 300,000      Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co   2.300   01/30/19   299,159 
 280,000   i  Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co   5.629   12/01/21   290,872 
 250,000      National Australia Bank   2.000   03/09/15   253,951 
 250,000      National Australia Bank   2.750   03/09/17   260,701 
 250,000      National Australia Bank Ltd   1.600   08/07/15   253,443 
 400,000      National Australia Bank Ltd   0.900   01/20/16   401,926 
 300,000      National Australia Bank Ltd   1.300   07/25/16   302,462 
 300,000      National Australia Bank Ltd   2.300   07/25/18   302,561 
 200,000      National Australia Bank Ltd   3.000   01/20/23   190,223 
 250,000      National Bank of Canada   1.500   06/26/15   252,908 
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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$500,000      National Bank of Canada   1.450%  11/07/17  $493,609 
 350,000      Northern Trust Corp   2.375   08/02/22   332,123 
 500,000      Northern Trust Corp   3.950   10/30/25   503,023 
 100,000      People’s United Financial, Inc   3.650   12/06/22   97,995 
 200,000      PNC Bank NA   0.800   01/28/16   200,379 
 300,000      PNC Bank NA   1.300   10/03/16   302,072 
 400,000      PNC Bank NA   1.125   01/27/17   398,631 
 150,000      PNC Bank NA   2.200   01/28/19   149,511 
 750,000      PNC Bank NA   2.700   11/01/22   704,561 
 500,000      PNC Bank NA   2.950   01/30/23   474,711 
 500,000      PNC Bank NA   3.800   07/25/23   504,476 
 100,000      PNC Bank NA   4.200   11/01/25   102,529 
 150,000   i  PNC Financial Services Group, Inc   2.854   11/09/22   143,023 
 580,000      PNC Funding Corp   5.400   06/10/14   585,440 
 700,000      PNC Funding Corp   2.700   09/19/16   727,558 
 645,000      PNC Funding Corp   5.125   02/08/20   726,029 
 50,000      PNC Funding Corp   4.375   08/11/20   54,126 
 400,000      PNC Funding Corp   3.300   03/08/22   402,633 
 740,000      Rabobank Nederland NV   2.125   10/13/15   757,592 
 500,000      Rabobank Nederland NV   4.500   01/11/21   541,033 
 350,000      Rabobank Nederland NV   5.250   05/24/41   377,860 
 71,000      Regions Financial Corp   7.750   11/10/14   73,988 
 350,000      Regions Financial Corp   2.000   05/15/18   343,036 
 500,000      Royal Bank of Canada   1.150   03/13/15   504,038 
 500,000      Royal Bank of Canada   0.800   10/30/15   501,722 
 200,000      Royal Bank of Canada   0.625   12/04/15   200,116 
 335,000      Royal Bank of Canada   2.625   12/15/15   346,281 
 300,000      Royal Bank of Canada   0.850   03/08/16   300,688 
 750,000      Royal Bank of Canada   1.125   07/22/16   751,817 
 700,000      Royal Bank of Canada   1.450   09/09/16   708,397 
 1,000,000      Royal Bank of Canada   1.200   01/23/17   1,000,055 
 500,000      Royal Bank of Canada   1.200   09/19/17   496,501 
 500,000      Royal Bank of Canada   2.200   07/27/18   503,252 
 500,000      Royal Bank of Canada   2.000   10/01/18   500,080 
 600,000      Royal Bank of Canada   2.150   03/15/19   596,044 
 1,650,000      Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc   2.550   09/18/15   1,684,995 
 500,000      Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc   1.875   03/31/17   500,379 
 250,000      Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc   6.400   10/21/19   288,163 
 750,000      Royal Bank of Scotland plc   6.125   01/11/21   874,907 
 150,000      Santander Holdings USA, Inc   3.000   09/24/15   154,473 
 200,000      Santander Holdings USA, Inc   3.450   08/27/18   206,924 
 250,000      Societe Generale S.A.   2.750   10/12/17   257,300 
 400,000      Societe Generale S.A.   2.625   10/01/18   403,957 
 250,000      Sovereign Bank   8.750   05/30/18   298,125 
 300,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp   0.900   01/18/16   300,159 
 250,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp   1.450   07/19/16   251,919 
 300,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp   1.300   01/10/17   300,000 
 250,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp   1.800   07/18/17   251,364 
 300,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp   1.500   01/18/18   295,492 
 250,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp   2.500   07/19/18   254,255 
 300,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp   2.450   01/10/19   302,754 
 250,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp   3.200   07/18/22   246,327 
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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$300,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp   3.000%  01/18/23  $289,730 
 300,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp   3.950   01/10/24   307,466 
 500,000      SunTrust Bank   1.350   02/15/17   500,152 
 300,000      SunTrust Bank   7.250   03/15/18   352,329 
 225,000      SunTrust Bank   2.750   05/01/23   210,725 
 100,000      SunTrust Banks, Inc   3.600   04/15/16   105,158 
 150,000      SunTrust Banks, Inc   3.500   01/20/17   158,360 
 100,000      SunTrust Banks, Inc   6.000   09/11/17   113,911 
 200,000      SunTrust Banks, Inc   2.350   11/01/18   200,071 
 50,000      SVB Financial Group   5.375   09/15/20   55,487 
 200,000      Svenska Handelsbanken AB   3.125   07/12/16   209,498 
 300,000      Svenska Handelsbanken AB   2.875   04/04/17   312,527 
 500,000      Svenska Handelsbanken AB   1.625   03/21/18   493,043 
 300,000      Svenska Handelsbanken AB   2.500   01/25/19   302,419 
 300,000      Toronto-Dominion Bank   2.500   07/14/16   311,362 
 300,000      Toronto-Dominion Bank   1.500   09/09/16   304,467 
 650,000      Toronto-Dominion Bank   2.375   10/19/16   673,895 
 400,000      Toronto-Dominion Bank   1.400   04/30/18   393,096 
 600,000      Toronto-Dominion Bank   2.625   09/10/18   614,515 
 250,000      Union Bank NA   1.500   09/26/16   253,490 
 250,000      Union Bank NA   2.625   09/26/18   254,732 
 315,000      Union Bank of California NA   5.950   05/11/16   346,846 
 225,000      UnionBanCal Corp   3.500   06/18/22   227,326 
 300,000      US Bancorp   2.200   11/15/16   309,659 
 940,000      US Bancorp   1.650   05/15/17   951,470 
 1,000,000      US Bancorp   1.950   11/15/18   996,415 
 200,000      US Bancorp   2.950   07/15/22   192,361 
 375,000      US Bancorp   3.700   01/30/24   380,072 
 500,000      US Bank NA   1.100   01/30/17   500,959 
 250,000   i  US Bank NA   3.778   04/29/20   257,257 
 692,000      Wachovia Bank NA   4.800   11/01/14   709,424 
 150,000      Westlake Chemical Corp   3.600   07/15/22   145,238 
 1,455,000      Westpac Banking Corp   3.000   08/04/15   1,502,184 
 500,000      Westpac Banking Corp   1.125   09/25/15   503,561 
 150,000      Westpac Banking Corp   3.000   12/09/15   155,917 
 300,000      Westpac Banking Corp   1.050   11/25/16   299,687 
 400,000      Westpac Banking Corp   2.000   08/14/17   406,549 
 750,000      Westpac Banking Corp   1.600   01/12/18   744,502 
 500,000      Westpac Banking Corp   2.250   07/30/18   503,048 
 500,000      Westpac Banking Corp   2.250   01/17/19   497,706 
 75,000      Westpac Banking Corp   4.875   11/19/19   83,331 
        TOTAL BANKS           136,930,912 
                      
CAPITAL GOODS - 0.8%             
 250,000      Agilent Technologies, Inc   6.500   11/01/17   287,448 
 100,000      Agilent Technologies, Inc   5.000   07/15/20   109,384 
 100,000      Agilent Technologies, Inc   3.200   10/01/22   95,158 
 400,000      Agilent Technologies, Inc   3.875   07/15/23   395,390 
 200,000      Applied Materials, Inc   4.300   06/15/21   215,315 
 100,000      Applied Materials, Inc   5.850   06/15/41   113,266 
 200,000      Arrow Electronics, Inc   3.000   03/01/18   202,199 
 200,000      Arrow Electronics, Inc   5.125   03/01/21   210,398 
30

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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$225,000      Avnet, Inc   6.625%  09/15/16  $251,018 
 300,000      Avnet, Inc   4.875   12/01/22   312,912 
 100,000      Carlisle Cos, Inc   5.125   12/15/20   107,880 
 100,000      Carlisle Cos, Inc   3.750   11/15/22   97,022 
 250,000      Caterpillar Financial Services Corp   2.050   08/01/16   257,133 
 300,000      Caterpillar Financial Services Corp   1.750   03/24/17   304,113 
 500,000      Caterpillar Financial Services Corp   1.625   06/01/17   504,101 
 500,000      Caterpillar Financial Services Corp   5.850   09/01/17   567,784 
 500,000      Caterpillar Financial Services Corp   1.250   11/06/17   496,183 
 200,000      Caterpillar Financial Services Corp   5.450   04/15/18   226,346 
 200,000      Caterpillar Financial Services Corp   2.450   09/06/18   203,523 
 1,361,000      Caterpillar Financial Services Corp   7.150   02/15/19   1,663,817 
 700,000      Caterpillar Financial Services Corp   3.750   11/24/23   709,928 
 50,000      Caterpillar, Inc   5.700   08/15/16   55,221 
 150,000      Caterpillar, Inc   1.500   06/26/17   150,099 
 200,000      Caterpillar, Inc   3.900   05/27/21   212,634 
 738,000      Caterpillar, Inc   3.803   08/15/42   655,354 
 100,000      Crane Co   2.750   12/15/18   100,298 
 150,000      CRH America, Inc   4.125   01/15/16   158,044 
 350,000      CRH America, Inc   6.000   09/30/16   389,014 
 300,000      CRH America, Inc   5.750   01/15/21   338,989 
 200,000      Cummins, Inc   3.650   10/01/23   202,762 
 200,000      Cummins, Inc   4.875   10/01/43   214,585 
 450,000      Danaher Corp   5.625   01/15/18   512,994 
 200,000      Danaher Corp   3.900   06/23/21   211,578 
 150,000      Deere & Co   2.600   06/08/22   143,413 
 218,000      Deere & Co   5.375   10/16/29   253,137 
 650,000      Deere & Co   3.900   06/09/42   603,115 
 200,000      Dover Corp   4.875   10/15/15   213,030 
 150,000      Dover Corp   5.450   03/15/18   169,794 
 100,000      Dover Corp   5.375   03/01/41   112,623 
 600,000      Eaton Corp   1.500   11/02/17   597,112 
 200,000      Eaton Corp   5.600   05/15/18   225,261 
 1,075,000      Eaton Corp   2.750   11/02/22   1,017,630 
 150,000      Eaton Corp   4.000   11/02/32   145,098 
 250,000      Eaton Corp   4.150   11/02/42   233,481 
 200,000      Emerson Electric Co   5.250   11/15/39   223,445 
 300,000      Emerson Electric Co   5.250   10/15/18   340,220 
 400,000      Emerson Electric Co   4.875   10/15/19   449,212 
 350,000      Emerson Electric Co   2.625   02/15/23   334,448 
 100,000      Energizer Holdings, Inc   4.700   05/19/21   104,778 
 100,000      Energizer Holdings, Inc   4.700   05/24/22   102,550 
 150,000      Flowserve Corp   3.500   09/15/22   145,878 
 200,000      Flowserve Corp   4.000   11/15/23   200,396 
 100,000      FMC Technologies, Inc   2.000   10/01/17   99,668 
 100,000      FMC Technologies, Inc   3.450   10/01/22   95,554 
 300,000      General Dynamics Corp   2.250   07/15/16   309,752 
 600,000      General Dynamics Corp   2.250   11/15/22   553,314 
 225,000      General Dynamics Corp   3.600   11/15/42   197,989 
 100,000      IDEX Corp   4.500   12/15/20   104,695 
 200,000      IDEX Corp   4.200   12/15/21   204,828 
 300,000      Illinois Tool Works, Inc   0.900   02/25/17   297,880 
31

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$300,000      Illinois Tool Works, Inc   1.950%  03/01/19  $295,813 
 100,000      Illinois Tool Works, Inc   6.250   04/01/19   118,632 
 400,000      Illinois Tool Works, Inc   3.500   03/01/24   398,515 
 200,000      Illinois Tool Works, Inc   4.875   09/15/41   211,443 
 500,000      Illinois Tool Works, Inc   3.900   09/01/42   455,429 
 170,000      Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co Ltd   6.875   08/15/18   199,798 
 250,000   g  Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co Ltd   2.875   01/15/19   249,257 
 300,000   g  Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co Ltd   4.250   06/15/23   306,304 
 200,000   g  Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co Ltd   5.750   06/15/43   221,045 
 695,000      John Deere Capital Corp   2.950   03/09/15   712,080 
 125,000      John Deere Capital Corp   0.875   04/17/15   125,703 
 500,000      John Deere Capital Corp   0.750   01/22/16   502,059 
 100,000      John Deere Capital Corp   1.050   12/15/16   100,426 
 100,000      John Deere Capital Corp   2.000   01/13/17   102,320 
 800,000      John Deere Capital Corp   5.500   04/13/17   891,718 
 250,000      John Deere Capital Corp   1.200   10/10/17   249,152 
 500,000      John Deere Capital Corp   1.300   03/12/18   492,753 
 200,000      John Deere Capital Corp   1.950   12/13/18   199,093 
 350,000      John Deere Capital Corp   1.700   01/15/20   335,160 
 400,000      John Deere Capital Corp   2.800   03/04/21   396,650 
 200,000      John Deere Capital Corp   3.150   10/15/21   201,680 
 200,000      John Deere Capital Corp   2.800   01/27/23   191,297 
 100,000      Joy Global, Inc   5.125   10/15/21   105,758 
 200,000      Kennametal, Inc   2.650   11/01/19   196,008 
 150,000      Kennametal, Inc   3.875   02/15/22   147,998 
 100,000      KLA-Tencor Corp   6.900   05/01/18   117,245 
 100,000      Legrand France S.A.   8.500   02/15/25   132,905 
 400,000      Lockheed Martin Corp   7.650   05/01/16   456,434 
 200,000      Lockheed Martin Corp   3.350   09/15/21   203,911 
 350,000      Lockheed Martin Corp   4.850   09/15/41   367,710 
 608,000      Lockheed Martin Corp   4.070   12/15/42   570,162 
 300,000      Mosaic Co   4.250   11/15/23   307,751 
 300,000      Mosaic Co   5.450   11/15/33   324,345 
 100,000      Mosaic Co   4.875   11/15/41   95,174 
 300,000      Mosaic Co   5.625   11/15/43   322,180 
 250,000      Parker Hannifin Corp   3.500   09/15/22   251,374 
 275,000      Pentair Finance S.A.   1.350   12/01/15   276,444 
 225,000      Pentair Finance S.A.   2.650   12/01/19   219,643 
 100,000      Pentair Finance S.A.   3.150   09/15/22   95,099 
 500,000      Precision Castparts Corp   1.250   01/15/18   491,578 
 275,000      Precision Castparts Corp   2.500   01/15/23   256,248 
 100,000      Precision Castparts Corp   3.900   01/15/43   93,020 
 50,000      Raytheon Co   4.400   02/15/20   54,210 
 450,000      Raytheon Co   3.125   10/15/20   454,605 
 500,000      Raytheon Co   2.500   12/15/22   467,263 
 200,000      Raytheon Co   7.200   08/15/27   257,908 
 100,000      Raytheon Co   4.700   12/15/41   104,670 
 300,000      Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co   4.500   04/15/23   300,340 
 100,000      Rockwell Automation, Inc   6.250   12/01/37   121,886 
 100,000      Rockwell Collins, Inc   3.100   11/15/21   99,164 
 125,000      Rockwell Collins, Inc   3.700   12/15/23   126,750 
 125,000      Rockwell Collins, Inc   4.800   12/15/43   131,766 
32

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$200,000      Roper Industries, Inc   1.850%  11/15/17  $200,844 
 125,000      Roper Industries, Inc   2.050   10/01/18   122,929 
 100,000      Roper Industries, Inc   6.250   09/01/19   114,872 
 200,000      Roper Industries, Inc   3.125   11/15/22   188,822 
 750,000      Seagate HDD Cayman   7.000   11/01/21   839,063 
 100,000      Snap-on, Inc   4.250   01/15/18   107,470 
 250,000      Stanley Black & Decker, Inc   3.400   12/01/21   252,215 
 600,000      Stanley Black & Decker, Inc   2.900   11/01/22   573,324 
 100,000      Stanley Black & Decker, Inc   5.200   09/01/40   107,736 
 250,000      Textron, Inc   5.600   12/01/17   276,677 
 500,000      Textron, Inc   3.650   03/01/21   501,958 
 200,000      Tupperware Brands Corp   4.750   06/01/21   209,663 
 21,000      Tyco International Finance S.A.   3.375   10/15/15   21,731 
 83,000      Tyco International Finance S.A.   8.500   01/15/19   102,335 
 500,000      United Technologies Corp   4.875   05/01/15   523,704 
 250,000      United Technologies Corp   1.800   06/01/17   254,178 
 1,400,000      United Technologies Corp   5.375   12/15/17   1,596,748 
 490,000      United Technologies Corp   4.500   04/15/20   537,040 
 825,000      United Technologies Corp   3.100   06/01/22   823,539 
 280,000      United Technologies Corp   5.400   05/01/35   322,144 
 280,000      United Technologies Corp   6.050   06/01/36   345,137 
 145,000      United Technologies Corp   5.700   04/15/40   173,128 
 1,350,000      United Technologies Corp   4.500   06/01/42   1,374,666 
 100,000      Valmont Industries, Inc   6.625   04/20/20   116,119 
 100,000      Xylem, Inc   3.550   09/20/16   105,413 
 300,000      Xylem, Inc   4.875   10/01/21   319,364 
        TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS           42,226,886 
                      
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 0.3%             
 200,000      21st Century Fox America, Inc   4.000   10/01/23   203,572 
 225,000      21st Century Fox America, Inc   5.400   10/01/43   242,229 
 600,000      Air Lease Corp   3.375   01/15/19   608,250 
 200,000      Air Lease Corp   3.875   04/01/21   200,000 
 500,000      Daimler Finance North America LLC   8.500   01/18/31   742,587 
 300,000      eBay, Inc   0.700   07/15/15   301,112 
 300,000      eBay, Inc   1.350   07/15/17   299,913 
 200,000      eBay, Inc   3.250   10/15/20   204,674 
 400,000      eBay, Inc   2.600   07/15/22   379,718 
 200,000      eBay, Inc   4.000   07/15/42   176,892 
 150,000      Equifax, Inc   6.300   07/01/17   170,520 
 200,000      Equifax, Inc   3.300   12/15/22   191,576 
 500,000      Howard Hughes Medical Institute   3.500   09/01/23   508,657 
 200,000      Leidos Holdings, Inc   5.950   12/01/40   197,453 
 400,000      MasterCard, Inc   2.000   04/01/19   398,272 
 500,000      MasterCard, Inc   3.375   04/01/24   499,184 
 200,000      McGraw-Hill Cos, Inc   5.900   11/15/17   221,850 
 300,000      Moody’s Corp   4.500   09/01/22   310,055 
 400,000      Moody’s Corp   4.875   02/15/24   420,142 
 329,000      Reed Elsevier Capital, Inc   3.125   10/15/22   315,626 
 63,000      Republic Services, Inc   5.500   09/15/19   71,434 
 265,000      Republic Services, Inc   5.000   03/01/20   292,728 
 580,000      Republic Services, Inc   5.250   11/15/21   648,379 
33

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$250,000      Republic Services, Inc   3.550%  06/01/22  $250,442 
 30,000      Republic Services, Inc   6.200   03/01/40   36,208 
 300,000      Republic Services, Inc   5.700   05/15/41   341,880 
 150,000      SAIC, Inc   4.450   12/01/20   151,403 
 100,000      Svensk Exportkredit AB   3.250   09/16/14   101,380 
 1,000,000      Svensk Exportkredit AB   1.750   05/30/17   1,015,040 
 300,000      Thomson Reuters Corp   0.875   05/23/16   298,892 
 200,000      Thomson Reuters Corp   1.300   02/23/17   198,991 
 345,000      Thomson Reuters Corp   6.500   07/15/18   400,990 
 100,000      Thomson Reuters Corp   4.300   11/23/23   102,421 
 145,000      Thomson Reuters Corp   5.850   04/15/40   154,356 
 400,000      Thomson Reuters Corp   4.500   05/23/43   360,628 
 200,000      Thomson Reuters Corp   5.650   11/23/43   211,443 
 200,000      URS Corp   5.000   04/01/22   197,739 
 25,000      Vanderbilt University   5.250   04/01/19   28,295 
 310,000      Waste Management, Inc   4.600   03/01/21   336,222 
 850,000      Waste Management, Inc   2.900   09/15/22   811,496 
 255,000      Waste Management, Inc   6.125   11/30/39   308,558 
        TOTAL COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES       12,911,207 
                      
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 0.1%             
 100,000      Hasbro, Inc   6.125   05/15/14   100,633 
 100,000      Hasbro, Inc   6.350   03/15/40   112,328 
 200,000      Leggett & Platt, Inc   3.400   08/15/22   195,367 
 150,000      Mattel, Inc   1.700   03/15/18   147,728 
 100,000      Mattel, Inc   4.350   10/01/20   104,654 
 150,000      Mattel, Inc   3.150   03/15/23   143,050 
 100,000      Mattel, Inc   5.450   11/01/41   105,012 
 200,000      MDC Holdings, Inc   5.500   01/15/24   204,317 
 100,000      MDC Holdings, Inc   6.000   01/15/43   88,000 
 100,000      Mohawk Industries, Inc   3.850   02/01/23   98,250 
 100,000      Newell Rubbermaid, Inc   4.700   08/15/20   106,606 
 200,000      Newell Rubbermaid, Inc   4.000   06/15/22   204,176 
 300,000      NIKE, Inc   2.250   05/01/23   276,925 
 300,000      NIKE, Inc   3.625   05/01/43   266,291 
 150,000      NVR, Inc   3.950   09/15/22   148,992 
 200,000      Ralph Lauren Corp   2.125   09/26/18   199,774 
 220,000      VF Corp   6.450   11/01/37   272,477 
 200,000      Whirlpool Corp   8.600   05/01/14   201,228 
 100,000      Whirlpool Corp   2.400   03/01/19   99,166 
 150,000      Whirlpool Corp   4.700   06/01/22   159,342 
 100,000      Whirlpool Corp   3.700   03/01/23   99,066 
 100,000      Whirlpool Corp   4.000   03/01/24   100,286 
 100,000      Whirlpool Corp   5.150   03/01/43   102,492 
        TOTAL CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL           3,536,160 
                      
CONSUMER SERVICES - 0.3%             
 200,000      Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University   3.625   05/01/14   200,584 
 100,000      Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University   4.750   05/01/19   111,516 
 200,000      Brinker International, Inc   3.875   05/15/23   186,259 
 200,000      Catholic Health Initiatives   2.600   08/01/18   200,118 
 500,000      Catholic Health Initiatives   2.950   11/01/22   471,898 
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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$200,000      Catholic Health Initiatives   4.200%  08/01/23  $202,700 
 100,000      Cintas Corp No 2   4.300   06/01/21   106,825 
 200,000      Cintas Corp No 2   3.250   06/01/22   196,131 
 487,695      Continental Airlines   4.150   04/11/24   498,668 
 100,000      Cornell University   5.450   02/01/19   114,403 
 100,000      Darden Restaurants, Inc   6.200   10/15/17   113,202 
 200,000      Darden Restaurants, Inc   3.350   11/01/22   180,135 
 100,000      Darden Restaurants, Inc   6.800   10/15/37   110,471 
 75,000      Dartmouth College   4.750   06/01/19   83,770 
 300,000      Dun & Bradstreet Corp   3.250   12/01/17   310,172 
 100,000      George Washington University   3.485   09/15/22   97,568 
 175,000      GlaxoSmithKline Capital plc   0.750   05/08/15   175,747 
 300,000      GlaxoSmithKline Capital plc   1.500   05/08/17   301,734 
 300,000      GlaxoSmithKline Capital plc   2.850   05/08/22   292,884 
 100,000      Hyatt Hotels Corp   3.875   08/15/16   105,242 
 200,000      Hyatt Hotels Corp   3.375   07/15/23   189,269 
 75,000      Johns Hopkins University   5.250   07/01/19   84,559 
 200,000      Marriott International, Inc   3.000   03/01/19   203,655 
 200,000      Marriott International, Inc   3.375   10/15/20   201,624 
 200,000      Marriott International, Inc   3.250   09/15/22   192,610 
 250,000      Massachusetts Institute of Technology   5.600   07/01/11   306,829 
 300,000      McDonald’s Corp   1.875   05/29/19   296,258 
 720,000      McDonald’s Corp   3.500   07/15/20   755,976 
 550,000      McDonald’s Corp   2.625   01/15/22   532,993 
 280,000      McDonald’s Corp   6.300   03/01/38   354,011 
 500,000      McDonald’s Corp   3.625   05/01/43   440,043 
 750,000      President and Fellows of Harvard College   3.619   10/01/37   681,553 
 100,000      Princeton University   4.950   03/01/19   112,584 
 220,000      Princeton University   5.700   03/01/39   264,437 
 200,000      Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc   3.125   02/15/23   188,119 
 100,000      Trinity Acquisition plc   4.625   08/15/23   101,981 
 100,000      Trinity Acquisition plc   6.125   08/15/43   105,631 
 350,000      Walt Disney Co   0.875   12/01/14   351,189 
 70,000      Walt Disney Co   5.625   09/15/16   78,087 
 700,000      Walt Disney Co   1.100   12/01/17   692,803 
 850,000      Walt Disney Co   2.550   02/15/22   816,164 
 200,000      Walt Disney Co   2.350   12/01/22   186,872 
 200,000      Walt Disney Co   7.000   03/01/32   268,286 
 100,000      Walt Disney Co   4.375   08/16/41   100,297 
 100,000      Walt Disney Co   4.125   12/01/41   97,085 
 200,000      Walt Disney Co   3.700   12/01/42   180,755 
 2,000      Wyndham Worldwide Corp   6.000   12/01/16   2,229 
 250,000      Wyndham Worldwide Corp   2.950   03/01/17   254,914 
 150,000      Wyndham Worldwide Corp   2.500   03/01/18   150,756 
 200,000      Wyndham Worldwide Corp   4.250   03/01/22   202,293 
 200,000      Wyndham Worldwide Corp   3.900   03/01/23   195,945 
 100,000      Yale University   2.900   10/15/14   101,312 
 72,000      Yum! Brands, Inc   6.250   03/15/18   82,148 
 50,000      Yum! Brands, Inc   3.875   11/01/20   51,147 
 400,000      Yum! Brands, Inc   3.875   11/01/23   397,164 
 26,000      Yum! Brands, Inc   6.875   11/15/37   31,454 
 200,000      Yum! Brands, Inc   5.350   11/01/43   208,897 
        TOTAL CONSUMER SERVICES          13,521,956 
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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 4.6%             
$300,000      Abbey National Treasury Services plc   4.000%  04/27/16  $317,979 
 500,000      Abbey National Treasury Services plc   1.375   03/13/17   500,663 
 500,000      Abbey National Treasury Services plc   3.050   08/23/18   514,783 
 500,000      Abbey National Treasury Services plc   4.000   03/13/24   504,309 
 150,000      ABN Amro Bank NV   4.650   06/04/18   154,100 
 200,000      Affiliated Managers Group, Inc   4.250   02/15/24   201,203 
 500,000      African Development Bank   3.000   05/27/14   502,140 
 250,000      African Development Bank   1.250   09/02/16   252,990 
 1,200,000      African Development Bank   1.125   03/15/17   1,204,032 
 500,000      African Development Bank   0.875   05/15/17   497,076 
 500,000      African Development Bank   1.625   10/02/18   498,405 
 20,000      Ahold Finance USA LLC   6.875   05/01/29   24,357 
 600,000      American Express Centurion Bank   0.875   11/13/15   602,159 
 400,000      American Express Co   6.150   08/28/17   461,056 
 190,000      American Express Co   7.000   03/19/18   225,353 
 300,000      American Express Co   1.550   05/22/18   294,529 
 293,000      American Express Co   2.650   12/02/22   278,354 
 329,000      American Express Co   4.050   12/03/42   301,992 
 200,000      American Express Credit Corp   1.750   06/12/15   202,774 
 1,750,000      American Express Credit Corp   2.750   09/15/15   1,803,203 
 500,000      American Express Credit Corp   1.300   07/29/16   503,892 
 1,600,000      American Express Credit Corp   2.800   09/19/16   1,668,642 
 400,000      American Express Credit Corp   2.375   03/24/17   414,304 
 175,000      American Express Credit Corp   2.125   07/27/18   175,815 
 750,000      American Express Credit Corp   2.125   03/18/19   746,965 
 300,000      American Honda Finance Corp   1.125   10/07/16   301,896 
 300,000      American Honda Finance Corp   2.125   10/10/18   301,205 
 125,000      Ameriprise Financial, Inc   5.650   11/15/15   134,360 
 295,000      Ameriprise Financial, Inc   5.300   03/15/20   334,613 
 400,000      Ameriprise Financial, Inc   4.000   10/15/23   412,665 
 300,000      Ares Capital Corp   4.875   11/30/18   309,859 
 4,220,000      Bank of America Corp   4.500   04/01/15   4,378,157 
 2,045,000      Bank of America Corp   3.700   09/01/15   2,125,391 
 300,000      Bank of America Corp   1.250   01/11/16   301,576 
 550,000      Bank of America Corp   3.625   03/17/16   576,902 
 1,200,000      Bank of America Corp   6.500   08/01/16   1,344,065 
 300,000      Bank of America Corp   1.350   11/21/16   300,463 
 585,000      Bank of America Corp   5.300   03/15/17   643,761 
 500,000      Bank of America Corp   5.420   03/15/17   550,877 
 1,000,000      Bank of America Corp   3.875   03/22/17   1,066,650 
 590,000      Bank of America Corp   5.750   12/01/17   667,964 
 900,000      Bank of America Corp   2.000   01/11/18   898,314 
 2,525,000      Bank of America Corp   2.600   01/15/19   2,534,961 
 750,000      Bank of America Corp   2.650   04/01/19   752,392 
 2,300,000      Bank of America Corp   5.875   01/05/21   2,653,719 
 500,000      Bank of America Corp   5.700   01/24/22   573,662 
 1,425,000      Bank of America Corp   3.300   01/11/23   1,373,827 
 2,000,000      Bank of America Corp   4.125   01/22/24   2,022,538 
 750,000      Bank of America Corp   4.000   04/01/24   749,117 
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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE   DATE   VALUE 
$1,500,000      Bank of America Corp   5.000%  01/21/44  $1,531,329 
 500,000      Bank of America Corp   4.875   04/01/44   502,275 
 1,000,000      Bank of America NA   1.125   11/14/16   997,303 
 500,000      Bank of America NA   1.250   02/14/17   497,915 
 500,000      Bank of New York Mellon Corp   0.700   03/04/16   499,143 
 1,150,000      Bank of New York Mellon Corp   2.300   07/28/16   1,188,479 
 100,000   i  Bank of New York Mellon Corp   1.969   06/20/17   102,007 
 500,000      Bank of New York Mellon Corp   1.300   01/25/18   490,800 
 300,000      Bank of New York Mellon Corp   2.100   08/01/18   300,587 
 500,000      Bank of New York Mellon Corp   2.100   01/15/19   497,025 
 400,000      Bank of New York Mellon Corp   2.200   03/04/19   398,850 
 500,000      Bank of New York Mellon Corp   3.550   09/23/21   517,960 
 250,000      Bank of New York Mellon Corp   3.650   02/04/24   251,951 
 500,000      Barclays Bank plc   2.750   02/23/15   509,696 
 1,900,000      Barclays Bank plc   5.000   09/22/16   2,080,513 
 500,000      Barclays Bank plc   2.500   02/20/19   500,873 
 500,000      Barclays Bank plc   5.140   10/14/20   530,065 
 80,000      Bear Stearns Cos LLC   5.300   10/30/15   85,466 
 116,000      Bear Stearns Cos LLC   5.550   01/22/17   128,613 
 50,000      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc   3.200   02/11/15   51,231 
 700,000      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc   1.900   01/31/17   716,341 
 400,000      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc   1.550   02/09/18   398,192 
 200,000      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc   3.750   08/15/21   211,956 
 300,000      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc   3.000   02/11/23   294,616 
 300,000      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc   4.500   02/11/43   297,300 
 275,000      BlackRock, Inc   3.500   12/10/14   280,917 
 210,000      BlackRock, Inc   6.250   09/15/17   243,039 
 390,000      BlackRock, Inc   5.000   12/10/19   440,010 
 125,000      BlackRock, Inc   3.375   06/01/22   126,607 
 500,000      BlackRock, Inc   3.500   03/18/24   496,486 
 100,000      Block Financial LLC   5.125   10/30/14   102,371 
 200,000      Block Financial LLC   5.500   11/01/22   213,630 
 480,000      BNP Paribas S.A.   3.250   03/11/15   492,334 
 800,000      BNP Paribas S.A.   3.600   02/23/16   839,742 
 300,000      BNP Paribas S.A.   1.250   12/12/16   299,998 
 500,000      BNP Paribas S.A.   1.375   03/17/17   499,511 
 500,000      BNP Paribas S.A.   2.375   09/14/17   512,116 
 1,000,000      BNP Paribas S.A.   2.700   08/20/18   1,019,855 
 300,000      BNP Paribas S.A.   2.400   12/12/18   299,975 
 500,000      BNP Paribas S.A.   2.450   03/17/19   500,658 
 700,000      BNP Paribas S.A.   5.000   01/15/21   776,954 
 300,000      BNP Paribas S.A.   3.250   03/03/23   291,278 
 200,000      Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc   3.950   09/01/20   202,922 
 700,000      Capital One Financial Corp   7.375   05/23/14   706,798 
 300,000      Capital One Financial Corp   2.150   03/23/15   304,513 
 600,000      Capital One Financial Corp   1.000   11/06/15   600,850 
 250,000      Capital One Financial Corp   3.150   07/15/16   261,464 
 200,000      Charles Schwab Corp   0.850   12/04/15   200,726 
 300,000      Charles Schwab Corp   2.200   07/25/18   302,036 
 100,000      Charles Schwab Corp   4.450   07/22/20   109,158 
 200,000      Charles Schwab Corp   3.225   09/01/22   196,099 
 350,000      CME Group, Inc   3.000   09/15/22   345,504 
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$200,000      CME Group, Inc   5.300%  09/15/43  $223,789 
 1,480,000      Credit Suisse   5.500   05/01/14   1,486,049 
 2,250,000      Credit Suisse   5.400   01/14/20   2,505,271 
 250,000      Diageo Investment Corp   2.875   05/11/22   242,590 
 100,000      Diageo Investment Corp   4.250   05/11/42   97,495 
 155,000      Digital Realty Trust LP   4.500   07/15/15   160,612 
 300,000      Digital Realty Trust LP   3.625   10/01/22   278,535 
 100,000      Discover Financial Services   5.200   04/27/22   107,102 
 17,000      Eaton Vance Corp   6.500   10/02/17   19,647 
 300,000      Eaton Vance Corp   3.625   06/15/23   298,840 
 500,000      European Bank for Reconstruction & Development   0.750   09/01/17   492,165 
 1,300,000      European Bank for Reconstruction & Development   1.500   03/16/20   1,247,012 
 400,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea   2.875   09/17/18   410,343 
 500,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea   4.000   01/14/24   517,413 
 300,000      FMS Wertmanagement AoeR   0.625   04/18/16   300,438 
 3,000,000      Ford Motor Credit Co LLC   2.750   05/15/15   3,061,170 
 300,000      Ford Motor Credit Co LLC   2.500   01/15/16   308,039 
 500,000      Ford Motor Credit Co LLC   1.700   05/09/16   505,583 
 500,000      Ford Motor Credit Co LLC   1.500   01/17/17   498,511 
 800,000      Ford Motor Credit Co LLC   3.000   06/12/17   830,927 
 900,000      Ford Motor Credit Co LLC   2.375   01/16/18   907,589 
 1,000,000      Ford Motor Credit Co LLC   5.000   05/15/18   1,103,729 
 400,000      Ford Motor Credit Co LLC   2.875   10/01/18   407,509 
 500,000      Ford Motor Credit Co LLC   2.375   03/12/19   496,152 
 1,000,000      Ford Motor Credit Co LLC   5.875   08/02/21   1,150,635 
 450,000      Ford Motor Credit Co LLC   4.250   09/20/22   463,731 
 500,000      Ford Motor Credit Co LLC   4.375   08/06/23   515,875 
 125,000      Franklin Resources, Inc   3.125   05/20/15   128,579 
 150,000      Franklin Resources, Inc   2.800   09/15/22   143,923 
 2,335,000      General Electric Capital Corp   5.500   06/04/14   2,355,195 
 1,605,000      General Electric Capital Corp   3.500   06/29/15   1,663,775 
 350,000      General Electric Capital Corp   1.625   07/02/15   354,757 
 400,000      General Electric Capital Corp   2.250   11/09/15   410,622 
 750,000      General Electric Capital Corp   1.000   12/11/15   755,284 
 500,000      General Electric Capital Corp   1.000   01/08/16   503,590 
 1,050,000      General Electric Capital Corp   2.950   05/09/16   1,093,777 
 1,000,000      General Electric Capital Corp   1.500   07/12/16   1,013,249 
 200,000      General Electric Capital Corp   2.900   01/09/17   209,285 
 800,000      General Electric Capital Corp   2.300   04/27/17   823,755 
 1,625,000      General Electric Capital Corp   5.625   09/15/17   1,843,738 
 500,000      General Electric Capital Corp   1.600   11/20/17   502,484 
 300,000      General Electric Capital Corp   1.625   04/02/18   298,426 
 1,000,000      General Electric Capital Corp   2.300   01/14/19   1,008,968 
 200,000      General Electric Capital Corp   2.100   12/11/19   198,388 
 630,000      General Electric Capital Corp   5.500   01/08/20   724,944 
 1,855,000      General Electric Capital Corp   4.375   09/16/20   2,014,771 
 250,000      General Electric Capital Corp   4.625   01/07/21   275,255 
 300,000      General Electric Capital Corp   5.300   02/11/21   337,424 
 200,000      General Electric Capital Corp   4.650   10/17/21   219,647 
 1,900,000      General Electric Capital Corp   3.150   09/07/22   1,877,166 
 500,000      General Electric Capital Corp   3.100   01/09/23   489,275 
 2,625,000      General Electric Capital Corp   6.750   03/15/32   3,375,046 
38

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$1,200,000      General Electric Capital Corp   5.875%  01/14/38  $1,414,687 
 1,227,000      General Electric Capital Corp   6.875   01/10/39   1,615,887 
 1,630,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   3.700   08/01/15   1,690,308 
 500,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   1.600   11/23/15   505,188 
 1,875,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   3.625   02/07/16   1,963,650 
 550,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   5.950   01/18/18   622,868 
 1,450,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   2.375   01/22/18   1,459,634 
 60,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   6.150   04/01/18   68,592 
 750,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   2.900   07/19/18   764,845 
 1,500,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   2.625   01/31/19   1,496,157 
 1,195,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   7.500   02/15/19   1,445,697 
 2,505,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   5.375   03/15/20   2,794,924 
 1,150,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   6.000   06/15/20   1,320,555 
 1,300,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   5.250   07/27/21   1,439,087 
 2,325,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   5.750   01/24/22   2,636,362 
 1,800,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   3.625   01/22/23   1,770,671 
 1,500,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   4.000   03/03/24   1,493,350 
 65,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   6.450   05/01/36   72,159 
 2,150,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   6.250   02/01/41   2,553,007 
 1,200,000      HSBC Finance Corp   5.500   01/19/16   1,296,001 
 782,000      HSBC Finance Corp   6.676   01/15/21   912,548 
 200,000      IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc   2.500   10/15/18   202,129 
 200,000      IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc   4.000   10/15/23   207,479 
 125,000      Invesco Finance plc   3.125   11/30/22   121,026 
 200,000      Invesco Finance plc   4.000   01/30/24   203,976 
 200,000      Invesco Finance plc   5.375   11/30/43   213,579 
 130,000      Jefferies Group, Inc   3.875   11/09/15   135,315 
 425,000      Jefferies Group, Inc   8.500   07/15/19   522,304 
 500,000      Jefferies Group, Inc   6.875   04/15/21   582,220 
 100,000      Jefferies Group, Inc   6.450   06/08/27   106,902 
 2,000,000      KFW   1.000   06/11/18   1,958,080 
 3,600,000      KFW   0.625   04/24/15   3,621,557 
 1,000,000      KFW   0.500   04/19/16   999,600 
 4,500,000      KFW   1.250   02/15/17   4,536,994 
 1,000,000      KFW   2.750   10/01/20   1,018,160 
 2,750,000      KFW   2.000   10/04/22   2,582,687 
 400,000      Korea Development Bank   3.000   03/17/19   409,236 
 500,000      Korea Development Bank   3.750   01/22/24   505,947 
 100,000      Korea Finance Corp   3.250   09/20/16   104,987 
 700,000      Korea Finance Corp   2.250   08/07/17   711,999 
 500,000      Korea Finance Corp   2.875   08/22/18   512,522 
 3,000,000      Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau   1.250   10/26/15   3,040,200 
 1,350,000      Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau   4.875   01/17/17   1,496,704 
 1,105,000      Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau   4.500   07/16/18   1,236,351 
 6,925,000      Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau   4.000   01/27/20   7,587,030 
 2,525,000      Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank   5.125   02/01/17   2,816,966 
 500,000      Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank   1.750   04/15/19   496,000 
 1,000,000      Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank   1.375   10/23/19   962,030 
 250,000      Lazard Group LLC   4.250   11/14/20   259,011 
 500,000      Legg Mason, Inc   5.625   01/15/44   513,076 
 1,260,000      Merrill Lynch & Co, Inc   6.400   08/28/17   1,446,450 
 1,050,000      Merrill Lynch & Co, Inc   6.875   04/25/18   1,238,276 
39

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$1,500,000      Merrill Lynch & Co, Inc   6.110%  01/29/37  $1,677,564 
 3,300,000      Morgan Stanley   6.000   05/13/14   3,320,348 
 100,000      Morgan Stanley   2.875   07/28/14   100,718 
 720,000      Morgan Stanley   6.000   04/28/15   760,027 
 675,000      Morgan Stanley   1.750   02/25/16   683,709 
 200,000      Morgan Stanley   3.800   04/29/16   210,652 
 970,000      Morgan Stanley   5.450   01/09/17   1,072,349 
 300,000      Morgan Stanley   4.750   03/22/17   327,399 
 550,000      Morgan Stanley   5.550   04/27/17   613,550 
 245,000      Morgan Stanley   5.950   12/28/17   279,674 
 600,000      Morgan Stanley   2.125   04/25/18   598,685 
 1,450,000      Morgan Stanley   2.500   01/24/19   1,445,962 
 796,000      Morgan Stanley   7.300   05/13/19   965,383 
 300,000      Morgan Stanley   5.625   09/23/19   341,227 
 590,000      Morgan Stanley   5.500   01/26/20   665,394 
 200,000      Morgan Stanley   5.750   01/25/21   229,078 
 1,200,000      Morgan Stanley   5.500   07/28/21   1,355,844 
 2,500,000      Morgan Stanley   4.875   11/01/22   2,626,960 
 1,350,000      Morgan Stanley   4.100   05/22/23   1,336,315 
 750,000      Morgan Stanley   5.000   11/24/25   771,690 
 600,000      Morgan Stanley   7.250   04/01/32   782,168 
 500,000      Morgan Stanley   6.375   07/24/42   609,936 
 400,000   i  Murray Street Investment Trust   4.647   03/09/17   432,053 
 220,000      NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc   5.550   01/15/20   241,450 
 150,000      National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp   3.875   09/16/15   157,050 
 400,000      National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp   1.100   01/27/17   398,576 
 735,000      National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp   10.375   11/01/18   991,020 
 300,000      National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp   2.150   02/01/19   298,882 
 350,000      National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp   3.050   02/15/22   346,982 
 200,000      National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp   3.400   11/15/23   198,302 
 500,000   i  National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp   4.750   04/30/43   472,500 
 250,000      Nomura Holdings, Inc   5.000   03/04/15   259,662 
 260,000      Nomura Holdings, Inc   4.125   01/19/16   273,362 
 400,000      Nomura Holdings, Inc   2.000   09/13/16   404,974 
 500,000      Nomura Holdings, Inc   2.750   03/19/19   496,977 
 430,000      Nomura Holdings, Inc   6.700   03/04/20   503,921 
 300,000      NYSE Euronext   2.000   10/05/17   304,910 
 800,000      Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG.   5.000   04/25/17   893,936 
 1,000,000      Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG.   1.125   05/29/18   983,836 
 500,000      Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG.   1.625   03/12/19   493,509 
 600,000      ORIX Corp   5.000   01/12/16   640,032 
 200,000      ORIX Corp   3.750   03/09/17   210,630 
 500,000      PACCAR Financial Corp   0.700   11/16/15   501,046 
 300,000      PACCAR Financial Corp   1.600   03/15/17   302,345 
 200,000      Principal Life Income Funding Trust   5.550   04/27/15   210,730 
 200,000      Private Export Funding Corp (PEFCO)   3.550   01/15/24   205,145 
 200,000      Prospect Capital Corp   5.875   03/15/23   199,314 
 100,000      Raymond James Financial, Inc   4.250   04/15/16   105,963 
 300,000      Raymond James Financial, Inc   5.625   04/01/24   325,809 
 500,000      Sasol Financing International plc   4.500   11/14/22   485,000 
 200,000      State Street Corp   2.875   03/07/16   208,197 
 150,000      State Street Corp   1.350   05/15/18   147,265 
40

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$300,000      State Street Corp   4.375%  03/07/21  $331,400 
 400,000      State Street Corp   3.100   05/15/23   380,236 
 350,000      State Street Corp   3.700   11/20/23   353,544 
 300,000      Syngenta Finance NV   3.125   03/28/22   296,872 
 150,000      TD Ameritrade Holding Corp   4.150   12/01/14   153,674 
 500,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp   1.000   02/17/15   503,072 
 250,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp   3.200   06/17/15   258,010 
 225,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp   0.875   07/17/15   226,285 
 700,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp   2.800   01/11/16   727,355 
 500,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp   0.800   05/17/16   501,885 
 300,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp   2.000   09/15/16   307,978 
 150,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp   2.050   01/12/17   153,971 
 400,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp   1.750   05/22/17   405,773 
 500,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp   1.250   10/05/17   495,428 
 500,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp   1.375   01/10/18   494,422 
 500,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp   2.000   10/24/18   499,099 
 500,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp   2.100   01/17/19   498,150 
 300,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp   3.400   09/15/21   308,675 
 400,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp   2.625   01/10/23   378,860 
 1,000,000      UBS AG.   5.875   07/15/16   1,103,529 
 162,000      UBS AG.   5.750   04/25/18   184,754 
 1,671,000      UBS AG.   4.875   08/04/20   1,850,352 
 500,000      Unilever Capital Corp   2.750   02/10/16   519,681 
 400,000      Unilever Capital Corp   0.850   08/02/17   393,136 
 250,000      Unilever Capital Corp   4.800   02/15/19   279,696 
 300,000      Unilever Capital Corp   2.200   03/06/19   299,977 
 250,000      Unilever Capital Corp   4.250   02/10/21   272,708 
 330,000      Unilever Capital Corp   5.900   11/15/32   421,552 
 2,600,000      Wells Fargo & Co   1.250   02/13/15   2,620,140 
 1,000,000      Wells Fargo & Co   1.500   07/01/15   1,011,638 
 650,000   i  Wells Fargo & Co   3.676   06/15/16   689,222 
 500,000      Wells Fargo & Co   1.250   07/20/16   504,196 
 1,250,000      Wells Fargo & Co   2.100   05/08/17   1,279,914 
 1,400,000      Wells Fargo & Co   1.500   01/16/18   1,386,636 
 425,000      Wells Fargo & Co   2.150   01/15/19   424,005 
 1,000,000      Wells Fargo & Co   3.000   01/22/21   1,000,688 
 1,200,000      Wells Fargo & Co   4.600   04/01/21   1,320,774 
 3,500,000      Wells Fargo & Co   3.500   03/08/22   3,571,894 
 700,000      Wells Fargo & Co   3.450   02/13/23   679,410 
 500,000      Wells Fargo & Co   4.125   08/15/23   505,822 
 334,000      Wells Fargo & Co   4.480   01/16/24   345,074 
 264,000      Wells Fargo & Co   5.375   02/07/35   298,247 
 225,000      Wells Fargo & Co   5.375   11/02/43   237,013 
 1,143,000      Wells Fargo & Co   5.606   01/15/44   1,237,171 
 500,000      Wells Fargo Bank NA   0.750   07/20/15   501,614 
 200,000      Zions Bancorporation   4.500   06/13/23   199,624 
        TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS           236,230,256 
                      
ENERGY - 2.7%             
 650,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp   5.950   09/15/16   721,146 
 700,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp   6.375   09/15/17   801,370 
 465,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp   8.700   03/15/19   589,464 
41

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$1,325,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp   6.200%  03/15/40  $1,534,217 
 100,000      Apache Corp   1.750   04/15/17   100,950 
 400,000      Apache Corp   6.900   09/15/18   478,870 
 200,000      Apache Corp   3.250   04/15/22   201,727 
 980,000      Apache Corp   5.100   09/01/40   1,037,981 
 300,000      Apache Corp   5.250   02/01/42   323,685 
 350,000      Apache Corp   4.750   04/15/43   351,847 
 300,000      Apache Corp   4.250   01/15/44   281,380 
 200,000      Baker Hughes, Inc   7.500   11/15/18   245,776 
 450,000      Baker Hughes, Inc   3.200   08/15/21   457,047 
 415,000      Baker Hughes, Inc   5.125   09/15/40   457,870 
 200,000      Boardwalk Pipelines LP   5.750   09/15/19   217,069 
 200,000      Boardwalk Pipelines LP   3.375   02/01/23   176,046 
 590,000      BP Capital Markets plc   3.125   10/01/15   612,220 
 700,000      BP Capital Markets plc   0.700   11/06/15   700,995 
 1,000,000      BP Capital Markets plc   3.200   03/11/16   1,048,255 
 200,000      BP Capital Markets plc   1.846   05/05/17   203,119 
 850,000      BP Capital Markets plc   1.375   11/06/17   846,624 
 500,000      BP Capital Markets plc   1.375   05/10/18   489,460 
 300,000      BP Capital Markets plc   2.241   09/26/18   302,293 
 500,000      BP Capital Markets plc   2.237   05/10/19   497,025 
 300,000      BP Capital Markets plc   4.500   10/01/20   326,347 
 150,000      BP Capital Markets plc   4.742   03/11/21   166,411 
 650,000      BP Capital Markets plc   3.561   11/01/21   668,121 
 200,000      BP Capital Markets plc   3.245   05/06/22   198,317 
 850,000      BP Capital Markets plc   2.500   11/06/22   792,533 
 300,000      BP Capital Markets plc   3.994   09/26/23   308,827 
 500,000      BP Capital Markets plc   3.814   02/10/24   504,471 
 100,000      Buckeye Partners LP   5.300   10/15/14   102,401 
 200,000      Buckeye Partners LP   2.650   11/15/18   198,436 
 200,000      Buckeye Partners LP   4.875   02/01/21   210,668 
 300,000      Buckeye Partners LP   4.150   07/01/23   299,200 
 200,000      Buckeye Partners LP   5.850   11/15/43   214,472 
 575,000      Burlington Resources Finance Co   7.200   08/15/31   762,660 
 200,000      Burlington Resources Finance Co   7.400   12/01/31   275,665 
 200,000      Cameron International Corp   1.150   12/15/16   199,575 
 100,000      Cameron International Corp   6.375   07/15/18   115,724 
 150,000      Cameron International Corp   3.600   04/30/22   148,913 
 500,000      Cameron International Corp   4.000   12/15/23   501,386 
 100,000      Cameron International Corp   5.950   06/01/41   111,369 
 200,000      Cameron International Corp   5.125   12/15/43   200,557 
 600,000      Canadian Natural Resources Ltd   5.700   05/15/17   675,290 
 100,000      Canadian Natural Resources Ltd   3.800   04/15/24   100,500 
 850,000      Canadian Natural Resources Ltd   6.250   03/15/38   1,016,642 
 340,000      Cenovus Energy, Inc   5.700   10/15/19   389,623 
 625,000      Cenovus Energy, Inc   3.000   08/15/22   597,908 
 200,000      Cenovus Energy, Inc   4.450   09/15/42   189,609 
 400,000      Cenovus Energy, Inc   5.200   09/15/43   420,132 
 100,000      Chevron Corp   0.889   06/24/16   100,527 
 500,000      Chevron Corp   1.104   12/05/17   495,626 
 750,000      Chevron Corp   1.718   06/24/18   747,456 
 200,000      Chevron Corp   4.950   03/03/19   226,977 
42

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$750,000      Chevron Corp   2.427%  06/24/20  $744,642 
 650,000      Chevron Corp   2.355   12/05/22   610,831 
 250,000      Chevron Corp   3.191   06/24/23   246,969 
 1,005,000      ConocoPhillips   4.600   01/15/15   1,037,490 
 200,000      ConocoPhillips   1.050   12/15/17   197,635 
 600,000      ConocoPhillips   5.750   02/01/19   700,582 
 600,000      ConocoPhillips   2.400   12/15/22   564,906 
 250,000      ConocoPhillips   5.900   05/15/38   307,681 
 1,035,000      ConocoPhillips   6.500   02/01/39   1,360,098 
 500,000      ConocoPhillips Holding Co   6.950   04/15/29   666,486 
 1,000,000      Continental Resources, Inc   4.500   04/15/23   1,035,672 
 300,000      DCP Midstream Operating LP   2.500   12/01/17   304,959 
 200,000      DCP Midstream Operating LP   2.700   04/01/19   199,518 
 200,000      DCP Midstream Operating LP   4.950   04/01/22   213,393 
 200,000      DCP Midstream Operating LP   5.600   04/01/44   208,761 
 300,000      Devon Energy Corp   1.200   12/15/16   299,998 
 150,000      Devon Energy Corp   1.875   05/15/17   151,088 
 500,000      Devon Energy Corp   2.250   12/15/18   497,305 
 850,000      Devon Energy Corp   6.300   01/15/19   995,504 
 525,000      Devon Energy Corp   3.250   05/15/22   517,082 
 600,000      Devon Energy Corp   7.950   04/15/32   821,342 
 200,000      Devon Energy Corp   4.750   05/15/42   198,271 
 300,000      Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc   5.875   05/01/19   347,351 
 200,000      Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc   3.450   11/01/23   194,351 
 100,000      Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc   5.700   10/15/39   109,327 
 175,000      Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc   4.875   11/01/43   170,682 
 300,000      Ecopetrol S.A.   4.250   09/18/18   318,000 
 550,000      Ecopetrol S.A.   7.625   07/23/19   659,312 
 500,000      Ecopetrol S.A.   5.875   09/18/23   546,250 
 200,000      Ecopetrol S.A.   7.375   09/18/43   228,250 
 400,000      El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co LLC   4.700   11/01/42   356,458 
 495,000      Enbridge Energy Partners LP   5.200   03/15/20   540,351 
 300,000      Enbridge Energy Partners LP   5.500   09/15/40   310,821 
 300,000      EnCana Corp   3.900   11/15/21   307,865 
 220,000      EnCana Corp   6.500   05/15/19   257,612 
 515,000      EnCana Corp   6.625   08/15/37   613,085 
 400,000      EnCana Corp   5.150   11/15/41   410,971 
 400,000      Ensco plc   3.250   03/15/16   417,098 
 700,000      Ensco plc   4.700   03/15/21   752,110 
 40,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC   5.600   10/15/14   41,072 
 145,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC   5.000   03/01/15   150,706 
 200,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC   1.250   08/13/15   201,324 
 735,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC   6.300   09/15/17   847,847 
 130,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC   6.500   01/31/19   153,742 
 600,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC   5.200   09/01/20   669,721 
 400,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC   4.050   02/15/22   417,397 
 1,100,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC   3.350   03/15/23   1,072,977 
 500,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC   3.900   02/15/24   502,613 
 480,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC   6.125   10/15/39   559,995 
 300,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC   4.850   08/15/42   297,422 
 100,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC   4.450   02/15/43   93,874 
 500,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC   4.850   03/15/44   498,728 
43

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$500,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC   5.100%  02/15/45  $516,805 
 500,000      EOG Resources, Inc   2.500   02/01/16   515,297 
 200,000      EOG Resources, Inc   2.450   04/01/20   199,207 
 440,000      EOG Resources, Inc   4.100   02/01/21   473,768 
 600,000      EOG Resources, Inc   2.625   03/15/23   566,845 
 50,000      EQT Corp   6.500   04/01/18   56,138 
 350,000      EQT Corp   8.125   06/01/19   427,070 
 500,000      Exxon Mobil Corp   0.921   03/15/17   499,885 
 500,000      Exxon Mobil Corp   1.819   03/15/19   496,419 
 500,000      Exxon Mobil Corp   3.176   03/15/24   498,374 
 200,000      Gulf South Pipeline Co LP   4.000   06/15/22   197,316 
 300,000      Halliburton Co   1.000   08/01/16   300,490 
 400,000      Halliburton Co   2.000   08/01/18   400,298 
 400,000      Halliburton Co   6.150   09/15/19   473,245 
 300,000      Halliburton Co   3.500   08/01/23   298,940 
 400,000      Halliburton Co   7.450   09/15/39   561,819 
 250,000      Halliburton Co   4.500   11/15/41   249,751 
 300,000      Halliburton Co   4.750   08/01/43   310,249 
 425,000      Hess Corp   8.125   02/15/19   532,079 
 200,000      Hess Corp   7.875   10/01/29   262,667 
 940,000      Hess Corp   5.600   02/15/41   1,032,263 
 30,000      Husky Energy, Inc   7.250   12/15/19   36,700 
 200,000      Husky Energy, Inc   3.950   04/15/22   205,203 
 1,000,000      Husky Energy, Inc   4.000   04/15/24   1,016,976 
 130,000      Husky Energy, Inc   6.800   09/15/37   165,143 
 200,000      Magellan Midstream Partners LP   6.550   07/15/19   235,711 
 125,000      Magellan Midstream Partners LP   4.250   02/01/21   133,984 
 500,000      Magellan Midstream Partners LP   4.200   12/01/42   453,085 
 200,000      Magellan Midstream Partners LP   5.150   10/15/43   210,059 
 200,000      Marathon Oil Corp   0.900   11/01/15   200,375 
 400,000      Marathon Oil Corp   6.000   10/01/17   457,252 
 650,000      Marathon Oil Corp   2.800   11/01/22   608,496 
 255,000      Marathon Oil Corp   6.600   10/01/37   319,414 
 200,000      Marathon Petroleum Corp   3.500   03/01/16   209,518 
 250,000      Marathon Petroleum Corp   5.125   03/01/21   277,962 
 350,000      Marathon Petroleum Corp   6.500   03/01/41   423,784 
 125,000      Murphy Oil Corp   2.500   12/01/17   127,066 
 200,000      Murphy Oil Corp   4.000   06/01/22   198,145 
 200,000      Murphy Oil Corp   3.700   12/01/22   194,146 
 200,000      Murphy Oil Corp   5.125   12/01/42   185,003 
 200,000   g  Nabors Industries, Inc   2.350   09/15/16   204,608 
 125,000      Nabors Industries, Inc   6.150   02/15/18   141,409 
 350,000      Nabors Industries, Inc   4.625   09/15/21   361,587 
 100,000   g  Nabors Industries, Inc   5.100   09/15/23   104,066 
 100,000      National Oilwell Varco, Inc   1.350   12/01/17   98,942 
 300,000      National Oilwell Varco, Inc   2.600   12/01/22   284,843 
 300,000      National Oilwell Varco, Inc   3.950   12/01/42   279,224 
 935,000      Nexen, Inc   6.400   05/15/37   1,075,721 
 150,000      Noble Energy, Inc   8.250   03/01/19   186,781 
 700,000      Noble Energy, Inc   6.000   03/01/41   799,943 
 300,000      Noble Energy, Inc   5.250   11/15/43   313,122 
 100,000      Noble Holding International Ltd   3.450   08/01/15   103,276 
44

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$100,000      Noble Holding International Ltd   2.500%  03/15/17  $101,745 
 305,000      Noble Holding International Ltd   4.900   08/01/20   325,438 
 100,000      Noble Holding International Ltd   6.200   08/01/40   109,874 
 400,000      Noble Holding International Ltd   5.250   03/15/42   391,605 
 350,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp   2.500   02/01/16   360,902 
 350,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp   1.750   02/15/17   354,625 
 250,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp   1.500   02/15/18   246,734 
 250,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp   3.125   02/15/22   248,280 
 550,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp   2.700   02/15/23   519,742 
 300,000   g  ONE Gas, Inc   2.070   02/01/19   297,382 
 100,000   g  ONE Gas, Inc   3.610   02/01/24   100,951 
 100,000   g  ONE Gas, Inc   4.658   02/01/44   103,814 
 406,000      Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co LP   7.000   06/15/18   469,935 
 785,000      Pemex Project Funding Master Trust   5.750   03/01/18   870,369 
 750,000      Petrobras Global Finance BV   2.000   05/20/16   743,438 
 925,000      Petrobras Global Finance BV   3.250   03/17/17   927,871 
 750,000      Petrobras Global Finance BV   3.000   01/15/19   708,794 
 1,500,000      Petrobras Global Finance BV   4.875   03/17/20   1,503,305 
 750,000      Petrobras Global Finance BV   4.375   05/20/23   686,266 
 1,300,000      Petrobras Global Finance BV   6.250   03/17/24   1,339,339 
 750,000      Petrobras Global Finance BV   5.625   05/20/43   634,162 
 1,000,000      Petrobras Global Finance BV   7.250   03/17/44   1,026,526 
 500,000      Petrobras International Finance Co   2.875   02/06/15   506,500 
 350,000      Petrobras International Finance Co   3.875   01/27/16   359,429 
 47,000      Petrobras International Finance Co   6.125   10/06/16   50,582 
 625,000      Petrobras International Finance Co   3.500   02/06/17   631,751 
 1,125,000      Petrobras International Finance Co   7.875   03/15/19   1,283,128 
 100,000      Petrobras International Finance Co   5.750   01/20/20   104,382 
 1,400,000      Petrobras International Finance Co   5.375   01/27/21   1,415,849 
 875,000      Petrobras International Finance Co   6.875   01/20/40   862,305 
 300,000      Petrobras International Finance Co   6.750   01/27/41   290,725 
 75,000      Petro-Canada   6.800   05/15/38   94,952 
 700,000      Petrohawk Energy Corp   7.250   08/15/18   742,700 
 505,000      Petroleos Mexicanos   4.875   03/15/15   522,675 
 400,000      Petroleos Mexicanos   3.500   07/18/18   415,000 
 200,000   g  Petroleos Mexicanos   3.125   01/23/19   204,800 
 980,000      Petroleos Mexicanos   8.000   05/03/19   1,195,600 
 775,000      Petroleos Mexicanos   6.000   03/05/20   872,844 
 800,000      Petroleos Mexicanos   5.500   01/21/21   874,000 
 240,000      Petroleos Mexicanos   4.875   01/24/22   250,800 
 270,000      Petroleos Mexicanos   1.700   12/20/22   263,606 
 270,000      Petroleos Mexicanos   2.000   12/20/22   267,027 
 400,000      Petroleos Mexicanos   3.500   01/30/23   376,400 
 450,000   g  Petroleos Mexicanos   4.875   01/18/24   464,625 
 300,000      Petroleos Mexicanos   4.875   01/18/24   309,750 
 1,040,000      Petroleos Mexicanos   6.500   06/02/41   1,138,800 
 1,050,000      Petroleos Mexicanos   5.500   06/27/44   1,013,250 
 575,000   g  Petroleos Mexicanos   6.375   01/23/45   620,281 
 900,000      Phillips 66   2.950   05/01/17   938,858 
 150,000      Phillips 66   4.300   04/01/22   158,580 
 400,000      Phillips 66   5.875   05/01/42   462,772 
 300,000      Pioneer Natural Resources Co   6.650   03/15/17   341,441 
45

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$375,000      Pioneer Natural Resources Co   3.950%  07/15/22  $382,916 
 200,000      Plains All American Pipeline LP   6.125   01/15/17   224,658 
 700,000      Plains All American Pipeline LP   5.000   02/01/21   776,955 
 200,000      Plains All American Pipeline LP   2.850   01/31/23   185,941 
 400,000      Plains All American Pipeline LP   3.850   10/15/23   399,221 
 100,000      Plains All American Pipeline LP   6.650   01/15/37   122,966 
 250,000      Plains All American Pipeline LP   5.150   06/01/42   260,324 
 500,000      Plains Exploration & Production Co   6.875   02/15/23   556,250 
 100,000      Rowan Cos, Inc   5.000   09/01/17   108,880 
 300,000      Rowan Cos, Inc   7.875   08/01/19   364,383 
 250,000      Rowan Cos, Inc   4.875   06/01/22   258,629 
 200,000      Rowan Cos, Inc   4.750   01/15/24   202,376 
 100,000      Rowan Cos, Inc   5.400   12/01/42   95,427 
 200,000      Rowan Cos, Inc   5.850   01/15/44   203,194 
 750,000      Schlumberger Investment S.A.   3.650   12/01/23   760,706 
 440,000      Shell International Finance BV   3.100   06/28/15   454,516 
 300,000      Shell International Finance BV   0.625   12/04/15   300,208 
 300,000      Shell International Finance BV   0.900   11/15/16   300,930 
 200,000      Shell International Finance BV   1.125   08/21/17   198,786 
 500,000      Shell International Finance BV   2.000   11/15/18   501,502 
 805,000      Shell International Finance BV   4.300   09/22/19   888,537 
 1,130,000      Shell International Finance BV   4.375   03/25/20   1,240,279 
 200,000      Shell International Finance BV   2.375   08/21/22   188,310 
 500,000      Shell International Finance BV   2.250   01/06/23   462,347 
 500,000      Shell International Finance BV   3.400   08/12/23   501,006 
 421,000      Shell International Finance BV   6.375   12/15/38   542,721 
 200,000      Shell International Finance BV   3.625   08/21/42   177,801 
 700,000      Shell International Finance BV   4.550   08/12/43   723,518 
 200,000      Southwestern Energy Co   7.500   02/01/18   237,231 
 325,000      Southwestern Energy Co   4.100   03/15/22   334,004 
 210,000      Statoil ASA   2.900   10/15/14   212,795 
 350,000      Statoil ASA   3.125   08/17/17   369,117 
 375,000      Statoil ASA   1.200   01/17/18   367,854 
 300,000      Statoil ASA   1.150   05/15/18   291,694 
 300,000      Statoil ASA   1.950   11/08/18   300,241 
 450,000      Statoil ASA   5.250   04/15/19   512,487 
 300,000      Statoil ASA   2.900   11/08/20   302,666 
 250,000      Statoil ASA   3.150   01/23/22   250,778 
 375,000      Statoil ASA   2.450   01/17/23   351,546 
 300,000      Statoil ASA   2.650   01/15/24   280,578 
 300,000      Statoil ASA   3.700   03/01/24   305,627 
 200,000      Statoil ASA   5.100   08/17/40   220,512 
 400,000      Statoil ASA   4.250   11/23/41   389,438 
 300,000      Statoil ASA   3.950   05/15/43   279,062 
 300,000      Statoil ASA   4.800   11/08/43   320,462 
 550,000      Suncor Energy, Inc   6.100   06/01/18   635,266 
 1,400,000      Suncor Energy, Inc   6.500   06/15/38   1,730,019 
 300,000      Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP   4.250   04/01/24   299,454 
 300,000      Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP   5.300   04/01/44   299,730 
 300,000      Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP   3.450   01/15/23   285,206 
 100,000      Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP   6.100   02/15/42   109,466 
 25,000      Talisman Energy, Inc   7.750   06/01/19   30,197 
46

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$450,000      Talisman Energy, Inc   3.750%  02/01/21  $447,453 
 300,000      Talisman Energy, Inc   5.850   02/01/37   306,992 
 200,000      Talisman Energy, Inc   5.500   05/15/42   198,120 
 200,000      Total Capital Canada Ltd   1.450   01/15/18   198,599 
 300,000      Total Capital Canada Ltd   2.750   07/15/23   283,789 
 400,000      Total Capital International S.A.   0.750   01/25/16   401,150 
 500,000      Total Capital International S.A.   1.000   08/12/16   502,564 
 300,000      Total Capital International S.A.   2.125   01/10/19   300,586 
 1,000,000      Total Capital International S.A.   2.875   02/17/22   979,268 
 400,000      Total Capital International S.A.   2.700   01/25/23   379,282 
 300,000      Total Capital International S.A.   3.700   01/15/24   305,561 
 300,000      Total Capital International S.A.   3.750   04/10/24   306,390 
 300,000      TransCanada PipeLines Ltd   0.875   03/02/15   301,189 
 500,000      TransCanada PipeLines Ltd   0.750   01/15/16   500,353 
 600,000      TransCanada PipeLines Ltd   3.800   10/01/20   630,249 
 1,050,000      TransCanada PipeLines Ltd   2.500   08/01/22   982,345 
 200,000      TransCanada PipeLines Ltd   3.750   10/16/23   201,526 
 500,000      TransCanada PipeLines Ltd   4.625   03/01/34   511,053 
 340,000      TransCanada PipeLines Ltd   5.850   03/15/36   394,915 
 469,000      TransCanada PipeLines Ltd   7.625   01/15/39   654,945 
 200,000      TransCanada PipeLines Ltd   6.100   06/01/40   239,636 
 200,000      TransCanada PipeLines Ltd   5.000   10/16/43   209,984 
 300,000   i  TransCanada PipeLines Ltd   6.350   05/15/67   310,800 
 200,000      Transocean, Inc   2.500   10/15/17   201,289 
 443,000      Transocean, Inc   6.000   03/15/18   492,647 
 700,000      Transocean, Inc   6.500   11/15/20   786,049 
 350,000      Transocean, Inc   6.375   12/15/21   393,384 
 550,000      Transocean, Inc   3.800   10/15/22   525,804 
 200,000      Transocean, Inc   6.800   03/15/38   215,751 
 165,000      Vale Overseas Ltd   6.250   01/23/17   184,375 
 1,045,000      Vale Overseas Ltd   4.625   09/15/20   1,085,914 
 1,542,000      Vale Overseas Ltd   4.375   01/11/22   1,530,941 
 150,000      Vale Overseas Ltd   8.250   01/17/34   180,756 
 864,000      Vale Overseas Ltd   6.875   11/21/36   920,572 
 680,000      Valero Energy Corp   6.125   02/01/20   789,596 
 330,000      Valero Energy Corp   7.500   04/15/32   422,384 
 500,000      Valero Energy Corp   6.625   06/15/37   601,743 
 840,000      Weatherford Bermuda Holdings Ltd   5.125   09/15/20   914,064 
 60,000      Weatherford Bermuda Holdings Ltd   6.750   09/15/40   69,865 
 350,000      Weatherford International Ltd   9.625   03/01/19   454,364 
 200,000      Weatherford International Ltd   4.500   04/15/22   209,439 
 500,000      Weatherford International Ltd   5.950   04/15/42   538,719 
 300,000      XTO Energy, Inc   6.250   08/01/17   347,897 
        TOTAL ENERGY           135,966,301 
                      
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 0.2%             
 550,000      CVS Caremark Corp   3.250   05/18/15   565,685 
 200,000      CVS Caremark Corp   1.200   12/05/16   201,157 
 110,000      CVS Caremark Corp   5.750   06/01/17   124,419 
 300,000      CVS Caremark Corp   2.250   12/05/18   300,239 
 185,000      CVS Caremark Corp   4.750   05/18/20   203,187 
 500,000      CVS Caremark Corp   4.125   05/15/21   532,346 
47

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$500,000      CVS Caremark Corp   2.750%  12/01/22  $471,660 
 250,000      CVS Caremark Corp   4.000   12/05/23   255,431 
 650,000      CVS Caremark Corp   6.125   09/15/39   783,780 
 400,000      CVS Caremark Corp   5.300   12/05/43   441,530 
 105,000      Delhaize Group S.A.   6.500   06/15/17   119,016 
 100,000      Delhaize Group S.A.   4.125   04/10/19   103,639 
 235,000      Delhaize Group S.A.   5.700   10/01/40   239,006 
 300,000      Kroger Co   6.400   08/15/17   344,358 
 55,000      Kroger Co   6.800   12/15/18   65,285 
 445,000      Kroger Co   6.150   01/15/20   518,598 
 200,000      Kroger Co   3.400   04/15/22   197,857 
 200,000      Kroger Co   3.850   08/01/23   199,148 
 300,000      Kroger Co   4.000   02/01/24   303,228 
 100,000      Kroger Co   6.900   04/15/38   123,870 
 250,000      Kroger Co   5.000   04/15/42   250,888 
 300,000      Kroger Co   5.150   08/01/43   308,856 
 239,000      Safeway, Inc   6.350   08/15/17   273,277 
 25,000      Safeway, Inc   5.000   08/15/19   25,791 
 240,000      Safeway, Inc   3.950   08/15/20   242,939 
 350,000      Safeway, Inc   4.750   12/01/21   357,774 
 50,000      Starbucks Corp   6.250   08/15/17   57,752 
 200,000      Starbucks Corp   2.000   12/05/18   198,481 
 350,000      Starbucks Corp   3.850   10/01/23   357,824 
 200,000      SYSCO Corp   5.250   02/12/18   222,978 
 250,000      SYSCO Corp   2.600   06/12/22   237,273 
 100,000      SYSCO Corp   5.375   09/21/35   111,139 
 450,000      Walgreen Co   1.000   03/13/15   451,565 
 200,000      Walgreen Co   1.800   09/15/17   201,344 
 100,000      Walgreen Co   5.250   01/15/19   113,619 
 200,000      Walgreen Co   3.100   09/15/22   192,140 
 200,000      Walgreen Co   4.400   09/15/42   187,473 
        TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING           9,884,552 
                      
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 1.1%             
 50,000      Altria Group, Inc   4.125   09/11/15   52,396 
 56,000      Altria Group, Inc   9.700   11/10/18   73,506 
 228,000      Altria Group, Inc   9.250   08/06/19   300,856 
 1,800,000      Altria Group, Inc   4.750   05/05/21   1,964,392 
 800,000      Altria Group, Inc   2.850   08/09/22   750,722 
 200,000      Altria Group, Inc   2.950   05/02/23   184,651 
 300,000      Altria Group, Inc   4.000   01/31/24   300,568 
 50,000      Altria Group, Inc   10.200   02/06/39   82,052 
 300,000      Altria Group, Inc   4.250   08/09/42   265,829 
 300,000      Altria Group, Inc   4.500   05/02/43   275,573 
 300,000      Altria Group, Inc   5.375   01/31/44   313,618 
 500,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc   1.125   01/27/17   499,945 
 300,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc   1.250   01/17/18   295,265 
 500,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc   2.150   02/01/19   499,502 
 500,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc   2.625   01/17/23   469,871 
 500,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc   3.700   02/01/24   505,145 
 400,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc   4.000   01/17/43   373,010 
 1,000,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc   4.625   02/01/44   1,025,994 
48

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$500,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc   0.800%  07/15/15  $501,659 
 950,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc   2.875   02/15/16   986,984 
 1,390,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc   5.000   04/15/20   1,570,062 
 2,150,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc   2.500   07/15/22   2,030,006 
 485,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc   6.375   01/15/40   622,354 
 100,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc   3.750   07/15/42   89,149 
 100,000      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co   5.450   03/15/18   113,114 
 740,000      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co   4.016   04/16/43   689,518 
 200,000      Beam, Inc   1.750   06/15/18   194,743 
 200,000      Beam, Inc   3.250   05/15/22   194,770 
 200,000      Beam, Inc   3.250   06/15/23   192,508 
 450,000      Bottling Group LLC   5.125   01/15/19   507,658 
 200,000      Brown-Forman Corp   1.000   01/15/18   194,162 
 200,000      Brown-Forman Corp   2.250   01/15/23   182,737 
 400,000      Bunge Ltd   4.100   03/15/16   422,050 
 100,000      Bunge Ltd   3.200   06/15/17   103,924 
 100,000      Bunge Ltd   8.500   06/15/19   123,406 
 325,000      Campbell Soup Co   3.050   07/15/17   340,554 
 100,000      Campbell Soup Co   4.250   04/15/21   105,505 
 150,000      Campbell Soup Co   2.500   08/02/22   136,441 
 150,000      Campbell Soup Co   3.800   08/02/42   124,741 
 400,000      Coca-Cola Co   1.150   04/01/18   392,124 
 300,000      Coca-Cola Co   2.500   04/01/23   281,578 
 325,000      Coca-Cola Co   1.500   11/15/15   330,067 
 1,835,000      Coca-Cola Co   1.800   09/01/16   1,878,726 
 300,000      Coca-Cola Co   0.750   11/01/16   299,236 
 500,000      Coca-Cola Co   1.650   03/14/18   496,935 
 300,000      Coca-Cola Co   1.650   11/01/18   296,966 
 300,000      Coca-Cola Co   2.450   11/01/20   295,477 
 410,000      Coca-Cola Co   3.150   11/15/20   420,314 
 300,000      Coca-Cola Co   3.200   11/01/23   295,019 
 150,000      Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc   2.125   09/15/15   152,684 
 100,000      Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc   3.500   09/15/20   102,430 
 100,000      Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc   3.250   08/19/21   100,034 
 200,000      Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de C.V.   2.375   11/26/18   199,800 
 100,000      Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de C.V.   4.625   02/15/20   108,670 
 500,000      Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de C.V.   3.875   11/26/23   502,007 
 200,000      Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de C.V.   5.250   11/26/43   212,955 
 100,000      Coca-Cola HBC Finance BV   5.500   09/17/15   105,841 
 300,000      ConAgra Foods, Inc   1.900   01/25/18   297,467 
 200,000      ConAgra Foods, Inc   2.100   03/15/18   199,010 
 325,000      ConAgra Foods, Inc   7.000   04/15/19   388,470 
 200,000      ConAgra Foods, Inc   3.250   09/15/22   193,173 
 125,000      ConAgra Foods, Inc   3.200   01/25/23   119,385 
 100,000      ConAgra Foods, Inc   7.000   10/01/28   121,559 
 100,000      ConAgra Foods, Inc   6.625   08/15/39   121,460 
 450,000      ConAgra Foods, Inc   4.650   01/25/43   433,641 
 100,000      Corn Products International, Inc   4.625   11/01/20   106,065 
 350,000      Diageo Capital plc   5.500   09/30/16   389,673 
 1,000,000      Diageo Capital plc   1.500   05/11/17   1,006,708 
 325,000      Diageo Capital plc   5.750   10/23/17   372,418 
 500,000      Diageo Capital plc   1.125   04/29/18   486,197 
49

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$200,000      Diageo Capital plc   5.875%  09/30/36  $239,411 
 400,000      Diageo Capital plc   3.875   04/29/43   365,358 
 100,000      Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc   2.900   01/15/16   103,656 
 350,000      Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc   2.600   01/15/19   353,748 
 150,000      Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc   2.000   01/15/20   142,537 
 150,000      Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc   2.700   11/15/22   139,813 
 150,000      Flowers Foods, Inc   4.375   04/01/22   153,978 
 200,000      Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de C.V.   2.875   05/10/23   183,338 
 300,000      Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de C.V.   4.375   05/10/43   261,614 
 342,000      Fortune Brands, Inc   5.375   01/15/16   365,664 
 725,000      General Mills, Inc   5.200   03/17/15   756,727 
 100,000      General Mills, Inc   0.875   01/29/16   100,081 
 210,000      General Mills, Inc   5.650   02/15/19   241,880 
 200,000      General Mills, Inc   3.150   12/15/21   200,999 
 500,000      General Mills, Inc   3.650   02/15/24   503,041 
 150,000      General Mills, Inc   5.400   06/15/40   168,003 
 100,000      General Mills, Inc   4.150   02/15/43   93,664 
 100,000      Hershey Co   1.500   11/01/16   101,705 
 150,000      Hershey Co   4.125   12/01/20   162,647 
 400,000      Hershey Co   2.625   05/01/23   376,723 
 250,000      Ingredion, Inc   1.800   09/25/17   245,197 
 100,000      JM Smucker Co   3.500   10/15/21   102,233 
 200,000      Kellogg Co   1.125   05/15/15   201,211 
 100,000      Kellogg Co   1.875   11/17/16   101,971 
 200,000      Kellogg Co   1.750   05/17/17   201,403 
 379,000      Kellogg Co   4.000   12/15/20   396,406 
 100,000      Kellogg Co   7.450   04/01/31   131,857 
 100,000      Kraft Foods Group, Inc   1.625   06/04/15   101,122 
 600,000      Kraft Foods Group, Inc   2.250   06/05/17   615,034 
 1,525,000      Kraft Foods Group, Inc   3.500   06/06/22   1,534,193 
 300,000      Kraft Foods Group, Inc   6.500   02/09/40   373,184 
 400,000      Kraft Foods Group, Inc   5.000   06/04/42   418,861 
 794,000      Kraft Foods, Inc   6.500   02/09/40   998,700 
 200,000      Lorillard Tobacco Co   3.500   08/04/16   210,753 
 300,000      Lorillard Tobacco Co   2.300   08/21/17   306,101 
 270,000      Lorillard Tobacco Co   6.875   05/01/20   315,763 
 350,000      Lorillard Tobacco Co   3.750   05/20/23   329,896 
 200,000      McCormick & Co, Inc   3.500   09/01/23   200,869 
 150,000      Molson Coors Brewing Co   3.500   05/01/22   149,637 
 300,000      Molson Coors Brewing Co   5.000   05/01/42   313,172 
 2,000,000      Mondelez International, Inc   2.250   02/01/19   1,981,710 
 1,000,000      Mondelez International, Inc   4.000   02/01/24   1,014,745 
 300,000      PepsiCo, Inc   0.700   02/26/16   299,548 
 850,000      PepsiCo, Inc   2.500   05/10/16   880,428 
 300,000      PepsiCo, Inc   0.950   02/22/17   298,480 
 250,000      PepsiCo, Inc   1.250   08/13/17   249,353 
 840,000      PepsiCo, Inc   7.900   11/01/18   1,054,428 
 400,000      PepsiCo, Inc   2.250   01/07/19   401,741 
 100,000      PepsiCo, Inc   4.500   01/15/20   109,679 
 400,000      PepsiCo, Inc   3.125   11/01/20   407,960 
 200,000      PepsiCo, Inc   3.000   08/25/21   201,261 
 400,000      PepsiCo, Inc   2.750   03/05/22   388,186 
50

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$500,000      PepsiCo, Inc   2.750%  03/01/23  $473,914 
 1,000,000      PepsiCo, Inc   3.600   03/01/24   1,001,265 
 310,000      PepsiCo, Inc   4.875   11/01/40   327,606 
 400,000      PepsiCo, Inc   4.000   03/05/42   370,407 
 200,000      PepsiCo, Inc   3.600   08/13/42   173,450 
 500,000      Philip Morris International, Inc   1.125   08/21/17   495,489 
 1,300,000      Philip Morris International, Inc   5.650   05/16/18   1,490,505 
 300,000      Philip Morris International, Inc   1.875   01/15/19   296,104 
 200,000      Philip Morris International, Inc   2.900   11/15/21   197,376 
 200,000      Philip Morris International, Inc   2.500   08/22/22   188,016 
 500,000      Philip Morris International, Inc   2.625   03/06/23   467,275 
 300,000      Philip Morris International, Inc   3.600   11/15/23   298,919 
 240,000      Philip Morris International, Inc   6.375   05/16/38   296,182 
 150,000      Philip Morris International, Inc   4.375   11/15/41   143,254 
 200,000      Philip Morris International, Inc   4.500   03/20/42   195,757 
 150,000      Philip Morris International, Inc   3.875   08/21/42   131,645 
 300,000      Philip Morris International, Inc   4.125   03/04/43   275,707 
 200,000      Philip Morris International, Inc   4.875   11/15/43   206,334 
 400,000      Reynolds American, Inc   1.050   10/30/15   399,688 
 50,000      Reynolds American, Inc   6.750   06/15/17   57,646 
 200,000      Reynolds American, Inc   7.750   06/01/18   239,476 
 400,000      Reynolds American, Inc   3.250   11/01/22   376,320 
 200,000      Reynolds American, Inc   4.850   09/15/23   209,503 
 65,000      Reynolds American, Inc   7.250   06/15/37   80,532 
 400,000      Reynolds American, Inc   4.750   11/01/42   374,138 
 200,000      Reynolds American, Inc   6.150   09/15/43   225,649 
 133,000      Sara Lee Corp   4.100   09/15/20   136,552 
 400,000      Tyson Foods, Inc   4.500   06/15/22   417,256 
        TOTAL FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO           57,460,663 
                      
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 0.6%             
 100,000      Allergan, Inc   5.750   04/01/16   109,816 
 200,000      Allergan, Inc   1.350   03/15/18   195,597 
 250,000      Allergan, Inc   3.375   09/15/20   256,470 
 200,000      Allergan, Inc   2.800   03/15/23   188,960 
 200,000      AmerisourceBergen Corp   5.875   09/15/15   214,361 
 100,000      AmerisourceBergen Corp   3.500   11/15/21   102,389 
 200,000      Ascension Health, Inc   4.847   11/15/53   204,939 
 200,000      Baxter International, Inc   4.625   03/15/15   207,906 
 300,000      Baxter International, Inc   0.950   06/01/16   300,833 
 200,000      Baxter International, Inc   5.900   09/01/16   223,286 
 300,000      Baxter International, Inc   1.850   06/15/18   298,294 
 420,000      Baxter International, Inc   4.500   08/15/19   461,454 
 300,000      Baxter International, Inc   3.200   06/15/23   292,630 
 116,000      Baxter International, Inc   6.250   12/01/37   143,105 
 150,000      Baxter International, Inc   3.650   08/15/42   129,117 
 300,000      Baxter International, Inc   4.500   06/15/43   296,803 
 25,000      Becton Dickinson & Co   5.000   05/15/19   28,200 
 150,000      Becton Dickinson & Co   3.250   11/12/20   153,756 
 850,000      Becton Dickinson & Co   3.125   11/08/21   862,687 
 100,000      Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc   4.875   12/15/20   104,784 
 300,000      Boston Scientific Corp   6.400   06/15/16   332,515 
51

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$150,000      Boston Scientific Corp   2.650%  10/01/18  $151,132 
 650,000      Boston Scientific Corp   6.000   01/15/20   746,043 
 150,000      Boston Scientific Corp   4.125   10/01/23   152,087 
 200,000      Cardinal Health, Inc   4.000   06/15/15   207,430 
 200,000      Cardinal Health, Inc   1.700   03/15/18   198,246 
 100,000      Cardinal Health, Inc   4.625   12/15/20   108,581 
 100,000      Cardinal Health, Inc   3.200   06/15/22   97,843 
 200,000      Cardinal Health, Inc   3.200   03/15/23   194,455 
 100,000      Cardinal Health, Inc   4.600   03/15/43   98,330 
 100,000      CareFusion Corp   5.125   08/01/14   101,462 
 100,000      CareFusion Corp   6.375   08/01/19   114,163 
 200,000      CareFusion Corp   3.300   03/01/23   187,804 
 100,000      Coventry Health Care, Inc   6.300   08/15/14   102,035 
 100,000      Coventry Health Care, Inc   5.450   06/15/21   114,678 
 450,000      Covidien International Finance S.A.   6.000   10/15/17   516,768 
 650,000      Covidien International Finance S.A.   3.200   06/15/22   639,628 
 500,000      Covidien International Finance S.A.   2.950   06/15/23   473,803 
 100,000      Covidien International Finance S.A.   6.550   10/15/37   129,118 
 225,000      CR Bard, Inc   1.375   01/15/18   220,693 
 100,000      CR Bard, Inc   4.400   01/15/21   107,866 
 100,000      DENTSPLY International, Inc   4.125   08/15/21   102,484 
 100,000      Edwards Lifesciences Corp   2.875   10/15/18   100,692 
 900,000      Express Scripts Holding Co   2.750   11/21/14   913,091 
 150,000      Express Scripts Holding Co   3.500   11/15/16   158,820 
 300,000      Express Scripts Holding Co   2.650   02/15/17   310,251 
 250,000      Express Scripts Holding Co   4.750   11/15/21   271,695 
 525,000      Express Scripts Holding Co   3.900   02/15/22   537,339 
 450,000      Express Scripts Holding Co   6.125   11/15/41   533,224 
 300,000      Express Scripts, Inc   3.125   05/15/16   312,545 
 100,000      Kaiser Foundation Hospitals   3.500   04/01/22   98,529 
 100,000      Kaiser Foundation Hospitals   4.875   04/01/42   104,854 
 200,000      Laboratory Corp of America Holdings   3.125   05/15/16   208,021 
 100,000      Laboratory Corp of America Holdings   2.200   08/23/17   101,213 
 250,000      Laboratory Corp of America Holdings   2.500   11/01/18   249,123 
 200,000      Laboratory Corp of America Holdings   3.750   08/23/22   198,651 
 200,000      Laboratory Corp of America Holdings   4.000   11/01/23   199,453 
 200,000      Mayo Clinic Rochester   4.000   11/15/47   182,582 
 100,000      McKesson Corp   0.950   12/04/15   100,281 
 430,000      McKesson Corp   3.250   03/01/16   448,016 
 25,000      McKesson Corp   5.700   03/01/17   27,619 
 500,000      McKesson Corp   1.292   03/10/17   498,754 
 200,000      McKesson Corp   1.400   03/15/18   195,005 
 350,000      McKesson Corp   2.284   03/15/19   347,118 
 180,000      McKesson Corp   4.750   03/01/21   196,304 
 100,000      McKesson Corp   2.700   12/15/22   93,152 
 200,000      McKesson Corp   2.850   03/15/23   188,103 
 500,000      McKesson Corp   3.796   03/15/24   500,465 
 100,000      McKesson Corp   6.000   03/01/41   117,075 
 375,000      McKesson Corp   4.883   03/15/44   380,100 
 250,000      Medco Health Solutions, Inc   2.750   09/15/15   256,355 
 250,000      Medco Health Solutions, Inc   7.125   03/15/18   294,967 
 205,000      Medtronic, Inc   4.750   09/15/15   217,417 
52

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$300,000      Medtronic, Inc   0.875%  02/27/17  $298,343 
 250,000      Medtronic, Inc   1.375   04/01/18   245,813 
 200,000      Medtronic, Inc   5.600   03/15/19   230,391 
 1,305,000      Medtronic, Inc   4.450   03/15/20   1,432,634 
 250,000      Medtronic, Inc   2.750   04/01/23   236,484 
 500,000      Medtronic, Inc   3.625   03/15/24   502,052 
 200,000      Medtronic, Inc   4.500   03/15/42   201,697 
 150,000      Medtronic, Inc   4.000   04/01/43   139,156 
 500,000      Medtronic, Inc   4.625   03/15/44   513,746 
 350,000      NYU Hospitals Center   5.750   07/01/43   384,005 
 150,000      PerkinElmer, Inc   5.000   11/15/21   159,152 
 44,000      Quest Diagnostics, Inc   5.450   11/01/15   47,007 
 235,000      Quest Diagnostics, Inc   6.400   07/01/17   266,691 
 300,000      Quest Diagnostics, Inc   2.700   04/01/19   299,557 
 400,000      Quest Diagnostics, Inc   4.700   04/01/21   425,101 
 400,000      Quest Diagnostics, Inc   4.250   04/01/24   397,591 
 150,000      Quest Diagnostics, Inc   6.950   07/01/37   177,088 
 450,000      St. Jude Medical, Inc   2.500   01/15/16   461,655 
 200,000      St. Jude Medical, Inc   3.250   04/15/23   193,973 
 200,000      St. Jude Medical, Inc   4.750   04/15/43   200,119 
 150,000      Stryker Corp   3.000   01/15/15   152,618 
 150,000      Stryker Corp   2.000   09/30/16   153,944 
 200,000      Stryker Corp   1.300   04/01/18   195,772 
 90,000      Stryker Corp   4.375   01/15/20   97,710 
 200,000      Stryker Corp   4.100   04/01/43   192,251 
 165,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc   5.000   06/01/15   172,873 
 550,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc   2.250   08/15/16   563,691 
 175,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc   1.300   02/01/17   173,941 
 350,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc   1.850   01/15/18   347,568 
 100,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc   2.400   02/01/19   99,582 
 455,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc   4.700   05/01/20   493,422 
 250,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc   3.150   01/15/23   240,955 
 100,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc   4.150   02/01/24   102,883 
 200,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc   5.300   02/01/44   215,533 
 100,000      Zimmer Holdings, Inc   1.400   11/30/14   100,472 
 150,000      Zimmer Holdings, Inc   3.375   11/30/21   151,972 
 106,000      Zimmer Holdings, Inc   5.750   11/30/39   124,313 
        TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES           28,605,120 
                      
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 0.2%             
 100,000      Avon Products, Inc   2.375   03/15/16   101,617 
 100,000      Avon Products, Inc   6.500   03/01/19   111,602 
 150,000      Avon Products, Inc   4.600   03/15/20   152,483 
 150,000      Avon Products, Inc   5.000   03/15/23   150,271 
 100,000      Avon Products, Inc   6.950   03/15/43   100,542 
 25,000      Clorox Co   5.000   01/15/15   25,842 
 350,000      Clorox Co   3.550   11/01/15   364,608 
 100,000      Clorox Co   3.800   11/15/21   103,038 
 100,000      Clorox Co   3.050   09/15/22   96,062 
 400,000      Colgate-Palmolive Co   1.300   01/15/17   403,958 
 300,000      Colgate-Palmolive Co   0.900   05/01/18   289,182 
 300,000      Colgate-Palmolive Co   1.750   03/15/19   296,738 
53

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$200,000      Colgate-Palmolive Co   2.300%  05/03/22  $190,231 
 200,000      Colgate-Palmolive Co   1.950   02/01/23   180,550 
 300,000      Colgate-Palmolive Co   3.250   03/15/24   296,359 
 60,000      Colgate-Palmolive Co   6.450   06/16/28   74,883 
 150,000      Ecolab, Inc   2.375   12/08/14   151,877 
 300,000      Ecolab, Inc   1.000   08/09/15   300,924 
 100,000      Ecolab, Inc   3.000   12/08/16   104,787 
 250,000      Ecolab, Inc   1.450   12/08/17   246,817 
 350,000      Ecolab, Inc   4.350   12/08/21   376,600 
 100,000      Ecolab, Inc   5.500   12/08/41   113,899 
 200,000      Estee Lauder Cos, Inc   2.350   08/15/22   186,143 
 100,000      Estee Lauder Cos, Inc   6.000   05/15/37   119,375 
 400,000      Procter & Gamble Co   0.750   11/04/16   398,876 
 400,000      Procter & Gamble Co   1.600   11/15/18   396,793 
 1,825,000      Procter & Gamble Co   4.700   02/15/19   2,045,944 
 800,000      Procter & Gamble Co   2.300   02/06/22   765,208 
 300,000      Procter & Gamble Co   3.100   08/15/23   296,279 
 225,000      Procter & Gamble Co   5.550   03/05/37   267,345 
        TOTAL HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS           8,708,833 
                      
INSURANCE - 1.2%             
 85,000      ACE INA Holdings, Inc   5.875   06/15/14   85,908 
 200,000      ACE INA Holdings, Inc   5.600   05/15/15   211,042 
 100,000      ACE INA Holdings, Inc   2.600   11/23/15   102,991 
 25,000      ACE INA Holdings, Inc   5.800   03/15/18   28,375 
 500,000      ACE INA Holdings, Inc   5.900   06/15/19   585,011 
 250,000      ACE INA Holdings, Inc   2.700   03/13/23   236,331 
 150,000      ACE INA Holdings, Inc   4.150   03/13/43   142,338 
 400,000      Aegon NV   4.625   12/01/15   424,370 
 125,000      Aetna, Inc   1.500   11/15/17   124,742 
 200,000      Aetna, Inc   6.500   09/15/18   235,878 
 300,000      Aetna, Inc   2.200   03/15/19   297,468 
 250,000      Aetna, Inc   3.950   09/01/20   264,029 
 500,000      Aetna, Inc   2.750   11/15/22   469,651 
 240,000      Aetna, Inc   6.625   06/15/36   301,838 
 350,000      Aetna, Inc   4.500   05/15/42   344,165 
 500,000      Aetna, Inc   4.125   11/15/42   465,706 
 200,000      Aetna, Inc   4.750   03/15/44   202,986 
 200,000      Aflac, Inc   8.500   05/15/19   257,052 
 300,000      Aflac, Inc   4.000   02/15/22   314,980 
 300,000      Aflac, Inc   3.625   06/15/23   302,343 
 125,000      Aflac, Inc   6.900   12/17/39   162,274 
 300,000      Alleghany Corp   4.950   06/27/22   323,641 
 100,000      Allied World Assurance Co Ltd   7.500   08/01/16   113,721 
 1,250,000      Allstate Corp   3.150   06/15/23   1,227,935 
 100,000      Allstate Corp   4.500   06/15/43   100,545 
 200,000   i  Allstate Corp   5.750   08/15/53   210,000 
 100,000      American Financial Group, Inc   9.875   06/15/19   128,784 
 700,000      American International Group, Inc   3.800   03/22/17   748,930 
 1,350,000      American International Group, Inc   8.250   08/15/18   1,687,488 
 750,000      American International Group, Inc   3.375   08/15/20   765,669 
 900,000      American International Group, Inc   6.400   12/15/20   1,072,298 
54

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$900,000      American International Group, Inc   4.875%  06/01/22  $985,520 
 300,000      American International Group, Inc   4.125   02/15/24   306,352 
 800,000      American International Group, Inc   6.250   05/01/36   988,670 
 328,000      American International Group, Inc   6.820   11/15/37   429,011 
 200,000      Aon Corp   3.125   05/27/16   207,885 
 50,000      Aon Corp   5.000   09/30/20   55,450 
 200,000      Aon Corp   6.250   09/30/40   243,699 
 200,000      Aon plc   4.000   11/27/23   203,066 
 100,000      Aon plc   4.250   12/12/42   91,677 
 200,000      Aon plc   4.450   05/24/43   190,391 
 300,000      Arch Capital Group US, Inc   5.144   11/01/43   315,912 
 200,000      Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd   4.650   11/15/23   201,932 
 100,000      Assurant, Inc   2.500   03/15/18   99,360 
 100,000      Assurant, Inc   4.000   03/15/23   98,560 
 100,000      Assurant, Inc   6.750   02/15/34   113,593 
 270,000      AXA S.A.   8.600   12/15/30   348,300 
 200,000      AXIS Specialty Finance plc   2.650   04/01/19   199,704 
 50,000      AXIS Specialty Finance plc   5.875   06/01/20   56,582 
 200,000      AXIS Specialty Finance plc   5.150   04/01/45   201,347 
 333,000      Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp   4.850   01/15/15   344,756 
 300,000      Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp   2.450   12/15/15   309,526 
 300,000      Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp   1.600   05/15/17   303,669 
 225,000      Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp   1.300   05/15/18   221,214 
 750,000      Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp   5.400   05/15/18   855,964 
 600,000      Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp   2.000   08/15/18   603,464 
 200,000      Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp   2.900   10/15/20   202,722 
 400,000      Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp   3.000   05/15/22   398,724 
 300,000      Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp   4.400   05/15/42   293,072 
 100,000      Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp   4.300   05/15/43   95,579 
 40,000      Chubb Corp   5.750   05/15/18   45,811 
 350,000      Chubb Corp   6.000   05/11/37   427,446 
 300,000   i  Chubb Corp   6.375   03/29/67   333,000 
 400,000      Cigna Corp   5.375   02/15/42   439,604 
 540,000      CIGNA Corp   5.125   06/15/20   597,965 
 400,000      CIGNA Corp   4.500   03/15/21   432,054 
 200,000      Cincinnati Financial Corp   6.920   05/15/28   240,477 
 200,000      CNA Financial Corp   5.850   12/15/14   207,278 
 40,000      CNA Financial Corp   6.500   08/15/16   44,901 
 500,000      CNA Financial Corp   5.750   08/15/21   575,824 
 125,000      CNA Financial Corp   3.950   05/15/24   125,571 
 250,000      Fidelity National Financial, Inc   5.500   09/01/22   266,175 
 100,000      First American Financial Corp   4.300   02/01/23   98,020 
 260,000      Genworth Financial, Inc   7.200   02/15/21   311,394 
 300,000      Genworth Financial, Inc   7.625   09/24/21   369,567 
 100,000      Genworth Holdings, Inc   4.900   08/15/23   104,861 
 300,000      Genworth Holdings, Inc   4.800   02/15/24   312,081 
 250,000      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc   5.125   04/15/22   278,151 
 321,000      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc   6.625   03/30/40   406,009 
 750,000      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc   4.300   04/15/43   699,796 
 300,000      Humana, Inc   6.450   06/01/16   333,221 
 100,000      Humana, Inc   3.150   12/01/22   95,135 
 100,000      Humana, Inc   8.150   06/15/38   140,585 
55

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$200,000      Humana, Inc   4.625%  12/01/42  $192,878 
 100,000      Infinity Property & Casualty Corp   5.000   09/19/22   103,169 
 300,000      ING US, Inc   2.900   02/15/18   307,385 
 150,000      ING US, Inc   5.500   07/15/22   168,257 
 200,000      ING US, Inc   5.700   07/15/43   226,213 
 400,000      Leucadia National Corp   5.500   10/18/23   416,734 
 300,000      Lincoln National Corp   4.300   06/15/15   312,033 
 200,000      Lincoln National Corp   8.750   07/01/19   257,863 
 400,000      Lincoln National Corp   4.200   03/15/22   419,155 
 525,000      Lincoln National Corp   4.000   09/01/23   533,878 
 30,000      Lincoln National Corp   6.150   04/07/36   35,668 
 150,000      Lincoln National Corp   7.000   06/15/40   197,370 
 100,000      Loews Corp   5.250   03/15/16   108,247 
 200,000      Loews Corp   2.625   05/15/23   183,422 
 200,000      Loews Corp   4.125   05/15/43   180,207 
 100,000      Manulife Financial Corp   3.400   09/17/15   103,651 
 100,000      Manulife Financial Corp   4.900   09/17/20   108,678 
 100,000      Markel Corp   7.125   09/30/19   120,285 
 150,000      Markel Corp   4.900   07/01/22   160,214 
 100,000      Markel Corp   3.625   03/30/23   97,232 
 100,000      Markel Corp   5.000   03/30/43   98,404 
 200,000      Marsh & McLennan Cos, Inc   5.375   07/15/14   202,760 
 150,000      Marsh & McLennan Cos, Inc   2.300   04/01/17   153,282 
 100,000      Marsh & McLennan Cos, Inc   2.550   10/15/18   101,300 
 125,000      Marsh & McLennan Cos, Inc   9.250   04/15/19   162,253 
 150,000      Marsh & McLennan Cos, Inc   4.800   07/15/21   163,976 
 200,000      Marsh & McLennan Cos, Inc   4.050   10/15/23   202,098 
 200,000      Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center   4.125   07/01/52   177,848 
 280,000      MetLife, Inc   5.000   06/15/15   294,776 
 575,000      MetLife, Inc   6.750   06/01/16   644,840 
 175,000      MetLife, Inc   1.756   12/15/17   176,490 
 1,050,000      MetLife, Inc   4.750   02/08/21   1,168,130 
 700,000      MetLife, Inc   3.048   12/15/22   678,699 
 325,000      MetLife, Inc   4.368   09/15/23   346,143 
 50,000      MetLife, Inc   6.375   06/15/34   62,842 
 405,000      MetLife, Inc   5.700   06/15/35   469,342 
 130,000      MetLife, Inc   5.875   02/06/41   154,130 
 200,000      MetLife, Inc   4.125   08/13/42   187,857 
 600,000      MetLife, Inc   4.875   11/13/43   622,936 
 200,000      Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd   4.700   10/15/22   202,885 
 20,000      Nationwide Financial Services   6.750   05/15/37   20,000 
 200,000      Navigators Group, Inc   5.750   10/15/23   216,392 
 500,000      OneBeacon US Holdings, Inc   4.600   11/09/22   500,176 
 100,000      PartnerRe Ltd   5.500   06/01/20   111,512 
 100,000   g  Primerica, Inc   4.750   07/15/22   105,785 
 100,000      Principal Financial Group, Inc   1.850   11/15/17   100,282 
 130,000      Principal Financial Group, Inc   8.875   05/15/19   166,173 
 100,000      Principal Financial Group, Inc   3.300   09/15/22   97,442 
 150,000      Principal Financial Group, Inc   3.125   05/15/23   143,100 
 100,000      Principal Financial Group, Inc   6.050   10/15/36   117,924 
 100,000      Principal Financial Group, Inc   4.625   09/15/42   97,813 
 200,000      Principal Financial Group, Inc   4.350   05/15/43   188,463 
56

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$120,000      Progressive Corp   6.250%  12/01/32  $150,413 
 300,000   i  Progressive Corp   6.700   06/15/37   330,000 
 100,000      Protective Life Corp   7.375   10/15/19   121,404 
 295,000      Prudential Financial, Inc   5.100   09/20/14   301,415 
 200,000      Prudential Financial, Inc   4.750   09/17/15   211,289 
 300,000      Prudential Financial, Inc   3.000   05/12/16   312,613 
 60,000      Prudential Financial, Inc   6.100   06/15/17   68,169 
 100,000      Prudential Financial, Inc   2.300   08/15/18   100,199 
 1,020,000      Prudential Financial, Inc   7.375   06/15/19   1,249,755 
 300,000      Prudential Financial, Inc   4.500   11/16/21   325,661 
 400,000      Prudential Financial, Inc   5.750   07/15/33   449,791 
 450,000      Prudential Financial, Inc   6.200   11/15/40   544,389 
 125,000   i  Prudential Financial, Inc   5.875   09/15/42   130,469 
 500,000   i  Prudential Financial, Inc   5.625   06/15/43   510,000 
 150,000      Prudential Financial, Inc   5.100   08/15/43   157,377 
 100,000   i  Prudential Financial, Inc   5.200   03/15/44   99,250 
 150,000      Reinsurance Group of America, Inc   5.625   03/15/17   164,239 
 100,000      Reinsurance Group of America, Inc   5.000   06/01/21   108,603 
 250,000      Reinsurance Group of America, Inc   4.700   09/15/23   262,561 
 100,000      StanCorp Financial Group, Inc   5.000   08/15/22   101,881 
 250,000      Torchmark Corp   3.800   09/15/22   249,559 
 100,000      Transatlantic Holdings, Inc   5.750   12/14/15   107,831 
 20,000      Transatlantic Holdings, Inc   8.000   11/30/39   26,371 
 610,000      Travelers Cos, Inc   5.800   05/15/18   698,251 
 130,000      Travelers Cos, Inc   5.900   06/02/19   152,097 
 600,000      Travelers Cos, Inc   5.350   11/01/40   677,970 
 200,000      Travelers Cos, Inc   4.600   08/01/43   204,675 
 100,000      Travelers Property Casualty Corp   6.375   03/15/33   125,564 
 100,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc   5.375   03/15/16   108,834 
 325,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc   1.400   10/15/17   324,120 
 324,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc   6.000   02/15/18   372,877 
 900,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc   1.625   03/15/19   875,375 
 700,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc   4.700   02/15/21   772,213 
 325,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc   2.750   02/15/23   305,970 
 200,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc   2.875   03/15/23   189,659 
 365,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc   6.625   11/15/37   469,761 
 250,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc   6.875   02/15/38   328,970 
 150,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc   4.625   11/15/41   150,662 
 300,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc   4.375   03/15/42   291,919 
 350,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc   3.950   10/15/42   316,831 
 200,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc   4.250   03/15/43   190,516 
 100,000      Unitrin, Inc   6.000   11/30/15   106,185 
 110,000      Unum Group   5.625   09/15/20   123,785 
 200,000      Unum Group   4.000   03/15/24   200,250 
 200,000      Verisk Analytics, Inc   5.800   05/01/21   221,936 
 200,000      WellPoint, Inc   1.250   09/10/15   201,339 
 200,000      WellPoint, Inc   1.875   01/15/18   198,502 
 1,250,000      WellPoint, Inc   2.300   07/15/18   1,253,459 
 150,000      WellPoint, Inc   3.700   08/15/21   153,163 
 800,000      WellPoint, Inc   3.125   05/15/22   765,572 
 200,000      WellPoint, Inc   3.300   01/15/23   191,797 
 300,000      WellPoint, Inc   4.625   05/15/42   289,415 
57

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$200,000      WellPoint, Inc   4.650%  01/15/43  $193,633 
 500,000      WellPoint, Inc   5.100   01/15/44   519,064 
 200,000      Willis Group Holdings plc   5.750   03/15/21   221,377 
 165,000      WR Berkley Corp   5.375   09/15/20   181,407 
 250,000      WR Berkley Corp   4.625   03/15/22   262,555 
 350,000      XL Capital Ltd   6.375   11/15/24   415,494 
 100,000      XL Group PLC   5.250   09/15/14   102,063 
 200,000      XLIT Ltd   2.300   12/15/18   198,394 
 200,000      XLIT Ltd   5.250   12/15/43   211,975 
        TOTAL INSURANCE           58,808,576 
                      
MATERIALS - 1.2%             
 300,000      3M Co   1.375   09/29/16   305,510 
 200,000      3M Co   1.000   06/26/17   199,184 
 200,000      3M Co   2.000   06/26/22   186,559 
 190,000      3M Co   5.700   03/15/37   228,365 
 100,000      Agrium, Inc   6.750   01/15/19   117,654 
 150,000      Agrium, Inc   3.150   10/01/22   141,677 
 200,000      Agrium, Inc   3.500   06/01/23   194,264 
 100,000      Agrium, Inc   6.125   01/15/41   113,817 
 200,000      Agrium, Inc   4.900   06/01/43   197,659 
 200,000      Air Products & Chemicals, Inc   1.200   10/15/17   197,746 
 150,000      Air Products & Chemicals, Inc   3.000   11/03/21   147,749 
 150,000      Air Products & Chemicals, Inc   2.750   02/03/23   140,700 
 180,000      Airgas, Inc   4.500   09/15/14   183,001 
 200,000      Airgas, Inc   1.650   02/15/18   195,713 
 250,000      Airgas, Inc   2.900   11/15/22   233,515 
 100,000      Albemarle Corp   4.500   12/15/20   106,343 
 200,000      Alcoa, Inc   5.550   02/01/17   218,675 
 430,000      Alcoa, Inc   6.150   08/15/20   468,586 
 550,000      Alcoa, Inc   5.400   04/15/21   577,037 
 800,000      Alcoa, Inc   5.870   02/23/22   843,565 
 250,000      Alcoa, Inc   5.950   02/01/37   242,216 
 100,000      Allegheny Technologies, Inc   5.950   01/15/21   105,550 
 300,000      Allegheny Technologies, Inc   5.875   08/15/23   313,788 
 200,000      Avery Dennison Corp   3.350   04/15/23   189,140 
 180,000      Barrick Australian Finance Pty Ltd   5.950   10/15/39   178,686 
 350,000      Barrick Gold Corp   6.950   04/01/19   410,465 
 250,000      Barrick Gold Corp   3.850   04/01/22   238,794 
 725,000      Barrick Gold Corp   4.100   05/01/23   687,760 
 250,000      Barrick Gold Corp   5.250   04/01/42   228,309 
 1,500,000      Barrick North America Finance LLC   4.400   05/30/21   1,511,439 
 300,000      Barrick North America Finance LLC   5.750   05/01/43   292,297 
 110,000      Bemis Co, Inc   5.650   08/01/14   111,841 
 100,000      Bemis Co, Inc   6.800   08/01/19   118,677 
 460,000      BHP Billiton Finance Ltd   5.400   03/29/17   514,544 
 400,000      BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd   5.500   04/01/14   400,000 
 500,000      BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd   1.625   02/24/17   507,179 
 300,000      BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd   2.050   09/30/18   300,750 
 450,000      BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd   6.500   04/01/19   540,305 
 100,000      BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd   3.250   11/21/21   101,116 
 800,000      BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd   2.875   02/24/22   784,478 
58

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$975,000      BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd   3.850%  09/30/23  $998,837 
 200,000      BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd   4.125   02/24/42   186,002 
 500,000      BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd   5.000   09/30/43   529,091 
 400,000      Braskem Finance Ltd   6.450   02/03/24   409,500 
 200,000      Cabot Corp   3.700   07/15/22   194,909 
 200,000      Carpenter Technology Corp   4.450   03/01/23   200,652 
 220,000      Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.   5.625   04/20/15   228,689 
 100,000      Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.   5.000   01/21/21   102,751 
 100,000      Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.   4.750   01/11/22   100,481 
 350,000      CF Industries, Inc   7.125   05/01/20   416,135 
 200,000      CF Industries, Inc   3.450   06/01/23   192,751 
 500,000      CF Industries, Inc   5.150   03/15/34   514,101 
 200,000      CF Industries, Inc   4.950   06/01/43   194,393 
 500,000      CF Industries, Inc   5.375   03/15/44   521,284 
 250,000      Church & Dwight Co, Inc   2.875   10/01/22   238,348 
 300,000      Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc   3.950   01/15/18   301,542 
 50,000      Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc   4.800   10/01/20   49,094 
 200,000      Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc   4.875   04/01/21   194,807 
 150,000      Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc   6.250   10/01/40   129,994 
 100,000      Corning, Inc   1.450   11/15/17   97,991 
 225,000      Corning, Inc   4.250   08/15/20   244,151 
 200,000      Corning, Inc   3.700   11/15/23   202,622 
 100,000      Corning, Inc   5.750   08/15/40   115,670 
 200,000      Corning, Inc   4.750   03/15/42   204,495 
 150,000      Cytec Industries, Inc   3.500   04/01/23   142,046 
 200,000      Domtar Corp   4.400   04/01/22   199,275 
 100,000      Domtar Corp   6.250   09/01/42   104,703 
 100,000      Domtar Corp   6.750   02/15/44   111,092 
 591,000      Dow Chemical Co   8.550   05/15/19   756,744 
 1,500,000      Dow Chemical Co   4.250   11/15/20   1,586,643 
 500,000      Dow Chemical Co   4.125   11/15/21   523,635 
 550,000      Dow Chemical Co   3.000   11/15/22   522,803 
 350,000      Dow Chemical Co   5.250   11/15/41   365,771 
 375,000      Dow Chemical Co   4.375   11/15/42   346,156 
 175,000      Eastman Chemical Co   2.400   06/01/17   178,325 
 165,000      Eastman Chemical Co   5.500   11/15/19   185,884 
 250,000      Eastman Chemical Co   3.600   08/15/22   248,129 
 150,000      Eastman Chemical Co   4.800   09/01/42   148,022 
 90,000      EI du Pont de Nemours & Co   5.250   12/15/16   100,214 
 700,000      EI du Pont de Nemours & Co   6.000   07/15/18   814,946 
 1,420,000      EI du Pont de Nemours & Co   4.625   01/15/20   1,565,283 
 300,000      EI du Pont de Nemours & Co   2.800   02/15/23   283,567 
 225,000      EI du Pont de Nemours & Co   4.150   02/15/43   214,218 
 100,000      FMC Corp   3.950   02/01/22   102,074 
 200,000      FMC Corp   4.100   02/01/24   203,580 
 2,250,000      Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc   2.375   03/15/18   2,243,542 
 300,000      Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc   3.100   03/15/20   291,846 
 650,000      Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc   3.550   03/01/22   620,762 
 675,000      Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc   3.875   03/15/23   645,417 
 400,000      Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc   5.450   03/15/43   393,348 
 200,000      Georgia-Pacific LLC   7.700   06/15/15   216,368 
 300,000      Georgia-Pacific LLC   8.000   01/15/24   394,215 
59

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$250,000      Georgia-Pacific LLC   7.750%  11/15/29  $328,920 
 250,000      Goldcorp, Inc   2.125   03/15/18   247,129 
 250,000      Goldcorp, Inc   3.700   03/15/23   235,669 
 100,000      Hubbell, Inc   3.625   11/15/22   99,125 
 300,000      International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc   3.200   05/01/23   285,741 
 600,000      International Paper Co   7.950   06/15/18   733,829 
 144,000      International Paper Co   9.375   05/15/19   188,021 
 330,000      International Paper Co   7.500   08/15/21   415,181 
 170,000      International Paper Co   7.300   11/15/39   221,780 
 450,000      International Paper Co   6.000   11/15/41   515,940 
 330,000      Kimberly-Clark Corp   6.250   07/15/18   385,342 
 225,000      Kimberly-Clark Corp   3.625   08/01/20   235,936 
 100,000      Kimberly-Clark Corp   3.875   03/01/21   105,088 
 125,000      Kimberly-Clark Corp   2.400   03/01/22   119,543 
 200,000      Kimberly-Clark Corp   2.400   06/01/23   186,251 
 200,000      Kimberly-Clark Corp   6.625   08/01/37   264,265 
 200,000      Kimberly-Clark Corp   3.700   06/01/43   178,443 
 150,000      Kinross Gold Corp   5.125   09/01/21   148,633 
 500,000   g  Kinross Gold Corp   5.950   03/15/24   500,913 
 92,000      Lubrizol Corp   8.875   02/01/19   118,844 
 150,000      Lubrizol Corp   6.500   10/01/34   189,744 
 300,000      LYB International Finance BV   4.000   07/15/23   305,953 
 300,000      LYB International Finance BV   5.250   07/15/43   315,922 
 300,000      LYB International Finance BV   4.875   03/15/44   299,458 
 500,000      LyondellBasell Industries NV   5.000   04/15/19   556,729 
 300,000      LyondellBasell Industries NV   6.000   11/15/21   351,406 
 300,000      LyondellBasell Industries NV   5.750   04/15/24   345,596 
 250,000      Martin Marietta Materials, Inc   6.600   04/15/18   284,033 
 150,000      Methanex Corp   3.250   12/15/19   149,751 
 200,000      Monsanto Co   2.750   04/15/16   207,932 
 200,000      Monsanto Co   1.850   11/15/18   198,493 
 100,000      Monsanto Co   2.200   07/15/22   92,811 
 150,000      Monsanto Co   5.500   08/15/25   174,492 
 100,000      Monsanto Co   3.600   07/15/42   88,813 
 200,000      Monsanto Co   4.650   11/15/43   209,638 
 100,000      NewMarket Corp   4.100   12/15/22   98,382 
 200,000      Newmont Mining Corp   5.125   10/01/19   212,708 
 600,000      Newmont Mining Corp   3.500   03/15/22   544,324 
 298,000      Newmont Mining Corp   5.875   04/01/35   279,217 
 135,000      Newmont Mining Corp   6.250   10/01/39   130,725 
 300,000      Newmont Mining Corp   4.875   03/15/42   242,912 
 100,000      Nucor Corp   5.750   12/01/17   113,176 
 130,000      Nucor Corp   5.850   06/01/18   147,979 
 300,000      Nucor Corp   4.125   09/15/22   306,890 
 500,000      Nucor Corp   4.000   08/01/23   498,652 
 300,000      Nucor Corp   5.200   08/01/43   304,207 
 43,000      Owens Corning   9.000   06/15/19   53,270 
 200,000      Owens Corning   4.200   12/15/22   198,344 
 150,000      Packaging Corp of America   3.900   06/15/22   149,739 
 250,000      Packaging Corp of America   4.500   11/01/23   258,779 
 100,000      Plum Creek Timberlands LP   4.700   03/15/21   105,086 
 300,000      Plum Creek Timberlands LP   3.250   03/15/23   281,603 
60

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$650,000      Potash Corp of Saskatchewan, Inc   4.875%  03/30/20  $717,075 
 400,000      Potash Corp of Saskatchewan, Inc   3.625   03/15/24   396,708 
 200,000      Potash Corp of Saskatchewan, Inc   5.625   12/01/40   227,740 
 150,000      PPG Industries, Inc   2.700   08/15/22   141,103 
 150,000      PPG Industries, Inc   6.650   03/15/18   173,999 
 300,000      PPG Industries, Inc   3.600   11/15/20   304,740 
 440,000      Praxair, Inc   3.250   09/15/15   457,002 
 200,000      Praxair, Inc   1.050   11/07/17   195,973 
 250,000      Praxair, Inc   2.200   08/15/22   230,651 
 625,000      Praxair, Inc   3.550   11/07/42   541,219 
 150,000      Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd   2.500   05/20/16   154,859 
 1,500,000      Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd   6.500   07/15/18   1,762,790 
 570,000      Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd   3.500   11/02/20   583,758 
 200,000      Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd   4.125   05/20/21   210,734 
 200,000      Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd   3.750   09/20/21   205,984 
 250,000      Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd   7.125   07/15/28   317,830 
 150,000      Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd   5.200   11/02/40   158,810 
 300,000      Rio Tinto Finance USA plc   1.375   06/17/16   302,578 
 800,000      Rio Tinto Finance USA plc   1.625   08/21/17   801,497 
 300,000      Rio Tinto Finance USA plc   2.250   12/14/18   299,975 
 400,000      Rio Tinto Finance USA plc   3.500   03/22/22   400,152 
 625,000      Rio Tinto Finance USA plc   2.875   08/21/22   594,872 
 200,000      Rio Tinto Finance USA plc   4.750   03/22/42   199,197 
 400,000      Rio Tinto Finance USA plc   4.125   08/21/42   363,785 
 500,000      Rock Tenn Co   4.900   03/01/22   534,638 
 58,000      Rohm and Haas Co   6.000   09/15/17   65,927 
 100,000      RPM International, Inc   6.125   10/15/19   112,931 
 300,000      RPM International, Inc   3.450   11/15/22   282,319 
 100,000      Sherwin-Williams Co   3.125   12/15/14   101,775 
 175,000      Sherwin-Williams Co   1.350   12/15/17   172,323 
 200,000      Sherwin-Williams Co   4.000   12/15/42   182,878 
 150,000      Sonoco Products Co   5.750   11/01/40   167,481 
 200,000      Southern Copper Corp   5.375   04/16/20   215,598 
 100,000      Southern Copper Corp   7.500   07/27/35   109,889 
 680,000      Southern Copper Corp   6.750   04/16/40   692,065 
 50,000      Teck Resources Ltd   3.850   08/15/17   52,797 
 100,000      Teck Resources Ltd   2.500   02/01/18   100,357 
 300,000      Teck Resources Ltd   3.000   03/01/19   299,975 
 600,000      Teck Resources Ltd   4.500   01/15/21   618,198 
 275,000      Teck Resources Ltd   4.750   01/15/22   281,735 
 100,000      Teck Resources Ltd   3.750   02/01/23   93,993 
 100,000      Teck Resources Ltd   6.250   07/15/41   103,242 
 700,000      Teck Resources Ltd   5.200   03/01/42   633,648 
 150,000      Teck Resources Ltd   5.400   02/01/43   141,312 
 450,000      Vale S.A.   5.625   09/11/42   420,936 
 150,000      Valspar Corp   4.200   01/15/22   153,656 
        TOTAL MATERIALS           61,343,612 
                      
MEDIA - 1.0%             
 100,000      CBS Corp   1.950   07/01/17   101,232 
 50,000      CBS Corp   5.750   04/15/20   56,793 
 445,000      CBS Corp   4.300   02/15/21   470,043 
61

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$500,000      CBS Corp   3.375%  03/01/22  $489,792 
 500,000      CBS Corp   7.875   07/30/30   655,337 
 200,000      CBS Corp   4.850   07/01/42   192,659 
 450,000      Comcast Cable Communications LLC   8.875   05/01/17   549,008 
 1,595,000      Comcast Corp   5.150   03/01/20   1,806,071 
 1,350,000      Comcast Corp   3.125   07/15/22   1,334,463 
 800,000      Comcast Corp   2.850   01/15/23   771,274 
 500,000      Comcast Corp   3.600   03/01/24   502,708 
 625,000      Comcast Corp   4.250   01/15/33   612,591 
 129,000      Comcast Corp   7.050   03/15/33   167,596 
 345,000      Comcast Corp   5.650   06/15/35   389,860 
 350,000      Comcast Corp   6.950   08/15/37   454,636 
 780,000      Comcast Corp   6.400   03/01/40   960,405 
 350,000      Comcast Corp   4.650   07/15/42   349,100 
 300,000      Comcast Corp   4.500   01/15/43   292,599 
 500,000      Comcast Corp   4.750   03/01/44   507,516 
 91,000      COX Communications, Inc   5.450   12/15/14   94,058 
 50,000      DIRECTV Holdings LLC   4.750   10/01/14   50,978 
 600,000      DIRECTV Holdings LLC   3.550   03/15/15   616,451 
 100,000      DIRECTV Holdings LLC   3.500   03/01/16   104,526 
 500,000      DIRECTV Holdings LLC   2.400   03/15/17   510,914 
 500,000      DIRECTV Holdings LLC   1.750   01/15/18   492,200 
 285,000      DIRECTV Holdings LLC   5.200   03/15/20   312,073 
 500,000      DIRECTV Holdings LLC   4.600   02/15/21   527,531 
 1,050,000      DIRECTV Holdings LLC   5.000   03/01/21   1,128,932 
 250,000      DIRECTV Holdings LLC   3.800   03/15/22   247,385 
 1,000,000      DIRECTV Holdings LLC   4.450   04/01/24   1,002,821 
 145,000      DIRECTV Holdings LLC   6.000   08/15/40   151,169 
 100,000      DIRECTV Holdings LLC   6.375   03/01/41   108,701 
 550,000      DIRECTV Holdings LLC   5.150   03/15/42   519,965 
 510,000      Discovery Communications LLC   5.050   06/01/20   565,925 
 100,000      Discovery Communications LLC   4.375   06/15/21   105,754 
 500,000      Discovery Communications LLC   3.300   05/15/22   487,638 
 600,000      Discovery Communications LLC   3.250   04/01/23   577,079 
 100,000      Discovery Communications LLC   6.350   06/01/40   115,920 
 100,000      Discovery Communications LLC   4.950   05/15/42   98,412 
 125,000      Discovery Communications LLC   4.875   04/01/43   121,761 
 550,000      Grupo Televisa S.A.   6.625   03/18/25   637,582 
 348,000      Historic TW, Inc   6.625   05/15/29   418,860 
 200,000      Interpublic Group of Cos, Inc   4.200   04/15/24   199,624 
 100,000      Interpublic Group of Cos, Inc   6.250   11/15/14   103,125 
 300,000      Interpublic Group of Cos, Inc   2.250   11/15/17   302,823 
 100,000      Interpublic Group of Cos, Inc   4.000   03/15/22   99,699 
 900,000      NBC Universal Media LLC   4.450   01/15/43   870,703 
 1,235,000      NBC Universal Media LLC   3.650   04/30/15   1,275,161 
 585,000      NBC Universal Media LLC   5.150   04/30/20   660,896 
 820,000      NBC Universal Media LLC   4.375   04/01/21   889,886 
 375,000      NBC Universal Media LLC   2.875   01/15/23   362,244 
 95,000      NBC Universal Media LLC   6.400   04/30/40   117,534 
 150,000      NBC Universal Media LLC   5.950   04/01/41   177,068 
 355,000      News America, Inc   7.250   05/18/18   427,468 
 1,250,000      News America, Inc   3.000   09/15/22   1,200,670 
62

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$1,325,000      News America, Inc   6.200%  12/15/34  $1,544,305 
 1,000,000      News America, Inc   6.150   02/15/41   1,176,176 
 200,000      Omnicom Group, Inc   5.900   04/15/16   218,783 
 200,000      Omnicom Group, Inc   4.450   08/15/20   213,322 
 700,000      Omnicom Group, Inc   3.625   05/01/22   695,169 
 500,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc   5.850   05/01/17   562,136 
 170,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc   6.750   07/01/18   199,278 
 910,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc   8.750   02/14/19   1,151,171 
 1,100,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc   8.250   04/01/19   1,370,552 
 1,300,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc   4.000   09/01/21   1,348,582 
 500,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc   6.550   05/01/37   580,715 
 175,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc   6.750   06/15/39   207,414 
 690,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc   5.875   11/15/40   747,656 
 300,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc   5.500   09/01/41   312,783 
 1,050,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc   4.500   09/15/42   963,875 
 490,000      Time Warner, Inc   3.150   07/15/15   506,074 
 628,000      Time Warner, Inc   5.875   11/15/16   703,742 
 450,000      Time Warner, Inc   4.750   03/29/21   492,356 
 1,400,000      Time Warner, Inc   3.400   06/15/22   1,392,574 
 650,000      Time Warner, Inc   4.050   12/15/23   667,070 
 785,000      Time Warner, Inc   6.500   11/15/36   930,731 
 350,000      Time Warner, Inc   6.100   07/15/40   403,342 
 150,000      Time Warner, Inc   6.250   03/29/41   175,722 
 900,000      Time Warner, Inc   4.900   06/15/42   903,220 
 200,000      Time Warner, Inc   5.350   12/15/43   213,141 
 406,000      Viacom, Inc   4.375   09/15/14   412,950 
 300,000      Viacom, Inc   1.250   02/27/15   301,801 
 250,000      Viacom, Inc   2.500   09/01/18   252,802 
 500,000      Viacom, Inc   2.200   04/01/19   495,743 
 400,000      Viacom, Inc   3.875   12/15/21   408,286 
 500,000      Viacom, Inc   3.125   06/15/22   481,717 
 200,000      Viacom, Inc   3.250   03/15/23   192,832 
 250,000      Viacom, Inc   4.250   09/01/23   257,185 
 400,000      Viacom, Inc   3.875   04/01/24   399,018 
 200,000      Viacom, Inc   4.500   02/27/42   182,344 
 504,000      Viacom, Inc   4.375   03/15/43   447,896 
 100,000      Viacom, Inc   4.875   06/15/43   96,066 
 250,000      Viacom, Inc   5.850   09/01/43   274,709 
 500,000      Viacom, Inc   5.250   04/01/44   510,872 
 261,000      WPP Finance 2010   4.750   11/21/21   280,427 
 300,000      WPP Finance 2010   3.625   09/07/22   295,082 
 200,000      WPP Finance 2010   5.625   11/15/43   210,695 
        TOTAL MEDIA           49,527,533 
                      
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 1.0%             
 350,000      Abbott Laboratories   5.125   04/01/19   396,727 
 500,000      Abbott Laboratories   5.300   05/27/40   577,503 
 1,700,000      AbbVie, Inc   1.200   11/06/15   1,714,508 
 800,000      AbbVie, Inc   1.750   11/06/17   802,528 
 700,000      AbbVie, Inc   2.000   11/06/18   694,169 
 1,075,000      AbbVie, Inc   4.400   11/06/42   1,051,661 
 300,000      Amgen, Inc   2.500   11/15/16   310,014 
63

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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$300,000      Amgen, Inc   2.125%  05/15/17  $305,881 
 550,000      Amgen, Inc   5.850   06/01/17   622,327 
 75,000      Amgen, Inc   4.500   03/15/20   81,081 
 250,000      Amgen, Inc   3.450   10/01/20   256,571 
 700,000      Amgen, Inc   4.100   06/15/21   740,569 
 500,000      Amgen, Inc   3.625   05/15/22   507,212 
 500,000      Amgen, Inc   6.375   06/01/37   602,514 
 1,000,000      Amgen, Inc   6.400   02/01/39   1,214,656 
 150,000      Amgen, Inc   4.950   10/01/41   151,442 
 400,000      Amgen, Inc   5.150   11/15/41   412,087 
 300,000      Amgen, Inc   5.375   05/15/43   320,531 
 800,000      AstraZeneca plc   5.900   09/15/17   919,694 
 600,000      AstraZeneca plc   6.450   09/15/37   753,597 
 450,000      AstraZeneca plc   4.000   09/18/42   416,236 
 100,000      Biogen Idec, Inc   6.875   03/01/18   117,707 
 250,000      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co   0.875   08/01/17   246,317 
 200,000      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co   1.750   03/01/19   196,275 
 200,000      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co   3.250   11/01/23   196,367 
 303,000      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co   6.125   05/01/38   377,198 
 650,000      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co   3.250   08/01/42   529,049 
 200,000      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co   4.500   03/01/44   201,098 
 200,000      Celgene Corp   1.900   08/15/17   201,768 
 300,000      Celgene Corp   2.300   08/15/18   300,226 
 200,000      Celgene Corp   3.950   10/15/20   209,000 
 300,000      Celgene Corp   3.250   08/15/22   292,371 
 300,000      Celgene Corp   5.250   08/15/43   320,824 
 375,000      Eli Lilly & Co   5.200   03/15/17   419,171 
 200,000      Eli Lilly & Co   1.950   03/15/19   198,393 
 200,000      Eli Lilly & Co   7.125   06/01/25   261,419 
 450,000      Eli Lilly & Co   5.550   03/15/37   518,865 
 200,000      Eli Lilly & Co   4.650   06/15/44   205,961 
 125,000      Genentech, Inc   4.750   07/15/15   131,670 
 100,000      Genentech, Inc   5.250   07/15/35   112,016 
 275,000      Genzyme Corp   3.625   06/15/15   284,829 
 100,000      Gilead Sciences, Inc   2.400   12/01/14   101,205 
 200,000      Gilead Sciences, Inc   2.050   04/01/19   198,197 
 600,000      Gilead Sciences, Inc   4.500   04/01/21   657,023 
 650,000      Gilead Sciences, Inc   4.400   12/01/21   702,240 
 425,000      Gilead Sciences, Inc   3.700   04/01/24   425,178 
 100,000      Gilead Sciences, Inc   5.650   12/01/41   114,549 
 475,000      Gilead Sciences, Inc   4.800   04/01/44   488,967 
 400,000      GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc   4.375   04/15/14   400,522 
 300,000      GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc   0.700   03/18/16   300,058 
 1,045,000      GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc   5.650   05/15/18   1,198,931 
 225,000      GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc   2.800   03/18/23   215,753 
 350,000      GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc   5.375   04/15/34   399,872 
 743,000      GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc   6.375   05/15/38   945,908 
 350,000      GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc   4.200   03/18/43   339,374 
 900,000      Johnson & Johnson   2.150   05/15/16   928,715 
 500,000      Johnson & Johnson   1.650   12/05/18   497,061 
 500,000      Johnson & Johnson   3.375   12/05/23   512,901 
 650,000      Johnson & Johnson   4.375   12/05/33   681,849 
64

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$375,000      Johnson & Johnson   5.850%  07/15/38  $464,906 
 180,000      Johnson & Johnson   4.500   09/01/40   186,337 
 150,000      Johnson & Johnson   4.850   05/15/41   164,245 
 300,000      Johnson & Johnson   4.500   12/05/43   311,634 
 115,000      Life Technologies Corp   3.500   01/15/16   119,818 
 300,000      Life Technologies Corp   5.000   01/15/21   333,561 
 385,000      Mead Johnson Nutrition Co   4.900   11/01/19   420,619 
 400,000      Merck & Co, Inc   0.700   05/18/16   400,420 
 785,000      Merck & Co, Inc   6.000   09/15/17   903,650 
 200,000      Merck & Co, Inc   1.100   01/31/18   196,073 
 400,000      Merck & Co, Inc   1.300   05/18/18   391,119 
 1,500,000      Merck & Co, Inc   3.875   01/15/21   1,600,437 
 200,000      Merck & Co, Inc   2.400   09/15/22   187,039 
 600,000      Merck & Co, Inc   2.800   05/18/23   569,932 
 150,000      Merck & Co, Inc   6.500   12/01/33   195,232 
 100,000      Merck & Co, Inc   3.600   09/15/42   87,735 
 450,000      Merck & Co, Inc   4.150   05/18/43   431,179 
 500,000      Mylan, Inc   1.800   06/24/16   507,005 
 163,000      Mylan, Inc   1.350   11/29/16   163,296 
 500,000      Mylan, Inc   2.600   06/24/18   503,755 
 100,000      Mylan, Inc   2.550   03/28/19   98,929 
 200,000      Mylan, Inc   4.200   11/29/23   200,702 
 200,000      Mylan, Inc   5.400   11/29/43   207,611 
 1,245,000      Novartis Capital Corp   2.900   04/24/15   1,279,406 
 390,000      Novartis Capital Corp   4.400   04/24/20   428,386 
 300,000      Novartis Capital Corp   2.400   09/21/22   283,511 
 750,000      Novartis Capital Corp   3.400   05/06/24   749,092 
 400,000      Novartis Capital Corp   3.700   09/21/42   361,656 
 750,000      Novartis Capital Corp   4.400   05/06/44   756,768 
 125,000   g  Perrigo Co Ltd   1.300   11/08/16   124,745 
 100,000   g  Perrigo Co Ltd   2.300   11/08/18   98,914 
 100,000   g  Perrigo Co Ltd   4.000   11/15/23   99,961 
 100,000   g  Perrigo Co Ltd   5.300   11/15/43   105,265 
 300,000      Pfizer, Inc   0.900   01/15/17   298,941 
 300,000      Pfizer, Inc   1.500   06/15/18   295,755 
 1,460,000      Pfizer, Inc   6.200   03/15/19   1,728,582 
 300,000      Pfizer, Inc   3.000   06/15/23   290,940 
 500,000      Pfizer, Inc   4.300   06/15/43   493,738 
 175,000      Sanofi   1.250   04/10/18   171,207 
 800,000      Sanofi-Aventis S.A.   2.625   03/29/16   831,332 
 750,000      Sanofi-Aventis S.A.   4.000   03/29/21   805,073 
 540,000      Schering-Plough Corp   6.550   09/15/37   700,644 
 100,000      Sigma-Aldrich Corp   3.375   11/01/20   101,973 
 600,000      Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co BV   2.400   11/10/16   619,955 
 400,000      Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co BV   2.950   12/18/22   371,751 
 600,000      Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co LLC   3.000   06/15/15   616,385 
 200,000      Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co LLC   2.250   03/18/20   191,009 
 350,000      Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co LLC   6.150   02/01/36   397,721 
 250,000      Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc   1.875   10/01/17   248,876 
 575,000      Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc   3.250   10/01/22   551,237 
 250,000      Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc   4.625   10/01/42   238,908 
 500,000      Wyeth LLC   5.450   04/01/17   561,079 
65

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$1,000,000      Wyeth LLC   6.450%  02/01/24  $1,229,951 
 945,000      Wyeth LLC   5.950   04/01/37   1,143,734 
 300,000      Zoetis, Inc   1.150   02/01/16   301,192 
 125,000      Zoetis, Inc   1.875   02/01/18   124,145 
 150,000      Zoetis, Inc   3.250   02/01/23   144,683 
 300,000      Zoetis, Inc   4.700   02/01/43   296,893 
        TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES   52,968,977 
                      
REAL ESTATE - 0.6%             
 150,000      Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc   4.600   04/01/22   154,996 
 100,000      Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc   3.900   06/15/23   96,581 
 165,000      AMB Property LP   4.500   08/15/17   178,481 
 340,000      AMB Property LP   6.625   05/15/18   395,611 
 100,000      American Campus Communities Operating Partnership LP  3.750   04/15/23   95,380 
 300,000   g  ARC Properties Operating Partnership LP   3.000   02/06/19   298,633 
 200,000   g  ARC Properties Operating Partnership LP   4.600   02/06/24   199,920 
 200,000      AvalonBay Communities, Inc   3.625   10/01/20   205,679 
 100,000      AvalonBay Communities, Inc   3.950   01/15/21   104,510 
 225,000      AvalonBay Communities, Inc   2.950   09/15/22   213,880 
 100,000      AvalonBay Communities, Inc   2.850   03/15/23   93,759 
 200,000      AvalonBay Communities, Inc   4.200   12/15/23   205,749 
 115,000      BioMed Realty LP   6.125   04/15/20   129,218 
 100,000      BioMed Realty LP   4.250   07/15/22   99,138 
 25,000      Boston Properties LP   5.000   06/01/15   26,202 
 150,000      Boston Properties LP   3.700   11/15/18   159,117 
 80,000      Boston Properties LP   5.875   10/15/19   92,300 
 175,000      Boston Properties LP   4.125   05/15/21   183,696 
 500,000      Boston Properties LP   3.850   02/01/23   504,205 
 425,000      Boston Properties LP   3.125   09/01/23   398,791 
 200,000      Boston Properties LP   3.800   02/01/24   198,301 
 115,000      Brandywine Operating Partnership LP   5.700   05/01/17   126,953 
 200,000      Brandywine Operating Partnership LP   3.950   02/15/23   196,404 
 250,000      BRE Properties, Inc   3.375   01/15/23   237,010 
 100,000      Camden Property Trust   4.625   06/15/21   107,513 
 200,000      Camden Property Trust   2.950   12/15/22   188,147 
 125,000      Camden Property Trust   4.250   01/15/24   127,802 
 200,000      Corporate Office Properties LP   5.250   02/15/24   208,676 
 100,000      CubeSmart LP   4.800   07/15/22   105,911 
 200,000      CubeSmart LP   4.375   12/15/23   201,557 
 100,000   g  DCT Industrial Operating Partnership LP   4.500   10/15/23   99,720 
 200,000      DDR Corp   3.500   01/15/21   198,580 
 500,000      DDR Corp   4.625   07/15/22   523,930 
 275,000      Duke Realty LP   5.950   02/15/17   306,259 
 100,000      Duke Realty LP   3.875   02/15/21   100,204 
 200,000      Duke Realty LP   4.375   06/15/22   203,637 
 100,000      Duke Realty LP   3.875   10/15/22   97,657 
 100,000      Duke Realty LP   3.625   04/15/23   95,030 
 100,000      Entertainment Properties Trust   5.750   08/15/22   105,949 
 200,000      EPR Properties   5.250   07/15/23   203,239 
 200,000      Equity One, Inc   3.750   11/15/22   192,639 
 35,000      ERP Operating LP   5.250   09/15/14   35,719 
 500,000      ERP Operating LP   5.125   03/15/16   540,740 
66

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$750,000      ERP Operating LP   4.625%  12/15/21  $810,813 
 100,000      Essex Portfolio LP   3.625   08/15/22   97,669 
 100,000      Essex Portfolio LP   3.250   05/01/23   93,722 
 100,000      Federal Realty Investment Trust   3.000   08/01/22   96,874 
 100,000      Federal Realty Investment Trust   2.750   06/01/23   93,456 
 200,000      Federal Realty Investment Trust   3.950   01/15/24   203,582 
 150,000      HCP, Inc   3.750   02/01/16   157,899 
 430,000      HCP, Inc   6.000   01/30/17   483,712 
 150,000      HCP, Inc   3.750   02/01/19   158,053 
 250,000      HCP, Inc   2.625   02/01/20   244,210 
 150,000      HCP, Inc   5.375   02/01/21   167,945 
 400,000      HCP, Inc   3.150   08/01/22   382,558 
 200,000      HCP, Inc   4.250   11/15/23   204,433 
 200,000      HCP, Inc   4.200   03/01/24   202,786 
 30,000      HCP, Inc   6.750   02/01/41   38,576 
 100,000      Health Care REIT, Inc   3.625   03/15/16   105,016 
 200,000      Health Care REIT, Inc   4.700   09/15/17   218,551 
 150,000      Health Care REIT, Inc   2.250   03/15/18   150,442 
 200,000      Health Care REIT, Inc   4.125   04/01/19   211,896 
 440,000      Health Care REIT, Inc   6.125   04/15/20   504,344 
 200,000      Health Care REIT, Inc   4.500   01/15/24   205,979 
 300,000      Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc   6.500   01/17/17   338,535 
 100,000      Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc   3.750   04/15/23   95,165 
 100,000      Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP   3.700   04/15/23   95,226 
 125,000      Highwoods Properties, Inc   5.850   03/15/17   139,026 
 100,000      Highwoods Realty LP   3.625   01/15/23   94,648 
 350,000      Hospitality Properties Trust   5.125   02/15/15   355,239 
 100,000      Hospitality Properties Trust   5.000   08/15/22   103,986 
 200,000      Hospitality Properties Trust   4.500   06/15/23   198,141 
 200,000      Hospitality Properties Trust   4.650   03/15/24   198,980 
 600,000      Host Hotels & Resorts LP   3.750   10/15/23   581,053 
 50,000      HRPT Properties Trust   5.875   09/15/20   52,606 
 250,000      Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc   4.400   11/15/22   244,302 
 35,000      Kilroy Realty Corp   5.000   11/03/15   37,211 
 250,000      Kilroy Realty LP   3.800   01/15/23   243,703 
 145,000      Kimco Realty Corp   5.700   05/01/17   161,676 
 300,000      Kimco Realty Corp   3.125   06/01/23   280,583 
 100,000      Lexington Realty Trust   4.250   06/15/23   96,856 
 220,000      Liberty Property LP   4.750   10/01/20   233,017 
 150,000      Liberty Property LP   4.125   06/15/22   152,139 
 100,000      Liberty Property LP   3.375   06/15/23   94,380 
 200,000      Liberty Property LP   4.400   02/15/24   203,384 
 125,000      Mack-Cali Realty Corp   7.750   08/15/19   148,348 
 200,000      Mack-Cali Realty LP   2.500   12/15/17   200,833 
 150,000      Mack-Cali Realty LP   4.500   04/18/22   150,250 
 200,000      Mid-America Apartments LP   4.300   10/15/23   201,768 
 75,000      National Retail Properties, Inc   6.875   10/15/17   86,970 
 100,000      National Retail Properties, Inc   3.800   10/15/22   98,676 
 100,000      National Retail Properties, Inc   3.300   04/15/23   94,340 
 400,000      OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc   6.750   10/15/22   436,000 
 200,000      Piedmont Operating Partnership LP   3.400   06/01/23   185,269 
 200,000      Piedmont Operating Partnership LP   4.450   03/15/24   199,603 
67

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$100,000      Post Apartment Homes LP   3.375%  12/01/22  $94,865 
 350,000      ProLogis LP   2.750   02/15/19   351,380 
 201,000      ProLogis LP   3.350   02/01/21   198,849 
 150,000      ProLogis LP   4.250   08/15/23   152,561 
 200,000      Rayonier, Inc   3.750   04/01/22   197,086 
 40,000      Realty Income Corp   5.950   09/15/16   44,276 
 150,000      Realty Income Corp   2.000   01/31/18   148,351 
 75,000      Realty Income Corp   5.750   01/15/21   84,992 
 200,000      Realty Income Corp   3.250   10/15/22   190,577 
 500,000      Realty Income Corp   4.650   08/01/23   523,197 
 175,000      Regency Centers LP   5.250   08/01/15   184,616 
 10,000      Regency Centers LP   5.875   06/15/17   11,199 
 200,000      Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership LP5.000   12/15/23   207,399 
 100,000      Senior Housing Properties Trust   6.750   12/15/21   112,883 
 488,000      Simon Property Group LP   5.100   06/15/15   514,032 
 295,000      Simon Property Group LP   5.250   12/01/16   324,679 
 100,000      Simon Property Group LP   2.800   01/30/17   104,230 
 500,000      Simon Property Group LP   2.200   02/01/19   498,591 
 740,000      Simon Property Group LP   10.350   04/01/19   1,001,523 
 290,000      Simon Property Group LP   4.375   03/01/21   315,480 
 300,000      Simon Property Group LP   3.375   03/15/22   303,268 
 200,000      Simon Property Group LP   2.750   02/01/23   189,647 
 750,000      Simon Property Group LP   3.750   02/01/24   754,529 
 300,000      Tanger Properties LP   3.875   12/01/23   298,805 
 200,000      UDR, Inc   3.700   10/01/20   203,001 
 200,000      UDR, Inc   4.625   01/10/22   211,851 
 100,000   g,i  USB Realty Corp   1.386   12/30/49   92,000 
 55,000      Ventas Realty LP   3.125   11/30/15   57,074 
 300,000      Ventas Realty LP   1.550   09/26/16   302,631 
 175,000      Ventas Realty LP   2.000   02/15/18   174,600 
 200,000      Ventas Realty LP   2.700   04/01/20   194,675 
 300,000      Ventas Realty LP   4.750   06/01/21   323,332 
 350,000      Ventas Realty LP   3.250   08/15/22   337,271 
 100,000      Vornado Realty LP   5.000   01/15/22   106,458 
 195,000      Washington Real Estate Investment Trust   4.950   10/01/20   207,320 
 100,000      Washington Real Estate Investment Trust   3.950   10/15/22   97,630 
 100,000      Weingarten Realty Investors   3.375   10/15/22   94,448 
 100,000      Weingarten Realty Investors   3.500   04/15/23   94,390 
 200,000      Weingarten Realty Investors   4.450   01/15/24   201,915 
 500,000      Weyerhaeuser Co   7.375   10/01/19   607,746 
 200,000      Weyerhaeuser Co   4.625   09/15/23   208,562 
 400,000      Weyerhaeuser Co   7.375   03/15/32   514,137 
 200,000      WP Carey, Inc   4.600   04/01/24   199,920 
        TOTAL REAL ESTATE           29,907,828 
                      
RETAILING - 0.7%             
 120,000      Advance Auto Parts, Inc   5.750   05/01/20   132,168 
 250,000      Advance Auto Parts, Inc   4.500   12/01/23   256,084 
 600,000      Amazon.com, Inc   0.650   11/27/15   601,279 
 600,000      Amazon.com, Inc   2.500   11/29/22   557,460 
 300,000      AutoZone, Inc   1.300   01/13/17   299,356 
 100,000      AutoZone, Inc   4.000   11/15/20   104,239 
68

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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$200,000      AutoZone, Inc   3.700%  04/15/22  $200,618 
 300,000      AutoZone, Inc   2.875   01/15/23   279,337 
 150,000      AutoZone, Inc   3.125   07/15/23   140,740 
 300,000      Cooper US, Inc   2.375   01/15/16   308,024 
 320,000      Costco Wholesale Corp   5.500   03/15/17   359,080 
 500,000      Costco Wholesale Corp   1.125   12/15/17   493,116 
 250,000      Costco Wholesale Corp   1.700   12/15/19   241,616 
 500,000      Dollar General Corp   1.875   04/15/18   491,260 
 100,000      Family Dollar Stores, Inc   5.000   02/01/21   104,553 
 250,000      Gap, Inc   5.950   04/12/21   281,480 
 600,000      Home Depot, Inc   5.400   03/01/16   653,677 
 400,000      Home Depot, Inc   3.950   09/15/20   430,602 
 350,000      Home Depot, Inc   4.400   04/01/21   384,779 
 500,000      Home Depot, Inc   2.700   04/01/23   475,900 
 300,000      Home Depot, Inc   3.750   02/15/24   306,463 
 960,000      Home Depot, Inc   5.875   12/16/36   1,156,321 
 500,000      Home Depot, Inc   4.200   04/01/43   483,225 
 300,000      Home Depot, Inc   4.875   02/15/44   318,926 
 125,000      Kohl’s Corp   6.250   12/15/17   143,760 
 200,000      Kohl’s Corp   3.250   02/01/23   186,036 
 200,000      Kohl’s Corp   4.750   12/15/23   207,486 
 150,000      Kohl’s Corp   6.000   01/15/33   161,337 
 100,000      Kohl’s Corp   6.875   12/15/37   116,957 
 400,000      Lowe’s Cos, Inc   2.125   04/15/16   410,831 
 200,000      Lowe’s Cos, Inc   3.800   11/15/21   210,852 
 850,000      Lowe’s Cos, Inc   3.120   04/15/22   846,738 
 300,000      Lowe’s Cos, Inc   3.875   09/15/23   309,161 
 200,000      Lowe’s Cos, Inc   6.875   02/15/28   250,380 
 175,000      Lowe’s Cos, Inc   5.500   10/15/35   196,221 
 150,000      Lowe’s Cos, Inc   5.800   04/15/40   175,731 
 150,000      Lowe’s Cos, Inc   5.125   11/15/41   162,281 
 100,000      Lowe’s Cos, Inc   4.650   04/15/42   100,993 
 300,000      Lowe’s Cos, Inc   5.000   09/15/43   318,287 
 191,000      Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc   5.900   12/01/16   212,467 
 250,000      Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc   3.875   01/15/22   257,758 
 125,000      Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc   2.875   02/15/23   117,042 
 200,000      Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc   4.375   09/01/23   207,036 
 400,000      Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc   6.900   04/01/29   485,485 
 200,000      Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc   6.375   03/15/37   241,752 
 200,000      Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc   4.300   02/15/43   182,821 
 300,000      Nordstrom, Inc   6.250   01/15/18   345,260 
 30,000      Nordstrom, Inc   4.750   05/01/20   32,929 
 100,000      Nordstrom, Inc   4.000   10/15/21   105,333 
 531,000   g  Nordstrom, Inc   5.000   01/15/44   555,603 
 150,000      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc   4.875   01/14/21   160,640 
 100,000      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc   3.800   09/01/22   98,410 
 200,000      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc   3.850   06/15/23   196,576 
 200,000   g  QVC, Inc   3.125   04/01/19   198,747 
 100,000      QVC, Inc   5.125   07/02/22   103,740 
 100,000      QVC, Inc   4.375   03/15/23   98,547 
 200,000   g  QVC, Inc   4.850   04/01/24   202,611 
 150,000      QVC, Inc   5.950   03/15/43   153,004 
69

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$150,000      Staples, Inc   2.750%  01/12/18  $151,677 
 150,000      Staples, Inc   4.375   01/12/23   145,736 
 100,000      Target Corp   1.125   07/18/14   100,190 
 1,150,000      Target Corp   3.875   07/15/20   1,229,532 
 900,000      Target Corp   2.900   01/15/22   881,235 
 200,000      Target Corp   6.500   10/15/37   251,720 
 850,000      Target Corp   4.000   07/01/42   784,163 
 105,000      TJX Cos, Inc   6.950   04/15/19   124,611 
 300,000      TJX Cos, Inc   2.500   05/15/23   277,988 
 650,000      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc   4.500   07/01/15   682,377 
 200,000      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc   1.500   10/25/15   203,074 
 200,000      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc   2.800   04/15/16   208,671 
 350,000      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc   1.125   04/11/18   343,125 
 300,000      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc   1.950   12/15/18   300,374 
 1,400,000      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc   3.250   10/25/20   1,453,564 
 1,950,000      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc   4.250   04/15/21   2,124,888 
 1,000,000      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc   2.550   04/11/23   940,059 
 69,000      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc   7.550   02/15/30   96,801 
 1,095,000      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc   5.250   09/01/35   1,235,285 
 160,000      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc   6.500   08/15/37   207,173 
 900,000      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc   6.200   04/15/38   1,131,629 
 65,000      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc   5.625   04/01/40   76,852 
 345,000      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc   5.000   10/25/40   376,312 
 850,000      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc   4.000   04/11/43   791,137 
 400,000      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc   4.750   10/02/43   420,376 
        TOTAL RETAILING           31,351,664 
                      
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 0.1%             
 200,000      Altera Corp   1.750   05/15/17   201,340 
 200,000      Altera Corp   4.100   11/15/23   201,187 
 500,000      Analog Devices, Inc   2.875   06/01/23   469,132 
 140,000      Broadcom Corp   2.375   11/01/15   143,383 
 150,000      Broadcom Corp   2.500   08/15/22   137,815 
 900,000      Intel Corp   1.950   10/01/16   924,833 
 475,000      Intel Corp   1.350   12/15/17   471,782 
 1,250,000      Intel Corp   2.700   12/15/22   1,193,246 
 500,000      Intel Corp   4.000   12/15/32   485,465 
 500,000      Intel Corp   4.800   10/01/41   516,620 
 200,000      Maxim Integrated Products, Inc   2.500   11/15/18   199,379 
 200,000      Maxim Integrated Products, Inc   3.375   03/15/23   189,594 
 310,000      National Semiconductor Corp   3.950   04/15/15   321,009 
 200,000      Texas Instruments, Inc   0.450   08/03/15   200,079 
 200,000      Texas Instruments, Inc   2.375   05/16/16   207,077 
 200,000      Texas Instruments, Inc   1.000   05/01/18   193,878 
 200,000      Texas Instruments, Inc   1.650   08/03/19   193,004 
 200,000      Texas Instruments, Inc   2.750   03/12/21   198,567 
 200,000      Texas Instruments, Inc   2.250   05/01/23   181,804 
 400,000      Xilinx, Inc   2.125   03/15/19   395,233 
 400,000      Xilinx, Inc   3.000   03/15/21   396,662 
        TOTAL SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT      7,421,089 
70

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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 0.5%             
$285,000      Adobe Systems, Inc   3.250%  02/01/15  $291,034 
 20,000      Adobe Systems, Inc   4.750   02/01/20   21,991 
 200,000      Autodesk, Inc   1.950   12/15/17   200,575 
 300,000      Baidu, Inc   2.250   11/28/17   300,519 
 500,000      Baidu, Inc   3.250   08/06/18   510,534 
 200,000      Baidu, Inc   3.500   11/28/22   190,421 
 20,000   g  CA, Inc   6.125   12/01/14   20,703 
 250,000      CA, Inc   2.875   08/15/18   253,524 
 300,000      CA, Inc   5.375   12/01/19   335,480 
 120,000      Computer Sciences Corp   6.500   03/15/18   138,231 
 200,000      Computer Sciences Corp   4.450   09/15/22   204,173 
 300,000      Expedia, Inc   7.456   08/15/18   352,641 
 250,000      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc   2.000   04/15/18   243,995 
 500,000      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc   3.500   04/15/23   475,196 
 50,000      Fiserv, Inc   3.125   10/01/15   51,512 
 150,000      Fiserv, Inc   3.125   06/15/16   156,483 
 100,000      Fiserv, Inc   6.800   11/20/17   115,287 
 550,000      Fiserv, Inc   3.500   10/01/22   537,162 
 100,000      Google, Inc   1.250   05/19/14   100,139 
 700,000      Google, Inc   2.125   05/19/16   722,835 
 100,000      Google, Inc   3.625   05/19/21   105,796 
 500,000      Google, Inc   3.375   02/25/24   500,850 
 700,000      International Business Machines Corp   0.750   05/11/15   703,319 
 300,000      International Business Machines Corp   2.000   01/05/16   307,695 
 300,000      International Business Machines Corp   0.450   05/06/16   298,879 
 250,000      International Business Machines Corp   1.950   07/22/16   257,241 
 225,000      International Business Machines Corp   1.250   02/06/17   226,137 
 1,000,000      International Business Machines Corp   5.700   09/14/17   1,144,250 
 400,000      International Business Machines Corp   1.250   02/08/18   395,215 
 500,000      International Business Machines Corp   1.950   02/12/19   496,056 
 200,000      International Business Machines Corp   1.875   05/15/19   196,950 
 800,000      International Business Machines Corp   8.375   11/01/19   1,041,728 
 300,000      International Business Machines Corp   1.625   05/15/20   283,857 
 500,000      International Business Machines Corp   2.900   11/01/21   499,169 
 300,000      International Business Machines Corp   1.875   08/01/22   270,841 
 300,000      International Business Machines Corp   3.375   08/01/23   300,005 
 500,000      International Business Machines Corp   3.625   02/12/24   504,143 
 400,000      International Business Machines Corp   7.000   10/30/25   515,716 
 19,000      International Business Machines Corp   5.600   11/30/39   22,205 
 835,000      International Business Machines Corp   4.000   06/20/42   772,879 
 200,000      Intuit, Inc   5.750   03/15/17   224,567 
 175,000      Juniper Networks, Inc   4.600   03/15/21   182,669 
 200,000      Juniper Networks, Inc   4.500   03/15/24   202,483 
 475,000      Microsoft Corp   0.875   11/15/17   468,240 
 400,000      Microsoft Corp   1.625   12/06/18   397,022 
 925,000      Microsoft Corp   4.200   06/01/19   1,020,403 
 540,000      Microsoft Corp   3.000   10/01/20   556,043 
 450,000      Microsoft Corp   4.000   02/08/21   487,085 
 400,000      Microsoft Corp   2.125   11/15/22   370,287 
 400,000      Microsoft Corp   3.625   12/15/23   410,331 
 500,000      Microsoft Corp   3.500   11/15/42   432,562 
 300,000      Microsoft Corp   3.750   05/01/43   268,808 
71

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$400,000      Microsoft Corp   4.875%  12/15/43  $432,000 
 320,000      Oracle Corp   3.750   07/08/14   322,840 
 1,000,000      Oracle Corp   1.200   10/15/17   992,140 
 320,000      Oracle Corp   5.750   04/15/18   368,401 
 750,000      Oracle Corp   2.375   01/15/19   758,935 
 1,365,000      Oracle Corp   3.875   07/15/20   1,455,329 
 1,725,000      Oracle Corp   2.500   10/15/22   1,622,542 
 550,000      Oracle Corp   6.500   04/15/38   702,330 
 470,000      Oracle Corp   6.125   07/08/39   577,515 
 290,000      Symantec Corp   2.750   09/15/15   297,626 
 250,000      Symantec Corp   2.750   06/15/17   256,944 
 200,000      Symantec Corp   3.950   06/15/22   198,271 
 250,000      Total System Services, Inc   2.375   06/01/18   246,512 
 125,000      Total System Services, Inc   3.750   06/01/23   118,701 
 20,000      Western Union Co   5.930   10/01/16   22,146 
 500,000      Western Union Co   2.875   12/10/17   510,472 
 100,000      Western Union Co   3.650   08/22/18   102,727 
 400,000      Western Union Co   5.253   04/01/20   433,984 
        TOTAL SOFTWARE & SERVICES           28,505,281 
                      
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 0.6%     
 75,000      Amphenol Corp   4.750   11/15/14   76,875 
 200,000      Amphenol Corp   2.550   01/30/19   199,262 
 150,000      Amphenol Corp   4.000   02/01/22   150,049 
 750,000      Apple, Inc   0.450   05/03/16   747,518 
 1,000,000      Apple, Inc   1.000   05/03/18   969,350 
 1,475,000      Apple, Inc   2.400   05/03/23   1,367,735 
 825,000      Apple, Inc   3.850   05/04/43   731,610 
 100,000      CC Holdings GS V LLC   2.381   12/15/17   100,006 
 175,000      CC Holdings GS V LLC   3.849   04/15/23   170,235 
 1,043,000      Cisco Systems, Inc   4.950   02/15/19   1,173,559 
 250,000      Cisco Systems, Inc   2.125   03/01/19   248,881 
 1,900,000      Cisco Systems, Inc   4.450   01/15/20   2,085,240 
 1,250,000      Cisco Systems, Inc   2.900   03/04/21   1,249,332 
 500,000      Cisco Systems, Inc   3.625   03/04/24   504,169 
 600,000      Cisco Systems, Inc   5.900   02/15/39   712,202 
 900,000      EMC Corp   1.875   06/01/18   899,400 
 400,000      EMC Corp   2.650   06/01/20   398,155 
 400,000      EMC Corp   3.375   06/01/23   394,418 
 300,000      General Electric Co   0.850   10/09/15   301,357 
 750,000      General Electric Co   5.250   12/06/17   849,925 
 975,000      General Electric Co   2.700   10/09/22   944,976 
 400,000      General Electric Co   3.375   03/11/24   402,708 
 1,075,000      General Electric Co   4.125   10/09/42   1,032,960 
 250,000      General Electric Co   4.500   03/11/44   253,878 
 300,000      Harris Corp   4.400   12/15/20   315,960 
 600,000      Hewlett-Packard Co   2.125   09/13/15   611,741 
 1,900,000      Hewlett-Packard Co   3.000   09/15/16   1,983,725 
 175,000      Hewlett-Packard Co   2.600   09/15/17   180,321 
 325,000      Hewlett-Packard Co   2.750   01/14/19   327,149 
 700,000      Hewlett-Packard Co   3.750   12/01/20   711,063 
 200,000      Hewlett-Packard Co   4.375   09/15/21   209,189 
72

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$100,000      Hewlett-Packard Co   4.650%  12/09/21  $105,788 
 200,000      Hewlett-Packard Co   4.050   09/15/22   202,940 
 650,000      Hewlett-Packard Co   6.000   09/15/41   711,799 
 200,000      Ingram Micro, Inc   5.000   08/10/22   204,228 
 85,000      International Game Technology   7.500   06/15/19   99,787 
 500,000      International Game Technology   5.350   10/15/23   534,542 
 547,000      Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV   5.750   03/11/18   623,049 
 100,000      Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV   6.875   03/11/38   129,916 
 300,000      Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV   5.000   03/15/42   320,432 
 100,000      L-3 Communications Corp   3.950   11/15/16   106,448 
 420,000      L-3 Communications Corp   5.200   10/15/19   458,466 
 300,000      L-3 Communications Corp   4.950   02/15/21   321,314 
 100,000      Lexmark International, Inc   6.650   06/01/18   111,350 
 100,000      Lexmark International, Inc   5.125   03/15/20   104,494 
 200,000      Motorola Solutions, Inc   6.000   11/15/17   228,609 
 200,000      Motorola Solutions, Inc   3.750   05/15/22   197,452 
 250,000      Motorola Solutions, Inc   3.500   03/01/23   238,992 
 200,000      NetApp, Inc   2.000   12/15/17   202,077 
 200,000      NetApp, Inc   3.250   12/15/22   186,620 
 500,000      Pitney Bowes, Inc   4.625   03/15/24   496,468 
 100,000      Tech Data Corp   3.750   09/21/17   103,355 
 200,000      Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson   4.125   05/15/22   204,295 
 225,000      Tyco Electronics Group S.A.   6.550   10/01/17   260,185 
 200,000      Tyco Electronics Group S.A.   2.375   12/17/18   197,913 
 250,000      Tyco Electronics Group S.A.   3.500   02/03/22   247,887 
 225,000      Xerox Corp   8.250   05/15/14   226,887 
 330,000      Xerox Corp   4.250   02/15/15   340,015 
 100,000      Xerox Corp   2.950   03/15/17   103,966 
 250,000      Xerox Corp   6.350   05/15/18   288,890 
 100,000      Xerox Corp   2.750   03/15/19   100,084 
 700,000      Xerox Corp   5.625   12/15/19   793,169 
 200,000      Xerox Corp   6.750   12/15/39   231,537 
        TOTAL TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT       28,985,902 
                      
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.4%             
 200,000      America Movil SAB de C.V.   3.625   03/30/15   205,600 
 500,000      America Movil SAB de C.V.   2.375   09/08/16   514,500 
 1,430,000      America Movil SAB de C.V.   5.000   03/30/20   1,566,755 
 450,000      America Movil SAB de C.V.   3.125   07/16/22   429,356 
 440,000      America Movil SAB de C.V.   6.125   03/30/40   496,562 
 525,000      America Movil SAB de C.V.   4.375   07/16/42   464,279 
 1,150,000      American Tower Corp   4.500   01/15/18   1,240,203 
 300,000      American Tower Corp   3.400   02/15/19   307,421 
 200,000      American Tower Corp   4.700   03/15/22   208,973 
 250,000      American Tower Corp   3.500   01/31/23   236,410 
 800,000      American Tower Corp   5.000   02/15/24   833,203 
 350,000      AT&T, Inc   5.100   09/15/14   357,333 
 1,765,000      AT&T, Inc   2.500   08/15/15   1,808,860 
 400,000      AT&T, Inc   0.800   12/01/15   400,262 
 600,000      AT&T, Inc   0.900   02/12/16   599,888 
 150,000      AT&T, Inc   2.950   05/15/16   156,206 
 600,000      AT&T, Inc   1.600   02/15/17   604,051 
73

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$750,000      AT&T, Inc   1.700%  06/01/17  $756,490 
 325,000      AT&T, Inc   1.400   12/01/17   321,564 
 300,000      AT&T, Inc   2.375   11/27/18   301,491 
 950,000      AT&T, Inc   5.800   02/15/19   1,096,952 
 500,000      AT&T, Inc   2.300   03/11/19   497,414 
 500,000      AT&T, Inc   4.450   05/15/21   540,328 
 3,300,000      AT&T, Inc   3.000   02/15/22   3,204,052 
 400,000      AT&T, Inc   2.625   12/01/22   371,916 
 500,000      AT&T, Inc   3.900   03/11/24   498,585 
 322,000      AT&T, Inc   5.350   09/01/40   329,063 
 1,200,000      AT&T, Inc   5.550   08/15/41   1,259,773 
 2,066,000      AT&T, Inc   4.300   12/15/42   1,830,637 
 1,854,000      AT&T, Inc   4.350   06/15/45   1,636,294 
 250,000      British Telecommunications plc   2.000   06/22/15   253,838 
 300,000      British Telecommunications plc   1.625   06/28/16   303,934 
 400,000      British Telecommunications plc   5.950   01/15/18   456,388 
 1,000,000      British Telecommunications plc   2.350   02/14/19   995,358 
 650,000      British Telecommunications plc   9.625   12/15/30   1,004,784 
 450,000      Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV   5.750   03/23/16   491,638 
 850,000      Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV   6.000   07/08/19   996,690 
 740,000      Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV   8.750   06/15/30   1,067,944 
 600,000      Embarq Corp   7.995   06/01/36   626,036 
 495,000      France Telecom S.A.   2.125   09/16/15   503,154 
 700,000      France Telecom S.A.   4.125   09/14/21   725,458 
 745,000      France Telecom S.A.   9.000   03/01/31   1,077,379 
 100,000      France Telecom S.A.   5.375   01/13/42   102,756 
 250,000      Koninklijke KPN NV   8.375   10/01/30   336,984 
 150,000      Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp   1.400   07/18/17   149,381 
 400,000      Orange S.A.   2.750   02/06/19   405,046 
 400,000      Orange S.A.   5.500   02/06/44   418,930 
 400,000      Qwest Corp   7.500   10/01/14   412,987 
 300,000      Qwest Corp   6.500   06/01/17   339,381 
 400,000      Qwest Corp   6.750   12/01/21   446,642 
 125,000      Rogers Communications, Inc   4.500   03/15/43   116,646 
 350,000      Rogers Communications, Inc   7.500   03/15/15   372,970 
 600,000      Rogers Communications, Inc   6.800   08/15/18   712,598 
 200,000      Rogers Communications, Inc   4.100   10/01/23   204,995 
 300,000      Rogers Communications, Inc   5.450   10/01/43   318,492 
 300,000      Rogers Communications, Inc   5.000   03/15/44   302,034 
 56,000      Telecom Italia Capital S.A.   6.175   06/18/14   56,560 
 600,000      Telefonica Emisiones SAU   3.992   02/16/16   629,158 
 400,000      Telefonica Emisiones SAU   3.192   04/27/18   409,676 
 2,020,000      Telefonica Emisiones SAU   5.134   04/27/20   2,183,872 
 500,000      Telefonica Emisiones SAU   4.570   04/27/23   510,622 
 392,000      Telefonica Europe BV   8.250   09/15/30   507,894 
 100,000      Telefonos de Mexico SAB de C.V.   5.500   01/27/15   103,300 
 100,000      Telefonos de Mexico SAB de C.V.   5.500   11/15/19   111,454 
 2,500,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   2.500   09/15/16   2,588,675 
 2,900,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   3.650   09/14/18   3,087,143 
 700,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   6.350   04/01/19   825,744 
 200,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   2.550   06/17/19   201,155 
 2,500,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   4.500   09/15/20   2,715,108 
74

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$500,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   3.450%  03/15/21  $506,846 
 950,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   3.500   11/01/21   956,636 
 500,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   2.450   11/01/22   455,645 
 2,250,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   5.150   09/15/23   2,462,218 
 600,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   4.150   03/15/24   609,569 
 1,550,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   6.400   09/15/33   1,840,233 
 475,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   5.050   03/15/34   487,290 
 380,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   6.250   04/01/37   441,838 
 620,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   6.400   02/15/38   727,997 
 300,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   6.000   04/01/41   340,013 
 1,150,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   4.750   11/01/41   1,109,511 
 1,425,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   3.850   11/01/42   1,193,073 
 4,775,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   6.550   09/15/43   5,810,865 
 303,000      Vodafone Group plc   5.625   02/27/17   340,184 
 250,000      Vodafone Group plc   1.625   03/20/17   252,655 
 500,000      Vodafone Group plc   1.250   09/26/17   494,452 
 400,000      Vodafone Group plc   1.500   02/19/18   393,284 
 1,500,000      Vodafone Group plc   5.450   06/10/19   1,713,804 
 650,000      Vodafone Group plc   4.375   03/16/21   696,242 
 500,000      Vodafone Group plc   2.500   09/26/22   457,544 
 400,000      Vodafone Group plc   2.950   02/19/23   375,022 
 150,000      Vodafone Group plc   6.150   02/27/37   170,113 
 400,000      Vodafone Group plc   4.375   02/19/43   360,522 
        TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES        72,342,781 
                      
TRANSPORTATION - 0.6%             
 100,000      ABB Finance USA, Inc   1.625   05/08/17   100,683 
 500,000      ABB Finance USA, Inc   2.875   05/08/22   486,235 
 150,000      ABB Finance USA, Inc   4.375   05/08/42   149,462 
 388,160   g  American Airlines   4.950   01/15/23   416,302 
 486,454   g  American Airlines   4.000   07/15/25   490,103 
 200,000      Boeing Capital Corp   2.125   08/15/16   206,260 
 700,000      Boeing Capital Corp   2.900   08/15/18   731,853 
 625,000      Boeing Co   0.950   05/15/18   604,215 
 750,000      Boeing Co   3.750   11/20/16   805,843 
 350,000      Boeing Co   5.875   02/15/40   432,617 
 555,000      Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp   4.700   10/01/19   611,580 
 360,000      Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp   5.750   05/01/40   412,545 
 500,000      Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC   4.100   06/01/21   526,797 
 300,000      Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC   3.050   03/15/22   291,422 
 150,000      Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC   3.050   09/01/22   143,693 
 200,000      Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC   3.000   03/15/23   188,764 
 500,000      Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC   3.850   09/01/23   506,780 
 500,000      Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC   3.750   04/01/24   501,445 
 250,000      Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC   5.050   03/01/41   263,429 
 200,000      Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC   4.400   03/15/42   189,640 
 200,000      Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC   4.450   03/15/43   190,728 
 500,000      Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC   5.150   09/01/43   529,937 
 500,000      Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC   4.900   04/01/44   515,367 
 200,000      Canadian National Railway Co   5.550   05/15/18   226,804 
 200,000      Canadian National Railway Co   5.550   03/01/19   230,103 
 100,000      Canadian National Railway Co   2.850   12/15/21   98,943 
75

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$300,000      Canadian National Railway Co   2.250%  11/15/22  $275,804 
 200,000      Canadian National Railway Co   6.900   07/15/28   262,773 
 200,000      Canadian National Railway Co   6.250   08/01/34   249,173 
 250,000      Canadian National Railway Co   3.500   11/15/42   214,810 
 100,000      Canadian National Railway Co   4.500   11/07/43   102,210 
 200,000      Canadian Pacific Railway Co   7.250   05/15/19   241,916 
 200,000      Canadian Pacific Railway Co   7.125   10/15/31   254,530 
 250,000      Canadian Pacific Railway Co   5.950   05/15/37   292,348 
 100,000      Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd   5.750   01/15/42   115,911 
 200,000      Carnival Corp   1.875   12/15/17   198,553 
 200,000      Carnival Corp   3.950   10/15/20   203,906 
 413,042      Continental Airlines, Inc   4.750   01/12/21   446,085 
 29,239      Continental Airlines, Inc   5.983   04/19/22   33,186 
 200,000      Continental Airlines, Inc   4.000   10/29/24   202,000 
 100,000      Con-Way, Inc   7.250   01/15/18   116,601 
 850,000      CSX Corp   7.375   02/01/19   1,034,216 
 125,000      CSX Corp   3.700   11/01/23   123,760 
 100,000      CSX Corp   6.000   10/01/36   117,376 
 200,000      CSX Corp   6.150   05/01/37   238,796 
 400,000      CSX Corp   5.500   04/15/41   445,001 
 350,000      CSX Corp   4.400   03/01/43   334,221 
 100,000      CSX Corp   4.100   03/15/44   91,215 
 381,383      Delta Air Lines, Inc   5.300   04/15/19   421,429 
 185,986      Delta Air Lines, Inc   4.750   05/07/20   200,865 
 184,000   g  Embraer Overseas Ltd   5.696   09/16/23   190,900 
 100,000      Embraer S.A.   5.150   06/15/22   103,750 
 134,000      FedEx Corp   8.000   01/15/19   166,467 
 300,000      FedEx Corp   4.000   01/15/24   304,986 
 1,000,000      FedEx Corp   4.900   01/15/34   1,027,315 
 200,000      FedEx Corp   3.875   08/01/42   173,284 
 100,000      GATX Corp   3.500   07/15/16   105,187 
 443,000      GATX Corp   1.250   03/04/17   440,489 
 100,000      GATX Corp   2.375   07/30/18   99,768 
 200,000      GATX Corp   2.500   03/15/19   197,868 
 500,000      GATX Corp   2.500   07/30/19   494,056 
 125,000      GATX Corp   4.750   06/15/22   133,072 
 100,000      GATX Corp   3.900   03/30/23   100,042 
 225,000      GATX Corp   5.200   03/15/44   231,319 
 250,000      Hawaiian Airlines Pass Through Certificates   3.900   01/15/26   241,563 
 100,000      JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc   2.400   03/15/19   99,160 
 100,000      Kansas City Southern de Mexico S.A. de C.V.   3.000   05/15/23   92,096 
 100,000   g  Kansas City Southern Railway   4.300   05/15/43   90,654 
 210,000      Norfolk Southern Corp   5.750   04/01/18   239,381 
 100,000      Norfolk Southern Corp   3.250   12/01/21   100,693 
 250,000      Norfolk Southern Corp   3.000   04/01/22   243,489 
 1,291,000      Norfolk Southern Corp   2.903   02/15/23   1,228,437 
 200,000      Norfolk Southern Corp   3.850   01/15/24   203,111 
 81,000      Norfolk Southern Corp   5.590   05/17/25   90,579 
 16,000      Norfolk Southern Corp   4.837   10/01/41   16,371 
 750,000      Norfolk Southern Corp   3.950   10/01/42   677,868 
 200,000      Norfolk Southern Corp   4.800   08/15/43   205,501 
 250,000      Northrop Grumman Corp   1.750   06/01/18   245,925 
76

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$650,000      Northrop Grumman Corp   3.500%  03/15/21  $656,059 
 400,000      Northrop Grumman Corp   3.250   08/01/23   383,014 
 100,000      Northrop Grumman Corp   5.050   11/15/40   104,717 
 400,000      Northrop Grumman Corp   4.750   06/01/43   402,116 
 350,000      Ryder System, Inc   3.150   03/02/15   357,537 
 50,000      Ryder System, Inc   3.600   03/01/16   52,289 
 150,000      Ryder System, Inc   2.500   03/01/17   153,304 
 150,000      Ryder System, Inc   2.500   03/01/18   151,580 
 200,000      Ryder System, Inc   2.450   11/15/18   200,157 
 100,000      Ryder System, Inc   2.550   06/01/19   99,371 
 325,000      Southwest Airlines Co   5.250   10/01/14   332,155 
 100,000      Union Pacific Corp   2.250   02/15/19   99,990 
 331,000      Union Pacific Corp   4.163   07/15/22   349,947 
 500,000      Union Pacific Corp   2.950   01/15/23   477,721 
 277,000      Union Pacific Corp   3.646   02/15/24   276,118 
 200,000      Union Pacific Corp   3.750   03/15/24   202,184 
 100,000      Union Pacific Corp   4.750   09/15/41   102,363 
 100,000      Union Pacific Corp   4.300   06/15/42   96,259 
 150,000      Union Pacific Corp   4.250   04/15/43   142,183 
 250,000      Union Pacific Corp   4.750   12/15/43   256,937 
 200,000      Union Pacific Corp   4.821   02/01/44   208,584 
 200,000      Union Pacific Corp   4.850   06/15/44   209,511 
 300,000      United Airlines Pass Through Trust   4.300   08/15/25   309,189 
 500,000   h  United Airlines Pass Through Trust   4.000   04/11/26   502,500 
 42,000      United Parcel Service, Inc   3.875   04/01/14   42,000 
 100,000      United Parcel Service, Inc   1.125   10/01/17   99,306 
 100,000      United Parcel Service, Inc   5.500   01/15/18   113,858 
 300,000      United Parcel Service, Inc   5.125   04/01/19   340,052 
 1,105,000      United Parcel Service, Inc   3.125   01/15/21   1,132,909 
 200,000      United Parcel Service, Inc   2.450   10/01/22   189,717 
 35,000      United Parcel Service, Inc   6.200   01/15/38   44,133 
 450,000      United Parcel Service, Inc   3.625   10/01/42   400,644 
 199,314      US Airways Pass Through Trust   4.625   06/03/25   208,781 
 300,000      US Airways Pass Through Trust   3.950   11/15/25   302,250 
        TOTAL TRANSPORTATION           32,611,001 
                      
UTILITIES - 2.1%             
 370,000      AGL Capital Corp   5.250   08/15/19   415,818 
 275,000      AGL Capital Corp   4.400   06/01/43   268,967 
 200,000      Alabama Power Co   0.550   10/15/15   199,847 
 475,000      Alabama Power Co   3.550   12/01/23   478,689 
 300,000      Alabama Power Co   5.200   06/01/41   337,491 
 200,000      Alabama Power Co   3.850   12/01/42   184,128 
 60,000      Alliant Energy Corp   4.000   10/15/14   61,084 
 100,000      Ameren Corp   8.875   05/15/14   100,958 
 600,000      Ameren Illinois Co   2.700   09/01/22   581,717 
 100,000      Ameren Illinois Co   4.800   12/15/43   105,968 
 500,000      American Water Capital Corp   3.850   03/01/24   507,089 
 125,000      American Water Capital Corp   4.300   12/01/42   119,707 
 50,000      Appalachian Power Co   3.400   05/24/15   51,486 
 140,000      Appalachian Power Co   7.000   04/01/38   183,460 
 150,000      Arizona Public Service Co   8.750   03/01/19   191,858 
77

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$350,000      Arizona Public Service Co   4.500%  04/01/42  $349,664 
 200,000      Arizona Public Service Co   4.700   01/15/44   206,311 
 60,000      Atmos Energy Corp   4.950   10/15/14   61,405 
 100,000      Atmos Energy Corp   8.500   03/15/19   127,602 
 100,000      Atmos Energy Corp   5.500   06/15/41   114,970 
 125,000      Atmos Energy Corp   4.150   01/15/43   119,998 
 100,000      Baltimore Gas & Electric Co   3.500   11/15/21   102,185 
 400,000      Baltimore Gas & Electric Co   3.350   07/01/23   394,522 
 200,000      Black Hills Corp   4.250   11/30/23   205,994 
 785,000      Carolina Power & Light Co   5.300   01/15/19   892,917 
 350,000      Carolina Power & Light Co   3.000   09/15/21   351,290 
 150,000      Carolina Power & Light Co   2.800   05/15/22   146,638 
 100,000      Carolina Power & Light Co   4.100   05/15/42   95,868 
 300,000      Carolina Power & Light Co   4.100   03/15/43   286,474 
 400,000      CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC   2.250   08/01/22   373,399 
 100,000      CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC   6.950   03/15/33   133,229 
 100,000      CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC   3.550   08/01/42   87,690 
 300,000      CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC   4.500   04/01/44   307,689 
 423,000      CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp   4.500   01/15/21   456,961 
 203,000      Cleco Power LLC   6.000   12/01/40   237,499 
 200,000      CMS Energy Corp   3.875   03/01/24   202,637 
 100,000      CMS Energy Corp   4.700   03/31/43   99,591 
 500,000      Commonwealth Edison Co   1.950   09/01/16   511,526 
 300,000      Commonwealth Edison Co   2.150   01/15/19   298,621 
 775,000      Commonwealth Edison Co   4.000   08/01/20   827,102 
 387,000      Commonwealth Edison Co   5.900   03/15/36   469,648 
 200,000      Commonwealth Edison Co   3.800   10/01/42   180,436 
 300,000      Commonwealth Edison Co   4.600   08/15/43   309,519 
 300,000      Commonwealth Edison Co   4.700   01/15/44   314,016 
 210,000      Connecticut Light & Power Co   5.500   02/01/19   240,001 
 200,000      Connecticut Light & Power Co   2.500   01/15/23   187,671 
 60,000      Consolidated Edison Co of New York, Inc   6.650   04/01/19   72,024 
 1,390,000      Consolidated Edison Co of New York, Inc   4.450   06/15/20   1,512,926 
 325,000      Consolidated Edison Co of New York, Inc   5.700   06/15/40   385,980 
 200,000      Consolidated Edison Co of New York, Inc   4.200   03/15/42   191,240 
 550,000      Consolidated Edison Co of New York, Inc   3.950   03/01/43   499,999 
 600,000      Consolidated Edison Co of New York, Inc   4.450   03/15/44   594,475 
 105,000      Consolidated Natural Gas Co   5.000   12/01/14   108,105 
 480,000      Constellation Energy Group, Inc   4.550   06/15/15   500,858 
 800,000      Consumers Energy Co   5.500   08/15/16   884,974 
 230,000      Consumers Energy Co   6.125   03/15/19   270,563 
 150,000      Consumers Energy Co   2.850   05/15/22   146,539 
 200,000      Consumers Energy Co   3.375   08/15/23   200,323 
 250,000      Consumers Energy Co   3.950   05/15/43   236,091 
 300,000   g  Dayton Power & Light Co   1.875   09/15/16   304,291 
 200,000      Delmarva Power & Light Co   3.500   11/15/23   200,736 
 400,000      Detroit Edison Co   3.450   10/01/20   415,064 
 100,000      Detroit Edison Co   2.650   06/15/22   96,238 
 100,000      Detroit Edison Co   3.950   06/15/42   94,058 
 200,000   g  Dominion Gas Holdings LLC   3.550   11/01/23   197,366 
 200,000   g  Dominion Gas Holdings LLC   4.800   11/01/43   203,942 
 360,000      Dominion Resources, Inc   5.150   07/15/15   380,188 
78

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$100,000      Dominion Resources, Inc   1.400%  09/15/17  $98,572 
 1,700,000      Dominion Resources, Inc   4.450   03/15/21   1,830,971 
 500,000      Dominion Resources, Inc   2.750   09/15/22   473,316 
 200,000      Dominion Resources, Inc   5.950   06/15/35   232,538 
 100,000      Dominion Resources, Inc   4.050   09/15/42   89,480 
 200,000      DTE Electric Co   3.650   03/15/24   203,944 
 200,000      DTE Electric Co   4.000   04/01/43   190,236 
 200,000      DTE Energy Co   3.850   12/01/23   202,826 
 125,000      Duke Energy Carolinas LLC   4.300   06/15/20   136,108 
 500,000      Duke Energy Carolinas LLC   4.000   09/30/42   473,446 
 500,000      Duke Energy Corp   2.100   06/15/18   501,566 
 746,000      Duke Energy Corp   5.050   09/15/19   831,821 
 300,000      Duke Energy Corp   3.050   08/15/22   291,881 
 300,000      Duke Energy Corp   3.950   10/15/23   307,568 
 250,000      Duke Energy Indiana, Inc   4.200   03/15/42   243,724 
 200,000      Duke Energy Indiana, Inc   4.900   07/15/43   214,431 
 500,000      Duke Energy Ohio, Inc   3.800   09/01/23   517,842 
 400,000      Duke Energy Progress, Inc   4.375   03/30/44   401,236 
 200,000      El Paso Natural Gas Co   5.950   04/15/17   224,212 
 100,000      Enbridge, Inc   5.600   04/01/17   111,405 
 300,000      Enbridge, Inc   4.000   10/01/23   300,602 
 150,000      Energen Corp   4.625   09/01/21   149,071 
 400,000      Energy Transfer Partners LP   6.125   02/15/17   447,889 
 44,000      Energy Transfer Partners LP   9.700   03/15/19   56,852 
 500,000      Energy Transfer Partners LP   4.650   06/01/21   525,622 
 200,000      Energy Transfer Partners LP   5.200   02/01/22   215,902 
 200,000      Energy Transfer Partners LP   3.600   02/01/23   191,296 
 500,000      Energy Transfer Partners LP   4.900   02/01/24   520,376 
 140,000      Energy Transfer Partners LP   7.500   07/01/38   172,745 
 450,000      Energy Transfer Partners LP   6.500   02/01/42   509,999 
 200,000      Energy Transfer Partners LP   5.150   02/01/43   192,547 
 200,000      Energy Transfer Partners LP   5.950   10/01/43   215,222 
 200,000      EnLink Midstream Partners LP   2.700   04/01/19   200,627 
 200,000      EnLink Midstream Partners LP   4.400   04/01/24   203,905 
 200,000      EnLink Midstream Partners LP   5.600   04/01/44   211,176 
 125,000      Entergy Arkansas, Inc   3.750   02/15/21   130,978 
 300,000      Entergy Arkansas, Inc   3.050   06/01/23   290,075 
 175,000      Entergy Arkansas, Inc   3.700   06/01/24   177,610 
 200,000      Entergy Corp   3.625   09/15/15   207,009 
 200,000      Entergy Corp   5.125   09/15/20   214,066 
 150,000      Entergy Louisiana LLC   1.875   12/15/14   151,463 
 200,000      Entergy Louisiana LLC   4.050   09/01/23   209,005 
 225,000      Entergy Texas, Inc   7.125   02/01/19   264,956 
 75,000      Exelon Corp   4.900   06/15/15   78,461 
 400,000      Exelon Generation Co LLC   5.200   10/01/19   437,243 
 200,000      Exelon Generation Co LLC   4.250   06/15/22   202,835 
 371,000      Exelon Generation Co LLC   5.600   06/15/42   386,827 
 400,000      Florida Power & Light Co   2.750   06/01/23   386,278 
 247,000      Florida Power & Light Co   4.950   06/01/35   270,740 
 400,000      Florida Power & Light Co   5.250   02/01/41   452,793 
 100,000      Florida Power & Light Co   4.125   02/01/42   96,290 
 200,000      Florida Power & Light Co   4.050   06/01/42   191,681 
79

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$450,000      Florida Power & Light Co   3.800%  12/15/42  $414,755 
 29,000      Florida Power Corp   5.650   06/15/18   33,216 
 1,200,000      Florida Power Corp   3.100   08/15/21   1,207,505 
 165,000      Florida Power Corp   6.400   06/15/38   212,773 
 300,000      Florida Power Corp   3.850   11/15/42   273,006 
 690,000      FPL Group Capital, Inc   2.600   09/01/15   706,603 
 300,000      Georgia Power Co   0.625   11/15/15   299,831 
 900,000      Georgia Power Co   5.700   06/01/17   1,018,975 
 177,000      Georgia Power Co   5.950   02/01/39   212,848 
 700,000      Georgia Power Co   4.300   03/15/43   676,787 
 200,000      Great Plains Energy, Inc   4.850   06/01/21   215,984 
 200,000   i  Great Plains Energy, Inc   5.292   06/15/22   221,819 
 80,000      Indiana Michigan Power Co   7.000   03/15/19   96,119 
 200,000      Indiana Michigan Power Co   3.200   03/15/23   194,305 
 70,000      Integrys Energy Group, Inc   4.170   11/01/20   73,313 
 100,000      Interstate Power & Light Co   6.250   07/15/39   126,327 
 200,000      Interstate Power & Light Co   4.700   10/15/43   211,365 
 200,000      ITC Holdings Corp   4.050   07/01/23   200,382 
 225,000      Kansas City Power & Light Co   3.150   03/15/23   214,411 
 100,000      Kansas City Power & Light Co   5.300   10/01/41   107,973 
 20,000   g  Kansas Gas & Electric   6.700   06/15/19   24,059 
 175,000      Kentucky Utilities Co   4.650   11/15/43   181,131 
 250,000      KeySpan Corp   5.803   04/01/35   280,946 
 150,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP   3.500   03/01/16   156,266 
 400,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP   5.950   02/15/18   453,208 
 300,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP   2.650   02/01/19   299,569 
 500,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP   9.000   02/01/19   633,053 
 500,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP   3.500   03/01/21   498,027 
 100,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP   5.800   03/01/21   112,866 
 1,200,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP   3.950   09/01/22   1,193,650 
 350,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP   3.450   02/15/23   333,610 
 200,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP   3.500   09/01/23   188,840 
 300,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP   4.150   02/01/24   298,205 
 535,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP   6.500   09/01/39   607,252 
 300,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP   5.625   09/01/41   306,287 
 200,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP   5.000   08/15/42   189,660 
 500,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP   5.000   03/01/43   476,064 
 400,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP   5.500   03/01/44   409,048 
 320,000      LG&E and KU Energy LLC   3.750   11/15/20   328,843 
 125,000      Louisville Gas & Electric Co   4.650   11/15/43   129,379 
 880,000      Metropolitan Edison Co   7.700   01/15/19   1,057,245 
 200,000      MidAmerican Energy Co   3.500   10/15/24   199,022 
 200,000      MidAmerican Energy Co   4.400   10/15/44   198,798 
 400,000      MidAmerican Energy Co   4.650   10/01/14   408,516 
 300,000      MidAmerican Energy Co   2.400   03/15/19   302,074 
 200,000      MidAmerican Energy Co   3.700   09/15/23   204,740 
 200,000      MidAmerican Energy Co   4.800   09/15/43   211,897 
 200,000   g  MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co   1.100   05/15/17   198,304 
 350,000      MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co   5.750   04/01/18   398,392 
 200,000   g  MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co   2.000   11/15/18   197,112 
 200,000   g  MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co   3.750   11/15/23   198,964 
 1,032,000      MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co   5.950   05/15/37   1,211,648 
80

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$300,000      MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co   6.500%  09/15/37  $371,009 
 200,000   g  MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co   5.150   11/15/43   213,099 
 750,000      Mississippi Power Co   4.250   03/15/42   691,633 
 100,000      National Fuel Gas Co   4.900   12/01/21   106,884 
 200,000      National Fuel Gas Co   3.750   03/01/23   195,187 
 820,000      Nevada Power Co   6.500   08/01/18   970,295 
 45,000      Nevada Power Co   7.125   03/15/19   55,029 
 230,000      Nevada Power Co   5.375   09/15/40   261,862 
 700,000      NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc   1.200   06/01/15   703,227 
 100,000      NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc   2.700   09/15/19   99,589 
 500,000      NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc   4.500   06/01/21   524,157 
 235,000      NiSource Finance Corp   5.400   07/15/14   238,169 
 350,000      NiSource Finance Corp   6.400   03/15/18   403,718 
 150,000      NiSource Finance Corp   6.125   03/01/22   172,808 
 400,000      NiSource Finance Corp   3.850   02/15/23   396,298 
 100,000      NiSource Finance Corp   5.950   06/15/41   111,123 
 200,000      NiSource Finance Corp   5.250   02/15/43   204,276 
 150,000      NiSource Finance Corp   4.800   02/15/44   143,659 
 300,000      NiSource Finance Corp   5.650   02/01/45   322,578 
 300,000      Northeast Utilities   2.800   05/01/23   279,902 
 150,000      Northern States Power Co   2.150   08/15/22   138,785 
 300,000      Northern States Power Co   2.600   05/15/23   283,023 
 425,000      Northern States Power Co   5.350   11/01/39   486,170 
 200,000      Northern States Power Co   3.400   08/15/42   171,063 
 150,000      NSTAR Electric Co   5.625   11/15/17   170,797 
 200,000      NSTAR Electric Co   2.375   10/15/22   185,992 
 175,000      NSTAR Electric Co   4.400   03/01/44   175,692 
 500,000      Oglethorpe Power Corp   4.200   12/01/42   467,847 
 250,000      Ohio Edison Co   8.250   10/15/38   374,230 
 600,000      Ohio Power Co   5.375   10/01/21   692,639 
 100,000      Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co   5.250   05/15/41   109,909 
 400,000      Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co   3.900   05/01/43   366,984 
 220,000      Oncor Electric Delivery Co LLC   6.375   01/15/15   229,575 
 200,000      Oncor Electric Delivery Co LLC   6.800   09/01/18   235,871 
 150,000      Oncor Electric Delivery Co LLC   4.100   06/01/22   157,157 
 70,000      Oncor Electric Delivery Co LLC   7.250   01/15/33   93,092 
 100,000      Oncor Electric Delivery Co LLC   5.250   09/30/40   108,987 
 550,000      Oncor Electric Delivery Co LLC   4.550   12/01/41   547,734 
 150,000      Oncor Electric Delivery Co LLC   5.300   06/01/42   166,829 
 250,000      ONEOK Partners LP   3.250   02/01/16   259,929 
 100,000      ONEOK Partners LP   2.000   10/01/17   100,442 
 200,000      ONEOK Partners LP   3.200   09/15/18   206,273 
 400,000      ONEOK Partners LP   3.375   10/01/22   385,658 
 200,000      ONEOK Partners LP   5.000   09/15/23   214,395 
 130,000      ONEOK Partners LP   6.650   10/01/36   152,789 
 250,000      ONEOK Partners LP   6.850   10/15/37   301,526 
 100,000      ONEOK Partners LP   6.125   02/01/41   112,258 
 355,000      Pacific Gas & Electric Co   8.250   10/15/18   441,942 
 400,000      Pacific Gas & Electric Co   3.250   06/15/23   386,835 
 175,000      Pacific Gas & Electric Co   3.850   11/15/23   176,475 
 200,000      Pacific Gas & Electric Co   3.750   02/15/24   199,596 
 420,000      Pacific Gas & Electric Co   6.050   03/01/34   496,037 
81

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$600,000      Pacific Gas & Electric Co   5.400%  01/15/40  $657,013 
 400,000      Pacific Gas & Electric Co   4.500   12/15/41   388,496 
 150,000      Pacific Gas & Electric Co   3.750   08/15/42   130,419 
 400,000      Pacific Gas & Electric Co   4.600   06/15/43   400,868 
 200,000      Pacific Gas & Electric Co   5.125   11/15/43   212,971 
 100,000      Pacific Gas & Electric Co   4.750   02/15/44   101,180 
 250,000      PacifiCorp   2.950   02/01/22   246,816 
 200,000      PacifiCorp   2.950   06/01/23   192,588 
 300,000      PacifiCorp   3.600   04/01/24   303,403 
 850,000      PacifiCorp   6.000   01/15/39   1,051,537 
 150,000      PECO Energy Co   2.375   09/15/22   141,386 
 200,000      PECO Energy Co   4.800   10/15/43   216,068 
 165,000      Pepco Holdings, Inc   2.700   10/01/15   168,704 
 350,000      PG&E Corp   5.750   04/01/14   350,000 
 300,000      PG&E Corp   2.400   03/01/19   298,047 
 200,000      Piedmont Natural Gas Co, Inc   4.650   08/01/43   206,912 
 200,000      Potomac Electric Power Co   3.600   03/15/24   202,096 
 65,000      Potomac Electric Power Co   7.900   12/15/38   97,149 
 200,000      Potomac Electric Power Co   4.150   03/15/43   193,253 
 100,000      PPL Capital Funding, Inc   1.900   06/01/18   98,375 
 300,000      PPL Capital Funding, Inc   4.200   06/15/22   311,063 
 200,000      PPL Capital Funding, Inc   3.500   12/01/22   195,971 
 400,000      PPL Capital Funding, Inc   3.400   06/01/23   386,970 
 100,000      PPL Capital Funding, Inc   3.950   03/15/24   99,880 
 200,000      PPL Capital Funding, Inc   5.000   03/15/44   202,609 
 200,000      PPL Electric Utilities Corp   2.500   09/01/22   189,398 
 300,000      PPL Electric Utilities Corp   4.750   07/15/43   316,864 
 200,000      PPL Energy Supply LLC   6.200   05/15/16   220,480 
 225,000      PPL Energy Supply LLC   6.500   05/01/18   252,696 
 100,000      PPL Energy Supply LLC   4.600   12/15/21   100,869 
 300,000      Progress Energy, Inc   3.150   04/01/22   294,698 
 900,000      Progress Energy, Inc   7.750   03/01/31   1,229,848 
 200,000      PSEG Power LLC   5.320   09/15/16   220,294 
 100,000      PSEG Power LLC   2.450   11/15/18   100,035 
 335,000      Public Service Co of Colorado   5.500   04/01/14   335,000 
 150,000      Public Service Co of Colorado   2.250   09/15/22   140,005 
 200,000      Public Service Co of Colorado   2.500   03/15/23   186,881 
 150,000      Public Service Co of Colorado   3.600   09/15/42   133,399 
 100,000      Public Service Co of Colorado   4.300   03/15/44   99,896 
 200,000      Public Service Co of New Hampshire   3.500   11/01/23   200,411 
 520,000      Public Service Co of Oklahoma   5.150   12/01/19   578,319 
 100,000      Public Service Co of Oklahoma   4.400   02/01/21   108,105 
 150,000      Public Service Co of Oklahoma   6.625   11/15/37   185,815 
 220,000      Public Service Electric & Gas Co   5.300   05/01/18   249,199 
 200,000      Public Service Electric & Gas Co   2.300   09/15/18   202,870 
 400,000      Public Service Electric & Gas Co   2.375   05/15/23   369,441 
 200,000      Public Service Electric & Gas Co   3.750   03/15/24   205,619 
 410,000      Public Service Electric & Gas Co   5.375   11/01/39   473,341 
 200,000      Public Service Electric & Gas Co   3.950   05/01/42   188,457 
 100,000      Public Service Electric & Gas Co   3.650   09/01/42   89,605 
 200,000      Public Service Electric & Gas Co   3.800   01/01/43   184,012 
 250,000      Puget Sound Energy, Inc   5.757   10/01/39   301,853 
82

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$100,000      Puget Sound Energy, Inc   4.434%  11/15/41  $101,402 
 100,000      Questar Corp   2.750   02/01/16   103,198 
 150,000      San Diego Gas & Electric Co   3.000   08/15/21   150,942 
 400,000      San Diego Gas & Electric Co   3.600   09/01/23   411,448 
 305,000      San Diego Gas & Electric Co   5.350   05/15/40   353,043 
 100,000      San Diego Gas & Electric Co   3.950   11/15/41   95,837 
 300,000      SCANA Corp   4.750   05/15/21   315,809 
 100,000      SCANA Corp   4.125   02/01/22   100,799 
 250,000      Scottish Power Ltd   5.810   03/15/25   272,988 
 200,000      Sempra Energy   2.300   04/01/17   204,497 
 150,000      Sempra Energy   2.875   10/01/22   142,055 
 500,000      Sempra Energy   4.050   12/01/23   511,046 
 260,000      Sempra Energy   6.000   10/15/39   310,120 
 125,000      Sierra Pacific Power Co   3.375   08/15/23   124,010 
 50,000      South Carolina Electric & Gas Co   5.300   05/15/33   56,078 
 125,000      South Carolina Electric & Gas Co   5.450   02/01/41   145,409 
 250,000      South Carolina Electric & Gas Co   4.350   02/01/42   248,546 
 300,000      South Carolina Electric & Gas Co   4.600   06/15/43   309,489 
 488,539      Southaven Combined Cycle Generation LLC   3.846   08/15/33   494,082 
 100,000      Southern California Edison Co   5.000   01/15/16   107,736 
 250,000      Southern California Edison Co   5.500   08/15/18   286,390 
 280,000      Southern California Edison Co   3.875   06/01/21   298,569 
 400,000      Southern California Edison Co   3.500   10/01/23   403,728 
 185,000      Southern California Edison Co   6.050   03/15/39   229,133 
 300,000      Southern California Edison Co   4.500   09/01/40   305,778 
 500,000      Southern California Edison Co   3.900   12/01/41   461,255 
 200,000      Southern California Edison Co   4.050   03/15/42   190,158 
 500,000      Southern California Edison Co   3.900   03/15/43   462,679 
 150,000      Southern California Gas Co   3.750   09/15/42   138,476 
 200,000      Southern California Gas Co   4.450   03/15/44   204,135 
 200,000      Southern Co   2.375   09/15/15   204,678 
 100,000      Southern Co   1.950   09/01/16   102,426 
 300,000      Southern Co   2.450   09/01/18   304,253 
 108,000   g  Southern Natural Gas Co   5.900   04/01/17   121,226 
 550,000      Southern Natural Gas Co   4.400   06/15/21   578,760 
 100,000      Southern Natural Gas Co   8.000   03/01/32   132,284 
 250,000      Southwest Gas Corp   3.875   04/01/22   258,820 
 250,000      Southwestern Electric Power Co   5.550   01/15/17   274,768 
 400,000      Southwestern Electric Power Co   6.200   03/15/40   482,850 
 600,000      Southwestern Public Service Co   4.500   08/15/41   610,805 
 60,000      Spectra Energy Capital LLC   6.200   04/15/18   68,364 
 450,000      Spectra Energy Capital LLC   8.000   10/01/19   551,393 
 600,000      Spectra Energy Capital LLC   3.300   03/15/23   545,172 
 200,000      Spectra Energy Partners LP   2.950   09/25/18   203,880 
 200,000      Spectra Energy Partners LP   4.750   03/15/24   210,742 
 200,000      Spectra Energy Partners LP   5.950   09/25/43   228,487 
 150,000      System Energy Resources, Inc   4.100   04/01/23   151,413 
 200,000      Tampa Electric Co   5.400   05/15/21   228,148 
 100,000      Tampa Electric Co   2.600   09/15/22   94,347 
 100,000      Tampa Electric Co   4.100   06/15/42   95,081 
 200,000      TECO Finance, Inc   5.150   03/15/20   221,185 
 200,000      Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co   7.000   10/15/28   245,076 
83

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$12,000      Toledo Edison Co   7.250%  05/01/20  $14,220 
 300,000      Toledo Edison Co   6.150   05/15/37   348,946 
 770,000      Total Capital S.A.   3.125   10/02/15   800,112 
 300,000      Total Capital S.A.   2.125   08/10/18   303,036 
 200,000      Total Capital S.A.   4.450   06/24/20   219,906 
 100,000      Total Capital S.A.   4.125   01/28/21   107,371 
 350,000      TransAlta Corp   6.650   05/15/18   396,479 
 300,000      TransAlta Corp   4.500   11/15/22   295,266 
 125,000      Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co LLC   4.450   08/01/42   117,225 
 100,000      Union Electric Co   8.450   03/15/39   158,728 
 100,000      Union Electric Co   3.900   09/15/42   93,064 
 100,000      United Utilities plc   6.875   08/15/28   112,733 
 200,000      Virginia Electric and Power Co   1.200   01/15/18   195,834 
 309,000      Virginia Electric and Power Co   2.750   03/15/23   294,199 
 500,000      Virginia Electric and Power Co   3.450   02/15/24   498,970 
 350,000      Virginia Electric and Power Co   6.000   05/15/37   428,044 
 160,000      Virginia Electric and Power Co   4.000   01/15/43   150,447 
 250,000      Virginia Electric and Power Co   4.650   08/15/43   257,886 
 300,000      Virginia Electric and Power Co   4.450   02/15/44   302,159 
 500,000      Westar Energy, Inc   4.125   03/01/42   482,997 
 200,000      Western Gas Partners LP   2.600   08/15/18   200,875 
 450,000      Western Gas Partners LP   4.000   07/01/22   446,064 
 100,000      Western Gas Partners LP   5.450   04/01/44   101,940 
 225,000      Western Massachusetts Electric Co   3.500   09/15/21   229,075 
 35,000      Williams Cos, Inc   7.875   09/01/21   41,585 
 475,000      Williams Cos, Inc   3.700   01/15/23   431,055 
 300,000      Williams Cos, Inc   7.750   06/15/31   336,576 
 245,000      Williams Partners LP   3.800   02/15/15   251,616 
 70,000      Williams Partners LP   7.250   02/01/17   80,577 
 530,000      Williams Partners LP   5.250   03/15/20   583,560 
 600,000      Williams Partners LP   4.000   11/15/21   610,062 
 200,000      Williams Partners LP   3.350   08/15/22   191,592 
 300,000      Williams Partners LP   4.500   11/15/23   306,943 
 300,000      Williams Partners LP   4.300   03/04/24   301,330 
 300,000      Williams Partners LP   5.800   11/15/43   323,400 
 300,000      Williams Partners LP   5.400   03/04/44   307,838 
 300,000      Wisconsin Electric Power Co   1.700   06/15/18   297,568 
 200,000      Wisconsin Electric Power Co   5.625   05/15/33   236,722 
 200,000      Wisconsin Electric Power Co   3.650   12/15/42   176,985 
 200,000      Wisconsin Power & Light Co   2.250   11/15/22   185,437 
 200,000      Wisconsin Public Service Corp   3.671   12/01/42   179,498 
 200,000      Wisconsin Public Service Corp   4.752   11/01/44   211,556 
 200,000      Xcel Energy, Inc   0.750   05/09/16   199,460 
 100,000      Xcel Energy, Inc   4.700   05/15/20   110,246 
 100,000      Xcel Energy, Inc   4.800   09/15/41   102,844 
        TOTAL UTILITIES           108,968,792 
                      
        TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS           1,253,609,617 
        (Cost $1,236,325,931)             
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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
GOVERNMENT BONDS -  72.5%          
           
AGENCY SECURITIES - 2.8%             
$250,000      Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp (FAMC)   2.375%  07/22/15  $256,515 
 500,000      Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB)   0.300   07/18/14   500,255 
 2,600,000      FFCB   3.000   09/22/14   2,635,838 
 1,600,000      FFCB   1.050   03/28/16   1,620,357 
 110,000      Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)   5.250   06/18/14   111,217 
 200,000      FHLB   0.400   07/02/14   200,164 
 7,650,000      FHLB   2.875   06/12/15   7,893,025 
 1,000,000      FHLB   5.375   05/18/16   1,103,177 
 95,000      FHLB   4.750   12/16/16   104,874 
 500,000      FHLB   4.875   05/17/17   559,277 
 1,000,000      FHLB   0.750   09/08/17   982,642 
 2,745,000      FHLB   5.000   11/17/17   3,112,888 
 4,000,000      FHLB   1.625   06/14/19   3,928,148 
 5,005,000      FHLB   5.500   07/15/36   6,112,707 
 108,000      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC)   4.375   07/17/15   113,779 
 125,000      FHLMC   4.750   11/17/15   133,986 
 132,000      FHLMC   4.750   01/19/16   142,430 
 6,213,000      FHLMC   5.250   04/18/16   6,812,499 
 127,000      FHLMC   5.500   07/18/16   141,311 
 16,736,000      FHLMC   5.125   10/18/16   18,608,842 
 10,000,000      FHLMC   0.875   03/07/18   9,794,820 
 9,000,000      FHLMC   2.375   01/13/22   8,815,383 
 3,250,000      FHLMC   6.250   07/15/32   4,338,015 
 14,000,000      Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)   2.625   11/20/14   14,221,144 
 5,000,000      FNMA   2.250   03/15/16   5,175,545 
 10,215,000      FNMA   5.000   03/15/16   11,121,980 
 150,000      FNMA   5.000   05/11/17   168,162 
 4,340,000      FNMA   5.375   06/12/17   4,915,206 
 3,000,000      FNMA   1.625   11/27/18   2,987,769 
 11,000,000   j  FNMA   0.000   10/09/19   9,469,537 
 951,000      FNMA   6.030   10/08/27   1,170,028 
 5,000,000      FNMA   6.625   11/15/30   6,870,430 
 1,000,000      FNMA   5.625   07/15/37   1,255,718 
 815,000      Financing Corp   9.400   02/08/18   1,049,123 
 825,000      Financing Corp   9.800   04/06/18   1,083,352 
 815,000      Financing Corp   10.350   08/03/18   1,105,111 
 500,000      Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan   2.503   10/30/20   499,232 
 450,000      Private Export Funding Corp (PEFCO)   1.375   02/15/17   453,516 
 590,000      PEFCO   2.250   12/15/17   611,100 
 175,000      PEFCO   1.450   08/15/19   168,287 
 400,000      PEFCO   2.050   11/15/22   369,741 
 700,000      Tunisia Government AID Bonds   1.686   07/16/19   682,671 
 300,000      Israel Government AID Bond   5.500   04/26/24   357,022 
 300,000      Tennessee Valley Authority   1.750   10/15/18   299,329 
        TOTAL AGENCY SECURITIES           142,056,152 
                      
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS - 3.9%             
 1,800,000      Asian Development Bank   0.875   06/10/14   1,802,466 
 1,750,000      Asian Development Bank   2.500   03/15/16   1,817,392 
 2,000,000      Asian Development Bank   1.125   03/15/17   2,007,880 
 1,000,000      Asian Development Bank   1.875   04/12/19   1,000,060 
85

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$1,500,000      Asian Development Bank   1.375%  03/23/20  $1,430,313 
 75,000      Asian Development Bank   5.820   06/16/28   92,026 
 906,000      Brazilian Government International Bond   5.875   01/15/19   1,019,250 
 2,090,000      Brazilian Government International Bond   4.875   01/22/21   2,221,670 
 1,300,000      Brazilian Government International Bond   2.625   01/05/23   1,150,500 
 1,424,000      Brazilian Government International Bond   4.250   01/07/25   1,377,720 
 880,000      Brazilian Government International Bond   7.125   01/20/37   1,054,900 
 2,330,000      Brazilian Government International Bond   5.625   01/07/41   2,360,290 
 525,000      Canada Government International Bond   2.375   09/10/14   530,187 
 850,000      Canada Government International Bond   0.875   02/14/17   849,541 
 1,000,000      Canada Government International Bond   1.625   02/27/19   993,398 
 345,000      Chile Government International Bond   3.875   08/05/20   366,562 
 300,000      Chile Government International Bond   2.250   10/30/22   274,500 
 300,000      Chile Government International Bond   3.625   10/30/42   248,250 
 850,000      China Development Bank   5.000   10/15/15   898,523 
 900,000      Colombia Government International Bond   8.250   12/22/14   946,800 
 450,000      Colombia Government International Bond   7.375   03/18/19   541,125 
 900,000      Colombia Government International Bond   4.375   07/12/21   936,000 
 600,000      Colombia Government International Bond   2.625   03/15/23   540,000 
 750,000      Colombia Government International Bond   4.000   02/26/24   742,500 
 1,250,000      Colombia Government International Bond   6.125   01/18/41   1,400,000 
 750,000      Colombia Government International Bond   5.625   02/26/44   783,000 
 30,000      Corp Andina de Fomento   5.125   05/05/15   31,093 
 500,000      Corp Andina de Fomento   3.750   01/15/16   521,246 
 527,000      Corp Andina de Fomento   4.375   06/15/22   542,740 
 1,000,000      Council of Europe Development Bank   2.625   02/16/16   1,039,710 
 500,000      Council of Europe Development Bank   1.500   06/19/17   505,040 
 500,000      Council of Europe Development Bank   1.000   03/07/18   490,515 
 500,000      Council of Europe Development Bank   1.125   05/31/18   490,195 
 300,000      Development Bank of Japan   5.125   02/01/17   333,546 
 50,000      European Bank for Reconstruction & Development   1.625   09/03/15   50,914 
 1,500,000      European Bank for Reconstruction & Development   2.500   03/15/16   1,557,165 
 1,000,000      European Bank for Reconstruction & Development   1.375   10/20/16   1,014,590 
 1,000,000      European Investment Bank   1.500   05/15/14   1,001,570 
 4,000,000      European Investment Bank   1.125   04/15/15   4,036,160 
 5,000,000      European Investment Bank   1.625   09/01/15   5,092,500 
 5,500,000      European Investment Bank   1.375   10/20/15   5,585,305 
 4,000,000      European Investment Bank   2.250   03/15/16   4,134,680 
 1,000,000      European Investment Bank   0.625   04/15/16   1,002,100 
 2,200,000      European Investment Bank   1.750   03/15/17   2,249,016 
 2,500,000      European Investment Bank   0.875   04/18/17   2,489,630 
 750,000      European Investment Bank   1.000   03/15/18   736,117 
 500,000      European Investment Bank   1.000   06/15/18   487,945 
 1,000,000      European Investment Bank   1.875   03/15/19   996,100 
 1,000,000      European Investment Bank   2.875   09/15/20   1,026,570 
 500,000      European Investment Bank   2.500   04/15/21   496,940 
 1,000,000      European Investment Bank   3.250   01/29/24   1,010,740 
 1,705,000      European Investment Bank   4.875   02/15/36   1,960,017 
 200,000      Export Development Canada   1.500   05/15/14   200,308 
 545,000      Export Development Canada   2.250   05/28/15   557,295 
 300,000      Export Development Canada   0.500   09/15/15   300,831 
 250,000      Export Development Canada   1.250   10/26/16   252,855 
86

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$500,000      Export Development Canada   0.625%  12/15/16  $496,885 
 500,000      Export Development Canada   0.750   12/15/17   490,200 
 250,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea   5.875   01/14/15   259,929 
 1,090,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea   4.125   09/09/15   1,141,062 
 300,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea   1.250   11/20/15   301,792 
 400,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea   3.750   10/20/16   425,719 
 200,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea   1.750   02/27/18   197,675 
 775,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea   5.125   06/29/20   866,561 
 300,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea   5.000   04/11/22   335,812 
 1,590,000      Federative Republic of Brazil   6.000   01/17/17   1,766,490 
 602,222      Federative Republic of Brazil   8.000   01/15/18   672,231 
 100,000      Finland Government International Bond   6.950   02/15/26   128,777 
 2,750,000      FMS Wertmanagement AoeR   1.000   11/21/17   2,717,495 
 500,000      Hydro Quebec   2.000   06/30/16   513,751 
 800,000      Hydro Quebec   1.375   06/19/17   802,911 
 270,000      Hydro Quebec   9.400   02/01/21   366,712 
 200,000      Hydro Quebec   8.500   12/01/29   294,293 
 1,000,000      Inter-American Development Bank   3.000   04/22/14   1,001,678 
 2,500,000      Inter-American Development Bank   2.250   07/15/15   2,561,765 
 3,000,000      Inter-American Development Bank   1.750   08/24/18   3,009,930 
 1,105,000      Inter-American Development Bank   3.875   09/17/19   1,208,624 
 750,000      Inter-American Development Bank   1.375   07/15/20   709,757 
 700,000      Inter-American Development Bank   3.200   08/07/42   589,648 
 300,000      Inter-American Development Bank   4.375   01/24/44   314,877 
 1,800,000      International Bank for Reconstruction & Development   1.125   08/25/14   1,803,991 
 3,200,000      International Bank for Reconstruction & Development   2.375   05/26/15   3,278,755 
 2,100,000      International Bank for Reconstruction & Development   2.125   03/15/16   2,167,341 
 950,000      International Bank for Reconstruction & Development   1.000   09/15/16   956,728 
 1,500,000      International Bank for Reconstruction & Development   1.875   03/15/19   1,502,094 
 1,500,000      International Bank for Reconstruction & Development   2.125   11/01/20   1,486,145 
 400,000      International Bank for Reconstruction & Development   7.625   01/19/23   550,448 
 500,000      International Bank for Reconstruction & Development   2.125   02/13/23   480,049 
 834,000      International Bank for Reconstruction & Development   4.750   02/15/35   947,944 
 30,000      International Finance Corp   3.000   04/22/14   30,042 
 1,700,000      International Finance Corp   2.750   04/20/15   1,742,390 
 2,750,000      International Finance Corp   1.125   11/23/16   2,772,443 
 2,000,000      International Finance Corp   1.750   09/04/18   2,005,806 
 800,000      Israel Government AID Bond   5.500   09/18/23   947,109 
 400,000      Israel Government International Bond   5.125   03/26/19   452,080 
 705,000      Israel Government International Bond   4.000   06/30/22   736,020 
 300,000      Israel Government International Bond   3.150   06/30/23   290,550 
 300,000      Israel Government International Bond   4.500   01/30/43   277,920 
 500,000      Italian Republic   3.125   01/26/15   509,787 
 1,200,000      Italian Republic   5.250   09/20/16   1,301,172 
 1,374,000      Italian Republic   5.375   06/15/33   1,515,426 
 1,500,000      Italy Government International Bond   4.750   01/25/16   1,596,690 
 430,000      Italy Government International Bond   5.375   06/12/17   471,297 
 1,100,000      Japan Bank for International Cooperation   1.875   09/24/15   1,122,273 
 1,900,000      Japan Bank for International Cooperation   1.125   07/19/17   1,893,217 
 1,050,000      Japan Bank for International Cooperation   1.750   07/31/18   1,047,501 
 300,000      Japan Bank for International Cooperation   3.375   07/31/23   303,045 
 600,000      Japan Finance Corp   2.250   07/13/16   619,721 
87

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$900,000      Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities   5.000%  05/16/17  $1,002,906 
 600,000      KFW   2.625   01/25/22   594,582 
 475,000      Korea Development Bank   4.375   08/10/15   497,271 
 235,000      Korea Development Bank   3.250   03/09/16   244,637 
 400,000      Korea Development Bank   3.500   08/22/17   423,317 
 300,000      Korea Development Bank   1.500   01/22/18   293,543 
 200,000      Korea Development Bank   3.000   09/14/22   195,687 
 1,000,000      Mexico Government International Bond   3.500   01/21/21   1,012,500 
 1,588,000      Mexico Government International Bond   3.625   03/15/22   1,589,588 
 4,098,000      Mexico Government International Bond   4.000   10/02/23   4,138,980 
 461,000      Mexico Government International Bond   6.750   09/27/34   562,420 
 1,132,000      Mexico Government International Bond   6.050   01/11/40   1,287,650 
 1,474,000      Mexico Government International Bond   4.750   03/08/44   1,400,300 
 2,178,000      Mexico Government International Bond   5.550   01/21/45   2,314,125 
 150,000      Mexico Government International Bond   5.750   10/12/10   147,375 
 500,000      Nordic Investment Bank   2.250   03/15/16   516,930 
 1,500,000      Nordic Investment Bank   0.750   01/17/18   1,465,275 
 300,000      North American Development Bank   2.400   10/26/22   280,305 
 1,100,000      Panama Government International Bond   5.200   01/30/20   1,217,700 
 300,000      Panama Government International Bond   7.125   01/29/26   370,500 
 692,000      Panama Government International Bond   6.700   01/26/36   813,100 
 400,000      Panama Government International Bond   4.300   04/29/53   327,500 
 520,000      Peruvian Government International Bond   7.125   03/30/19   627,250 
 925,000      Peruvian Government International Bond   7.350   07/21/25   1,189,781 
 600,000      Peruvian Government International Bond   6.550   03/14/37   721,500 
 500,000      Peruvian Government International Bond   5.625   11/18/50   531,250 
 1,250,000      Philippine Government International Bond   8.875   03/17/15   1,346,875 
 225,000      Philippine Government International Bond   4.200   01/21/24   232,313 
 750,000      Philippine Government International Bond   5.500   03/30/26   845,625 
 2,750,000      Philippine Government International Bond   5.000   01/13/37   3,000,938 
 380,000      Poland Government International Bond   3.875   07/16/15   395,200 
 1,985,000      Poland Government International Bond   6.375   07/15/19   2,328,901 
 67,000      Poland Government International Bond   5.125   04/21/21   73,985 
 390,000      Poland Government International Bond   5.000   03/23/22   425,588 
 490,000      Poland Government International Bond   3.000   03/17/23   458,150 
 1,000,000      Poland Government International Bond   4.000   01/22/24   1,005,250 
 1,055,000      Province of British Columbia Canada   2.850   06/15/15   1,087,346 
 400,000      Province of British Columbia Canada   1.200   04/25/17   401,580 
 200,000      Province of British Columbia Canada   2.650   09/22/21   199,704 
 1,800,000      Province of British Columbia Canada   2.000   10/23/22   1,672,578 
 500,000      Province of Manitoba Canada   4.900   12/06/16   552,680 
 500,000      Province of Manitoba Canada   1.125   06/01/18   490,775 
 500,000      Province of Manitoba Canada   1.750   05/30/19   491,928 
 200,000      Province of New Brunswick Canada   5.200   02/21/17   223,544 
 200,000      Province of New Brunswick Canada   2.750   06/15/18   207,528 
 255,000      Province of Nova Scotia Canada   2.375   07/21/15   261,158 
 50,000      Province of Nova Scotia Canada   5.125   01/26/17   55,687 
 200,000      Province of Nova Scotia Canada   8.250   07/30/22   266,807 
 2,200,000      Province of Ontario Canada   2.950   02/05/15   2,249,368 
 600,000      Province of Ontario Canada   0.950   05/26/15   604,404 
 2,690,000      Province of Ontario Canada   2.700   06/16/15   2,766,181 
 1,000,000      Province of Ontario Canada   2.300   05/10/16   1,034,560 
88

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$300,000      Province of Ontario Canada   1.600%  09/21/16  $305,415 
 1,300,000      Province of Ontario Canada   1.100   10/25/17   1,286,090 
 1,000,000      Province of Ontario Canada   2.000   01/30/19   1,000,396 
 1,000,000      Province of Ontario Canada   1.650   09/27/19   969,080 
 230,000      Province of Ontario Canada   4.400   04/14/20   254,034 
 800,000      Province of Ontario Canada   2.450   06/29/22   760,424 
 40,000      Province of Quebec Canada   4.875   05/05/14   40,167 
 385,000      Province of Quebec Canada   5.125   11/14/16   426,934 
 1,135,000      Province of Quebec Canada   4.625   05/14/18   1,267,352 
 1,120,000      Province of Quebec Canada   3.500   07/29/20   1,177,322 
 1,100,000      Province of Quebec Canada   2.625   02/13/23   1,041,346 
 200,000      Province of Quebec Canada   7.125   02/09/24   256,448 
 201,000      Province of Quebec Canada   7.500   09/15/29   278,232 
 100,000      Province of Saskatchewan Canada   8.500   07/15/22   136,329 
 200,000      Region of Lombardy Italy   5.804   10/25/32   198,822 
 475,000      Republic of Korea   5.750   04/16/14   475,594 
 700,000      Republic of Korea   7.125   04/16/19   859,250 
 500,000      Republic of Korea   3.875   09/11/23   524,375 
 2,500,000      Republic of Philippines   4.000   01/15/21   2,628,125 
 800,000      Republic of Turkey   7.500   07/14/17   899,296 
 300,000      South Africa Government International Bond   6.500   06/02/14   302,400 
 1,010,000      South Africa Government International Bond   6.875   05/27/19   1,164,025 
 225,000      South Africa Government International Bond   5.500   03/09/20   244,350 
 500,000      South Africa Government International Bond   4.665   01/17/24   495,000 
 300,000      South Africa Government International Bond   5.875   09/16/25   322,500 
 300,000      South Africa Government International Bond   6.250   03/08/41   328,875 
 625,000      Svensk Exportkredit AB   5.125   03/01/17   697,254 
 425,000      Svensk Exportkredit AB   1.125   04/05/18   416,402 
 4,000,000      Turkey Government International Bond   6.750   04/03/18   4,408,000 
 600,000      Turkey Government International Bond   6.250   09/26/22   644,700 
 3,500,000      Turkey Government International Bond   3.250   03/23/23   3,060,750 
 800,000      Turkey Government International Bond   5.750   03/22/24   827,600 
 3,250,000      Turkey Government International Bond   4.875   04/16/43   2,762,500 
 800,000      Turkey Government International Bond   6.625   02/17/45   843,000 
 519,343      Uruguay Government International Bond   4.500   08/14/24   532,327 
 300,000      Uruguay Government International Bond   7.625   03/21/36   384,000 
 500,000      Uruguay Government International Bond   4.125   11/20/45   405,000 
        TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS           200,629,183 
                      
MORTGAGE BACKED - 29.2%            
 100,556   i  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC)   4.975   04/01/35   106,997 
 10,494   i  FHLMC   2.250   10/01/35   11,175 
 147,423   i  FHLMC   2.380   02/01/36   156,822 
 81,822   i  FHLMC   2.561   07/01/36   87,434 
 266,803   i  FHLMC   2.255   09/01/36   286,851 
 157,742   i  FHLMC   2.366   09/01/36   169,518 
 201,831   i  FHLMC   2.420   09/01/36   215,469 
 71,491   i  FHLMC   5.760   01/01/37   75,182 
 12,562   i  FHLMC   2.375   02/01/37   13,085 
 16,454   i  FHLMC   2.390   02/01/37   17,489 
 397,690   i  FHLMC   2.486   03/01/37   422,108 
 29,927   i  FHLMC   5.311   03/01/37   31,609 
89

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$317,441   i  FHLMC   5.710%  04/01/37  $328,219 
 219,964   i  FHLMC   6.010   04/01/37   232,981 
 50,412   i  FHLMC   2.820   05/01/37   54,032 
 30,152   i  FHLMC   6.080   05/01/37   31,301 
 49,405   i  FHLMC   2.500   06/01/37   52,697 
 231,496   i  FHLMC   4.767   06/01/37   244,621 
 208,494   i  FHLMC   2.616   08/01/37   221,265 
 137,624   i  FHLMC   1.606   09/01/37   145,552 
 262,815   i  FHLMC   1.702   09/01/37   276,060 
 2,409   i  FHLMC   6.195   09/01/37   2,498 
 39,851   i  FHLMC   5.336   02/01/38   41,691 
 131,434   i  FHLMC   2.582   04/01/38   141,127 
 202,670   i  FHLMC   4.870   04/01/38   213,165 
 71,682   i  FHLMC   4.847   06/01/38   75,718 
 20,456   i  FHLMC   2.375   07/01/38   21,741 
 60,968      FHLMC   5.000   10/01/39   66,207 
 64,865   i  FHLMC   3.542   06/01/40   69,109 
 395,953   i  FHLMC   3.397   07/01/40   417,372 
 391,957   i  FHLMC   2.942   01/01/41   411,590 
 53,263   i  FHLMC   2.562   05/01/41   55,303 
 1,154,892   i  FHLMC   3.415   08/01/41   1,227,939 
 518,397   i  FHLMC   2.931   09/01/41   545,770 
 117,126   i  FHLMC   3.138   10/01/41   120,067 
 1,268      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp Gold (FGLMC)   5.000   07/01/14   1,344 
 2,600      FGLMC   7.500   01/01/16   2,609 
 34      FGLMC   7.500   05/01/16   35 
 30      FGLMC   7.500   06/01/16   31 
 14,598      FGLMC   5.500   05/01/17   15,521 
 30,291      FGLMC   5.500   06/01/17   32,215 
 19,297      FGLMC   5.000   12/01/17   20,458 
 13,649      FGLMC   5.500   12/01/17   14,510 
 23,232      FGLMC   5.000   03/01/18   24,629 
 75,312      FGLMC   5.000   04/01/18   79,838 
 61,856      FGLMC   4.500   06/01/18   65,401 
 192,984      FGLMC   4.500   09/01/18   204,088 
 122,250      FGLMC   4.000   11/01/18   129,002 
 210,892      FGLMC   4.500   01/01/19   223,070 
 25,380      FGLMC   4.000   05/01/19   26,836 
 205,423      FGLMC   4.500   05/01/19   217,249 
 447,844      FGLMC   4.500   06/01/19   473,687 
 129,271      FGLMC   4.000   10/01/19   136,606 
 52,071      FGLMC   5.500   11/01/19   56,453 
 387,388      FGLMC   4.500   12/01/19   409,745 
 67,953      FGLMC   4.500   01/01/20   71,878 
 1,545,877      FGLMC   4.500   02/01/20   1,634,356 
 29,981      FGLMC   4.500   02/01/20   32,013 
 344,596      FGLMC   5.000   05/01/20   368,773 
 335,665      FGLMC   5.000   05/01/20   355,917 
 28,819      FGLMC   4.500   07/01/20   30,788 
 316,370      FGLMC   5.000   07/01/20   335,332 
 5,413      FGLMC   7.000   10/01/20   5,831 
 27,212      FGLMC   5.000   12/01/20   28,927 
90

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$1,133,256      FGLMC   4.000%  05/01/21  $1,197,676 
 612,170      FGLMC   4.500   06/01/21   648,930 
 338,796      FGLMC   4.500   06/01/21   359,082 
 289,398      FGLMC   5.000   07/01/21   307,771 
 40,493      FGLMC   5.500   07/01/21   44,094 
 4,390,652      FGLMC   3.000   12/01/21   4,553,244 
 26,051      FGLMC   5.000   10/01/22   28,173 
 22,552      FGLMC   6.000   11/01/22   24,673 
 190,647      FGLMC   5.000   04/01/23   206,109 
 292,042      FGLMC   4.500   05/01/23   312,492 
 13,020      FGLMC   4.500   05/01/23   13,930 
 156,006      FGLMC   5.000   05/01/23   169,378 
 282,543      FGLMC   5.500   05/01/23   307,675 
 41,569      FGLMC   5.000   10/01/23   44,962 
 29,580      FGLMC   5.500   10/01/23   32,504 
 33,370      FGLMC   5.000   11/01/23   36,235 
 69,895      FGLMC   5.000   03/01/24   75,882 
 18,085      FGLMC   4.500   04/01/24   19,354 
 7,609      FGLMC   4.500   05/01/24   8,146 
 53,903      FGLMC   4.500   06/01/24   57,700 
 246,537      FGLMC   4.000   07/01/24   261,067 
 477,807      FGLMC   4.000   07/01/24   506,011 
 95,600      FGLMC   5.500   07/01/24   104,025 
 488,292      FGLMC   4.000   08/01/24   516,956 
 80,503      FGLMC   4.500   09/01/24   86,168 
 17,116      FGLMC   4.500   09/01/24   18,320 
 34,037      FGLMC   4.500   09/01/24   36,441 
 17,501      FGLMC   5.500   09/01/24   19,372 
 590,471      FGLMC   4.000   10/01/24   625,265 
 18,769      FGLMC   4.500   10/01/24   20,084 
 54,934      FGLMC   4.500   10/01/24   59,826 
 18,521      FGLMC   4.500   11/01/24   19,592 
 49,880      FGLMC   4.500   12/01/24   53,399 
 186,037      FGLMC   5.500   12/01/24   202,511 
 38,705      FGLMC   4.500   02/01/25   41,435 
 806,904      FGLMC   4.000   03/01/25   854,456 
 22,697      FGLMC   4.500   06/01/25   24,294 
 45,682      FGLMC   4.500   07/01/25   48,916 
 817,544      FGLMC   3.500   10/01/25   857,819 
 443,456      FGLMC   4.000   10/01/25   469,445 
 1,387,958      FGLMC   3.500   11/01/25   1,456,321 
 828,730      FGLMC   3.500   11/01/25   869,548 
 387,160      FGLMC   3.500   12/01/25   405,291 
 273,972      FGLMC   3.000   01/01/26   281,422 
 2,713,302      FGLMC   3.500   01/01/26   2,840,400 
 243,970      FGLMC   4.000   04/01/26   258,224 
 496,617      FGLMC   4.000   05/01/26   525,736 
 126,544      FGLMC   5.500   07/01/26   139,874 
 1,600,344      FGLMC   4.000   08/01/26   1,693,984 
 8,930      FGLMC   6.000   08/01/26   9,923 
 424,919      FGLMC   3.000   09/01/26   436,475 
 1,094,386      FGLMC   3.000   10/01/26   1,124,147 
91

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$1,637,803      FGLMC   3.500%  10/01/26  $1,714,736 
 54,115      FGLMC   5.000   10/01/26   58,753 
 14,661      FGLMC   5.500   10/01/26   16,230 
 6,408,407      FGLMC   3.000   02/01/27   6,582,680 
 3,389,985      FGLMC   2.500   05/01/27   3,391,822 
 3,414,453      FGLMC   2.500   11/01/27   3,416,303 
 179,025      FGLMC   6.000   12/01/27   198,622 
 2,660,441      FGLMC   2.500   01/01/28   2,661,882 
 6,853,470      FGLMC   2.500   03/01/28   6,857,184 
 234,560      FGLMC   5.000   03/01/28   256,233 
 3,722,107      FGLMC   2.500   05/01/28   3,724,210 
 24,705      FGLMC   5.500   05/01/28   27,164 
 9,450,193      FGLMC   2.500   07/01/28   9,455,535 
 2,889,369      FGLMC   3.000   10/01/28   2,968,090 
 221      FGLMC   6.500   10/01/28   247 
 207,728      FGLMC   5.500   01/01/29   229,093 
 5,286      FGLMC   6.500   01/01/29   5,927 
 35,459      FGLMC   4.000   02/01/29   37,361 
 1,506      FGLMC   6.500   03/01/29   1,714 
 172,278      FGLMC   4.500   04/01/29   184,744 
 16,772      FGLMC   6.500   07/01/29   18,796 
 54,932      FGLMC   5.000   12/01/29   59,915 
 82,929      FGLMC   4.000   08/01/30   87,412 
 471,660      FGLMC   4.500   01/01/31   511,236 
 822      FGLMC   8.000   01/01/31   941 
 522,248      FGLMC   4.000   03/01/31   550,498 
 64,402      FGLMC   4.000   05/01/31   67,900 
 530,910      FGLMC   4.500   05/01/31   576,029 
 210,153      FGLMC   4.000   06/01/31   221,570 
 648,354      FGLMC   4.000   08/01/31   683,354 
 600,617      FGLMC   4.000   09/01/31   633,274 
 9,143      FGLMC   6.500   09/01/31   10,282 
 19,839      FGLMC   8.000   09/01/31   22,867 
 285,630      FGLMC   3.500   11/01/31   293,901 
 123,208      FGLMC   7.000   12/01/31   139,584 
 45,747      FGLMC   6.500   01/01/32   51,976 
 102,186      FGLMC   6.000   02/01/32   114,916 
 3,863,812      FGLMC   3.000   03/01/32   3,874,044 
 41,448      FGLMC   7.000   04/01/32   47,086 
 37,275      FGLMC   6.500   05/01/32   42,602 
 3,055,357      FGLMC   3.500   09/01/32   3,145,715 
 34,557      FGLMC   5.500   11/01/32   38,273 
 40,749      FGLMC   6.000   02/01/33   45,836 
 146,246      FGLMC   5.000   03/01/33   159,300 
 6,631      FGLMC   6.000   03/01/33   7,358 
 91,605      FGLMC   6.000   03/01/33   101,647 
 155,039      FGLMC   6.000   03/01/33   174,402 
 66,068      FGLMC   5.000   04/01/33   71,940 
 16,738      FGLMC   6.000   04/01/33   18,826 
 1,235,791      FGLMC   5.000   06/01/33   1,347,275 
 351,384      FGLMC   5.500   06/01/33   389,038 
 4,840,424      FGLMC   3.500   07/01/33   4,982,307 
92

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$135,501      FGLMC   4.500%  07/01/33  $144,888 
 16,574      FGLMC   5.000   08/01/33   18,069 
 188,654      FGLMC   5.000   08/01/33   207,159 
 42,333      FGLMC   6.500   08/01/33   48,039 
 404,436      FGLMC   5.000   09/01/33   446,403 
 189,547      FGLMC   5.500   09/01/33   211,380 
 160,787      FGLMC   5.500   09/01/33   179,296 
 197,329      FGLMC   5.500   09/01/33   221,450 
 72,912      FGLMC   5.500   09/01/33   80,805 
 69,834      FGLMC   4.000   10/01/33   72,843 
 34,678      FGLMC   5.000   10/01/33   37,821 
 253,103      FGLMC   5.500   10/01/33   282,274 
 72,166      FGLMC   5.500   12/01/33   79,917 
 255,841      FGLMC   5.500   12/01/33   283,740 
 802,272      FGLMC   7.000   12/01/33   916,751 
 698,145      FGLMC   5.000   01/01/34   761,389 
 17,458      FGLMC   5.500   02/01/34   19,334 
 84,327      FGLMC   5.000   03/01/34   91,943 
 108,231      FGLMC   5.500   03/01/34   119,843 
 197,749      FGLMC   5.000   05/01/34   215,618 
 115,695      FGLMC   4.500   06/01/34   123,692 
 234,899      FGLMC   5.000   06/01/34   255,071 
 73,377      FGLMC   5.500   06/01/34   81,304 
 51,666      FGLMC   6.000   06/01/34   57,881 
 157,215      FGLMC   6.000   09/01/34   176,916 
 20,979      FGLMC   5.000   11/01/34   23,029 
 986,649      FGLMC   5.500   11/01/34   1,092,899 
 666,065      FGLMC   5.000   12/01/34   725,781 
 46,626      FGLMC   5.500   12/01/34   51,613 
 117,839      FGLMC   5.500   12/01/34   130,507 
 6,904      FGLMC   5.500   01/01/35   7,645 
 12,729      FGLMC   5.500   01/01/35   14,099 
 52,076      FGLMC   5.500   01/01/35   57,691 
 314,755      FGLMC   4.500   04/01/35   336,322 
 42,672      FGLMC   6.000   05/01/35   47,971 
 282,267      FGLMC   6.000   05/01/35   317,102 
 290,534      FGLMC   7.000   05/01/35   331,950 
 70,326      FGLMC   5.500   06/01/35   77,891 
 42,920      FGLMC   5.500   06/01/35   47,537 
 40,333      FGLMC   5.000   07/01/35   43,757 
 1,260,846      FGLMC   5.000   07/01/35   1,373,971 
 40,090      FGLMC   6.000   07/01/35   44,465 
 1,889,721      FGLMC   5.000   08/01/35   2,057,008 
 45,909      FGLMC   5.500   08/01/35   50,453 
 101,189      FGLMC   6.000   08/01/35   112,194 
 26,856      FGLMC   4.500   09/01/35   28,677 
 178,400      FGLMC   5.000   10/01/35   193,919 
 42,233      FGLMC   5.000   10/01/35   45,834 
 249,458      FGLMC   5.000   10/01/35   271,062 
 924,988      FGLMC   5.500   10/01/35   1,015,374 
 164,908      FGLMC   5.000   12/01/35   179,194 
 30,979      FGLMC   5.000   12/01/35   33,699 
93

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$86,786      FGLMC   6.000%  01/01/36  $97,279 
 25,877      FGLMC   5.000   02/01/36   28,153 
 59,293      FGLMC   5.000   02/01/36   64,461 
 32,633      FGLMC   6.000   02/01/36   36,605 
 354,704      FGLMC   5.500   04/01/36   389,942 
 38,959      FGLMC   5.500   05/01/36   43,157 
 4,739      FGLMC   6.500   05/01/36   5,307 
 1,219,841      FGLMC   6.000   06/01/36   1,363,667 
 242,672      FGLMC   5.000   07/01/36   263,660 
 248,367      FGLMC   6.000   07/01/36   275,879 
 39,468      FGLMC   6.000   08/01/36   43,945 
 32,367      FGLMC   6.000   09/01/36   36,208 
 1,322,270      FGLMC   5.500   10/01/36   1,452,920 
 889,665      FGLMC   5.500   10/01/36   978,976 
 111,034      FGLMC   6.500   10/01/36   124,310 
 52,951      FGLMC   5.500   11/01/36   58,125 
 129,170      FGLMC   6.000   11/01/36   144,408 
 684,755      FGLMC   6.000   12/01/36   759,231 
 1,092,743      FGLMC   5.500   03/01/37   1,199,521 
 388,471      FGLMC   6.000   03/01/37   430,883 
 69,081      FGLMC   6.500   03/01/37   77,341 
 394,217      FGLMC   5.500   04/01/37   432,738 
 49,060      FGLMC   5.000   05/01/37   53,225 
 36,155      FGLMC   5.000   06/01/37   39,224 
 199,170      FGLMC   5.500   06/01/37   218,632 
 740,299      FGLMC   6.000   07/01/37   821,718 
 245,054      FGLMC   6.000   08/01/37   273,725 
 100,980      FGLMC   6.000   09/01/37   112,869 
 1,086,977      FGLMC   5.500   10/01/37   1,203,526 
 38,240      FGLMC   6.000   11/01/37   42,411 
 348,061      FGLMC   6.500   11/01/37   391,882 
 131,873      FGLMC   6.000   01/01/38   146,307 
 470,687      FGLMC   6.000   02/01/38   522,257 
 54,495      FGLMC   6.000   02/01/38   60,422 
 522,969      FGLMC   5.000   03/01/38   567,420 
 1,730,341      FGLMC   5.000   03/01/38   1,877,795 
 59,916      FGLMC   5.000   04/01/38   65,997 
 608,470      FGLMC   5.000   04/01/38   664,267 
 856,963      FGLMC   5.500   04/01/38   941,935 
 204,797      FGLMC   5.500   05/01/38   224,809 
 23,779      FGLMC   5.500   06/01/38   26,103 
 60,541      FGLMC   6.000   07/01/38   67,125 
 97,466      FGLMC   5.500   08/01/38   107,735 
 792,051      FGLMC   5.500   08/01/38   869,446 
 90,233      FGLMC   5.000   09/01/38   97,894 
 1,242,981      FGLMC   5.500   09/01/38   1,364,439 
 390,979      FGLMC   5.500   09/01/38   429,469 
 18,244      FGLMC   5.500   10/01/38   20,027 
 453,750      FGLMC   6.000   11/01/38   503,101 
 3,095,275      FGLMC   5.500   01/01/39   3,397,932 
 2,422,972      FGLMC   4.500   02/01/39   2,581,711 
 1,265,283      FGLMC   5.000   02/01/39   1,372,690 
94

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$90,746      FGLMC   5.500%  02/01/39  $99,614 
 14,963      FGLMC   4.500   03/01/39   15,939 
 435,978      FGLMC   5.000   03/01/39   477,734 
 69,797      FGLMC   6.000   03/01/39   77,447 
 2,842,033      FGLMC   4.500   04/01/39   3,041,565 
 62,603      FGLMC   4.500   04/01/39   67,195 
 841,518      FGLMC   4.000   05/01/39   873,155 
 22,184      FGLMC   4.500   05/01/39   23,656 
 9,689,125      FGLMC   4.500   05/01/39   10,379,133 
 1,647,057      FGLMC   4.500   05/01/39   1,755,373 
 481,059      FGLMC   4.500   05/01/39   512,968 
 432,741      FGLMC   5.000   05/01/39   470,131 
 1,074,916      FGLMC   4.000   06/01/39   1,115,488 
 5,260,435      FGLMC   4.500   06/01/39   5,609,101 
 253,604      FGLMC   4.500   06/01/39   270,357 
 109,609      FGLMC   5.000   06/01/39   120,037 
 37,772      FGLMC   5.500   06/01/39   41,462 
 1,187,164      FGLMC   4.000   07/01/39   1,232,073 
 630,084      FGLMC   4.500   07/01/39   671,943 
 103,943      FGLMC   4.500   07/01/39   110,887 
 51,908      FGLMC   4.500   07/01/39   55,367 
 363,907      FGLMC   5.000   07/01/39   395,239 
 618,991      FGLMC   5.500   07/01/39   679,475 
 48,593      FGLMC   4.500   08/01/39   51,823 
 131,747      FGLMC   5.000   08/01/39   143,109 
 569,279      FGLMC   4.000   09/01/39   590,822 
 3,382,054      FGLMC   5.000   09/01/39   3,669,148 
 954,640      FGLMC   5.000   09/01/39   1,047,879 
 29,774      FGLMC   5.500   09/01/39   33,272 
 1,581,171      FGLMC   6.500   09/01/39   1,770,221 
 164,838      FGLMC   4.500   10/01/39   177,054 
 132,364      FGLMC   4.500   10/01/39   142,268 
 417,002      FGLMC   4.500   10/01/39   444,729 
 67,401      FGLMC   4.000   11/01/39   69,935 
 301,718      FGLMC   4.500   11/01/39   321,779 
 103,200      FGLMC   5.000   11/01/39   112,092 
 16,574      FGLMC   5.000   11/01/39   18,088 
 1,065,168      FGLMC   4.500   12/01/39   1,141,442 
 571,602      FGLMC   4.500   12/01/39   609,771 
 240,100      FGLMC   4.500   12/01/39   256,079 
 329,433      FGLMC   4.500   12/01/39   352,985 
 520,669      FGLMC   5.500   12/01/39   571,547 
 598,386      FGLMC   4.500   01/01/40   638,388 
 44,683      FGLMC   5.000   01/01/40   49,061 
 106,828      FGLMC   5.500   01/01/40   117,267 
 206,727      FGLMC   5.500   03/01/40   226,927 
 2,420,651      FGLMC   4.000   04/01/40   2,512,191 
 417,268      FGLMC   4.500   04/01/40   445,030 
 90,452      FGLMC   4.500   04/01/40   96,954 
 674,495      FGLMC   5.000   04/01/40   734,524 
 283,393      FGLMC   5.000   04/01/40   307,975 
 2,757,905      FGLMC   6.000   04/01/40   3,059,346 
95

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$6,534,996      FGLMC   4.500%  05/01/40  $6,969,424 
 4,107,955      FGLMC   5.000   05/01/40   4,500,845 
 15,249      FGLMC   4.500   06/01/40   16,263 
 1,803,190      FGLMC   5.500   06/01/40   1,979,389 
 3,253,891      FGLMC   4.500   07/01/40   3,471,243 
 65,353      FGLMC   4.500   08/01/40   69,711 
 717,778      FGLMC   5.000   08/01/40   780,601 
 164,958      FGLMC   5.000   08/01/40   179,578 
 1,634,245      FGLMC   5.000   08/01/40   1,778,715 
 11,766,036      FGLMC   5.500   08/01/40   12,915,754 
 893,767      FGLMC   4.000   09/01/40   927,488 
 7,900,210      FGLMC   4.000   11/01/40   8,206,399 
 4,544,874      FGLMC   4.000   12/01/40   4,720,732 
 1,016,946      FGLMC   3.500   01/01/41   1,022,827 
 1,327,595      FGLMC   3.500   01/01/41   1,335,272 
 858,313      FGLMC   4.000   01/01/41   890,769 
 757,230      FGLMC   3.500   02/01/41   761,609 
 1,236,580      FGLMC   4.000   02/01/41   1,283,361 
 3,473,812      FGLMC   4.000   02/01/41   3,605,172 
 5,075,742      FGLMC   4.000   04/01/41   5,267,712 
 1,073,419      FGLMC   4.500   04/01/41   1,144,909 
 268,073      FGLMC   5.000   04/01/41   292,007 
 1,062,346      FGLMC   4.500   05/01/41   1,133,164 
 1,315,523      FGLMC   4.500   06/01/41   1,403,476 
 2,678,774      FGLMC   3.500   10/01/41   2,694,266 
 2,547,920      FGLMC   5.000   10/01/41   2,775,559 
 3,129,376      FGLMC   3.500   11/01/41   3,147,846 
 1,668,834      FGLMC   4.500   12/01/41   1,780,027 
 10,755,407      FGLMC   3.500   01/01/42   10,817,606 
 3,195,854      FGLMC   3.500   02/01/42   3,214,335 
 3,989,931      FGLMC   3.500   04/01/42   4,013,004 
 7,338,539      FGLMC   4.000   05/01/42   7,623,580 
 4,471,605      FGLMC   3.500   07/01/42   4,497,932 
 1,136,419      FGLMC   3.000   08/01/42   1,097,147 
 4,619,502      FGLMC   3.000   10/01/42   4,459,861 
 6,852,614      FGLMC   3.000   10/01/42   6,615,801 
 2,228,408      FGLMC   3.500   12/01/42   2,241,295 
 5,448,758      FGLMC   2.500   01/01/43   5,033,719 
 12,634,803      FGLMC   3.000   01/01/43   12,198,169 
 19,150,254      FGLMC   3.000   04/01/43   18,488,459 
 7,634,272      FGLMC   3.500   05/01/43   7,678,421 
 7,340,579      FGLMC   3.000   08/01/43   7,086,903 
 4,864,564      FGLMC   3.000   08/01/43   4,696,454 
 7,810,938      FGLMC   3.500   08/01/43   7,856,108 
 7,369,222      FGLMC   4.000   11/01/43   7,648,077 
 9,975,654      FGLMC   3.500   02/01/44   10,033,343 
 9,723,667   h  FGLMC   4.000   02/01/44   10,093,834 
 658,232      Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)   4.640   11/01/14   662,117 
 1,309      FNMA   6.000   04/01/16   1,316 
 24,047      FNMA   5.500   09/01/16   25,588 
 2,333      FNMA   6.500   10/01/16   2,412 
 24,060      FNMA   6.500   11/01/16   25,093 
96

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$14,971      FNMA   6.500%  04/01/17  $15,842 
 14,280      FNMA   6.000   05/01/17   15,114 
 56,671      FNMA   5.000   09/01/17   60,263 
 10,467      FNMA   6.000   11/01/17   10,967 
 125,668      FNMA   5.000   12/01/17   133,608 
 623,785      FNMA   5.000   12/01/17   663,372 
 9,208      FNMA   5.000   12/01/17   9,790 
 1,035,241      FNMA   5.000   01/01/18   1,100,557 
 930,793      FNMA   4.500   02/01/18   986,281 
 144,396      FNMA   4.500   04/01/18   153,001 
 27,241      FNMA   5.000   04/01/18   28,971 
 226,518      FNMA   5.500   04/01/18   242,524 
 22,534      FNMA   5.500   04/01/18   24,128 
 12,266      FNMA   5.500   05/01/18   13,066 
 398,174      FNMA   4.500   06/01/18   421,552 
 40,466      FNMA   4.000   08/01/18   42,764 
 473,245      FNMA   4.000   08/01/18   500,519 
 118,571      FNMA   4.500   09/01/18   125,666 
 85,100      FNMA   4.500   10/01/18   90,215 
 240,839      FNMA   5.000   11/01/18   257,587 
 4,888      FNMA   5.000   01/01/19   5,199 
 13,101      FNMA   6.000   01/01/19   14,568 
 28,590      FNMA   4.500   05/01/19   30,299 
 12,157      FNMA   4.500   06/01/19   12,889 
 66,838      FNMA   4.500   06/01/19   70,841 
 75,649      FNMA   5.000   07/01/19   80,445 
 341,664      FNMA   5.000   10/01/19   365,639 
 47,554      FNMA   4.500   11/01/19   50,405 
 41,275      FNMA   4.500   12/01/19   43,749 
 48,363      FNMA   5.000   03/01/20   51,445 
 15,631      FNMA   5.000   04/01/20   16,807 
 31,821      FNMA   4.500   06/01/20   33,726 
 23,203      FNMA   4.500   09/01/20   24,596 
 22,541      FNMA   4.500   10/01/20   23,920 
 34,603      FNMA   4.500   11/01/20   36,676 
 68,031      FNMA   5.000   12/01/20   73,244 
 194,932      FNMA   5.500   01/01/21   207,527 
 1,936,691      FNMA   5.500   01/01/21   2,083,946 
 78,658      FNMA   5.000   03/01/21   83,680 
 515,573      FNMA   6.000   04/01/21   548,506 
 56,906      FNMA   5.500   08/01/21   61,887 
 16,813      FNMA   6.000   08/01/21   18,435 
 11,063      FNMA   5.000   10/01/21   11,898 
 28,154      FNMA   5.000   11/01/21   30,125 
 11,682      FNMA   5.500   11/01/21   12,450 
 38,191      FNMA   5.500   10/01/22   41,542 
 17,812      FNMA   6.000   10/01/22   19,778 
 10,118      FNMA   5.000   03/01/23   10,911 
 29,166      FNMA   4.500   04/01/23   30,969 
 247,705      FNMA   4.500   06/01/23   262,562 
 22,308      FNMA   5.000   06/01/23   24,034 
 26,028      FNMA   5.500   06/01/23   28,693 
97

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$254,746      FNMA   5.000%  07/01/23  $274,415 
 58,057      FNMA   5.000   07/01/23   62,611 
 1,936,080      FNMA   5.000   07/01/23   2,084,636 
 31,733      FNMA   5.500   08/01/23   34,521 
 47,878      FNMA   5.000   11/01/23   52,140 
 17,261      FNMA   5.500   11/01/23   18,770 
 637,767      FNMA   5.500   01/01/24   693,712 
 44,664      FNMA   5.500   02/01/24   49,240 
 243,930      FNMA   4.000   03/01/24   258,152 
 17,356      FNMA   4.500   04/01/24   18,394 
 951,804      FNMA   4.000   05/01/24   1,007,756 
 285,391      FNMA   4.000   05/01/24   302,158 
 21,808      FNMA   4.000   06/01/24   23,086 
 28,178      FNMA   4.500   07/01/24   30,276 
 24,522      FNMA   5.500   07/01/24   27,044 
 444      FNMA   8.000   07/01/24   514 
 140,507      FNMA   4.500   08/01/24   148,988 
 541,048      FNMA   4.000   09/01/24   572,925 
 125,112      FNMA   4.000   09/01/24   132,507 
 63,860      FNMA   4.500   09/01/24   67,720 
 1,188,458      FNMA   4.500   10/01/24   1,259,824 
 61,521      FNMA   5.000   01/01/25   66,991 
 119,573      FNMA   4.500   02/01/25   126,798 
 853,309      FNMA   4.500   03/01/25   916,916 
 21,827      FNMA   4.500   03/01/25   23,452 
 262,000      FNMA   5.000   03/01/25   285,382 
 279,280      FNMA   4.500   04/01/25   299,677 
 677,312      FNMA   4.500   04/01/25   727,842 
 3,009,651      FNMA   4.000   05/01/25   3,187,106 
 883,077      FNMA   4.000   06/01/25   935,145 
 783,711      FNMA   4.500   06/01/25   842,211 
 294,970      FNMA   4.000   08/01/25   312,352 
 120,968      FNMA   5.500   08/01/25   134,522 
 1,521,391      FNMA   3.500   09/01/25   1,595,980 
 1,480,206      FNMA   4.000   09/01/25   1,567,590 
 1,691,495      FNMA   3.500   10/01/25   1,774,495 
 1,753,163      FNMA   3.500   10/01/25   1,838,786 
 569,620      FNMA   5.000   10/01/25   620,250 
 1,074,260      FNMA   4.000   11/01/25   1,137,764 
 1,571,341      FNMA   3.500   12/01/25   1,648,387 
 1,063,551      FNMA   3.500   02/01/26   1,115,646 
 6,750,554   h  FNMA   3.500   02/01/26   7,081,402 
 345,196      FNMA   4.000   03/01/26   365,829 
 958,100      FNMA   4.000   06/01/26   1,015,563 
 910,953      FNMA   3.500   08/01/26   955,558 
 706,551      FNMA   3.500   09/01/26   741,059 
 417,144      FNMA   4.000   09/01/26   441,997 
 1,085,233      FNMA   3.500   10/01/26   1,138,461 
 22,914      FNMA   6.000   10/01/26   25,527 
 1,519,160      FNMA   3.000   11/01/26   1,561,530 
 1,230,314      FNMA   3.000   12/01/26   1,265,061 
 3,332,581      FNMA   3.000   01/01/27   3,426,630 
98

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$2,583,352      FNMA   3.500%  02/01/27  $2,710,512 
 3,893,902      FNMA   3.000   04/01/27   4,003,675 
 2,436,549      FNMA   3.000   04/01/27   2,505,284 
 1,607,362      FNMA   3.500   05/01/27   1,686,125 
 1,429,862      FNMA   2.500   06/01/27   1,433,548 
 4,133,495      FNMA   3.000   06/01/27   4,250,747 
 1,687,768      FNMA   2.500   07/01/27   1,692,120 
 199,554      FNMA   6.000   08/01/27   223,253 
 3,359,941      FNMA   2.500   09/01/27   3,368,611 
 65,019      FNMA   5.500   09/01/27   72,384 
 5,829,460      FNMA   2.500   10/01/27   5,844,512 
 3,980,801      FNMA   3.000   11/01/27   4,093,622 
 8,908      FNMA   5.500   01/01/28   9,859 
 9,945,767      FNMA   2.500   02/01/28   9,948,061 
 13,438,976      FNMA   2.500   02/01/28   13,442,075 
 7,347      FNMA   5.000   02/01/28   7,998 
 7,364,355      FNMA   2.500   04/01/28   7,366,053 
 10,805,884      FNMA   2.500   04/01/28   10,808,376 
 352,218      FNMA   5.000   05/01/28   384,967 
 45,203      FNMA   5.500   06/01/28   50,042 
 2,847,787      FNMA   2.500   07/01/28   2,848,444 
 5,729,557      FNMA   2.500   08/01/28   5,730,878 
 8,142,006      FNMA   3.000   10/01/28   8,369,449 
 7,124      FNMA   5.500   11/01/28   7,908 
 34      FNMA   7.500   01/01/29   39 
 61,452      FNMA   4.000   03/01/29   64,755 
 224,093      FNMA   4.500   04/01/29   238,839 
 455      FNMA   6.500   04/01/29   512 
 148,777      FNMA   4.000   05/01/29   156,823 
 82,664      FNMA   4.500   06/01/29   88,620 
 28,969      FNMA   4.000   07/01/29   30,531 
 3,508      FNMA   7.500   07/01/29   3,648 
 551,706      FNMA   4.500   08/01/29   591,529 
 93,056      FNMA   4.500   09/01/29   99,760 
 70,004      FNMA   4.500   11/01/29   76,218 
 26,807      FNMA   4.500   01/01/30   28,744 
 70,978      FNMA   4.000   03/01/30   74,788 
 31,539      FNMA   4.500   05/01/30   34,072 
 44,024      FNMA   4.500   06/01/30   47,227 
 386,819      FNMA   4.500   08/01/30   414,905 
 81,086      FNMA   4.000   09/01/30   85,557 
 454,404      FNMA   4.000   10/01/30   479,191 
 652,887      FNMA   4.000   11/01/30   689,098 
 4,557,605      FNMA   4.000   11/01/30   4,809,380 
 179,703      FNMA   4.500   12/01/30   192,807 
 207,979      FNMA   3.500   02/01/31   213,987 
 256,002      FNMA   4.000   02/01/31   270,213 
 283      FNMA   7.500   02/01/31   300 
 1,732      FNMA   7.500   03/01/31   2,066 
 587,383      FNMA   3.500   04/01/31   604,352 
 77,620      FNMA   4.000   04/01/31   81,937 
 7,908      FNMA   6.000   05/01/31   8,912 
99

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$1,344      FNMA   7.500%  05/01/31  $1,466 
 414,076      FNMA   4.500   07/01/31   447,721 
 2,229,866      FNMA   4.500   07/01/31   2,432,315 
 2,411,147      FNMA   4.000   08/01/31   2,544,843 
 169,742      FNMA   4.000   09/01/31   179,174 
 596      FNMA   6.500   09/01/31   668 
 69,225      FNMA   6.000   11/01/31   78,067 
 8,404      FNMA   6.500   11/01/31   9,507 
 3,937,685      FNMA   3.500   01/01/32   4,051,763 
 26,123      FNMA   6.000   01/01/32   29,100 
 25,995      FNMA   6.000   01/01/32   29,305 
 1,584,546      FNMA   3.500   02/01/32   1,632,887 
 19,764      FNMA   6.000   02/01/32   22,269 
 65,709      FNMA   6.500   04/01/32   74,850 
 147,074      FNMA   6.500   07/01/32   166,259 
 17,463      FNMA   6.500   08/01/32   19,677 
 1,493,768      FNMA   3.000   09/01/32   1,491,254 
 143,957      FNMA   6.000   09/01/32   160,307 
 33,756      FNMA   7.500   09/01/32   38,317 
 4,380,722      FNMA   3.000   10/01/32   4,373,351 
 86,140      FNMA   5.500   10/01/32   95,748 
 44,242      FNMA   6.000   10/01/32   49,302 
 35,326      FNMA   6.000   11/01/32   39,687 
 41,408      FNMA   5.500   12/01/32   45,993 
 6,185      FNMA   5.500   12/01/32   6,856 
 70,506      FNMA   6.000   12/01/32   79,255 
 361,716      FNMA   5.500   01/01/33   401,939 
 774,168      FNMA   6.000   01/01/33   870,461 
 408,164      FNMA   5.000   02/01/33   448,060 
 20,680      FNMA   5.000   02/01/33   22,652 
 2,819,051      FNMA   3.000   04/01/33   2,814,307 
 4,224,207      FNMA   3.500   04/01/33   4,346,991 
 18,115      FNMA   6.000   04/01/33   20,397 
 2,666,278      FNMA   5.500   05/01/33   2,964,375 
 153,956      FNMA   5.000   06/01/33   168,793 
 331,097      FNMA   5.500   06/01/33   368,307 
 38,528      FNMA   4.500   07/01/33   41,237 
 120,711      FNMA   5.000   07/01/33   132,012 
 247,019      FNMA   4.500   08/01/33   264,306 
 40,034      FNMA   4.500   08/01/33   42,691 
 72,581      FNMA   5.000   08/01/33   79,501 
 328,408      FNMA   5.500   09/01/33   364,883 
 91,490      FNMA   5.500   09/01/33   100,884 
 38,875      FNMA   6.000   09/01/33   43,689 
 414,609      FNMA   4.500   10/01/33   443,697 
 64,774      FNMA   5.000   10/01/33   70,979 
 81,293      FNMA   5.000   10/01/33   88,615 
 594,432      FNMA   5.500   10/01/33   656,501 
 1,243,743      FNMA   5.500   10/01/33   1,398,774 
 29,871      FNMA   4.500   11/01/33   31,951 
 78,339      FNMA   5.000   11/01/33   85,801 
 5,326,005      FNMA   5.000   11/01/33   5,838,432 
100

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$631,555      FNMA   5.000%  12/01/33  $692,510 
 683,038      FNMA   5.500   12/01/33   759,065 
 5,741,928      FNMA   3.000   01/01/34   5,732,266 
 237,632      FNMA   5.000   02/01/34   261,076 
 941,123      FNMA   6.000   02/01/34   1,058,204 
 20,567      FNMA   5.000   03/01/34   22,538 
 74,147      FNMA   5.000   03/01/34   81,461 
 34,799      FNMA   5.000   03/01/34   38,137 
 60,064      FNMA   5.000   03/01/34   65,788 
 25,185      FNMA   5.000   03/01/34   27,578 
 1,422,306      FNMA   5.000   03/01/34   1,556,654 
 225,556      FNMA   5.000   04/01/34   246,263 
 220,784      FNMA   5.500   04/01/34   245,389 
 124,632      FNMA   4.500   05/01/34   133,270 
 31,913      FNMA   4.500   05/01/34   34,119 
 78,468      FNMA   5.500   07/01/34   87,244 
 50,192      FNMA   5.500   07/01/34   55,777 
 66,567      FNMA   7.000   07/01/34   76,926 
 596,391      FNMA   5.000   08/01/34   651,394 
 69,976      FNMA   5.000   08/01/34   76,450 
 324,687      FNMA   6.000   08/01/34   365,077 
 58,707      FNMA   6.000   08/01/34   66,037 
 34,088      FNMA   4.500   09/01/34   36,438 
 1,246,115      FNMA   5.500   09/01/34   1,384,818 
 11,519      FNMA   5.500   11/01/34   12,804 
 24,082      FNMA   6.000   11/01/34   26,829 
 18,703      FNMA   5.000   12/01/34   20,445 
 11,863      FNMA   5.500   12/01/34   13,185 
 36,159      FNMA   6.000   12/01/34   40,242 
 1,645,895      FNMA   4.500   01/01/35   1,761,203 
 127,968      FNMA   5.500   01/01/35   142,191 
 3,907,368      FNMA   5.500   02/01/35   4,341,637 
 161,240      FNMA   5.500   02/01/35   179,259 
 1,137,419      FNMA   5.500   04/01/35   1,257,083 
 157,141      FNMA   6.000   04/01/35   176,692 
 136,885      FNMA   6.000   04/01/35   153,929 
 107,977      FNMA   5.500   05/01/35   119,179 
 199,382      FNMA   6.000   05/01/35   222,610 
 65,368      FNMA   5.000   06/01/35   71,364 
 5,169      FNMA   7.500   06/01/35   5,648 
 7,139   i  FNMA   4.556   07/01/35   7,607 
 170,945      FNMA   5.000   07/01/35   186,819 
 374,871      FNMA   4.500   08/01/35   400,587 
 573,669      FNMA   5.000   08/01/35   625,392 
 304,950      FNMA   5.000   08/01/35   332,629 
 19,509      FNMA   4.500   09/01/35   20,880 
 17,354      FNMA   4.500   09/01/35   18,522 
 42,243      FNMA   5.500   09/01/35   47,002 
 376,260      FNMA   5.000   10/01/35   410,197 
 588,039      FNMA   5.500   10/01/35   656,246 
 21,950      FNMA   5.000   11/01/35   23,790 
 656,575      FNMA   5.500   11/01/35   727,316 
101

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$10,471      FNMA   4.500%  12/01/35  $11,186 
 99,056      FNMA   5.500   12/01/35   109,190 
 402,980      FNMA   6.000   12/01/35   448,304 
 185,324   i  FNMA   2.261   02/01/36   198,054 
 80,944      FNMA   5.000   02/01/36   86,615 
 1,476,607      FNMA   5.000   02/01/36   1,609,839 
 152,002      FNMA   6.500   02/01/36   174,033 
 773,281      FNMA   6.000   03/01/36   859,876 
 14,709      FNMA   5.000   05/01/36   16,024 
 1,123,492      FNMA   6.000   06/01/36   1,254,537 
 157,217   i  FNMA   2.379   07/01/36   169,590 
 57,585      FNMA   6.000   07/01/36   64,241 
 410,028      FNMA   6.500   07/01/36   461,552 
 905,099      FNMA   5.500   08/01/36   999,337 
 510,620      FNMA   6.500   08/01/36   575,495 
 41,796      FNMA   5.500   09/01/36   46,471 
 82,228      FNMA   6.500   09/01/36   93,411 
 30,263      FNMA   6.500   09/01/36   33,949 
 104,855      FNMA   6.000   10/01/36   117,090 
 47,357      FNMA   6.500   11/01/36   53,126 
 14,965   i  FNMA   2.475   12/01/36   15,981 
 304,334      FNMA   6.000   12/01/36   339,364 
 48,474   i  FNMA   2.516   01/01/37   51,522 
 120,401      FNMA   5.500   01/01/37   132,768 
 8,235   i  FNMA   1.909   02/01/37   8,808 
 882,369      FNMA   5.500   02/01/37   973,531 
 26,013      FNMA   6.000   02/01/37   28,926 
 43,179      FNMA   7.000   02/01/37   48,916 
 17,954   i  FNMA   2.402   03/01/37   18,940 
 3,968      FNMA   5.000   03/01/37   4,318 
 129,959      FNMA   6.500   03/01/37   145,786 
 321,408      FNMA   6.500   03/01/37   362,874 
 9,347   i  FNMA   5.565   04/01/37   10,005 
 191,008      FNMA   7.000   04/01/37   207,449 
 277,110      FNMA   5.000   05/01/37   301,583 
 10,608      FNMA   7.000   05/01/37   10,927 
 45,950   i  FNMA   4.206   06/01/37   49,065 
 94,544      FNMA   5.500   06/01/37   104,217 
 74,649      FNMA   5.500   08/01/37   83,003 
 27,062      FNMA   6.000   08/01/37   30,109 
 189,612      FNMA   6.500   08/01/37   212,705 
 42,217      FNMA   6.500   08/01/37   47,359 
 56,076      FNMA   5.500   09/01/37   61,814 
 129,796      FNMA   6.000   09/01/37   146,672 
 145,384      FNMA   6.000   09/01/37   161,749 
 166,190      FNMA   6.000   09/01/37   185,986 
 367,915      FNMA   6.000   09/01/37   415,899 
 483,331      FNMA   6.000   09/01/37   545,145 
 28,229      FNMA   6.500   09/01/37   31,745 
 173,843      FNMA   6.500   09/01/37   195,015 
 498,516   i  FNMA   2.400   10/01/37   533,575 
 82,177      FNMA   6.500   10/01/37   92,185 
102

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$583,165      FNMA   5.500%  11/01/37  $644,141 
 1,203,404      FNMA   6.000   11/01/37   1,339,179 
 56,441      FNMA   7.000   11/01/37   63,061 
 5,132      FNMA   6.500   01/01/38   5,757 
 329,870      FNMA   5.500   02/01/38   363,669 
 37,060      FNMA   6.500   02/01/38   41,602 
 67,339      FNMA   7.000   02/01/38   72,906 
 72,139   i  FNMA   2.599   03/01/38   77,324 
 32,906      FNMA   5.000   03/01/38   35,813 
 23,820      FNMA   5.000   03/01/38   25,923 
 63,977      FNMA   5.500   03/01/38   70,522 
 19,291      FNMA   6.000   03/01/38   21,771 
 65,951      FNMA   6.500   03/01/38   73,983 
 102,423      FNMA   6.500   03/01/38   114,896 
 39,864      FNMA   6.500   03/01/38   44,719 
 486,791      FNMA   6.500   03/01/38   546,076 
 35,377      FNMA   5.000   04/01/38   38,501 
 1,197,625      FNMA   5.500   04/01/38   1,320,157 
 921,293      FNMA   6.000   04/01/38   1,026,022 
 53,047      FNMA   4.500   05/01/38   56,534 
 941,720      FNMA   5.000   05/01/38   1,024,888 
 3,001,623      FNMA   5.000   05/01/38   3,274,209 
 3,258,385      FNMA   6.000   06/01/38   3,623,273 
 4,031,129      FNMA   6.500   06/01/38   4,544,847 
 844,336      FNMA   6.000   07/01/38   939,293 
 6,696   i  FNMA   2.500   08/01/38   7,119 
 11,694   i  FNMA   4.716   08/01/38   12,361 
 2,881,111      FNMA   6.000   09/01/38   3,203,750 
 96,859   i  FNMA   2.023   10/01/38   103,271 
 10,904      FNMA   6.000   10/01/38   12,125 
 79,047      FNMA   5.500   11/01/38   87,134 
 14,288      FNMA   5.000   12/01/38   15,550 
 2,194,366      FNMA   5.500   12/01/38   2,427,737 
 461,621      FNMA   4.500   01/01/39   492,165 
 145,778      FNMA   5.000   01/01/39   158,684 
 513,271      FNMA   5.000   01/01/39   558,600 
 1,481,976      FNMA   5.500   01/01/39   1,634,131 
 351,345      FNMA   5.500   01/01/39   387,292 
 166,625      FNMA   6.000   01/01/39   185,285 
 81,831      FNMA   6.000   01/01/39   90,995 
 657,966      FNMA   4.500   02/01/39   701,748 
 1,364,705      FNMA   4.500   02/01/39   1,456,002 
 612,409      FNMA   4.500   02/01/39   653,383 
 26,382      FNMA   5.500   02/01/39   29,081 
 1,261,932      FNMA   4.000   04/01/39   1,311,598 
 40,185      FNMA   5.500   04/01/39   44,346 
 1,968,040      FNMA   4.500   05/01/39   2,109,733 
 532,662      FNMA   4.500   05/01/39   568,351 
 510,141      FNMA   4.500   06/01/39   544,500 
 1,198,104      FNMA   4.500   06/01/39   1,278,636 
 1,122,916      FNMA   5.500   06/01/39   1,238,488 
 31,937   i  FNMA   4.066   07/01/39   33,988 
103

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$358,424      FNMA   4.500%  07/01/39  $382,529 
 223,296      FNMA   4.500   07/01/39   238,227 
 39,630      FNMA   5.000   07/01/39   43,307 
 53,414   i  FNMA   3.668   08/01/39   56,905 
 223,349   i  FNMA   3.717   08/01/39   238,004 
 625,730      FNMA   4.000   08/01/39   650,148 
 4,303,075      FNMA   4.000   08/01/39   4,471,608 
 2,560,635      FNMA   4.500   08/01/39   2,746,539 
 1,063,320      FNMA   4.500   08/01/39   1,134,767 
 53,591      FNMA   4.500   08/01/39   57,582 
 49,673      FNMA   5.000   08/01/39   54,060 
 4,461,191      FNMA   5.000   08/01/39   4,860,325 
 1,457,880      FNMA   4.000   09/01/39   1,514,889 
 84,372      FNMA   5.000   09/01/39   91,896 
 591,059      FNMA   5.500   09/01/39   657,351 
 459,276      FNMA   6.000   09/01/39   511,383 
 1,899,356      FNMA   6.500   10/01/39   2,142,994 
 73,161      FNMA   5.000   11/01/39   80,366 
 2,003,095      FNMA   4.000   12/01/39   2,081,532 
 178,453      FNMA   4.500   12/01/39   191,511 
 7,074,572      FNMA   4.500   12/01/39   7,552,322 
 512,323      FNMA   4.500   12/01/39   546,730 
 72,110   i  FNMA   3.643   01/01/40   76,340 
 116,667      FNMA   4.500   01/01/40   124,504 
 150,671      FNMA   5.000   01/01/40   164,717 
 1,117,124      FNMA   6.000   02/01/40   1,242,225 
 588,910      FNMA   4.500   03/01/40   628,133 
 1,279,964      FNMA   4.500   03/01/40   1,365,935 
 70,121      FNMA   5.000   03/01/40   76,567 
 61,461      FNMA   4.500   04/01/40   65,602 
 1,974,918      FNMA   5.000   04/01/40   2,154,658 
 2,381,883      FNMA   5.000   04/01/40   2,601,625 
 241,738   i  FNMA   3.483   05/01/40   257,465 
 370,942   i  FNMA   3.618   05/01/40   396,540 
 571,670   i  FNMA   3.750   05/01/40   611,350 
 63,851      FNMA   4.500   05/01/40   68,437 
 179,828      FNMA   4.500   07/01/40   191,933 
 153,655      FNMA   4.500   07/01/40   164,052 
 205,400      FNMA   5.000   07/01/40   224,345 
 110,097   i  FNMA   3.376   08/01/40   116,846 
 1,923,573      FNMA   4.500   08/01/40   2,052,688 
 1,401,338      FNMA   4.500   08/01/40   1,495,311 
 1,537,860      FNMA   5.000   08/01/40   1,680,414 
 2,907,114      FNMA   4.500   09/01/40   3,102,890 
 1,178,225      FNMA   4.500   09/01/40   1,257,902 
 3,296,716      FNMA   6.000   09/01/40   3,679,162 
 417,309      FNMA   3.500   10/01/40   420,132 
 1,990,735      FNMA   4.000   10/01/40   2,069,266 
 5,133,738      FNMA   4.000   10/01/40   5,335,938 
 3,212,682      FNMA   4.500   10/01/40   3,429,111 
 2,947,529      FNMA   3.500   11/01/40   2,967,469 
 2,224,983      FNMA   4.000   11/01/40   2,312,711 
104

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$3,845,723      FNMA   4.000%  11/01/40  $3,997,651 
 3,305,292      FNMA   4.000   11/01/40   3,436,005 
 400,098      FNMA   4.500   11/01/40   427,189 
 426,654   i  FNMA   3.277   12/01/40   448,093 
 1,119,272      FNMA   4.000   12/01/40   1,163,395 
 9,692,459      FNMA   4.500   12/01/40   10,344,752 
 111,801      FNMA   3.500   01/01/41   112,558 
 276,717   i  FNMA   3.159   02/01/41   295,198 
 633,214      FNMA   3.500   02/01/41   637,498 
 3,142,615      FNMA   4.000   02/01/41   3,266,464 
 3,026,577      FNMA   4.000   03/01/41   3,146,445 
 2,481,573      FNMA   4.500   04/01/41   2,649,214 
 3,216,568      FNMA   4.500   05/01/41   3,436,083 
 648,202      FNMA   4.500   05/01/41   691,947 
 2,108,472      FNMA   4.500   06/01/41   2,250,513 
 711,805   i  FNMA   3.246   07/01/41   752,837 
 2,314,230      FNMA   4.500   07/01/41   2,470,372 
 6,038,809      FNMA   4.000   09/01/41   6,278,495 
 3,531,923      FNMA   4.500   09/01/41   3,769,037 
 1,470,234      FNMA   5.500   09/01/41   1,622,070 
 1,355,888   i  FNMA   2.909   10/01/41   1,428,063 
 227,941   i  FNMA   3.098   10/01/41   238,063 
 1,722,461      FNMA   3.500   11/01/41   1,734,113 
 1,497,962      FNMA   3.500   11/01/41   1,508,197 
 2,199,579   i  FNMA   2.840   12/01/41   2,278,446 
 2,155,635      FNMA   4.000   12/01/41   2,241,424 
 4,498,206      FNMA   3.500   03/01/42   4,528,636 
 3,562,449      FNMA   4.000   03/01/42   3,703,361 
 8,363,661      FNMA   3.500   04/01/42   8,420,241 
 2,844,751      FNMA   3.500   04/01/42   2,867,245 
 4,696,523      FNMA   4.500   04/01/42   5,012,205 
 3,743,404      FNMA   5.000   04/01/42   4,139,495 
 3,149,753      FNMA   4.000   05/01/42   3,274,025 
 4,467,092      FNMA   5.000   05/01/42   4,894,588 
 2,449,024      FNMA   3.000   06/01/42   2,366,836 
 13,219,332      FNMA   3.500   06/01/42   13,308,760 
 7,050,634      FNMA   4.000   06/01/42   7,330,907 
 12,927,550      FNMA   4.000   06/01/42   13,434,563 
 19,827,688      FNMA   3.500   07/01/42   19,961,822 
 3,802,364      FNMA   4.500   07/01/42   4,060,865 
 4,378,004      FNMA   3.500   08/01/42   4,407,621 
 5,432,969      FNMA   3.000   09/01/42   5,250,640 
 8,110,636      FNMA   3.500   09/01/42   8,165,504 
 11,539,605      FNMA   3.000   10/01/42   11,152,337 
 4,346,832      FNMA   3.500   10/01/42   4,376,238 
 3,781,919      FNMA   2.500   01/01/43   3,499,822 
 13,977,938      FNMA   3.000   01/01/43   13,508,841 
 18,998,505      FNMA   3.000   02/01/43   18,360,919 
 14,279,832      FNMA   3.000   04/01/43   13,800,603 
 4,778,985      FNMA   3.000   04/01/43   4,618,603 
 3,422,378   i  FNMA   2.171   06/01/43   3,438,376 
 15,464,722      FNMA   3.000   06/01/43   14,945,728 
105

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$4,684,867   i  FNMA   1.752%  07/01/43  $4,709,871 
 11,657,569      FNMA   3.000   07/01/43   11,266,343 
 12,122,627      FNMA   3.500   07/01/43   12,204,636 
 5,499,063      FNMA   4.000   08/01/43   5,727,011 
 12,203,867      FNMA   3.500   09/01/43   12,286,425 
 7,410,628      FNMA   3.500   10/01/43   7,460,761 
 2,133,911      FNMA   4.500   10/01/43   2,277,309 
 11,733,342      FNMA   4.000   11/01/43   12,195,874 
 4,902,940      FNMA   4.000   11/01/43   5,095,781 
 3,760,199      FNMA   4.500   12/01/43   4,012,628 
 9,873,490      FNMA   4.000   01/01/44   10,265,318 
 11,468      Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)   5.000   02/15/18   12,115 
 48,005      GNMA   4.500   02/15/19   50,348 
 17,021      GNMA   4.500   01/20/24   18,102 
 91,336      GNMA   4.000   04/15/24   96,826 
 12,036      GNMA   4.500   07/15/24   12,796 
 320,972      GNMA   4.000   08/15/24   340,237 
 90,020      GNMA   4.500   08/15/24   95,712 
 280,326      GNMA   4.000   09/15/24   297,085 
 42,702      GNMA   4.500   01/15/25   45,409 
 334,993      GNMA   4.000   08/15/25   354,818 
 184,916      GNMA   3.500   03/15/26   194,729 
 232,331      GNMA   4.000   04/15/26   246,072 
 199,108      GNMA   4.000   06/20/26   211,547 
 299,844      GNMA   3.500   11/20/26   314,067 
 1,417,346      GNMA   3.000   12/15/26   1,469,469 
 3,964,217      GNMA   2.500   04/20/27   4,023,140 
 2,405,328      GNMA   2.500   09/20/27   2,441,110 
 3,622      GNMA   6.500   09/15/28   4,084 
 1,364      GNMA   6.500   09/15/28   1,537 
 4,935      GNMA   6.500   11/15/28   5,563 
 1,291      GNMA   7.500   11/15/28   1,461 
 4,852,052      GNMA   3.500   11/20/28   5,081,695 
 9,091      GNMA   8.500   10/15/30   9,861 
 6,424      GNMA   8.500   10/20/30   7,617 
 701      GNMA   8.500   12/15/30   826 
 967      GNMA   7.000   06/20/31   1,145 
 1,035      GNMA   6.500   07/15/31   1,166 
 2,149      GNMA   7.000   07/15/31   2,402 
 3,445      GNMA   7.000   07/15/31   3,750 
 344,703      GNMA   6.000   10/15/32   396,782 
 59,722      GNMA   5.500   12/20/32   66,620 
 130,088      GNMA   5.500   05/15/33   144,718 
 23,048      GNMA   5.000   07/15/33   25,429 
 85,063      GNMA   5.500   07/15/33   95,137 
 19,956      GNMA   5.000   07/20/33   21,948 
 48,148      GNMA   5.000   08/15/33   53,242 
 115,356      GNMA   5.000   08/15/33   127,278 
 299,250      GNMA   5.500   09/15/33   337,248 
 249,879      GNMA   6.000   11/20/33   287,582 
 110,436      GNMA   5.500   05/20/34   125,365 
 156,651      GNMA   6.000   09/20/34   180,300 
106

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$15,292      GNMA   5.000%  10/20/34  $16,826 
 379,688      GNMA   5.500   11/15/34   424,494 
 148,880      GNMA   6.500   01/15/35   172,359 
 83,211      GNMA   5.500   02/20/35   92,920 
 1,680,375      GNMA   5.000   03/20/35   1,848,897 
 550,097      GNMA   5.000   04/15/35   607,014 
 551,986      GNMA   5.500   05/20/35   617,429 
 22,538      GNMA   5.000   09/20/35   24,773 
 12,201      GNMA   5.000   11/15/35   13,342 
 16,291      GNMA   5.000   11/15/35   17,978 
 169,830      GNMA   5.500   02/20/36   188,337 
 19,597      GNMA   5.500   03/15/36   21,779 
 56,432      GNMA   5.500   05/20/36   62,584 
 14,081      GNMA   6.500   06/15/36   16,194 
 571,275      GNMA   5.500   06/20/36   633,041 
 28,249      GNMA   5.000   09/15/36   31,077 
 27,795      GNMA   6.000   09/15/36   31,929 
 53,173      GNMA   6.000   10/20/36   60,260 
 30,764      GNMA   5.000   12/15/36   33,800 
 42,554      GNMA   5.500   01/15/37   47,139 
 29,842      GNMA   6.000   01/20/37   33,821 
 737,109      GNMA   5.500   02/15/37   820,175 
 97,209      GNMA   6.000   02/20/37   110,123 
 770,872      GNMA   6.000   04/15/37   876,739 
 19,164      GNMA   6.500   04/15/37   21,587 
 358,928      GNMA   6.000   04/20/37   401,123 
 45,012      GNMA   6.000   06/15/37   50,393 
 60,795      GNMA   6.000   08/20/37   68,892 
 47,120      GNMA   6.500   08/20/37   53,489 
 236,920      GNMA   6.500   11/20/37   265,801 
 178,396      GNMA   6.000   12/15/37   199,819 
 16,861      GNMA   5.000   02/20/38   18,402 
 375,763      GNMA   5.000   04/15/38   411,048 
 19,103      GNMA   5.500   05/20/38   21,100 
 62,515      GNMA   5.500   06/15/38   69,855 
 175,277      GNMA   6.000   06/20/38   198,624 
 256,517      GNMA   5.500   07/15/38   284,079 
 1,429,829      GNMA   5.000   07/20/38   1,560,934 
 1,344,362      GNMA   5.500   07/20/38   1,485,613 
 41,114      GNMA   5.500   08/15/38   45,569 
 630,581      GNMA   6.000   08/15/38   705,017 
 238,158      GNMA   6.000   08/15/38   266,866 
 136,507      GNMA   6.000   08/20/38   154,709 
 542,415      GNMA   6.000   09/20/38   614,460 
 70,715      GNMA   5.000   10/15/38   77,358 
 32,062      GNMA   5.500   10/15/38   36,168 
 54,542      GNMA   6.500   10/20/38   60,930 
 23,537      GNMA   6.500   10/20/38   26,408 
 9,870      GNMA   5.500   11/15/38   10,946 
 92,921      GNMA   6.500   11/20/38   105,064 
 710,376      GNMA   6.000   12/15/38   795,882 
 11,811      GNMA   6.500   12/15/38   13,774 
107

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$77,959      GNMA   5.000%  01/15/39  $85,318 
 2,739,992      GNMA   4.500   01/20/39   2,960,316 
 250,513      GNMA   6.500   01/20/39   284,968 
 93,007      GNMA   5.000   02/15/39   101,667 
 45,021      GNMA   6.000   02/15/39   50,383 
 126,480      GNMA   4.500   03/15/39   136,512 
 899,565      GNMA   4.500   03/15/39   970,107 
 29,583      GNMA   4.500   03/20/39   32,030 
 52,159   i  GNMA   5.000   03/20/39   54,702 
 443,500      GNMA   5.500   03/20/39   490,107 
 51,226      GNMA   4.500   04/15/39   55,291 
 880,358      GNMA   5.500   04/15/39   983,157 
 18,914      GNMA   5.000   04/20/39   20,638 
 89,133      GNMA   4.000   05/15/39   93,737 
 1,422,394      GNMA   4.500   05/15/39   1,535,262 
 804,983      GNMA   5.000   05/15/39   879,928 
 94,423      GNMA   4.000   05/20/39   99,375 
 258,720      GNMA   4.500   05/20/39   280,172 
 5,375,344      GNMA   5.000   05/20/39   5,866,279 
 3,708,194      GNMA   4.500   06/15/39   4,002,274 
 33,890      GNMA   4.500   06/15/39   36,580 
 3,195,917      GNMA   5.000   06/15/39   3,525,098 
 40,062      GNMA   5.000   06/15/39   43,796 
 3,648,071      GNMA   5.000   06/15/39   4,019,044 
 96,731      GNMA   5.000   06/15/39   106,071 
 44,928      GNMA   5.000   06/15/39   49,122 
 54,774      GNMA   4.000   06/20/39   57,648 
 35,366      GNMA   5.000   06/20/39   38,605 
 4,157,750      GNMA   4.000   07/15/39   4,372,534 
 4,299,768      GNMA   4.500   07/15/39   4,634,304 
 127,245      GNMA   4.500   07/15/39   137,331 
 68,482      GNMA   4.500   07/15/39   73,913 
 45,417      GNMA   5.000   07/15/39   49,661 
 578,416      GNMA   4.500   07/20/39   625,231 
 518,931      GNMA   5.000   07/20/39   566,629 
 45,666      GNMA   5.500   07/20/39   50,549 
 211,960      GNMA   4.000   08/15/39   222,910 
 877,054      GNMA   5.000   08/15/39   958,547 
 58,577      GNMA   5.500   08/15/39   64,857 
 126,419      GNMA   6.000   08/15/39   141,514 
 145,086      GNMA   4.000   08/20/39   152,793 
 145,761      GNMA   5.000   08/20/39   159,143 
 75,406      GNMA   5.000   09/15/39   82,603 
 199,583      GNMA   5.000   09/20/39   219,128 
 53,011      GNMA   4.500   10/15/39   57,312 
 25,982      GNMA   5.000   10/15/39   28,416 
 56,942      GNMA   4.500   10/20/39   61,548 
 94,601      GNMA   4.500   11/15/39   102,418 
 84,164      GNMA   4.500   11/20/39   90,999 
 100,215      GNMA   5.000   11/20/39   109,401 
 2,979,026      GNMA   4.500   12/15/39   3,220,871 
 195,455      GNMA   4.500   12/15/39   211,363 
108

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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$83,235      GNMA   4.500%  12/20/39  $90,003 
 3,100,749      GNMA   5.000   12/20/39   3,396,370 
 2,755,575      GNMA   4.500   01/20/40   2,975,037 
 41,645      GNMA   5.500   01/20/40   46,601 
 1,605,881      GNMA   5.500   02/15/40   1,779,247 
 165,329      GNMA   4.000   03/15/40   174,109 
 43,847      GNMA   5.000   03/15/40   48,099 
 34,378      GNMA   4.500   04/15/40   37,175 
 881,149      GNMA   5.000   04/15/40   966,470 
 118,504      GNMA   4.500   04/20/40   128,114 
 20,539      GNMA   4.500   05/15/40   22,204 
 497,761      GNMA   5.000   05/15/40   545,849 
 1,195,228   i  GNMA   3.000   05/20/40   1,256,992 
 25,936      GNMA   4.500   05/20/40   27,998 
 8,908,280      GNMA   4.500   06/15/40   9,643,205 
 46,352      GNMA   4.500   06/15/40   50,116 
 54,573      GNMA   4.500   06/15/40   58,990 
 551,395      GNMA   5.000   06/20/40   604,129 
 1,241,802      GNMA   4.500   07/15/40   1,341,911 
 369,077      GNMA   4.500   07/15/40   399,050 
 4,146,192      GNMA   4.500   07/20/40   4,475,798 
 124,141      GNMA   5.000   07/20/40   136,010 
 2,958,490      GNMA   4.000   08/15/40   3,115,959 
 955,387      GNMA   4.000   08/15/40   1,005,032 
 262,937      GNMA   4.500   08/15/40   284,610 
 321,883      GNMA   4.500   08/20/40   347,954 
 247,631      GNMA   4.500   09/20/40   268,192 
 66,229      GNMA   5.500   09/20/40   73,352 
 97,093      GNMA   6.500   09/20/40   110,027 
 82,370      GNMA   4.000   10/15/40   86,717 
 217,181      GNMA   6.000   10/20/40   243,594 
 962,212      GNMA   4.000   11/15/40   1,012,000 
 3,079,515      GNMA   4.000   11/20/40   3,242,002 
 786,009      GNMA   3.500   12/15/40   803,289 
 1,101,159      GNMA   5.500   12/20/40   1,218,866 
 3,166,219      GNMA   4.000   01/15/41   3,334,337 
 7,921,322      GNMA   4.000   01/20/41   8,339,592 
 780,221      GNMA   4.000   02/15/41   820,526 
 2,402,200      GNMA   4.500   02/20/41   2,596,768 
 1,362,978      GNMA   4.500   03/15/41   1,474,980 
 3,113,329      GNMA   4.500   04/20/41   3,356,898 
 616,500      GNMA   5.000   04/20/41   675,306 
 332,072   i  GNMA   4.000   06/20/41   353,704 
 795,128      GNMA   4.000   07/15/41   836,203 
 1,167,102      GNMA   4.000   07/20/41   1,228,628 
 3,740,778      GNMA   4.500   07/20/41   4,032,665 
 3,424,312      GNMA   5.000   07/20/41   3,751,170 
 1,014,956      GNMA   4.500   08/15/41   1,097,183 
 1,573,035      GNMA   5.000   08/20/41   1,726,034 
 1,552,983      GNMA   4.000   09/15/41   1,633,685 
 193,947   i  GNMA   3.000   09/20/41   202,146 
 5,058,062      GNMA   4.000   09/20/41   5,324,967 
109

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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$364,349      GNMA   4.000%  10/15/41  $383,171 
 438,609   i  GNMA   2.500   10/20/41   452,086 
 286,174   i  GNMA   3.500   10/20/41   299,863 
 6,305,739      GNMA   4.000   10/20/41   6,638,149 
 878,682      GNMA   5.500   10/20/41   973,820 
 1,770,528      GNMA   3.500   11/15/41   1,809,450 
 3,972,898      GNMA   4.000   11/15/41   4,178,132 
 8,308,490      GNMA   4.500   11/20/41   8,956,115 
 3,330,344      GNMA   5.000   11/20/41   3,638,464 
 1,224,044      GNMA   6.000   11/20/41   1,386,474 
 3,803,657      GNMA   3.500   01/20/42   3,887,829 
 1,576,863   i  GNMA   3.000   02/20/42   1,641,407 
 1,916,585      GNMA   3.500   03/20/42   1,959,017 
 3,409,404      GNMA   4.500   03/20/42   3,681,831 
 3,467,751      GNMA   3.500   04/15/42   3,543,985 
 4,405,362      GNMA   3.500   05/20/42   4,505,479 
 10,257,226      GNMA   3.500   05/20/42   10,484,406 
 4,692,083      GNMA   4.000   05/20/42   4,937,120 
 8,739,465      GNMA   3.500   07/15/42   8,931,592 
 1,560,809   i  GNMA   2.000   07/20/42   1,615,963 
 4,184,224      GNMA   3.500   07/20/42   4,276,641 
 4,492,462      GNMA   3.000   08/20/42   4,429,574 
 4,563,110      GNMA   3.500   08/20/42   4,666,880 
 16,985,600      GNMA   3.500   08/20/42   17,360,751 
 4,459,382      GNMA   6.000   08/20/42   5,050,716 
 6,460,539      GNMA   3.500   10/20/42   6,603,229 
 6,414,228      GNMA   3.000   11/20/42   6,324,455 
 4,706,524      GNMA   3.000   12/20/42   4,640,387 
 4,623,259      GNMA   3.000   01/15/43   4,554,771 
 6,718,002      GNMA   3.000   01/15/43   6,620,509 
 5,602,996      GNMA   3.000   01/20/43   5,524,608 
 9,403,283      GNMA   3.000   02/20/43   9,271,689 
 4,771,413      GNMA   3.000   02/20/43   4,704,289 
 1,905,787      GNMA   3.000   04/15/43   1,877,555 
 3,022,598      GNMA   5.000   04/20/43   3,299,904 
 3,812,028      GNMA   3.000   05/20/43   3,758,451 
 5,795,237      GNMA   3.000   06/20/43   5,713,675 
 9,722,345      GNMA   3.500   06/20/43   9,942,673 
 12,163,335      GNMA   3.000   07/20/43   11,992,141 
 9,791,363      GNMA   3.500   09/20/43   10,007,649 
 4,898,961      GNMA   4.000   10/20/43   5,155,325 
 1,976,752      GNMA   3.500   11/20/43   2,021,169 
 5,920,554      GNMA   4.000   11/20/43   6,231,192 
 4,803,832      GNMA   4.500   12/20/43   5,186,544 
 1,307,173      GNMA   6.500   01/15/44   1,367,207 
 4,989,595      GNMA   3.500   02/20/44   5,101,921 
 9,980,274      GNMA   4.000   02/20/44   10,506,049 
        TOTAL MORTGAGE BACKED           1,484,634,733 
                      
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 1.0%             
 300,000      American Municipal Power   7.834   02/15/41   406,629 
 500,000      American Municipal Power   6.270   02/15/50   568,960 
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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$500,000      Bay Area Toll Authority   6.263%  04/01/49  $644,405 
 200,000      Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority   5.491   11/01/39   227,936 
 300,000      City of Chicago IL   5.432   01/01/42   275,361 
 750,000      City Public Service Board of San Antonio TX   5.808   02/01/41   910,275 
 150,000      Colorado Bridge Enterprise   6.078   12/01/40   183,654 
 200,000      Commonwealth of Massachusetts   4.200   12/01/21   214,824 
 500,000      Commonwealth of Massachusetts   5.731   06/01/40   597,280 
 195,000      Commonwealth of Pennsylvania   5.850   07/15/30   214,851 
 200,000      County of Clark NV   6.820   07/01/45   263,334 
 350,000      Denver City & County School District No   4.242   12/15/37   328,548 
 200,000      District of Columbia   5.591   12/01/34   226,948 
 100,000      East Baton Rouge Sewerage Commission   6.087   02/01/45   107,630 
 500,000      Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Finance Corp   2.995   07/01/20   497,085 
 400,000      Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico   3.670   05/01/14   397,404 
 82,651      Kentucky Asset Liability Commission   3.165   04/01/18   85,487 
 30,000      Los Angeles Unified School District   5.750   07/01/34   35,150 
 100,000      Massachusetts School Building Authority   5.715   08/15/39   115,362 
 100,000      Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County   6.731   07/01/43   118,894 
 940,000      Metropolitan Transportation Authority   6.648   11/15/39   1,183,347 
 650,000      Metropolitan Transportation Authority   7.336   11/15/39   907,510 
 500,000      Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission   5.445   05/01/33   565,755 
 250,000      Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia   6.637   04/01/57   283,137 
 500,000      Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia   6.655   04/01/57   555,675 
 947,000      New Jersey Economic Development Authority   7.425   02/15/29   1,206,469 
 335,000      New Jersey State Turnpike Authority   7.414   01/01/40   469,801 
 800,000      New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority   5.754   12/15/28   910,216 
 360,000      New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority   6.104   12/15/28   399,283 
 700,000      New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority   6.875   12/15/39   774,291 
 1,100,000      New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority   5.790   06/15/41   1,171,786 
 500,000      New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority   5.440   06/15/43   571,685 
 600,000      New York State Dormitory Authority   5.289   03/15/33   678,528 
 130,000      New York State Dormitory Authority   5.628   03/15/39   150,403 
 545,000      New York State Dormitory Authority   5.600   03/15/40   634,489 
 400,000      New York State Urban Development Corp   5.838   03/15/40   474,540 
 100,000      Ohio State University   4.910   06/01/40   108,088 
 675,000      Ohio State Water Development Authority   4.879   12/01/34   718,706 
 750,000      Oregon School Boards Association   4.759   06/30/28   816,007 
 250,000      Oregon School Boards Association   5.680   06/30/28   289,390 
 100,000      Oregon State Department of Transportation   5.834   11/15/34   118,496 
 200,000      Port Authority of New York & New Jersey   6.040   12/01/29   241,908 
 100,000      Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District   4.839   01/01/41   107,889 
 800,000      Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority   5.876   04/01/32   924,024 
 200,000      State of California   1.050   02/01/16   200,724 
 300,000      State of California   5.750   03/01/17   337,185 
 100,000      State of California   6.200   10/01/19   118,382 
 100,000      State of California   5.700   11/01/21   116,792 
 250,000      State of California   7.500   04/01/34   337,200 
 285,000      State of California   7.550   04/01/39   396,002 
 2,900,000      State of California   7.300   10/01/39   3,880,983 
 2,740,000      State of California   7.625   03/01/40   3,824,684 
 300,000      State of Connecticut   5.090   10/01/30   318,435 
111

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$620,000      State of Connecticut   5.850%  03/15/32  $724,538 
 100,000      State of Illinois   4.511   03/01/15   103,416 
 1,045,000      State of Illinois   4.961   03/01/16   1,116,373 
 3,700,000      State of Illinois   5.100   06/01/33   3,651,641 
 1,295,000      State of Illinois   6.725   04/01/35   1,441,244 
 300,000      State of Oregon   5.762   06/01/23   348,951 
 600,000      State of Texas   4.631   04/01/33   647,898 
 50,000      State of Texas   5.517   04/01/39   59,461 
 1,000,000      State of Texas   4.681   04/01/40   1,064,800 
 575,000      State of Texas Transportation Commission   5.028   04/01/26   652,499 
 500,000      State of Utah   3.539   07/01/25   506,765 
 200,000      State of Washington   5.090   08/01/33   221,740 
 604,000      State Public School Building Authority   5.000   09/15/27   654,126 
 2,000,000      Tennessee Valley Authority   4.500   04/01/18   2,225,902 
 750,000      Tennessee Valley Authority   3.875   02/15/21   808,375 
 500,000      Tennessee Valley Authority   5.880   04/01/36   611,513 
 500,000      Tennessee Valley Authority   5.500   06/15/38   586,088 
 300,000      Tennessee Valley Authority   3.500   12/15/42   256,584 
 1,000,000      Tennessee Valley Authority   4.625   09/15/60   978,164 
 500,000      University of California   1.796   07/01/19   490,405 
 200,000      University of California   5.770   05/15/43   234,124 
 860,000      University of California   4.858   05/15/12   812,390 
 100,000      University of Pennsylvania   4.674   09/01/12   94,351 
 200,000      University of Southern California   5.250   10/01/11   230,635 
 700,000      University of Texas   4.794   08/15/46   756,294 
 150,000      Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board   5.350   05/15/35   167,639 
        TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS           49,657,743 
                      
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES - 35.6%             
 375,700      United States Treasury Bond   7.875   02/15/21   512,008 
 1,500,000      United States Treasury Bond   6.375   08/15/27   2,058,282 
 16,000,000      United States Treasury Bond   5.250   11/15/28   20,015,008 
 26,060,000      United States Treasury Bond   5.250   02/15/29   32,603,510 
 19,429,000      United States Treasury Bond   5.375   02/15/31   24,853,946 
 4,750,000      United States Treasury Bond   4.500   02/15/36   5,575,312 
 4,644,000      United States Treasury Bond   4.375   02/15/38   5,352,934 
 14,483,000      United States Treasury Bond   3.500   02/15/39   14,528,259 
 241,000      United States Treasury Bond   4.500   08/15/39   283,476 
 850,000      United States Treasury Bond   4.375   11/15/39   981,219 
 915,000      United States Treasury Bond   4.625   02/15/40   1,096,999 
 3,380,000      United States Treasury Bond   4.375   05/15/40   3,903,373 
 12,585,000      United States Treasury Bond   3.875   08/15/40   13,414,830 
 11,185,000      United States Treasury Bond   4.250   11/15/40   12,670,502 
 5,075,000      United States Treasury Bond   4.750   02/15/41   6,208,948 
 26,350,000      United States Treasury Bond   4.375   05/15/41   30,458,966 
 10,000,000      United States Treasury Bond   3.750   08/15/41   10,418,750 
 2,300,000      United States Treasury Bond   3.125   11/15/41   2,131,813 
 4,550,000      United States Treasury Bond   3.125   02/15/42   4,211,594 
 7,500,000      United States Treasury Bond   3.000   05/15/42   6,761,715 
 10,000,000      United States Treasury Bond   2.750   08/15/42   8,537,500 
 4,000,000      United States Treasury Bond   2.750   11/15/42   3,408,124 
 11,250,000      United States Treasury Bond   2.875   05/15/43   9,819,135 
112

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$6,500,000      United States Treasury Bond   3.625%  08/15/43  $6,579,222 
 2,000,000      United States Treasury Bond   3.750   11/15/43   2,070,624 
 17,000,000      United States Treasury Bond   3.625   02/15/44   17,196,554 
 100      United States Treasury Note   2.500   03/31/15   102 
 12,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.125   04/30/15   11,997,660 
 30,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.250   05/31/15   30,031,650 
 1,240,000      United States Treasury Note   2.125   05/31/15   1,268,190 
 20,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.375   06/15/15   20,051,560 
 10,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.375   06/30/15   10,026,170 
 3,120,000      United States Treasury Note   1.875   06/30/15   3,185,935 
 6,895,000      United States Treasury Note   1.750   07/31/15   7,038,554 
 19,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.250   08/15/15   19,015,580 
 1,775,000      United States Treasury Note   4.250   08/15/15   1,873,388 
 8,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.375   08/31/15   8,019,688 
 11,340,000      United States Treasury Note   1.250   08/31/15   11,508,331 
 2,500,000      United States Treasury Note   0.250   09/15/15   2,500,978 
 18,805,000      United States Treasury Note   1.250   09/30/15   19,090,742 
 20,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.250   10/15/15   19,999,220 
 27,300,000      United States Treasury Note   1.250   10/31/15   27,722,304 
 20,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.375   11/15/15   20,030,460 
 23,550,000      United States Treasury Note   1.375   11/30/15   23,967,636 
 5,000,000      United States Treasury Note   2.125   12/31/15   5,155,470 
 59,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.375   01/15/16   59,029,972 
 5,400,000      United States Treasury Note   2.000   01/31/16   5,561,158 
 40,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.250   02/29/16   39,893,760 
 10,650,000      United States Treasury Note   2.125   02/29/16   11,001,535 
 250,000      United States Treasury Note   2.625   02/29/16   260,625 
 8,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.375   03/15/16   7,994,376 
 9,000,000      United States Treasury Note   2.250   03/31/16   9,324,144 
 12,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.250   04/15/16   11,950,308 
 14,000,000      United States Treasury Note   2.000   04/30/16   14,441,868 
 164,000      United States Treasury Note   5.125   05/15/16   180,041 
 11,250,000      United States Treasury Note   1.750   05/31/16   11,548,823 
 22,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.500   06/15/16   21,986,250 
 5,000,000      United States Treasury Note   1.500   06/30/16   5,104,690 
 10,750,000      United States Treasury Note   1.500   07/31/16   10,977,599 
 970,000      United States Treasury Note   3.250   07/31/16   1,030,246 
 19,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.625   08/15/16   19,005,928 
 14,000,000      United States Treasury Note   1.000   08/31/16   14,123,592 
 14,200,000      United States Treasury Note   1.000   09/30/16   14,315,375 
 23,050,000      United States Treasury Note   1.000   10/31/16   23,221,077 
 27,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.625   11/15/16   26,924,076 
 173,000      United States Treasury Note   4.625   11/15/16   190,570 
 278,400      United States Treasury Note   7.500   11/15/16   327,294 
 15,250,000      United States Treasury Note   0.875   11/30/16   15,302,430 
 8,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.625   12/15/16   7,969,376 
 4,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.875   12/31/16   4,009,376 
 50,300,000      United States Treasury Note   0.875   01/31/17   50,362,875 
 16,250,000      United States Treasury Note   0.875   02/28/17   16,251,267 
 220,000      United States Treasury Note   3.000   02/28/17   233,458 
 20,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.750   03/15/17   19,925,000 
 21,300,000      United States Treasury Note   1.000   03/31/17   21,353,250 
113

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$16,500,000      United States Treasury Note   0.875%  04/30/17  $16,462,611 
 160,000      United States Treasury Note   8.750   05/15/17   198,250 
 30,400,000      United States Treasury Note   0.625   05/31/17   30,048,515 
 11,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.750   06/30/17   10,896,875 
 20,200,000      United States Treasury Note   0.500   07/31/17   19,813,352 
 139,200      United States Treasury Note   8.875   08/15/17   175,120 
 17,300,000      United States Treasury Note   0.625   08/31/17   17,006,713 
 16,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.625   09/30/17   15,702,496 
 61,750,000      United States Treasury Note   0.750   10/31/17   60,751,379 
 8,414,000      United States Treasury Note   4.250   11/15/17   9,321,795 
 20,500,000      United States Treasury Note   0.625   11/30/17   20,043,547 
 31,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.750   12/31/17   30,396,957 
 8,044,000      United States Treasury Note   2.750   12/31/17   8,482,020 
 21,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.875   01/31/18   20,658,750 
 8,127,000      United States Treasury Note   2.625   01/31/18   8,530,814 
 31,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.750   02/28/18   30,285,543 
 23,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.750   03/31/18   22,430,382 
 15,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.625   04/30/18   14,530,080 
 6,172,000      United States Treasury Note   2.625   04/30/18   6,473,366 
 6,266,000      United States Treasury Note   3.875   05/15/18   6,889,661 
 72,000,000      United States Treasury Note   1.000   05/31/18   70,683,768 
 7,862,000      United States Treasury Note   2.375   05/31/18   8,162,352 
 7,000,000      United States Treasury Note   1.375   06/30/18   6,967,184 
 15,000,000      United States Treasury Note   1.375   07/31/18   14,910,930 
 13,065,000      United States Treasury Note   2.250   07/31/18   13,477,358 
 40,350,000      United States Treasury Note   1.500   08/31/18   40,274,344 
 22,000,000      United States Treasury Note   1.375   09/30/18   21,802,352 
 28,000,000      United States Treasury Note   1.250   10/31/18   27,553,736 
 1,681,000      United States Treasury Note   9.000   11/15/18   2,239,932 
 33,500,000      United States Treasury Note   1.250   11/30/18   32,913,750 
 25,000,000      United States Treasury Note   1.500   12/31/18   24,812,500 
 25,000,000      United States Treasury Note   1.500   01/31/19   24,781,250 
 2,802,400      United States Treasury Note   2.750   02/15/19   2,941,864 
 30,000,000      United States Treasury Note   1.500   02/28/19   29,700,000 
 25,000,000      United States Treasury Note   1.625   03/31/19   24,873,050 
 3,000,000      United States Treasury Note   1.000   06/30/19   2,873,907 
 3,000,000      United States Treasury Note   1.375   01/31/20   2,894,064 
 1,377,000      United States Treasury Note   3.625   02/15/20   1,502,651 
 1,132,000      United States Treasury Note   3.500   05/15/20   1,226,362 
 4,000,000      United States Treasury Note   1.875   06/30/20   3,939,688 
 4,000,000      United States Treasury Note   2.000   07/31/20   3,968,436 
 5,342,000      United States Treasury Note   2.625   08/15/20   5,493,494 
 6,000,000      United States Treasury Note   2.000   09/30/20   5,928,750 
 5,650,000      United States Treasury Note   2.625   11/15/20   5,795,663 
 5,000,000      United States Treasury Note   2.000   11/30/20   4,925,000 
 5,900,000      United States Treasury Note   3.625   02/15/21   6,418,091 
 10,000,000      United States Treasury Note   2.000   02/28/21   9,810,160 
 125,000      United States Treasury Note   8.125   05/15/21   173,437 
 27,610,000      United States Treasury Note   2.125   08/15/21   27,133,286 
 122,000      United States Treasury Note   8.125   08/15/21   170,304 
 6,070,000      United States Treasury Note   2.000   11/15/21   5,889,794 
 13,379,100      United States Treasury Note   8.000   11/15/21   18,655,482 
114

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$10,500,000      United States Treasury Note   1.625%  11/15/22  $9,716,606 
 13,250,000      United States Treasury Note   1.750   05/15/23   12,274,880 
 16,000,000      United States Treasury Note   2.500   08/15/23   15,771,248 
 13,000,000      United States Treasury Note   2.750   11/15/23   13,058,903 
 22,750,000      United States Treasury Note   2.750   02/15/24   22,799,777 
        TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES           1,807,549,139 
                      
        TOTAL GOVERNMENT BONDS           3,684,526,950 
        (Cost $3,704,719,069)             
                      
STRUCTURED ASSETS - 2.1%            
                      
ASSET BACKED - 0.4%             
 500,000      Ally Auto Receivables Trust   1.210   07/15/16   503,821 
        Series - 2012 1 (Class A4)             
 800,000      Ally Auto Receivables Trust   0.800   10/16/17   801,766 
        Series - 2012 4 (Class A4)             
 500,000      Americredit Automobile Receivables Trust   2.420   05/08/19   503,999 
        Series - 0 2 (Class D)             
 1,146,000      AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust   0.610   10/10/17   1,146,178 
        Series - 2013 1 (Class A3)             
 500,000      AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust   2.670   01/08/18   511,501 
        Series - 2012 1 (Class C)             
 300,000      AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust   1.790   03/08/19   300,546 
        Series - 2013 2 (Class C)             
 150,000      AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust   2.380   06/10/19   152,239 
        Series - 2013 3 (Class C)             
 500,000      Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust   2.190   09/20/21   496,411 
        Series - 0 1 (Class D)             
 1,250,000      Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust   5.050   12/17/18   1,352,366 
        Series - 2006 A3 (Class A3)             
 660,000      Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust   5.750   07/15/20   753,678 
        Series - 2007 A7 (Class A7)             
 600,000      Centerpoint Energy Transistion   3.460   08/15/19   634,930 
        Series - 0 1 (Class A2)             
 500,000      CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Co II LLC   5.302   08/01/20   567,438 
        Series - 2005 A (Class A5)             
 600,000      CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Co LLC   2.161   10/15/21   599,455 
        Series - 2012 1 (Class A2)             
 400,000      Chase Issuance Trust   0.790   06/15/17   401,580 
        Series - 2012 A3 (Class A3)             
 395,000      Chase Issuance Trust   1.010   10/15/18   394,815 
        Series - 2013 A8 (Class A8)             
 135,000      CitiBank Credit Card Issuance Trust   4.900   06/23/16   136,395 
        Series - 2009 A4 (Class A4)             
 750,000      CitiBank Credit Card Issuance Trust   5.650   09/20/19   854,636 
        Series - 2007 A8 (Class A8)             
 310,000      CitiBank Credit Card Issuance Trust   5.350   02/07/20   351,451 
        Series - 2008 A1 (Class A1)             
 193,350      Detroit Edison Securitization Funding LLC   6.620   03/01/16   201,352 
        Series - 2001 1 (Class A6)             
 3,000,000      Discover Card Master Trust   5.650   03/16/20   3,417,333 
        Series - 2007 A1 (Class A1)             
115

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$260,000      Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust   3.560%  01/15/17  $265,739 
        Series - 2010 B (Class D)             
 662,000      Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust   0.550   07/15/17   662,579 
        Series - 2013 A (Class A3)             
 820,000      Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust   1.320   01/15/19   826,063 
        Series - 2013 B (Class C)             
 1,900,000      GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust   1.360   08/17/20   1,874,521 
        Series - 2012 6 (Class A)             
 590,000      Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust   0.750   09/17/18   587,715 
        Series - 2013 A (Class A4)             
 1,150,000      Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust   0.840   11/15/17   1,155,145 
        Series - 2013 B (Class A3)             
 400,000      Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust   1.000   07/16/18   402,682 
        Series - 2012 A (Class A4)             
 16,097   i  Residential Asset Securities Corp   6.489   10/25/30   16,115 
        Series - 2001 KS2 (Class AI6)             
 15,000   i  Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Inc6.060   02/25/36   15,736 
        Series - 2006 HI1 (Class M2)             
 200,000      Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust   3.300   09/17/18   206,452 
        Series - 2012 5 (Class D)             
 1,500,000      Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust   2.270   01/15/19   1,506,797 
        Series - 2013 1 (Class D)             
 300,000      Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust   1.950   03/15/19   302,769 
        Series - 2013 2 (Class C)             
 100,000      Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust   0.660   03/20/19   99,526 
        Series - 2012 2 (Class A4)             
 15,000   g  Vornado DP LLC   4.004   09/13/28   15,866 
        Series - 2010 VNO (Class A2FX)             
        TOTAL ASSET BACKED           22,019,595 
                      
OTHER MORTGAGE BACKED - 1.7%             
 412,084   i  Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc   5.171   11/10/42   416,540 
        Series - 2005 1 (Class A4)             
 103,334   i  Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc   5.889   07/10/44   111,754 
        Series - 2006 3 (Class A4)             
 450,000      Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc   5.356   10/10/45   478,458 
        Series - 2006 6 (Class A4)             
 177,393      Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc   5.379   09/10/47   178,389 
        Series - 2006 5 (Class AAB)             
 32,167      Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc   5.449   01/15/49   32,137 
        Series - 2007 1 (Class A3)             
 125,000      Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage, Inc4.811   12/10/42   126,228 
        Series - 2004 6 (Class A5)             
 1,350,000   i  Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage, Inc5.182   09/10/47   1,424,916 
        Series - 2005 6 (Class A4)             
 28,808      Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage, Inc5.620   02/10/51   28,772 
        Series - 2007 5 (Class A3)             
 1,320,000      Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities   5.201   12/11/38   1,440,429 
        Series - 2006 PW14 (Class A4)             
 280,000   i  Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities   5.440   03/11/39   299,142 
        Series - 2006 PW11 (Class A4)             
116

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$200,000   i  Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities   5.716%  06/11/40  $223,729 
        Series - 2007 PW16 (Class A4)             
 343,781      Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities   4.674   06/11/41   355,680 
        Series - 2005 PWR8 (Class A4)             
 110,251   i  Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities   5.468   06/11/41   110,335 
        Series - 2004 PWR4 (Class A3)             
 825,000   i  Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities   5.582   09/11/41   901,893 
        Series - 2006 PW13 (Class AM)             
 489,705      Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities   5.537   10/12/41   534,808 
        Series - 2006 T24 (Class A4)             
 473,947   i  Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities   4.750   02/13/46   481,421 
        Series - 2004 T16 (Class A6)             
 1,000,000   i  Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities   5.694   06/11/50   1,118,473 
        Series - 2007 PW17 (Class A4)             
 500,000      Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities   5.700   06/11/50   561,124 
        Series - 2007 PW18 (Class A4)             
 140,571      Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities   5.736   06/11/50   146,751 
        Series - 2007 PW17 (Class A3)             
 516,881      Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust   4.733   10/15/41   522,336 
        Series - 2004 C2 (Class A5)             
 750,000      Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust   1.987   04/10/46   749,805 
        Series - 2013 GC11 (Class A2)             
 255,000      Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust   4.023   03/10/47   262,343 
        Series - 2014 GC19 (Class A4)             
 750,000   i  Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust   6.133   12/10/49   843,943 
        Series - 2008 C7 (Class A4)             
 585,000      Citigroup, Inc   5.322   12/11/49   640,230 
        Series - 2007 CD4 (Class A4)             
 550,000   i  Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.216   07/15/44   577,151 
        Series - 2005 CD1 (Class AJ)             
 1,035,000      Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.617   10/15/48   1,120,878 
        Series - 2006 CD3 (Class A5)             
 730,000      COMM Mortgage Trust   2.256   12/10/44   745,143 
        Series - 2012 LC4 (Class A2)             
 580,000      COMM Mortgage Trust   4.063   12/10/44   602,404 
        Series - 2012 LC4 (Class AM)             
 500,000      COMM Mortgage Trust   2.752   08/15/45   498,915 
        Series - 2012 CR2 (Class ASB)             
 749,000      COMM Mortgage Trust   1.906   01/10/46   748,416 
        Series - 2013 LC6 (Class A2)             
 400,000      COMM Mortgage Trust   2.941   01/10/46   383,652 
        Series - 2013 LC6 (Class A4)             
 524,000      COMM Mortgage Trust   3.213   03/10/46   511,422 
        Series - 0 CR7 (Class A4)             
 501,890   i  COMM Mortgage Trust   5.768   06/10/46   544,859 
        Series - 2006 C7 (Class A4)             
 1,000,000      COMM Mortgage Trust   4.046   10/10/46   1,032,951 
        Series - 2013 CR12 (Class A4)             
 500,000      COMM Mortgage Trust   4.258   10/10/46   527,299 
        Series - 2013 CR11 (Class A4)             
 255,000   i  COMM Mortgage Trust   5.799   12/10/49   286,422 
        Series - 2007 C9 (Class A4)             
117

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$300,000   i  COMM Mortgage Trust   6.003%  12/10/49  $334,453 
        Series - 2008 LS1 (Class ASM)             
 1,934,219   i  Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.792   06/15/38   2,096,016 
        Series - 2006 C3 (Class A3)             
 2,683,419      Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp   4.829   11/15/37   2,722,288 
        Series - 2004 C5 (Class A4)             
 500,000   i  Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates   5.466   02/15/39   533,153 
        Series - 0 C1 (Class A4)             
 176,474      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates   5.467   09/15/39   191,295 
        Series - 2006 C4 (Class A3)             
 2,100,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates   5.509   09/15/39   2,259,810 
        Series - 2006 C4 (Class AM)             
 621,653   i  CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp   5.100   08/15/38   646,341 
        Series - 2005 C5 (Class A4)             
 220,000   i  CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp   5.100   08/15/38   230,266 
        Series - 2005 C5 (Class AJ)             
 160,688   i  GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp   5.277   11/10/45   163,780 
        Series - 2005 C4 (Class ASB)             
 1,000,000   i  GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp   5.309   11/10/45   1,056,224 
        Series - 2005 C4 (Class A4)             
 1,835,000   i  Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp   5.224   04/10/37   1,923,480 
        Series - 2005 GG5 (Class A5)             
 600,000   i  Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp   5.277   04/10/37   634,897 
        Series - 2005 GG5 (Class AM)             
 708,887   i  Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp   5.820   07/10/38   770,499 
        Series - 2006 GG7 (Class A4)             
 550,000      Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp   5.444   03/10/39   602,546 
        Series - 2007 GG9 (Class A4)             
 610,000      Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp   5.475   03/10/39   656,217 
        Series - 2007 GG9 (Class AM)             
 2,000,000      Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp   5.736   12/10/49   2,227,626 
        Series - 2007 GG11 (Class A4)             
 1,825,000   i  GS Mortgage Securities Corp II   5.553   04/10/38   1,949,089 
        Series - 2006 GG6 (Class A4)             
 740,000   i  GS Mortgage Securities Corp II   5.610   04/10/38   794,670 
        Series - 2006 GG6 (Class AM)             
 1,350,000      GS Mortgage Securities Corp II   5.560   11/10/39   1,472,680 
        Series - 2006 GG8 (Class A4)             
 434,000      GS Mortgage Securities Corp II   3.314   01/10/45   448,145 
        Series - 0 GC6 (Class AAB)             
 300,000      GS Mortgage Securities Corp II   2.943   02/10/46   287,933 
        Series - 2013 GC10 (Class A5)             
 300,000      GS Mortgage Securities Corp II   3.279   02/10/46   290,113 
        Series - 2013 GC10 (Class AS)             
 500,000      GS Mortgage Securities Trust   3.482   01/10/45   508,686 
        Series - 2012 GC6 (Class A3)             
 195,000      GS Mortgage Securities Trust   4.740   05/10/45   206,254 
        Series - 0 GCJ7 (Class B)             
 250,000      GS Mortgage Securities Trust   1.840   02/10/46   249,853 
        Series - 2013 GC10 (Class A2)             
 500,000      GS Mortgage Securities Trust   3.135   06/10/46   484,589 
        Series - 2013 GC12 (Class A4)             
118

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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$500,000      GS Mortgage Securities Trust   4.074%  01/10/47  $516,757 
        Series - 2014 GC18 (Class A4)             
 90,000   g  JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp   5.633   12/05/27   102,538 
        Series - 2009 IWST (Class A2)             
 425,194      JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp   5.115   07/15/41   427,228 
        Series - 2004 LN2 (Class A2)             
 1,125,000      JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp   5.429   12/12/43   1,215,852 
        Series - 2006 CB17 (Class A4)             
 1,000,000   i  JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp   5.240   12/15/44   1,055,541 
        Series - 2005 LDP5 (Class A4)             
 200,000   i  JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp   5.845   04/15/45   218,947 
        Series - 2006 LDP7 (Class AM)             
 300,000   i  JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp   5.202   05/15/45   319,004 
        Series - 2012 C6 (Class D)             
 300,000      JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp   3.483   06/15/45   302,696 
        Series - 2012 CBX (Class A4)             
 500,000      JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp   1.855   04/15/46   497,226 
        Series - 2013 LC11 (Class A2)             
 500,000      JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp   4.171   08/15/46   530,443 
        Series - 2011 C5 (Class A3)             
 214,698      JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp   5.134   05/15/47   216,581 
        Series - 2006 LDP9 (Class A2)             
 1,480,000      JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp   5.336   05/15/47   1,615,820 
        Series - 2006 LDP9 (Class A3)             
 950,000      JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp   5.440   06/12/47   1,042,904 
        Series - 2007 CB18 (Class A4)             
 300,000      JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp   2.840   12/15/47   286,659 
        Series - 2012 LC9 (Class A5)             
 500,000      JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp   3.143   12/15/47   485,877 
        Series - 2013 C10 (Class A5)             
 574,000      JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp   3.372   12/15/47   559,261 
        Series - 2013 C10 (Class AS)             
 450,000   i  JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp   5.815   06/15/49   459,603 
        Series - 2007 LD11 (Class A3)             
 860,000   i  JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp   5.815   06/15/49   950,812 
        Series - 2007 LD11 (Class A4)             
 173,045   i  LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.020   08/15/29   174,289 
        Series - 2004 C6 (Class A6)             
 444,849      LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   4.742   02/15/30   455,221 
        Series - 2005 C1 (Class A4)             
 415,000   i  LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.150   04/15/30   427,960 
        Series - 2005 C2 (Class A5)             
 380,000      LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.156   02/15/31   403,592 
        Series - 2006 C1 (Class A4)             
 125,000      LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.372   09/15/39   136,572 
        Series - 2006 C6 (Class A4)             
 200,000   i  LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.452   09/15/39   214,662 
        Series - 2006 C6 (Class AJ)             
 1,405,000      LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.424   02/15/40   1,542,027 
        Series - 2007 C1 (Class A4)             
 799,178      LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.430   02/15/40   880,644 
        Series - 2007 C2 (Class A3)             
119

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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$875,000      LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   4.843%  07/15/40  $906,721 
        Series - 2005 C3 (Class AJ)             
 600,000   i  LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   6.114   07/15/40   663,653 
        Series - 2007 C6 (Class AM)             
 301,974   i  LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.866   09/15/45   341,187 
        Series - 2007 C7 (Class A3)             
 134,262   i  Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust   5.283   11/12/37   141,065 
        Series - 2005 CKI1 (Class A6)             
 225,000   i  Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust   5.283   11/12/37   236,455 
        Series - 2005 CKI1 (Class AJ)             
 290,000   i  Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust   5.107   07/12/38   304,705 
        Series - 2005 CIP1 (Class AM)             
 235,000   i  Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust   5.657   05/12/39   253,395 
        Series - 2006 C1 (Class A4)             
 325,387   i  Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust   5.841   06/12/50   333,775 
        Series - 2007 C1 (Class A3)             
 466,616   i  Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.467   02/12/39   496,193 
        Series - 2006 1 (Class A4)             
 164,000      Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust   2.506   11/15/45   159,673 
        Series - 2012 C6 (Class A3)             
 60,000      Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust   2.918   02/15/46   57,460 
        Series - 2013 C7 (Class A4)             
 750,000      Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust   3.102   05/15/46   724,834 
        Series - 2013 C9 (Class A4)             
 500,000      Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust   3.456   05/15/46   484,428 
        Series - 2013 C9 (Class AS)             
 240,000   i  Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust   3.708   05/15/46   231,463 
        Series - 2013 C9 (Class B)             
 39,416   i  Morgan Stanley Capital I   5.948   04/15/38   39,384 
        Series - 2003 IQ5 (Class C)             
 146,775      Morgan Stanley Capital I   4.970   04/14/40   147,559 
        Series - 2004 HQ4 (Class A7)             
 297,909   i  Morgan Stanley Capital I   5.270   06/13/41   299,656 
        Series - 2004 T15 (Class A4)             
 827,185      Morgan Stanley Capital I   5.168   01/14/42   845,008 
        Series - 2005 HQ5 (Class A4)             
 590,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I   5.364   03/15/44   645,690 
        Series - 2007 IQ13 (Class A4)             
 194,838   i  Morgan Stanley Capital I   5.731   07/12/44   211,451 
        Series - 2006 HQ9 (Class A4)             
 750,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I   5.569   12/15/44   811,642 
        Series - 2007 HQ13 (Class A3)             
 250,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I   2.111   03/15/45   254,401 
        Series - 2012 C4 (Class A2)             
 1,250,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I   3.244   03/15/45   1,248,399 
        Series - 2012 C4 (Class A4)             
 1,550,000   i  Morgan Stanley Capital I   5.692   04/15/49   1,713,314 
        Series - 2007 IQ14 (Class A4)             
 205,000   i  Morgan Stanley Capital I   5.544   11/12/49   223,914 
        Series - 2007 T25 (Class AM)             
 1,750,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I   5.809   12/12/49   1,946,401 
        Series - 2007 IQ16 (Class A4)             
120

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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$245,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I   4.770%  07/15/56  $251,321 
        Series - 0 IQ9 (Class AJ)             
 500,000   i  TIAA Seasoned Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.551   08/15/39   531,814 
        Series - 2007 C4 (Class AJ)             
 1,500,000      UBS Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust   3.185   03/10/46   1,459,614 
        Series - 2013 C5 (Class A4)             
 500,000      UBS Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust   3.244   04/10/46   487,787 
        Series - 0 C6 (Class A4)             
 1,000,000      UBS Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust   3.525   05/10/63   1,004,731 
        Series - 2012 C2 (Class A4)             
 400,000      UBS Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust   3.595   01/10/45   408,603 
        Series - 2011 C1 (Class A3)             
 100,000      UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   4.822   05/10/45   105,395 
        Series - 2012 C1 (Class B)             
 100,000      Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.342   12/15/43   109,529 
        Series - 2007 C30 (Class A5)             
 1,000,000   i  Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.289   12/15/44   1,058,909 
        Series - 2005 C22 (Class A4)             
 730,228   i  Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.339   12/15/44   774,420 
        Series - 2005 C22 (Class AM)             
 105,000   i  Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.515   01/15/45   110,860 
        Series - 2006 C23 (Class AJ)             
 40,901      Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.576   03/15/45   40,943 
        Series - 2006 C24 (Class APB)             
 834,885   i  Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.765   07/15/45   897,899 
        Series - 2006 C27 (Class A3)             
 750,000      Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.678   05/15/46   831,950 
        Series - 2007 C34 (Class A3)             
 300,000   i  Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.603   10/15/48   325,757 
        Series - 2006 C28 (Class AM)             
 200,000   i  Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.953   02/15/51   224,328 
        Series - 2007 C33 (Class A5)             
 1,225,000   i  Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.953   02/15/51   1,342,146 
        Series - 2007 C33 (Class A4)             
 1,250,000      WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   2.684   11/15/44   1,292,363 
        Series - 2011 C5 (Class A2)             
 250,000   i  WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   4.848   06/15/45   259,155 
        Series - 0 C7 (Class C)             
 400,000      WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   3.001   08/15/45   389,022 
        Series - 2012 C8 (Class A3)             
 775,000      WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   3.241   12/15/45   748,256 
        Series - 2012 C10 (Class AS)             
 600,000      WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   3.337   06/15/46   590,524 
        Series - 2013 C14 (Class A5)             
 500,000   i  WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   4.646   03/15/47   500,859 
        Series - 2014 C19 (Class C)             
 1,000,000      WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   4.723   03/15/47   1,036,016 
        Series - 2014 C19 (Class B)             

121

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Index Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL     ISSUER  RATE DATE  VALUE 
$295,460      WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   0.735%  03/15/48  $292,803 
        Series - 2013 C12 (Class A1)             
 500,000      WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   3.198   03/15/48   488,651 
        Series - 2013 C12 (Class A4)             
        TOTAL OTHER MORTGAGE BACKED          87,634,247 
                      
        TOTAL STRUCTURED ASSETS            109,653,842 
        (Cost $108,578,713)             
                      
        TOTAL BONDS           5,047,790,409 
        (Cost $5,049,623,713)             
                      
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.0%             
              
TREASURY DEBT - 0.0%             
 2,200,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.050   04/17/14   2,199,951 
        TOTAL TREASURY DEBT           2,199,951 
                      
        TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS           2,199,951 
        (Cost $2,199,951)             
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.3%
(Cost $5,051,823,664)
           5,049,990,360 
                      
        OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - 0.7%           33,505,272 
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%          $5,083,495,632 

 

               
            Abbreviation(s):
  REIT         Real Estate Investment Trust

 

  g         Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144(A) of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities are deemed liquid and may be re-sold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. At 3/31/2014, the aggregate value of these securities was $9,543,111 or 0.2% of net assets.
  h         All or a portion of these securities were purchased on a delayed delivery basis.
  i         Floating or variable rate security. Coupon rate reflects the rate at period end.
  j         Zero coupon.
122

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Plus Fund

 

TIAA-CREF FUNDS
BOND PLUS FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2014

 

            MATURITY   
PRINCIPAL       ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS - 3.8%                
                        
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 0.1%             
$2,325,967   i  Allison Transmission, Inc   3.750%  08/23/19  $2,325,130 
        TOTAL AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS               2,325,130 
                      
CAPITAL GOODS - 0.5%                
 1,995,000   i  Alliant Techsystems, Inc   3.500   11/01/20   1,999,987 
 788,040   i  FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd   4.250   06/28/19   793,722 
 1,302,621   i  Generac Power Systems, Inc   3.500   05/31/20   1,301,644 
 3,000,000   i  Schaeffler AG.   4.250   01/27/17   3,010,620 
 2,142,727   i  Tomkins LLC   3.750   09/29/16   2,144,312 
 2,925,379   i  TransDigm, Inc   3.750   02/28/20   2,925,379 
        TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS               12,175,664 
                      
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 0.1%             
 989,950   i  Pilot Corp   4.250   08/07/19   994,286 
 995,000   i  Pitney Bowes Management   7.500   10/01/19   999,975 
        TOTAL COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES           1,994,261 
                      
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 0.2%                
 3,250,000   h  Capital Safety North America   4.000   03/26/21   3,243,500 
 2,984,962   i  CIH International Sarl   2.750   06/05/20   2,994,663 
        TOTAL CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL               6,238,163 
                      
CONSUMER SERVICES - 0.7%                
 696,500   i  Boyd Gaming Corp   4.000   08/14/20   696,848 
 1,391,894   i  Burger King Corp   3.750   09/28/19   1,399,898 
 1,995,000   i  CityCenter Holdings LLC   5.000   10/16/20   2,009,344 
 2,189,073   i  DineEquity, Inc   3.750   10/19/17   2,195,093 
 2,289,474   i  Hilton Worldwide   3.500   10/26/20   2,292,129 
 405,000   h,i  La Quinta Intermediate Holdings LLC   4.000   02/19/21   404,749 
 2,493,750   i  Marina District Finance Co, Inc   6.750   08/15/18   2,526,992 
 592,500   i  MGM Resorts International   3.500   12/20/19   590,835 
 1,491,237   i  Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc   3.750   08/13/20   1,493,564 
 1,493,756   i  Spin Holdco, Inc   4.250   11/14/19   1,491,142 
        TOTAL CONSUMER SERVICES               15,100,594 
                      
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 0.2%                
 4,075,000   h  TransUnion LLC   4.000   03/10/21   4,081,805 
        TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS               4,081,805 
                      
ENERGY - 0.1%                
 2,947,545   i  Arch Coal, Inc   6.250   05/16/18   2,902,507 
        TOTAL ENERGY               2,902,507 
123

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            MATURITY   
PRINCIPAL       ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 0.1%               
$1,000,000   i  Rite Aid Corp   5.750%  08/21/20  $1,020,630 
 1,500,000   i  Rite Aid Corp   4.875   06/21/21   1,520,625 
        TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING               2,541,255 
                      
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 0.1%                
 2,282,750   i  HJ Heinz Co   3.500   06/05/20   2,291,790 
        TOTAL FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO              2,291,790 
                      
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 0.6%             
 650,000   h,i  Accellent, Inc   4.500   03/12/21   648,914 
 2,977,500   i  Biomet, Inc   3.654   07/25/17   2,979,495 
 3,217,398   i  Capsugel Holdings US, Inc   3.500   08/01/18   3,210,706 
 2,985,000   i  HCA, Inc   2.984   05/01/18   2,983,149 
 2,984,988   i  Kinetic Concepts, Inc   4.000   05/04/18   2,987,973 
        TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES               12,810,237 
                      
INSURANCE - 0.1%                
 1,209,733   i  Compass Investors, Inc   4.250   12/27/19   1,213,520 
        TOTAL INSURANCE              1,213,520 
                      
MATERIALS - 0.1%                
 1,017,313   i  Tronox Pigments BV   4.500   03/19/20   1,022,531 
        TOTAL MATERIALS               1,022,531 
                      
MEDIA - 0.2%
 2,481,250   i  CSC Holdings LLC   2.653   04/17/20   2,448,076 
 2,000,000   i  Virgin Media Investment Holdings Ltd   3.500   06/08/20   1,994,660 
        TOTAL MEDIA               4,442,736 
                      
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 0.1%                
 1,591,651   i  NBTY, Inc   3.500   10/01/17   1,594,437 
        TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES           1,594,437 
                      
RETAILING - 0.1%                
 1,962,613   i  Academy Ltd   4.500   08/03/18   1,967,774 
        TOTAL RETAILING               1,967,774 
                      
SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 0.4%                
 2,542,500   i  Activision Blizzard, Inc   3.250   10/12/20   2,539,957 
 1,100,000   h,i  Asurion LLC   8.500   03/03/21   1,134,375 
 962,610   i  IMS Health, Inc   3.750   03/17/21   960,377 
 1,343,980   i  Infor US, Inc   3.750   06/03/20   1,338,940 
 3,000,000   i  Mitchell International, Inc   8.500   10/11/21   3,063,750 
 1,558,776   i  P2 Lower Acquisition LLC   5.500   10/22/20   1,567,551 
        TOTAL SOFTWARE & SERVICES               10,604,950 
                      
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 0.1%                
 1,995,000   i  Scientific Games International, Inc   4.250   10/18/20   1,995,000 
        TOTAL TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT           1,995,000 
124

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             MATURITY        
PRINCIPAL        ISSUER  RATE  DATE   VALUE  
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.0%                
$997,500   i  Internap Network Services Corp   6.000%  11/26/19  $1,002,488 
 425,000   h  Presidio, Inc   5.000   03/31/17   426,862 
        TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES               1,429,350 
                      
UTILITIES - 0.0%               
 246,250   i  Calpine Corp   4.000   10/09/19   246,713 
        TOTAL UTILITIES               246,713 
                      
        TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS           86,978,417 
        (Cost $86,604,521)             
                      
BONDS - 92.4%               
                        
CORPORATE BONDS - 40.6%               
                        
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 0.3%               
 1,400,000   g  Chrysler Group LLC   8.000   06/15/19   1,533,000 
 1,000,000      Chrysler Group LLC   8.000   06/15/19   1,095,000 
 1,000,000      Ford Motor Co   7.450   07/16/31   1,283,121 
 950,000      Ford Motor Co   4.750   01/15/43   918,673 
 775,000   g  TRW Automotive, Inc   4.500   03/01/21   796,312 
        TOTAL AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS           5,626,106 
                      
BANKS - 5.2%               
 2,000,000   g  Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd   2.400   11/23/16   2,065,900 
 1,025,000   g  Banco Davivienda S.A.   2.950   01/29/18   1,009,625 
 2,000,000   g  Banco de Bogota S.A.   5.000   01/15/17   2,122,500 
 225,000   g  Banco de Credito e Inversiones   4.000   02/11/23   218,377 
 1,500,000      Banco de Oro Unibank, Inc   3.875   04/22/16   1,537,500 
 2,000,000   g  Banco del Estado de Chile   2.000   11/09/17   1,987,578 
 1,500,000   g  Banco Nacional de Costa Rica   4.875   11/01/18   1,513,125 
 750,000   g  Banco Santander Mexico S.A. Institucion de Banca Multiple Grupo Financiero Santander   4.125   11/09/22   735,937 
 865,000      Bancolombia S.A.   5.950   06/03/21   923,387 
 1,000,000   g  Bangkok Bank PCL   3.300   10/03/18   1,007,021 
 370,000   g  Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten   1.375   09/27/17   369,552 
 6,450,000   g  Bank of Montreal   2.625   01/25/16   6,688,134 
 1,500,000   g  Bank of Nova Scotia   1.650   10/29/15   1,527,390 
 4,800,000   g  Bank of Nova Scotia   2.150   08/03/16   4,952,016 
 1,000,000   g  Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd   2.350   02/23/17   1,026,257 
 1,000,000      BB&T Corp   1.450   01/12/18   987,580 
 375,000      BB&T Corp   2.050   06/19/18   375,123 
 750,000   g  BBVA Banco Continental S.A.   2.250   07/29/16   750,000 
 450,000   g  BBVA Banco Continental S.A.   3.250   04/08/18   452,250 
 1,000,000   g  Caixa Economica Federal   2.375   11/06/17   965,000 
 1,000,000   g  Caixa Economica Federal   4.500   10/03/18   1,017,500 
 1,750,000   g  Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce   2.750   01/27/16   1,818,757 
 2,000,000      Capital One Bank NA   1.500   03/22/18   1,958,152 
 300,000      Capital One Bank USA NA   3.375   02/15/23   291,916 
 285,000      Citigroup, Inc   5.000   09/15/14   290,519 
 189,000      Citigroup, Inc   5.500   10/15/14   193,981 
 1,000,000      Citigroup, Inc   2.250   08/07/15   1,018,264 
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            MATURITY   
PRINCIPAL       ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
$8,975,000      Citigroup, Inc   1.300%  11/15/16  $8,970,351 
 3,050,000      Citigroup, Inc   3.500   05/15/23   2,877,522 
 2,500,000      Citigroup, Inc   3.875   10/25/23   2,482,307 
 2,000,000      Citigroup, Inc   4.950   11/07/43   2,032,410 
 975,000      Citigroup, Inc   6.675   09/13/43   1,141,726 
 3,500,000      Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA   2.250   01/14/19   3,490,253 
 225,000      Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA   3.875   02/08/22   233,015 
 3,000,000      Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA   3.950   11/09/22   2,979,507 
 2,500,000      Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA   4.625   12/01/23   2,572,637 
 1,200,000   g,i  Credit Agricole S.A.   7.875   12/30/49   1,267,500 
 3,125,000   g  HSBC Bank plc   1.500   05/15/18   3,060,916 
 500,000   g  HSBC Bank plc   4.125   08/12/20   529,903 
 2,025,000      HSBC Holdings plc   4.250   03/14/24   2,027,493 
 875,000      HSBC Holdings plc   5.250   03/14/44   884,762 
 1,150,000      HSBC USA, Inc   2.375   02/13/15   1,169,613 
 1,000,000      HSBC USA, Inc   1.625   01/16/18   991,745 
 335,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   5.125   09/15/14   342,041 
 1,500,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   3.150   07/05/16   1,569,674 
 3,000,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   2.000   08/15/17   3,041,244 
 1,000,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   1.800   01/25/18   997,686 
 2,500,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   3.875   02/01/24   2,522,430 
 775,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co   4.850   02/01/44   790,226 
 400,000   i  JPMorgan Chase & Co   5.150   12/30/49   375,000 
 2,475,000   i  Malayan Banking Bhd   3.250   09/20/22   2,463,590 
 1,900,000   g  PKO Finance AB   4.630   09/26/22   1,914,250 
 1,675,000      PNC Bank NA   2.200   01/28/19   1,669,538 
 3,000,000      PNC Bank NA   2.950   01/30/23   2,848,266 
 1,500,000      PNC Funding Corp   2.700   09/19/16   1,559,052 
 700,000   g,i  Rabobank Nederland NV   11.000   12/30/49   929,250 
 3,325,000      Royal Bank of Canada   2.200   07/27/18   3,346,626 
 1,500,000   g  Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC Via RSHB Capital S.A.   5.100   07/25/18   1,462,500 
 2,750,000   g  State Bank of India   3.250   04/18/18   2,717,990 
 125,000   g  Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp   3.150   07/22/15   128,799 
 2,000,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp   2.500   07/19/18   2,034,040 
 575,000      SunTrust Bank   2.750   05/01/23   538,519 
 425,000      Toronto-Dominion Bank   2.500   07/14/16   441,096 
 2,000,000   g  Toronto-Dominion Bank   1.625   09/14/16   2,038,300 
 1,000,000   g  Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS.   4.875   07/19/17   1,008,360 
 1,000,000   g  Turkiye Is Bankasi   3.750   10/10/18   938,500 
 700,000   g  Turkiye Is Bankasi   5.500   04/21/19   705,250 
 725,000   g  Turkiye Is Bankasi   6.000   10/24/22   678,600 
 500,000      Union Bank NA   2.125   06/16/17   509,277 
 400,000      UnionBanCal Corp   3.500   06/18/22   404,135 
 1,000,000      US Bancorp   1.650   05/15/17   1,012,202 
 475,000      US Bancorp   2.950   07/15/22   456,857 
 1,800,000      Westpac Banking Corp   2.250   01/17/19   1,791,742 
        TOTAL BANKS               115,750,041 
                      
CAPITAL GOODS - 1.2%                 
 1,750,000      Access Midstream Partners LP   5.875   04/15/21   1,863,750 
 250,000      Alliant Techsystems, Inc   6.875   09/15/20   271,875 
 750,000   g  Alpek S.A. de C.V.   5.375   08/08/23   774,375 
 825,000   o  Alphabet Holding Co, Inc   7.750   11/01/17   852,844 
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            MATURITY   
PRINCIPAL       ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
$1,225,000      Anixter, Inc   5.625%  05/01/19  $1,304,625 
 1,200,000      Caterpillar, Inc   1.375   05/27/14   1,201,606 
 950,000      Caterpillar, Inc   1.500   06/26/17   950,625 
 680,000      Crown Americas LLC   4.500   01/15/23   649,400 
 650,000      Deere & Co   2.600   06/08/22   621,457 
 625,000   g  EADS Finance BV   2.700   04/17/23   590,521 
 150,000      Eaton Corp   4.000   11/02/32   145,098 
 837,500      Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc   6.875   03/15/18   900,312 
 6,000,000      John Deere Capital Corp   1.050   10/11/16   6,020,886 
 725,000   g  Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd   6.625   10/01/22   750,375 
 729,675   g  Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd   6.750   10/01/22   757,038 
 660,000   g  Rexel S.A.   6.125   12/15/19   694,650 
 500,000   g  Rexel S.A.   5.250   06/15/20   511,250 
 100,000   g  Schaeffler Finance BV   7.750   02/15/17   113,500 
 600,000   g  Schaeffler Finance BV   8.500   02/15/19   669,750 
 500,000      Seagate HDD Cayman   6.875   05/01/20   543,125 
 920,000      Seagate HDD Cayman   7.000   11/01/21   1,029,250 
 947,000   g  Sealed Air Corp   8.375   09/15/21   1,090,234 
 1,000,000      SPX Corp   6.875   09/01/17   1,135,000 
 2,290,000   g  Stena AB   7.000   02/01/24   2,330,075 
 500,000      TransDigm, Inc   7.750   12/15/18   536,250 
 670,000   g  TSMC Global Ltd   1.625   04/03/18   649,521 
 875,000      United Technologies Corp   1.800   06/01/17   889,623 
        TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS               27,847,015 
                      
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 0.8%                
 1,825,000   g  ADT Corp   6.250   10/15/21   1,875,187 
 1,200,000      Air Lease Corp   3.875   04/01/21   1,200,000 
 1,225,000      Clean Harbors, Inc   5.125   06/01/21   1,249,500 
 250,000   g  Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A.   4.750   02/04/24   259,657 
 1,175,000      MasterCard, Inc   2.000   04/01/19   1,169,925 
 2,000,000      News America, Inc   5.300   12/15/14   2,067,990 
 670,000      Republic Services, Inc   3.800   05/15/18   710,289 
 1,000,000      RR Donnelley & Sons Co   7.875   03/15/21   1,145,000 
 67,000      RR Donnelley & Sons Co   7.250   05/15/18   77,887 
 325,000      RR Donnelley & Sons Co   7.000   02/15/22   357,500 
 675,000      RR Donnelley & Sons Co   6.500   11/15/23   712,969 
 1,925,000   g  SPL Logistics Escrow LLC   8.875   08/01/20   2,107,876 
 1,000,000      United Rentals North America, Inc   7.375   05/15/20   1,103,750 
 1,000,000      United Rentals North America, Inc   7.625   04/15/22   1,121,250 
 1,000,000      Waste Management, Inc   2.600   09/01/16   1,035,588 
 2,550,000      Waste Management, Inc   2.900   09/15/22   2,434,488 
        TOTAL COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES           18,628,856 
                      
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 0.6%                
 825,000   g  Arcelik AS.   5.000   04/03/23   721,875 
 1,000,000      DR Horton, Inc   5.750   08/15/23   1,057,500 
 275,000      DR Horton, Inc   4.750   05/15/17   291,500 
 161,000      DR Horton, Inc   3.625   02/15/18   163,415 
 600,000      DR Horton, Inc   3.750   03/01/19   601,500 
 500,000      Hanesbrands, Inc   6.375   12/15/20   546,250 
 1,000,000      KB Home   7.000   12/15/21   1,076,250 
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            MATURITY   
PRINCIPAL       ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
$2,000,000      Lennar Corp   4.500%  06/15/19  $2,035,000 
 500,000      Levi Strauss & Co   6.875   05/01/22   548,750 
 3,000,000      Libbey Glass, Inc   6.875   05/15/20   3,277,500 
 1,100,000      Whirlpool Corp   8.600   05/01/14   1,106,752 
 225,000      Whirlpool Corp   3.700   03/01/23   222,898 
        TOTAL CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL              11,649,190 
                      
CONSUMER SERVICES - 0.9%                
 545,000      Ameristar Casinos, Inc   7.500   04/15/21   589,962 
 350,000      ARAMARK Corp   5.750   03/15/20   369,688 
 300,000   g  Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc   11.000   03/15/21   345,750 
 500,000      DineEquity, Inc   9.500   10/30/18   545,000 
 1,350,000   g  GLP Capital LP   4.375   11/01/18   1,385,438 
 1,500,000      MGM Resorts International   6.750   10/01/20   1,663,125 
 1,880,000      Northeastern University   4.181   03/01/23   1,930,171 
 2,000,000   g  SABMiller Holdings, Inc   2.200   08/01/18   1,997,386 
 2,000,000   g  SABMiller Holdings, Inc   3.750   01/15/22   2,044,086 
 1,000,000      Service Corp International   7.625   10/01/18   1,153,750 
 2,945,000   g  Six Flags Entertainment Corp   5.250   01/15/21   2,967,088 
 1,400,000      Speedway Motorsports, Inc   6.750   02/01/19   1,487,500 
 4,000,000      University of Chicago   4.151   10/01/45   3,698,988 
        TOTAL CONSUMER SERVICES               20,177,932 
                      
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 5.4%              
 545,000   g  Abbey National Treasury Services plc   3.875   11/10/14   556,135 
 335,000      Abbey National Treasury Services plc   4.000   04/27/16   355,077 
 700,000   g  Ajecorp BV   6.500   05/14/22   680,750 
 1,000,000      Ally Financial, Inc   4.750   09/10/18   1,057,500 
 600,000      American Express Centurion Bank   0.875   11/13/15   602,159 
 875,000      American Express Centurion Bank   6.000   09/13/17   1,005,137 
 2,375,000      American Express Credit Corp   1.750   06/12/15   2,407,944 
 1,500,000      American Express Credit Corp   1.300   07/29/16   1,511,677 
 250,000      American Express Credit Corp   2.800   09/19/16   260,725 
 2,000,000      American Express Credit Corp   2.125   07/27/18   2,009,316 
 750,000   b,g  Aralco Finance SA   10.125   05/07/20   65,625 
 900,000   g  Bangkok Bank PCL   3.250   10/18/15   920,856 
 3,475,000      Bank of America Corp   3.750   07/12/16   3,674,837 
 650,000      Bank of America Corp   5.300   03/15/17   715,290 
 25,000      Bank of America Corp   6.000   09/01/17   28,362 
 7,850,000      Bank of America Corp   2.600   01/15/19   7,880,968 
 1,000,000      Bank of America Corp   5.490   03/15/19   1,110,743 
 3,000,000      Bank of America Corp   2.650   04/01/19   3,009,567 
 3,150,000      Bank of America Corp   4.100   07/24/23   3,195,095 
 500,000      Bank of America Corp   4.000   04/01/24   499,411 
 2,900,000      Bank of America Corp   5.000   01/21/44   2,960,569 
 500,000      Bank of New York Mellon Corp   1.200   02/20/15   503,533 
 1,350,000   i  Bank of New York Mellon Corp   1.969   06/20/17   1,377,090 
 275,000      Bank of New York Mellon Corp   5.450   05/15/19   313,991 
 1,000,000   g  BBVA Bancomer S.A.   6.750   09/30/22   1,095,000 
 500,000      BlackRock, Inc   3.500   12/10/14   510,759 
 825,000      BlackRock, Inc   1.375   06/01/15   832,768 
 1,350,000      BlackRock, Inc   4.250   05/24/21   1,465,455 
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                MATURITY     
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
$1,750,000      BlackRock, Inc   3.500%  03/18/24  $1,737,703 
 2,000,000   g  Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec   2.550   03/24/16   2,073,940 
 3,000,000   g  Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec   1.600   03/06/17   3,039,660 
 3,175,000      Capital One Financial Corp   1.000   11/06/15   3,179,496 
 1,000,000      Celanese US Holdings LLC   4.625   11/15/22   985,000 
 1,000,000   g  Comcel Trust   6.875   02/06/24   1,046,250 
 300,000      Countrywide Financial Corp   6.250   05/15/16   329,044 
 500,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea   4.000   01/14/24   517,413 
 2,000,000      Ford Motor Credit Co LLC   1.700   05/09/16   2,022,332 
 1,500,000      Ford Motor Credit Co LLC   3.000   06/12/17   1,557,989 
 1,000,000      Ford Motor Credit Co LLC   5.750   02/01/21   1,141,124 
 3,000,000      General Electric Capital Corp   1.500   07/12/16   3,039,747 
 950,000      General Electric Capital Corp   2.300   04/27/17   978,209 
 2,500,000      General Electric Capital Corp   2.300   01/14/19   2,522,420 
 5,450,000      General Electric Capital Corp   3.100   01/09/23   5,333,098 
 400,000      General Electric Capital Corp   6.875   01/10/39   526,776 
 500,000      General Motors Financial Co, Inc   2.750   05/15/16   506,550 
 2,165,000      General Motors Financial Co, Inc   4.750   08/15/17   2,313,844 
 2,575,000      General Motors Financial Co, Inc   3.250   05/15/18   2,597,531 
 150,000      General Motors Financial Co, Inc   4.250   05/15/23   148,125 
 275,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   3.300   05/03/15   282,430 
 2,890,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   2.375   01/22/18   2,909,201 
 500,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   2.625   01/31/19   498,719 
 2,500,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   3.625   01/22/23   2,459,265 
 1,200,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   4.000   03/03/24   1,194,680 
 150,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   6.450   05/01/36   166,520 
 2,375,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   6.750   10/01/37   2,720,608 
 500,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc   6.250   02/01/41   593,723 
 575,000   g  Icahn Enterprises LP   4.875   03/15/19   585,063 
 1,700,000   g  Icahn Enterprises LP   5.875   02/01/22   1,725,500 
 200,000   g  International Lease Finance Corp   6.500   09/01/14   204,250 
 1,420,000      International Lease Finance Corp   5.750   05/15/16   1,527,395 
 1,300,000      International Lease Finance Corp   3.875   04/15/18   1,326,000 
 2,000,000      International Lease Finance Corp   5.875   08/15/22   2,115,000 
 750,000   g  Inversiones CMPC S.A.   4.375   05/15/23   725,340 
 1,705,000      John Deere Capital Corp   2.250   06/07/16   1,761,256 
 500,000      John Deere Capital Corp   1.400   03/15/17   503,486 
 375,000      John Deere Capital Corp   2.750   03/15/22   365,181 
 300,000      Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau   4.875   01/17/17   332,601 
 850,000   g  Lukoil International Finance BV   6.125   11/09/20   879,750 
 1,200,000      Morgan Stanley   1.750   02/25/16   1,215,482 
 2,175,000      Morgan Stanley   2.500   01/24/19   2,168,943 
 1,000,000      Morgan Stanley   5.500   07/28/21   1,129,870 
 800,000      Morgan Stanley   3.750   02/25/23   794,929 
 500,000      Morgan Stanley   6.375   07/24/42   609,936 
 250,000      National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp   10.375   11/01/18   337,082 
 1,000,000   g  Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV   1.875   03/13/19   991,070 
 750,000   g  PTTEP Australia International Finance Pty Ltd   4.152   07/19/15   771,580 
 3,575,000      SLM Corp   4.875   06/17/19   3,632,829 
 450,000      State Street Corp   4.300   05/30/14   452,840 
129

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                MATURITY     
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
$1,675,000      State Street Corp   1.350%  05/15/18  $1,644,458 
 1,550,000   g  Temasek Financial I Ltd   2.375   01/23/23   1,427,212 
 400,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp   1.250   10/05/17   396,342 
 750,000   g  Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Tao   3.750   04/15/18   708,900 
 1,000,000      Unilever Capital Corp   0.850   08/02/17   982,839 
 1,500,000      Unilever Capital Corp   2.200   03/06/19   1,499,883 
 500,000      Wells Fargo & Co   1.500   07/01/15   505,819 
 650,000      Wells Fargo & Co   2.100   05/08/17   665,555 
 2,075,000      Wells Fargo & Co   5.375   11/02/43   2,185,786 
        TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS               121,199,913 
                      
ENERGY - 4.6%                
 160,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp   6.950   06/15/19   190,962 
 325,000      Apache Corp   1.750   04/15/17   328,087 
 855,000      Apache Corp   4.750   04/15/43   859,513 
 833,000      Arch Coal, Inc   7.000   06/15/19   643,492 
 3,000,000      Ashland, Inc   3.875   04/15/18   3,097,500 
 2,000,000      Atlas Pipeline Partners LP   5.875   08/01/23   1,975,000 
 3,600,000      BP Capital Markets plc   1.375   05/10/18   3,524,116 
 2,000,000      Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP   9.625   08/01/20   2,295,000 
 1,115,000   g  Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP   6.500   04/15/21   1,123,362 
 1,000,000      Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP   7.625   01/15/22   1,060,000 
 575,000      Canadian Natural Resources Ltd   3.800   04/15/24   577,874 
 1,400,000      Chaparral Energy, Inc   7.625   11/15/22   1,515,500 
 500,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp   5.375   06/15/21   526,250 
 500,000      Chesapeake Midstream Partners LP   6.125   07/15/22   538,125 
 770,000      Cimarex Energy Co   5.875   05/01/22   835,450 
 1,950,000      Concho Resources, Inc   5.500   04/01/23   2,028,000 
 500,000      Consol Energy Inc   8.250   04/01/20   543,125 
 2,340,000      Continental Resources, Inc   5.000   09/15/22   2,457,000 
 2,415,000      Crestwood Midstream Partners LP   6.000   12/15/20   2,529,712 
 500,000   g  Crestwood Midstream Partners LP   6.125   03/01/22   522,500 
 456,000      Crosstex Energy LP   7.125   06/01/22   532,950 
 625,000      Devon Energy Corp   1.875   05/15/17   629,534 
 300,000      Devon Energy Corp   4.750   05/15/42   297,406 
 1,075,000      Ecopetrol S.A.   4.250   09/18/18   1,139,500 
 625,000      Ecopetrol S.A.   5.875   09/18/23   682,812 
 825,000   g  EDC Finance Ltd   4.875   04/17/20   746,625 
 500,000   g  Empresa Nacional del Petroleo   6.250   07/08/19   562,184 
 275,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC   5.600   10/15/14   282,370 
 75,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC   5.000   03/01/15   77,951 
 750,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC   5.100   02/15/45   775,208 
 300,000      EOG Resources, Inc   2.625   03/15/23   283,423 
 1,250,000      EP Energy LLC   6.875   05/01/19   1,350,000 
 1,250,000      EP Energy LLC   9.375   05/01/20   1,445,312 
 2,400,000      Exterran Partners LP   6.000   04/01/21   2,388,000 
 750,000   g  Gazprom Neft OAO   4.375   09/19/22   665,625 
 750,000   g  Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital S.A.   4.950   05/23/16   773,437 
 1,000,000   g  Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital S.A.   3.850   02/06/20   937,500 
 1,000,000   g  GS Caltex Corp   3.250   10/01/18   1,008,695 
 1,000,000      Halcon Resources Corp   9.750   07/15/20   1,077,500 
 850,000      Halcon Resources Corp   8.875   05/15/21   881,875 
130

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Plus Fund

 

                MATURITY     
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
$285,000      Hess Corp   5.600%  02/15/41  $312,973 
 950,000   g  Indo Energy Finance II BV   6.375   01/24/23   755,250 
 715,000   g  KMG Finance Sub BV   6.375   04/09/21   779,350 
 2,000,000   g  Linn Energy LLC   7.250   11/01/19   2,085,000 
 750,000      Marathon Petroleum Corp   3.500   03/01/16   785,692 
 275,000      MarkWest Energy Partners LP   6.750   11/01/20   297,687 
 425,000      MarkWest Energy Partners LP   5.500   02/15/23   436,687 
 1,000,000   g  Murphy Oil USA, Inc   6.000   08/15/23   1,032,500 
 300,000      Newfield Exploration Co   5.750   01/30/22   318,750 
 900,000      Newfield Exploration Co   5.625   07/01/24   933,750 
 1,100,000      Noble Energy, Inc   5.250   11/15/43   1,148,114 
 125,000      Noble Holding International Ltd   3.450   08/01/15   129,095 
 350,000      Noble Holding International Ltd   4.900   08/01/20   373,454 
 750,000   g  Oasis Petroleum, Inc   6.875   03/15/22   811,875 
 1,800,000   g  ONE Gas, Inc   2.070   02/01/19   1,784,291 
 575,000   g  ONE Gas, Inc   3.610   02/01/24   580,467 
 1,225,000   g  ONE Gas, Inc   4.658   02/01/44   1,271,723 
 1,000,000   g  Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp   5.375   01/26/19   1,037,500 
 500,000      Peabody Energy Corp   7.375   11/01/16   560,000 
 2,000,000      Peabody Energy Corp   6.000   11/15/18   2,097,500 
 275,000      Pemex Project Funding Master Trust   6.625   06/15/35   305,250 
 500,000   g  Pertamina Persero PT   4.300   05/20/23   450,625 
 675,000   g  Pertamina PT   5.250   05/23/21   676,688 
 500,000   g  Pertamina PT   6.500   05/27/41   471,875 
 925,000   i  Petrobras Global Finance BV   1.855   05/20/16   914,594 
 925,000      Petrobras Global Finance BV   3.250   03/17/17   927,871 
 1,000,000   i  Petrobras Global Finance BV   2.379   01/15/19   976,250 
 750,000      Petrobras Global Finance BV   3.000   01/15/19   708,794 
 425,000      Petrobras Global Finance BV   6.250   03/17/24   437,861 
 1,500,000      Petrobras International Finance Co   3.875   01/27/16   1,540,409 
 1,250,000      Petroleos Mexicanos   3.500   07/18/18   1,296,875 
 325,000      Petroleos Mexicanos   5.500   01/21/21   355,063 
 600,000      Petroleos Mexicanos   3.500   01/30/23   564,600 
 540,000      Petroleos Mexicanos   6.500   06/02/41   591,300 
 575,000      Petroleos Mexicanos   5.500   06/27/44   554,875 
 430,000   g  Petroleum Co of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd   9.750   08/14/19   536,425 
 700,000      Phillips 66   1.950   03/05/15   708,157 
 3,935,000      Plains Exploration & Production Co   6.500   11/15/20   4,333,419 
 2,800,000      Precision Drilling Trust   6.625   11/15/20   2,996,000 
 1,000,000   g  PTT Exploration & Production PCL   3.707   09/16/18   1,026,667 
 750,000   g  PTTEP Canada International Finance Ltd   5.692   04/05/21   822,815 
 500,000      Range Resources Corp   5.750   06/01/21   535,625 
 800,000      Regency Energy Partners LP   5.750   09/01/20   832,000 
 600,000      Regency Energy Partners LP   6.500   07/15/21   643,500 
 570,000      Regency Energy Partners LP   5.875   03/01/22   591,375 
 200,000      Regency Energy Partners LP   5.500   04/15/23   201,500 
 1,000,000   g  Reliance Holdings USA   5.400   02/14/22   1,047,231 
 750,000   g  Rosneft Oil Co via Rosneft International Finance Ltd   4.199   03/06/22   662,813 
 1,155,000      SandRidge Energy, Inc   7.500   03/15/21   1,232,963 
 800,000      SandRidge Energy, Inc   8.125   10/15/22   872,000 
 2,000,000   g  Schlumberger Norge AS.   1.250   08/01/17   1,981,960 
 1,175,000      SESI LLC   7.125   12/15/21   1,310,125 
131

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Plus Fund

 

                MATURITY     
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
$425,000      Shell International Finance BV   2.375%  08/21/22  $400,158 
 575,000      Shell International Finance BV   4.550   08/12/43   594,318 
 300,000      SM Energy Co   6.500   01/01/23   320,250 
 1,350,000      Southwestern Energy Co   4.100   03/15/22   1,387,403 
 200,000      Statoil ASA   2.900   10/15/14   202,662 
 200,000      Statoil ASA   1.200   01/17/18   196,189 
 375,000      Statoil ASA   2.450   01/17/23   351,546 
 675,000      Statoil ASA   4.250   11/23/41   657,177 
 650,000      Total Capital Canada Ltd   1.450   01/15/18   645,447 
 1,000,000      Total Capital International S.A.   1.500   02/17/17   1,015,006 
 500,000      TransCanada PipeLines Ltd   5.850   03/15/36   580,758 
 250,000   i  TransCanada PipeLines Ltd   6.350   05/15/67   259,000 
 865,000   g  Ultra Petroleum Corp   5.750   12/15/18   908,250 
 415,000      Vale Overseas Ltd   4.375   01/11/22   412,024 
 125,000      Vale Overseas Ltd   6.875   11/21/36   133,185 
 4,500,000      Whiting Petroleum Corp   5.000   03/15/19   4,758,750 
        TOTAL ENERGY               105,169,761 
                      
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 0.2%               
 185,000      CVS Caremark Corp   3.250   05/18/15   190,276 
 750,000      CVS Caremark Corp   4.000   12/05/23   766,293 
 1,725,000      CVS Caremark Corp   5.300   12/05/43   1,904,096 
 2,000,000      Ingles Markets, Inc   5.750   06/15/23   2,000,000 
        TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING               4,860,665 
                      
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 0.9%                
 500,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc   2.875   02/15/16   519,466 
 1,250,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc   1.375   07/15/17   1,251,840 
 1,775,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc   2.500   07/15/22   1,675,935 
 255,000      B&G Foods, Inc   4.625   06/01/21   252,131 
 750,000   g  BRF-Brasil Foods S.A.   5.875   06/06/22   776,250 
 250,000      Campbell Soup Co   2.500   08/02/22   227,401 
 750,000      Coca-Cola Co   0.750   03/13/15   753,393 
 1,550,000      Coca-Cola Co   3.200   11/01/23   1,524,264 
 500,000      ConAgra Foods, Inc   1.900   01/25/18   495,779 
 750,000   g  Corp Lindley S.A.   6.750   11/23/21   800,625 
 1,350,000      Diageo Capital plc   2.625   04/29/23   1,258,400 
 1,000,000   g  Embotelladora Andina S.A.   5.000   10/01/23   1,040,294 
 500,000      Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de C.V.   2.875   05/10/23   458,345 
 2,000,000   g  Grupo Bimbo SAB de C.V.   4.875   06/30/20   2,137,672 
 430,000      Kraft Foods, Inc   6.500   02/09/40   540,857 
 225,000      Mondelez International, Inc   4.125   02/09/16   237,811 
 2,000,000      Mondelez International, Inc   4.000   02/01/24   2,029,490 
 38,000      PepsiCo, Inc   7.900   11/01/18   47,700 
 1,000,000   g  Pernod-Ricard S.A.   2.950   01/15/17   1,036,348 
 100,000      Philip Morris International, Inc   6.375   05/16/38   123,409 
 575,000   g  Post Holdings, Inc   6.750   12/01/21   608,781 
 160,000   g  Post Holdings, Inc   7.375   02/15/22   172,000 
 1,080,000      Post Holdings, Inc   7.375   02/15/22   1,161,000 
 430,000      Smithfield Foods, Inc   6.625   08/15/22   464,400 
 260,000   g  Sun Merger Sub, Inc   5.250   08/01/18   270,075 
        TOTAL FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO               19,863,666 
132

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Plus Fund

 

                MATURITY     
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 1.7%                
$800,000      Baxter International, Inc   3.200%  06/15/23  $780,348 
 250,000      Becton Dickinson & Co   1.750   11/08/16   255,572 
 1,225,000      CHS/Community Health Systems   5.125   08/15/18   1,286,250 
 1,000,000      CHS/Community Health Systems   8.000   11/15/19   1,098,750 
 375,000   g  CHS/Community Health Systems   6.875   02/01/22   391,875 
 750,000      Covidien International Finance S.A.   1.350   05/29/15   756,032 
 375,000      Covidien International Finance S.A.   3.200   06/15/22   369,016 
 429,000      Endo Health Solutions   7.000   07/15/19   462,247 
 3,100,000      Express Scripts Holding Co   2.100   02/12/15   3,139,500 
 625,000      Express Scripts Holding Co   3.900   02/15/22   639,689 
 1,722,000   g  Fresenius Medical Care Capital Trust   5.750   02/15/21   1,831,778 
 1,000,000   g  Fresenius Medical Care II   5.625   07/31/19   1,077,500 
 165,000      HCA, Inc   6.500   02/15/20   184,800 
 500,000      HCA, Inc   7.875   02/15/20   532,250 
 975,000      HCA, Inc   5.875   03/15/22   1,050,563 
 405,000      Healthsouth Corp   7.250   10/01/18   428,288 
 2,900,000      Kinetic Concepts, Inc   10.500   11/01/18   3,331,375 
 3,500,000      LifePoint Hospitals, Inc   6.625   10/01/20   3,797,500 
 1,225,000   g  LifePoint Hospitals, Inc   5.500   12/01/21   1,270,938 
 3,325,000   g  Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A.   3.500   04/15/18   3,275,328 
 1,725,000      McKesson Corp   4.883   03/15/44   1,748,460 
 3,000,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp   6.250   11/01/18   3,309,375 
 225,000   g  Tenet Healthcare Corp   6.000   10/01/20   240,750 
 875,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp   8.125   04/01/22   977,813 
 475,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc   2.250   08/15/16   486,824 
 450,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc   2.400   02/01/19   448,118 
 600,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc   4.150   02/01/24   617,299 
 1,175,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc   5.300   02/01/44   1,266,255 
 525,000   g  VPII Escrow Corp   7.500   07/15/21   590,625 
        TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES               35,645,118 
                      
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 0.1%             
 500,000      Clorox Co   3.800   11/15/21   515,192 
 380,000      Colgate-Palmolive Co   2.300   05/03/22   361,439 
 375,000      Ecolab, Inc   1.450   12/08/17   370,226 
 405,000   g  First Quality Finance Co, Inc   4.625   05/15/21   393,862 
 1,125,000      Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc   5.750   10/15/20   1,178,438 
        TOTAL HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS               2,819,157 
                      
INSURANCE - 1.6%                
 275,000      ACE INA Holdings, Inc   5.875   06/15/14   277,937 
 250,000      Aetna, Inc   1.500   11/15/17   249,483 
 240,000      Aetna, Inc   6.500   09/15/18   283,053 
 150,000      Aetna, Inc   6.625   06/15/36   188,649 
 675,000      Allstate Corp   3.150   06/15/23   663,085 
 700,000      Allstate Corp   4.500   06/15/43   703,814 
 2,700,000      Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp   1.300   05/15/18   2,654,564 
 2,000,000   g,i  Caelus Re Ltd   5.265   03/07/16   2,032,200 
 400,000      Chubb Corp   6.000   05/11/37   488,510 
 80,000      CIGNA Corp   5.125   06/15/20   88,587 
133

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Plus Fund

 

                MATURITY     
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
$1,000,000      CIGNA Corp   4.500%  03/15/21  $1,080,135 
 1,400,000   g  Fidelity & Guaranty Life Holdings, Inc   6.375   04/01/21   1,491,000 
 4,050,000   g  Five Corners Funding Trust   4.419   11/15/23   4,150,266 
 525,000      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc   4.000   03/30/15   542,571 
 925,000      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc   4.000   10/15/17   994,066 
 250,000      Lincoln National Corp   7.000   06/15/40   328,950 
 525,000   g  MetLife Institutional Funding II   1.625   04/02/15   531,263 
 525,000      MetLife, Inc   6.750   06/01/16   588,767 
 3,000,000      MetLife, Inc   4.368   09/15/23   3,195,165 
 1,275,000      MetLife, Inc   4.125   08/13/42   1,197,590 
 1,500,000   g  Onex USI Aquisition Corp   7.750   01/15/21   1,563,750 
 200,000      Principal Financial Group, Inc   1.850   11/15/17   200,565 
 525,000      Prudential Financial, Inc   2.300   08/15/18   526,046 
 750,000      Prudential Financial, Inc   5.400   06/13/35   813,991 
 750,000      Prudential Financial, Inc   5.100   08/15/43   786,886 
 3,400,000   i  Prudential Financial, Inc   5.200   03/15/44   3,374,500 
 300,000   g  Prudential Funding LLC   6.750   09/15/23   365,854 
 175,000   g  Swiss Re Treasury US Corp   2.875   12/06/22   164,933 
 450,000   g  Swiss Re Treasury US Corp   4.250   12/06/42   419,868 
 300,000      Travelers Cos, Inc   5.800   05/15/18   343,402 
 2,450,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc   1.400   10/15/17   2,443,368 
 1,500,000      WellPoint, Inc   1.250   09/10/15   1,510,046 
 500,000      WellPoint, Inc   4.625   05/15/42   482,359 
 2,000,000      Willis Group Holdings plc   4.125   03/15/16   2,100,110 
 150,000      WR Berkley Corp   5.375   09/15/20   164,915 
        TOTAL INSURANCE               36,990,248 
                      
MATERIALS - 2.6%                
 75,000      Airgas, Inc   4.500   09/15/14   76,250 
 1,000,000      Albemarle Corp   4.500   12/15/20   1,063,426 
 1,500,000      AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc   8.500   07/30/20   1,654,125 
 440,000      ArcelorMittal   5.000   02/25/17   466,950 
 1,000,000      Ball Corp   5.750   05/15/21   1,067,500 
 100,000      Barrick Gold Corp   4.100   05/01/23   94,863 
 850,000      Barrick North America Finance LLC   4.400   05/30/21   856,482 
 450,000   g  Belden, Inc   5.500   09/01/22   455,625 
 1,350,000      BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd   5.000   09/30/43   1,428,546 
 750,000   g  Braskem Finance Ltd   5.750   04/15/21   749,062 
 550,000      Braskem Finance Ltd   6.450   02/03/24   563,062 
 2,000,000      Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.   4.750   01/11/22   2,009,624 
 1,175,000   g  Cemex Finance LLC   6.000   04/01/24   1,177,937 
 1,500,000      CF Industries, Inc   7.125   05/01/20   1,783,434 
 200,000      Corning, Inc   1.450   11/15/17   195,981 
 1,000,000      Corning, Inc   4.250   08/15/20   1,085,115 
 750,000   g  Corp Nacional del Cobre de Chile-CODELCO   3.750   11/04/20   758,656 
 1,000,000   g  Corp Nacional del Cobre de Chile-CODELCO   4.500   08/13/23   1,030,447 
 200,000   g  Corp Nacional del Cobre de Chile-CODELCO   4.250   07/17/42   170,006 
 1,705,000      Crown Americas LLC   6.250   02/01/21   1,845,663 
 1,500,000   g  Eagle Spinco, Inc   4.625   02/15/21   1,483,125 
 750,000      EI du Pont de Nemours & Co   2.800   02/15/23   708,918 
 450,000      EI du Pont de Nemours & Co   4.150   02/15/43   428,436 
 1,550,000   g  Eldorado Gold Corp   6.125   12/15/20   1,550,000 
134

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Plus Fund

 

                MATURITY     
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
$975,000   g  Fresnillo plc   5.500%  11/13/23  $979,875 
 750,000   g  Gerdau Trade, Inc   4.750   04/15/23   696,000 
 2,000,000   g  Glencore Funding LLC   1.700   05/27/16   2,006,726 
 1,950,000   g  Glencore Funding LLC   2.500   01/15/19   1,882,994 
 2,000,000      Graphic Packaging International, Inc   4.750   04/15/21   2,002,500 
 3,075,000      Hexion US Finance Corp   6.625   04/15/20   3,182,625 
 835,000   g  INEOS Group Holdings S.A.   5.875   02/15/19   852,744 
 2,000,000      International Paper Co   5.300   04/01/15   2,087,332 
 2,750,000      International Paper Co   4.750   02/15/22   2,973,432 
 250,000      International Paper Co   7.300   11/15/39   326,147 
 4,000,000      LyondellBasell Industries NV   5.000   04/15/19   4,453,836 
 1,125,000      Nucor Corp   4.000   08/01/23   1,121,967 
 500,000      Praxair, Inc   2.450   02/15/22   472,608 
 1,450,000      Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd   2.250   09/20/16   1,490,777 
 525,000      Rio Tinto Finance USA plc   2.250   12/14/18   524,957 
 680,000      Rock Tenn Co   4.450   03/01/19   728,503 
 820,000      Rock Tenn Co   4.900   03/01/22   876,806 
 400,000      Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc   4.625   10/15/20   413,000 
 1,200,000      Rosetta Resources, Inc   5.625   05/01/21   1,227,000 
 900,000   g  Samarco Mineracao S.A.   5.750   10/24/23   905,625 
 250,000   g  Sappi Papier Holding AG.   6.625   04/15/21   259,375 
 800,000   g  Severstal OAO Via Steel Capital S.A.   5.900   10/17/22   751,984 
 425,000      Sherwin-Williams Co   1.350   12/15/17   418,498 
 500,000      Silgan Holdings, Inc   5.000   04/01/20   512,500 
 650,000      Steel Dynamics, Inc   5.250   04/15/23   661,375 
 700,000      Teck Resources Ltd   2.500   02/01/18   702,496 
 800,000      Teck Resources Ltd   3.750   02/01/23   751,946 
 125,000      Teck Resources Ltd   6.000   08/15/40   124,890 
 525,000      Teck Resources Ltd   5.200   03/01/42   475,236 
 550,000      Tronox Finance LLC   6.375   08/15/20   565,125 
 925,000   g  Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS.   4.250   05/09/20   848,688 
 2,250,000   g  Volcan Cia Minera SAA   5.375   02/02/22   2,143,125 
        TOTAL MATERIALS               60,123,925 
                      
MEDIA - 2.3%                 
 2,500,000   g  AMC Entertainment, Inc   5.875   02/15/22   2,543,750 
 750,000   g  CBS Outdoor Americas Capital LLC   5.250   02/15/22   768,750 
 1,100,000      CCO Holdings LLC   6.500   04/30/21   1,166,000 
 2,000,000      Cinemark USA, Inc   5.125   12/15/22   2,000,000 
 2,350,000      Comcast Corp   2.850   01/15/23   2,265,616 
 3,125,000      Comcast Corp   4.250   01/15/33   3,062,956 
 3,000,000      DIRECTV Holdings LLC   1.750   01/15/18   2,953,200 
 1,425,000      DIRECTV Holdings LLC   3.800   03/15/22   1,410,093 
 1,250,000      DIRECTV Holdings LLC   4.450   04/01/24   1,253,526 
 500,000      Discovery Communications LLC   4.950   05/15/42   492,061 
 2,015,000      DISH DBS Corp   4.625   07/15/17   2,145,975 
 1,500,000      Grupo Televisa S.A.   6.000   05/15/18   1,682,163 
 250,000      Interpublic Group of Cos, Inc   6.250   11/15/14   257,812 
 1,435,000      Lamar Media Corp   7.875   04/15/18   1,495,987 
 1,000,000      Lamar Media Corp   5.000   05/01/23   1,000,000 
 2,650,000   g  NBC Universal Enterprise, Inc   1.662   04/15/18   2,601,142 
 700,000   g  NBC Universal Enterprise, Inc   1.974   04/15/19   684,585 
135

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Plus Fund

 

                MATURITY     
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
$1,000,000      NBC Universal Media LLC   2.875%  01/15/23  $965,983 
 125,000      News America, Inc   7.625   11/30/28   159,181 
 90,000      News America, Inc   6.550   03/15/33   107,744 
 325,000      News America, Inc   6.650   11/15/37   396,954 
 250,000      News America, Inc   6.900   08/15/39   314,203 
 963,000      Nielsen Finance LLC   7.750   10/15/18   1,029,206 
 400,000      Nielsen Finance LLC   4.500   10/01/20   403,000 
 600,000      Regal Entertainment Group   5.750   03/15/22   618,000 
 900,000      Regal Entertainment Group   5.750   06/15/23   913,500 
 2,100,000   g  Sirius XM Radio, Inc   5.875   10/01/20   2,210,250 
 1,500,000      Starz LLC   5.000   09/15/19   1,548,750 
 1,500,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc   5.875   11/15/40   1,625,340 
 475,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc   4.500   09/15/42   436,039 
 940,000      Time Warner, Inc   3.150   07/15/15   970,837 
 1,000,000      Time Warner, Inc   4.700   01/15/21   1,093,680 
 1,000,000      Time Warner, Inc   3.400   06/15/22   994,696 
 275,000      Time Warner, Inc   6.500   11/15/36   326,052 
 700,000      Time Warner, Inc   4.900   06/15/42   702,505 
 650,000      Time Warner, Inc   5.350   12/15/43   692,707 
 2,000,000   g  Univision Communications, Inc   7.875   11/01/20   2,210,000 
 1,525,000   g  Univision Communications, Inc   5.125   05/15/23   1,559,313 
 1,500,000      Viacom, Inc   1.250   02/27/15   1,509,006 
 700,000      Viacom, Inc   2.500   12/15/16   725,424 
 1,500,000      Viacom, Inc   2.500   09/01/18   1,516,815 
 1,000,000      Viacom, Inc   5.850   09/01/43   1,098,835 
        TOTAL MEDIA               51,911,636 
                      
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 0.9%              
 1,500,000      AbbVie, Inc   1.200   11/06/15   1,512,801 
 1,200,000      AbbVie, Inc   1.750   11/06/17   1,203,792 
 475,000      AbbVie, Inc   2.900   11/06/22   457,273 
 525,000   g,o  Capsugel S.A.   7.000   05/15/19   540,750 
 2,100,000   g  Forest Laboratories, Inc   4.375   02/01/19   2,210,250 
 1,350,000      Gilead Sciences, Inc   3.700   04/01/24   1,350,566 
 1,525,000      Gilead Sciences, Inc   4.800   04/01/44   1,569,841 
 2,150,000      Hospira, Inc   5.200   08/12/20   2,297,021 
 1,150,000      Mylan, Inc   2.550   03/28/19   1,137,681 
 1,000,000   g  Mylan, Inc   7.875   07/15/20   1,120,974 
 444,000      NBTY, Inc   9.000   10/01/18   477,300 
 1,650,000   g  Perrigo Co Ltd   2.300   11/08/18   1,632,088 
 450,000   g  Perrigo Co Ltd   4.000   11/15/23   449,826 
 400,000   g  Perrigo Co Ltd   5.300   11/15/43   421,061 
 3,000,000   g  Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc   7.000   10/01/20   3,247,500 
 1,000,000   g  VPII Escrow Corp   6.750   08/15/18   1,100,000 
        TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES          20,728,724 
                      
REAL ESTATE - 0.7%                
 150,000      AMB Property LP   4.500   08/15/17   162,255 
 170,000      Camden Property Trust   4.625   06/15/21   182,772 
 1,250,000      Camden Property Trust   2.950   12/15/22   1,175,918 
 725,000   g  DCT Industrial Operating Partnership LP   4.500   10/15/23   722,970 
 1,000,000      Developers Diversified Realty Corp   4.750   04/15/18   1,084,146 
136

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Plus Fund

 

                MATURITY     
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
$500,000      Developers Diversified Realty Corp   7.875%  09/01/20  $621,006 
 25,000      Federal Realty Investment Trust   5.650   06/01/16   27,445 
 225,000      Federal Realty Investment Trust   3.000   08/01/22   217,967 
 975,000      Federal Realty Investment Trust   2.750   06/01/23   911,195 
 200,000      Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc   5.750   01/15/21   221,547 
 150,000      Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc   3.750   04/15/23   142,747 
 325,000      Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP   3.700   04/15/23   309,486 
 1,783,000      Highwoods Properties, Inc   5.850   03/15/17   1,983,074 
 700,000      Kilroy Realty LP   3.800   01/15/23   682,369 
 325,000      Liberty Property LP   4.125   06/15/22   329,634 
 500,000      Mid-America Apartments LP   4.300   10/15/23   504,421 
 300,000      National Retail Properties, Inc   5.500   07/15/21   335,050 
 525,000      National Retail Properties, Inc   3.300   04/15/23   495,286 
 150,000      Regency Centers LP   5.250   08/01/15   158,242 
 25,000      Regency Centers LP   5.875   06/15/17   27,997 
 25,000      Simon Property Group LP   5.250   12/01/16   27,515 
 825,000      Simon Property Group LP   2.800   01/30/17   859,894 
 1,000,000   g  Simon Property Group LP   1.500   02/01/18   985,966 
 210,000      Simon Property Group LP   10.350   04/01/19   284,216 
 1,000,000   g  Trust F   5.250   12/15/24   997,500 
 185,000      Ventas Realty LP   3.125   11/30/15   191,977 
 575,000      Ventas Realty LP   2.000   02/15/18   573,686 
 450,000      Ventas Realty LP   2.700   04/01/20   438,019 
 1,140,000      Ventas Realty LP   3.250   08/15/22   1,098,538 
 450,000      Weingarten Realty Investors   3.500   04/15/23   424,753 
 400,000      Weingarten Realty Investors   4.450   01/15/24   403,830 
        TOTAL REAL ESTATE               16,581,421 
                      
RETAILING - 1.1%                
 907,000      Amerigas Partners LP   6.500   05/20/21   968,222 
 750,000      Asbury Automotive Group, Inc   8.375   11/15/20   840,000 
 4,500,000      AutoNation, Inc   5.500   02/01/20   4,882,500 
 810,000   g  Continental Rubber of America Corp   4.500   09/15/19   858,600 
 2,100,000      Ferrellgas LP   6.500   05/01/21   2,199,750 
 550,000   g  Ferrellgas LP   6.750   01/15/22   573,375 
 1,000,000   g  Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd   4.625   05/21/23   877,049 
 1,500,000      Home Depot, Inc   2.250   09/10/18   1,516,718 
 1,000,000      Home Depot, Inc   4.875   02/15/44   1,063,087 
 1,000,000      L Brands, Inc   5.625   10/15/23   1,037,500 
 1,000,000      Limited Brands, Inc   7.000   05/01/20   1,140,000 
 625,000      Limited Brands, Inc   6.625   04/01/21   702,344 
 810,000      Limited Brands, Inc   5.625   02/15/22   855,563 
 2,000,000      Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc   5.900   12/01/16   2,224,788 
 700,000      Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc   2.875   02/15/23   655,432 
 645,000      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc   4.875   01/14/21   690,754 
 295,000      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc   4.625   09/15/21   313,566 
 350,000      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc   3.800   09/01/22   344,433 
 150,000      QVC, Inc   5.125   07/02/22   155,610 
 300,000   g,o  Schaeffler Holding Finance BV   6.875   08/15/18   319,125 
 3,000,000      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc   1.125   04/11/18   2,941,074 
 725,000   g  WEX, Inc   4.750   02/01/23   681,500 
        TOTAL RETAILING               25,840,990 
137

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Plus Fund

 

                MATURITY     
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 0.9%                
$1,550,000   g  Activision Blizzard, Inc   5.625%  09/15/21  $1,658,500 
 200,000   g  Activision Blizzard, Inc   6.125   09/15/23   217,750 
 3,805,000   g  Audatex North America, Inc   6.000   06/15/21   4,061,838 
 1,225,000   g  BMC Software Finance, Inc   8.125   07/15/21   1,289,313 
 3,000,000      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc   5.000   03/15/22   3,138,255 
 3,500,000      International Business Machines Corp   0.750   05/11/15   3,516,594 
 950,000      International Business Machines Corp   1.250   02/06/17   954,800 
 1,225,000      NCR Corp   4.625   02/15/21   1,231,125 
 2,350,000   g  NCR Escrow Corp   5.875   12/15/21   2,473,375 
 1,100,000      Oracle Corp   1.200   10/15/17   1,091,354 
        TOTAL SOFTWARE & SERVICES               19,632,904 
                      
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 1.5%                
 162,000      Brocade Communications Systems, Inc   6.875   01/15/20   173,137 
 100,000      CC Holdings GS V LLC   2.381   12/15/17   100,006 
 1,775,000      Cisco Systems, Inc   2.125   03/01/19   1,767,059 
 1,000,000      Flextronics International Ltd   4.625   02/15/20   1,008,750 
 5,950,000      General Electric Co   0.850   10/09/15   5,976,918 
 75,000      General Electric Co   5.250   12/06/17   84,992 
 475,000      General Electric Co   2.700   10/09/22   460,373 
 4,600,000      General Electric Co   4.500   03/11/44   4,671,360 
 1,000,000      Hewlett-Packard Co   3.300   12/09/16   1,051,746 
 1,700,000      Hewlett-Packard Co   2.750   01/14/19   1,711,242 
 575,000      Hewlett-Packard Co   3.750   12/01/20   584,088 
 1,160,000      Jabil Circuit, Inc   5.625   12/15/20   1,228,150 
 2,985,000      L-3 Communications Corp   3.950   11/15/16   3,177,476 
 2,000,000      L-3 Communications Corp   4.950   02/15/21   2,142,092 
 550,000      Nokia Oyj   5.375   05/15/19   578,875 
 1,575,000   g  NXP BV   3.750   06/01/18   1,582,875 
 500,000      Scientific Games Corp   8.125   09/15/18   532,500 
 564,000      Scientific Games Corp   9.250   06/15/19   597,840 
 1,000,000      Tyco Electronics Group S.A.   1.600   02/03/15   1,009,586 
 800,000      Tyco Electronics Group S.A.   2.375   12/17/18   791,652 
 1,325,000   g  WESCO Distribution, Inc   5.375   12/15/21   1,354,812 
 525,000      Xerox Corp   8.250   05/15/14   529,403 
 1,000,000      Xerox Corp   4.250   02/15/15   1,030,347 
 3,000,000      Xerox Corp   2.950   03/15/17   3,118,974 
        TOTAL TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT          35,264,253 
                      
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 2.8%                
 1,040,000      America Movil SAB de C.V.   3.125   07/16/22   992,289 
 550,000      American Tower Corp   3.500   01/31/23   520,102 
 1,975,000      AT&T, Inc   1.400   12/01/17   1,954,122 
 1,200,000      AT&T, Inc   2.625   12/01/22   1,115,749 
 1,500,000   g  B Communications Ltd   7.375   02/15/21   1,575,000 
 1,500,000   g  Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV   5.125   03/11/23   1,490,625 
 1,000,000      Citizens Communications Co   7.125   03/15/19   1,107,500 
 900,000   g,o  CommScope Holding Co, Inc   6.625   06/01/20   951,750 
 750,000   g  Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV   2.250   03/06/17   767,143 
 425,000   g  Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV   4.875   03/06/42   427,506 
138

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Plus Fund

 

                MATURITY     
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
$750,000   g  ENTEL Chile S.A.   4.875%  10/30/24  $756,100 
 925,000      Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.   7.500   04/01/21   1,015,187 
 2,550,000   g  Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.   5.500   08/01/23   2,499,000 
 500,000   g  Intelsat Luxembourg S.A.   8.125   06/01/23   530,000 
 160,000   g  Lynx I Corp   5.375   04/15/21   165,200 
 780,000   g  Lynx II Corp   6.375   04/15/23   826,800 
 1,750,000   g  Oi S.A.   5.750   02/10/22   1,675,625 
 750,000   g  Qtel International Finance Ltd   3.875   01/31/28   680,625 
 175,000   g  SES   3.600   04/04/23   169,612 
 725,000   g  SES Global Americas Holdings GP   2.500   03/25/19   720,576 
 1,325,000   g  Sprint Corp   7.250   09/15/21   1,444,250 
 675,000      Sprint Nextel Corp   6.000   11/15/22   687,656 
 1,000,000      Telefonica Emisiones SAU   3.992   02/16/16   1,048,597 
 1,150,000      Telefonica Emisiones SAU   4.570   04/27/23   1,174,432 
 500,000      Telefonos de Mexico SAB de C.V.   5.500   11/15/19   557,272 
 1,000,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc   6.464   04/28/19   1,070,000 
 3,000,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc   6.542   04/28/20   3,228,750 
 1,800,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   0.700   11/02/15   1,801,127 
 4,100,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   3.650   09/14/18   4,364,581 
 975,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   2.550   06/17/19   980,630 
 1,600,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   3.450   03/15/21   1,621,906 
 6,500,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   5.150   09/15/23   7,113,073 
 975,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   4.150   03/15/24   990,549 
 1,000,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   6.400   09/15/33   1,187,247 
 1,300,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   3.850   11/01/42   1,088,417 
 4,875,000      Verizon Communications, Inc   6.550   09/15/43   5,932,558 
 2,000,000   g  Wind Acquisition Finance S.A.   7.250   02/15/18   2,110,000 
 1,500,000      Windstream Corp   7.750   10/01/21   1,612,500 
 1,425,000      Windstream Corp   6.375   08/01/23   1,389,375 
        TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES               59,343,431 
                      
TRANSPORTATION - 1.1%                
 655,000   g  Asciano Finance Ltd   5.000   04/07/18   703,351 
 750,000   g  Bombardier, Inc   7.500   03/15/18   845,625 
 600,000   g  Bombardier, Inc   7.750   03/15/20   672,000 
 600,000   g  Bombardier, Inc   6.125   01/15/23   606,000 
 225,000      Bristow Group, Inc   6.250   10/15/22   238,500 
 1,000,000   g  DP World Ltd   6.850   07/02/37   1,081,500 
 1,942,000   g  Embraer Overseas Ltd   5.696   09/16/23   2,014,825 
 3,000,000   g  ERAC USA Finance LLC   2.800   11/01/18   3,054,114 
 1,063,000      GATX Corp   1.250   03/04/17   1,056,975 
 2,115,000      GATX Corp   2.375   07/30/18   2,110,087 
 1,200,000      GATX Corp   2.500   07/30/19   1,185,733 
 1,000,000      GATX Corp   5.200   03/15/44   1,028,083 
 2,674,000      Gulfmark Offshore, Inc   6.375   03/15/22   2,767,590 
 1,000,000      Hertz Corp   4.250   04/01/18   1,030,000 
 500,000      Hertz Corp   7.500   10/15/18   532,500 
 350,000      Hertz Corp   5.875   10/15/20   373,189 
 1,000,000      Hertz Corp   7.375   01/15/21   1,100,000 
 750,000      Hertz Corp   6.250   10/15/22   802,500 
 1,400,000      Kansas City Southern de Mexico S.A. de C.V.   2.350   05/15/20   1,320,645 
 750,000   g  Kansas City Southern Railway   4.300   05/15/43   679,908 
139

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Plus Fund

 

                MATURITY     
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
$375,000      Northrop Grumman Corp   1.750%  06/01/18  $368,887 
 1,060,000   g  Transnet Ltd   4.500   02/10/16   1,110,350 
 665,000   g  Transnet SOC Ltd   4.000   07/26/22   611,474 
 525,000      United Parcel Service, Inc   3.625   10/01/42   467,418 
        TOTAL TRANSPORTATION               25,761,254 
                      
UTILITIES - 3.2%                
 750,000   g  Abu Dhabi National Energy Co   5.875   10/27/16   831,600 
 1,750,000   g  Abu Dhabi National Energy Co   4.125   03/13/17   1,872,500 
 1,000,000   g  Abu Dhabi National Energy Co   2.500   01/12/18   1,013,950 
 213,000      AES Corp   8.000   10/15/17   252,139 
 425,000      AES Corp   4.875   05/15/23   405,875 
 625,000      AGL Capital Corp   4.400   06/01/43   611,289 
 825,000      Alabama Power Co   3.550   12/01/23   831,408 
 365,000      Alliant Energy Corp   4.000   10/15/14   371,594 
 1,000,000      American Water Capital Corp   3.850   03/01/24   1,014,178 
 250,000      Atmos Energy Corp   8.500   03/15/19   319,005 
 525,000      Atmos Energy Corp   4.150   01/15/43   503,992 
 925,000      Black Hills Corp   4.250   11/30/23   952,724 
 600,000   g  Calpine Corp   7.500   02/15/21   655,500 
 563,000   g  Calpine Corp   7.875   01/15/23   630,560 
 250,000      Carolina Power & Light Co   5.300   01/15/19   284,368 
 275,000      Carolina Power & Light Co   5.700   04/01/35   318,454 
 300,000      CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp   6.250   02/01/37   352,681 
 2,050,000   g  CEZ AS.   4.250   04/03/22   2,084,132 
 750,000   g  China Resources Gas Group Ltd   4.500   04/05/22   745,300 
 750,000      CLP Power Hong Kong Financing Ltd   3.375   10/26/27   660,511 
 1,000,000      CMS Energy Corp   5.050   03/15/22   1,112,284 
 500,000      CMS Energy Corp   4.700   03/31/43   497,953 
 1,025,000   g  Colbun S.A.   6.000   01/21/20   1,125,578 
 1,000,000   g  Comision Federal de Electricidad   4.875   05/26/21   1,042,500 
 800,000   g  Comision Federal de Electricidad   4.875   01/15/24   812,000 
 1,895,000      Commonwealth Edison Co   4.000   08/01/20   2,022,399 
 200,000      Commonwealth Edison Co   5.900   03/15/36   242,712 
 200,000      Connecticut Light & Power Co   5.500   02/01/19   228,573 
 750,000      Consolidated Edison Co of New York, Inc   3.950   03/01/43   681,817 
 1,000,000      Consumers Energy Co   3.375   08/15/23   1,001,617 
 550,000   g  Dominion Gas Holdings LLC   3.550   11/01/23   542,756 
 625,000   g  Dominion Gas Holdings LLC   4.800   11/01/43   637,320 
 200,000      Duke Energy Carolinas LLC   4.300   06/15/20   217,773 
 1,000,000      Duke Energy Corp   3.950   09/15/14   1,015,961 
 1,000,000      Duke Energy Corp   2.100   06/15/18   1,003,133 
 825,000      Duke Energy Ohio, Inc   3.800   09/01/23   854,440 
 1,250,000   g,i  Electricite de France   5.625   12/30/49   1,260,162 
 1,000,000   g  Empresa de Energia de Bogota S.A.   6.125   11/10/21   1,070,000 
 200,000   g  Eskom Holdings Ltd   5.750   01/26/21   204,000 
 975,000      Florida Power & Light Co   2.750   06/01/23   941,553 
 2,000,000   g  Hrvatska Elektroprivreda   6.000   11/09/17   2,080,000 
 250,000      Indiana Michigan Power Co   7.000   03/15/19   300,372 
 125,000      Integrys Energy Group, Inc   4.170   11/01/20   130,917 
 375,000   g  Israel Electric Corp Ltd   6.700   02/10/17   408,000 
 2,500,000   g  Israel Electric Corp Ltd   5.625   06/21/18   2,637,500 
140

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Plus Fund

 

            MATURITY   
PRINCIPAL       ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
$500,000   g  Israel Electric Corp Ltd   7.250%  01/15/19  $558,125 
 100,000   g  Kansas Gas & Electric   6.700   06/15/19   120,294 
 1,075,000   g  KazMunayGas National Co JSC   4.400   04/30/23   1,013,187 
 1,000,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP   3.450   02/15/23   953,171 
 1,500,000   g  Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co Ltd   2.875   10/02/18   1,524,972 
 350,000      LG&E and KU Energy LLC   3.750   11/15/20   359,672 
 5,000,000   g  MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co   2.000   11/15/18   4,927,789 
 400,000   g  MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co   5.150   11/15/43   426,198 
 1,000,000      Nevada Power Co   5.450   05/15/41   1,155,487 
 750,000      NiSource Finance Corp   4.800   02/15/44   718,296 
 1,500,000      Northeast Utilities   1.450   05/01/18   1,455,685 
 1,500,000      NRG Energy, Inc   7.875   05/15/21   1,650,000 
 500,000      NRG Energy, Inc   6.625   03/15/23   518,750 
 1,300,000      NSTAR Electric Co   4.400   03/01/44   1,305,138 
 750,000      NTPC Ltd   5.625   07/14/21   780,590 
 500,000      Oncor Electric Delivery Co LLC   4.550   12/01/41   497,940 
 300,000      ONEOK Partners LP   3.375   10/01/22   289,243 
 325,000      Pacific Gas & Electric Co   8.250   10/15/18   404,594 
 1,375,000      Pacific Gas & Electric Co   3.850   11/15/23   1,386,591 
 350,000      PacifiCorp   2.950   02/01/22   345,542 
 250,000      Pepco Holdings, Inc   2.700   10/01/15   255,613 
 500,000      PG&E Corp   5.750   04/01/14   500,000 
 50,000      Potomac Electric Power Co   7.900   12/15/38   74,730 
 500,000      PPL Capital Funding, Inc   4.200   06/15/22   518,439 
 275,000      Progress Energy, Inc   7.050   03/15/19   329,209 
 550,000      Public Service Co of Colorado   4.750   08/15/41   589,006 
 400,000      Public Service Co of Oklahoma   5.150   12/01/19   444,861 
 1,150,000      Public Service Electric & Gas Co   2.375   05/15/23   1,062,142 
 1,750,000      Questar Market Resources, Inc   6.875   03/01/21   1,925,000 
 1,250,000      Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC   5.625   02/01/21   1,289,063 
 2,500,000      Sabine Pass LNG LP   7.500   11/30/16   2,762,500 
 150,000      San Diego Gas & Electric Co   3.000   08/15/21   150,942 
 2,000,000      Sempra Energy   4.050   12/01/23   2,044,184 
 1,000,000      Southern California Edison Co   4.650   10/01/43   1,045,137 
 200,000      Tampa Electric Co   4.100   06/15/42   190,162 
 750,000   g  Transportadora de Gas del Peru S.A.   4.250   04/30/28   682,500 
 420,000      Virginia Electric and Power Co   2.950   01/15/22   414,676 
 225,000      Williams Partners LP   3.800   02/15/15   231,076 
 575,000      Williams Partners LP   4.500   11/15/23   588,308 
 1,000,000   g  WPD Investment Holdings Ltd   3.900   05/01/16   1,050,379 
 300,000      Xcel Energy, Inc   4.800   09/15/41   308,532 
        TOTAL UTILITIES           73,630,803 
                      
        TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS           915,047,009 
        (Cost $895,399,126)             
                      
GOVERNMENT BONDS -  41.6%             
                      
AGENCY SECURITIES - 0.2%             
 750,000      Amber Circle Funding Ltd   3.250   12/04/22   691,020 
 1,445,422      Cal Dive I- Title XI, Inc   4.930   02/01/27   1,554,402 
 415,000      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC)   2.500   04/23/14   415,615 
3,000,000      Private Export Funding Corp (PEFCO)   2.050  11/15/22  2,773,056 
        TOTAL AGENCY SECURITIES               5,434,093 

141

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Plus Fund

 

            MATURITY   
PRINCIPAL       ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS - 4.6%                
$750,000   g  Barbados Government International Bond   7.000%  08/04/22  $663,750 
 1,500,000   g  Brazil Loan Trust   5.477   07/24/23   1,522,500 
 1,000,000   g  Brazil Minas SPE via State of Minas Gerais   5.333   02/15/28   967,500 
 900,000      Brazilian Government International Bond   2.625   01/05/23   796,500 
 300,000      Brazilian Government International Bond   4.250   01/07/25   290,250 
 1,000,000   g  Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale   1.125   01/30/17   1,001,410 
 1,000,000   g  Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale   3.375   03/20/24   995,640 
 1,275,000      Canada Government International Bond   0.875   02/14/17   1,274,312 
 215,000      Chile Government International Bond   3.875   08/05/20   228,437 
 260,000      Colombia Government International Bond   4.375   07/12/21   270,400 
 425,000      Colombia Government International Bond   2.625   03/15/23   382,500 
 1,375,000      Colombia Government International Bond   4.000   02/26/24   1,361,250 
 875,000   g  Costa Rica Government International Bond   4.250   01/26/23   809,375 
 1,350,000   g  Croatia Government International Bond   6.250   04/27/17   1,449,562 
 270,000   g  Croatia Government International Bond   6.375   03/24/21   290,925 
 700,000   g  Croatia Government International Bond   5.500   04/04/23   707,350 
 1,075,000   g  Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka   7.400   01/22/15   1,115,313 
 1,000,000   g  Dominican Republic International Bond   5.875   04/18/24   992,500 
 500,000      Egypt Government AID Bonds   4.450   09/15/15   529,485 
 275,000      European Investment Bank   4.875   02/15/36   316,132 
 500,000      Export Development Canada   2.250   05/28/15   511,280 
 600,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea   1.250   11/20/15   603,584 
 550,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea   1.750   02/27/18   543,607 
 525,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea   5.125   06/29/20   587,025 
 100,000      Federative Republic of Brazil   6.000   01/17/17   111,100 
 1,267,000   g  Gabonese Republic   8.200   12/12/17   1,444,380 
 620,000      Hungary Government International Bond   4.125   02/19/18   629,300 
 230,000      Hungary Government International Bond   4.000   03/25/19   228,390 
 1,100,000      Hungary Government International Bond   5.750   11/22/23   1,135,750 
 250,000      Hungary Government International Bond   5.375   03/25/24   250,500 
 1,000,000   g  Iceland Government International Bond   4.875   06/16/16   1,053,750 
 225,000      Italy Government International Bond   5.375   06/12/17   246,609 
 180,000      Italy Government International Bond   6.875   09/27/23   218,286 
 1,160,000   g  Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities   2.125   03/06/19   1,153,655 
 3,000,000      KFW   2.625   01/25/22   2,972,910 
 4,000,000   g  Kommunalbanken AS.   0.750   11/21/16   3,953,240 
 1,900,000   g  Kommunalbanken AS.   1.375   06/08/17   1,909,804 
 4,425,000   g  Korea Housing Finance Corp   1.625   09/15/18   4,269,864 
 800,000   g  Lithuania Government International Bond   5.125   09/14/17   873,944 
 9,590,000      Mexican Bonos   8.000   12/07/23   831,301 
 1,000,000      Mexico Government International Bond   3.500   01/21/21   1,012,500 
 750,000      Mexico Government International Bond   3.625   03/15/22   750,750 
 150,000      Mexico Government International Bond   6.750   09/27/34   183,000 
 250,000      Mexico Government International Bond   4.750   03/08/44   237,500 
 1,100,000   g  Namibia International Bonds   5.500   11/03/21   1,152,250 
 3,100,000   g  Nigeria Government International Bond   5.125   07/12/18   3,166,650 
 3,000,000      North American Development Bank   2.300   10/10/18   2,964,660 
 1,000,000      North American Development Bank   2.400   10/26/22   934,350 
142

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Plus Fund

 

            MATURITY   
PRINCIPAL       ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
$1,325,000      Panama Government International Bond   5.200%  01/30/20  $1,466,775 
 135,000      Peruvian Government International Bond   7.350   07/21/25   173,644 
 2,250,000      Philippine Government International Bond   4.200   01/21/24   2,323,125 
 433,000      Poland Government International Bond   5.125   04/21/21   478,140 
 1,375,000      Poland Government International Bond   3.000   03/17/23   1,285,625 
 750,000      Province of British Columbia Canada   2.850   06/15/15   772,995 
 500,000      Province of Ontario Canada   2.950   02/05/15   511,220 
 1,750,000      Province of Ontario Canada   2.700   06/16/15   1,799,560 
 5,000,000      Province of Ontario Canada   2.300   05/10/16   5,172,800 
 620,000      Province of Quebec Canada   4.625   05/14/18   692,298 
 1,000,000      Province of Quebec Canada   3.500   07/29/20   1,051,180 
 3,000,000      Province of Quebec Canada   2.750   08/25/21   2,945,520 
 1,025,000   g  Republic of Azerbaijan International Bond   4.750   03/18/24   1,029,100 
 750,000   g  Republic of Ghana   8.500   10/04/17   760,313 
 1,500,000   g  Republic of Latvia   2.750   01/12/20   1,440,375 
 1,700,000   g  Republic of Serbia   5.250   11/21/17   1,763,750 
 660,840   g,i  Republic of Serbia   6.750   11/01/24   663,318 
 188,811   i  Republic of Serbia   6.750   11/01/24   189,519 
 525,000   g  Republic of Trinidad & Tobago   4.375   01/16/24   549,150 
 1,000,000      Republic of Turkey   7.500   07/14/17   1,124,120 
 350,000   g  Romanian Government International Bond   6.750   02/07/22   407,750 
 775,000   g  Romanian Government International Bond   4.375   08/22/23   760,469 
 515,000   g  Romanian Government International Bond   4.875   01/22/24   520,150 
 750,000   g  Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond   3.250   04/04/17   763,125 
 2,200,000   g  Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond   3.500   01/16/19   2,178,000 
 1,000,000   g  Slovakia Government International Bond   4.375   05/21/22   1,059,620 
 1,125,000   g  Slovenia Government International Bond   4.125   02/18/19   1,163,250 
 750,000      South Africa Government International Bond   6.875   05/27/19   864,375 
 400,000      South Africa Government International Bond   5.875   05/30/22   439,080 
 750,000      South Africa Government International Bond   4.665   01/17/24   742,500 
 1,125,000      South Africa Government International Bond   5.875   09/16/25   1,209,375 
 2,000,000   g  Spain Government International Bond   4.000   03/06/18   2,109,820 
 1,000,000   g  Sri Lanka Government International Bond   6.000   01/14/19   1,046,250 
 1,460,000   g  Sri Lanka Government International Bond   5.875   07/25/22   1,467,300 
 5,150,000      Turkey Government International Bond   6.750   04/03/18   5,675,300 
 2,250,000      Turkey Government International Bond   5.625   03/30/21   2,346,750 
 600,000      Turkey Government International Bond   5.750   03/22/24   620,700 
 300,000      United Mexican States   5.950   03/19/19   348,750 
 500,000      United Mexican States   5.125   01/15/20   556,250 
 882,000      Uruguay Government International Bond   4.500   08/14/24   904,050 
 1,150,000      Venezuela Government International Bond   5.750   02/26/16   999,062 
        TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS               102,269,483 
                      
MORTGAGE BACKED - 20.9%              
 237,307   i  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC)   2.380   02/01/36   252,437 
 1,047,514   i  FHLMC   2.561   07/01/36   1,119,352 
 306,513   i  FHLMC   2.255   09/01/36   329,545 
 176,782   i  FHLMC   2.366   09/01/36   189,980 
 54,868   i  FHLMC   2.512   02/01/37   58,182 
 332,400   i  FHLMC   2.486   03/01/37   352,809 
 26,853   i  FHLMC   6.010   04/01/37   28,442 
 6,626   i  FHLMC   6.080   05/01/37   6,878 
143

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Plus Fund

 

            MATURITY   
PRINCIPAL       ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
$628,393   i  FHLMC   2.500%  06/01/37  $670,272 
 206,171   i  FHLMC   2.616   08/01/37   218,800 
 13,878      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp Gold (FGLMC)   6.500   12/01/16   14,463 
 284,811      FGLMC   5.500   01/01/19   308,735 
 46,428      FGLMC   4.500   01/01/20   49,110 
 318,566      FGLMC   4.500   07/01/20   340,335 
 88,447      FGLMC   4.500   09/01/20   93,753 
 101,123      FGLMC   5.000   10/01/20   107,498 
 69,116      FGLMC   5.500   10/01/20   73,558 
 17,648      FGLMC   7.000   10/01/20   19,012 
 78,322      FGLMC   4.500   06/01/21   83,025 
 142,287      FGLMC   5.500   08/01/21   154,924 
 45,062      FGLMC   5.000   04/01/23   48,717 
 55,937      FGLMC   4.500   09/01/24   59,873 
 34,333      FGLMC   6.500   01/01/29   38,498 
 2,493      FGLMC   8.000   01/01/31   2,854 
 553,171      FGLMC   5.500   12/01/33   613,491 
 681,768      FGLMC   7.000   12/01/33   779,052 
 404,622      FGLMC   5.000   01/01/34   441,276 
 209,448      FGLMC   4.500   10/01/34   224,081 
 296,641      FGLMC   5.500   03/01/35   328,342 
 246,979      FGLMC   7.000   05/01/35   282,186 
 43,456      FGLMC   5.000   02/01/36   47,244 
 2,731      FGLMC   6.500   05/01/36   3,058 
 212,673      FGLMC   4.000   12/15/37   223,240 
 342,119      FGLMC   5.000   04/01/38   373,491 
 334,621      FGLMC   4.500   11/01/40   360,430 
 2,259,648      FGLMC   4.000   12/01/40   2,349,031 
 1,150,193      FGLMC   4.000   12/01/40   1,198,219 
 2,611,094      FGLMC   4.000   12/01/40   2,720,378 
 385,397      FGLMC   4.500   12/01/40   414,355 
 3,000,000   h  FGLMC   3.500   04/15/44   3,014,531 
 4,000,000   h  FGLMC   4.500   04/15/44   4,263,750 
 8,000,000   h  FGLMC   4.000   05/15/44   8,270,313 
 5,000,000   h  FGLMC   4.500   05/15/44   5,311,719 
 2,524,314      Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)   4.640   11/01/14   2,539,213 
 103,164      FNMA   4.962   01/01/15   102,782 
 20,794      FNMA   6.500   10/01/16   21,505 
 16,691      FNMA   6.500   11/01/16   17,407 
 19,771      FNMA   6.500   02/01/18   20,867 
 34,375      FNMA   6.000   01/01/19   38,224 
 550,468      FNMA   4.000   02/25/19   576,749 
 23,936      FNMA   4.500   11/01/20   25,370 
 26,325      FNMA   4.500   12/01/20   28,270 
 17,595      FNMA   8.000   03/01/23   19,529 
 145,508      FNMA   5.500   02/01/24   160,414 
 97,434      FNMA   4.000   05/01/24   103,158 
 323,460      FNMA   5.500   07/01/24   356,731 
 132,020      FNMA   4.500   08/01/24   139,988 
 600,938      FNMA   5.000   10/01/25   654,352 
 7,031      FNMA   9.000   11/01/25   8,102 
 4,050,947      FNMA   3.000   05/01/27   4,169,019 
144

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            MATURITY   
PRINCIPAL       ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
$2,267,960      FNMA   2.500%  10/01/27  $2,268,544 
 3,551,395      FNMA   2.500   06/01/28   3,552,214 
 6,413      FNMA   7.500   01/01/29   7,298 
 10,000,000   h  FNMA   3.000   04/25/29   10,271,875 
 5,000,000   h  FNMA   3.500   04/25/29   5,242,187 
 8,000,000   h  FNMA   4.000   04/25/29   8,458,438 
 1,000,000   h  FNMA   2.500   05/25/29   996,563 
 9,000,000   h  FNMA   3.000   05/25/29   9,219,375 
 221,492      FNMA   7.000   07/01/32   250,029 
 133,641      FNMA   4.500   03/25/33   139,093 
 1,953,829      FNMA   3.000   10/01/33   1,950,547 
 245,331      FNMA   4.500   10/01/33   262,542 
 9,746,515      FNMA   4.000   11/01/33   10,249,706 
 404,176      FNMA   5.000   11/01/33   440,032 
 252,019      FNMA   5.000   11/01/33   278,945 
 1,976,322      FNMA   4.000   01/01/34   2,078,973 
 750,848      FNMA   3.500   03/25/34   743,746 
 262,820      FNMA   5.500   02/01/35   292,030 
 14,264      FNMA   7.500   06/01/35   15,587 
 186,506      FNMA   5.500   12/01/35   205,588 
 287,583   i  FNMA   2.379   07/01/36   310,215 
 366,755   i  FNMA   2.575   09/01/36   393,046 
 37,470      FNMA   6.000   09/01/37   41,933 
 37,179      FNMA   6.000   09/01/37   41,934 
 127,906      FNMA   6.500   09/01/37   143,484 
 94,802   i  FNMA   2.400   10/01/37   101,469 
 1,714,919      FNMA   5.500   12/01/38   1,915,466 
 1,987,622      FNMA   4.000   02/01/39   2,065,558 
 19,181,850      FNMA   4.000   04/25/39   20,313,675 
 524,014      FNMA   5.500   08/01/39   579,754 
 3,236,705      FNMA   4.500   10/01/40   3,469,653 
 311,016      FNMA   6.000   10/01/40   347,364 
 3,032,008   h  FNMA   3.500   03/01/41   3,052,519 
 278,733   h  FNMA   3.500   11/01/41   280,638 
 323,215   h  FNMA   3.500   11/01/41   325,402 
 965,931      FNMA   4.000   12/01/41   1,007,910 
 957,069   h  FNMA   3.500   01/01/42   964,615 
 7,000,000      FNMA   3.000   08/25/42   6,584,158 
 10,138,891      FNMA   3.000   09/01/42   9,798,631 
 2,502,524   h  FNMA   3.000   10/01/42   2,418,540 
 1,851,984      FNMA   3.500   10/01/42   1,864,513 
 466,739      FNMA   3.000   12/01/42   451,075 
 161,081      FNMA   3.500   12/01/42   160,555 
 8,993,946      FNMA   3.000   01/01/43   8,692,111 
 8,796,199      FNMA   3.000   01/01/43   8,423,045 
 4,115,101      FNMA   3.000   01/01/43   3,976,999 
 400,348   h  FNMA   3.500   01/01/43   403,056 
 616,670      FNMA   3.000   02/01/43   595,975 
 946,985      FNMA   3.000   02/01/43   916,065 
 299,130      FNMA   3.000   02/01/43   289,091 
 11,499,424      FNMA   3.000   02/01/43   11,113,506 
 6,785,191   h  FNMA   3.000   02/01/43   6,557,481 
145

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Plus Fund

 

            MATURITY   
PRINCIPAL       ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
$5,347,801      FNMA   3.000%  02/01/43  $5,168,366 
 672,233      FNMA   3.500   02/01/43   670,037 
 1,253,462      FNMA   3.500   02/01/43   1,264,196 
 4,021,932   h  FNMA   3.000   03/01/43   3,886,957 
 2,036,031      FNMA   3.000   03/01/43   1,967,702 
 7,598,995   h  FNMA   3.000   03/01/43   7,343,974 
 3,507,125      FNMA   3.000   03/01/43   3,391,433 
 857,696      FNMA   3.500   03/01/43   854,896 
 10,944,305      FNMA   3.000   04/01/43   10,479,952 
 2,146,107      FNMA   3.000   04/01/43   2,074,084 
 351,360      FNMA   3.000   04/01/43   339,569 
 1,884,135      FNMA   3.000   05/01/43   1,821,842 
 9,003,900   h  FNMA   3.000   05/01/43   8,701,730 
 4,480,870      FNMA   3.000   05/01/43   4,330,492 
 195,693      FNMA   3.500   05/01/43   197,355 
 188,772      FNMA   3.500   05/01/43   190,376 
 318,903      FNMA   3.500   05/01/43   321,613 
 973,934      FNMA   3.500   06/01/43   970,773 
 156,521      FNMA   3.500   06/01/43   157,852 
 268,339      FNMA   3.500   06/01/43   267,469 
 979,621      FNMA   3.500   06/01/43   976,441 
 837,776      FNMA   3.500   06/01/43   844,896 
 317,198      FNMA   3.500   06/01/43   319,889 
 190,712      FNMA   3.500   06/01/43   192,336 
 404,152      FNMA   3.500   06/01/43   407,594 
 435,768      FNMA   3.500   06/01/43   439,475 
 980,611      FNMA   3.500   07/01/43   977,434 
 1,153,758      FNMA   3.500   07/01/43   1,163,573 
 554,943      FNMA   3.500   07/01/43   559,669 
 150,024      FNMA   3.500   08/01/43   149,536 
 6,854,077      FNMA   4.000   09/01/43   7,150,006 
 5,754,084      FNMA   4.000   09/01/43   6,007,839 
 3,254,830      FNMA   4.000   09/01/43   3,398,975 
 646,325      FNMA   3.500   10/01/43   644,224 
 874,105      FNMA   3.500   11/01/43   871,268 
 1,158,011      FNMA   4.000   12/01/43   1,209,407 
 1,161,891      FNMA   4.000   12/01/43   1,213,410 
 398,135      FNMA   3.500   01/01/44   396,838 
 9,000,000   h  FNMA   3.500   04/25/44   9,053,438 
 11,000,000   h  FNMA   4.000   04/25/44   11,433,125 
 15,000,000   h  FNMA   4.500   04/25/44   16,000,782 
 2,000,000   h  FNMA   5.000   04/25/44   2,180,469 
 1,000,000   h  FNMA   5.500   04/25/44   1,104,258 
 19,000,000   h  FNMA   3.500   05/25/44   19,047,500 
 5,000,000   h  FNMA   4.000   05/25/44   5,178,906 
 24,000,000   h  FNMA   4.500   05/25/44   25,515,001 
 18,000,000   h  FNMA   5.000   05/25/44   19,576,407 
 1,000,000   h  FNMA   5.500   05/25/44   1,102,852 
 309,484      Government National Mortgage Assocaition (GNMA)   5.000   02/20/44   338,842 
 15,937      GNMA   7.500   11/15/23   17,813 
 3,950      GNMA   7.500   08/15/28   4,041 
 21,719      GNMA   6.500   12/15/28   24,492 
146

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Plus Fund

 

            MATURITY   
PRINCIPAL       ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
$57,850      GNMA   6.500%  03/15/29  $65,225 
 22,666      GNMA   8.500   10/20/30   26,876 
 6,025      GNMA   7.000   06/20/31   7,132 
 135,107      GNMA   5.000   02/15/33   147,733 
 61,940      GNMA   5.500   07/15/33   69,276 
 638,100      GNMA   5.000   09/15/33   702,642 
 115,828      GNMA   5.500   11/20/33   129,338 
 461,746      GNMA   5.500   02/20/35   515,618 
 156,575      GNMA   5.500   03/20/35   174,843 
 69,321      GNMA   6.000   10/20/36   78,562 
 73,523      GNMA   6.000   01/20/37   83,326 
 106,801      GNMA   6.000   02/20/37   120,990 
 99,634      GNMA   5.000   04/15/38   108,990 
 79,182      GNMA   5.500   07/15/38   87,690 
 152,564      GNMA   5.500   07/20/38   168,593 
 60,895      GNMA   6.000   08/20/38   69,014 
 120,662      GNMA   5.000   07/20/39   131,753 
 15,259,800      GNMA   5.000   07/20/39   16,869,526 
 5,039,859      GNMA   4.500   01/20/41   5,447,945 
 335,953      GNMA   5.000   09/20/43   367,531 
 266,701      GNMA   5.000   03/20/44   292,367 
 4,000,000   h  GNMA   3.000   04/15/44   3,933,125 
 21,000,000   h  GNMA   3.500   04/15/44   21,423,280 
 6,000,000   h  GNMA   4.000   04/15/44   6,301,875 
 2,000,000   h  GNMA   4.500   04/15/44   2,155,625 
 9,000,000   h  GNMA   3.500   04/20/44   9,184,218 
 5,000,000   h  GNMA   4.000   04/20/44   5,253,906 
 10,000,000   h  GNMA   4.500   04/20/44   10,779,688 
        TOTAL MORTGAGE BACKED               475,941,758 
                      
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 4.7%                
 1,000,000      American Municipal Power   6.270   02/15/50   1,137,920 
 1,000,000      Anaheim City School District   3.324   08/01/21   998,470 
 1,000,000      Anaheim City School District   3.825   08/01/23   1,002,080 
 5,000,000      City of New York NY   1.950   03/01/21   4,704,900 
 5,585,000      County of Palm Beach FL   5.100   11/01/38   5,587,569 
 7,500,000      Dallas Independent School District   5.049   08/15/33   7,805,175 
 3,000,000      Denver City & County School District No   4.242   12/15/37   2,816,130 
 600,000      Grant County Public Utility District No 2   5.630   01/01/27   681,456 
 2,000,000      Illinois Housing Development Authority   4.105   07/01/27   1,892,880 
 1,000,000      Maine Municipal Bond Bank   3.368   06/01/19   1,015,130 
 3,000,000      Maine Municipal Bond Bank   3.668   06/01/20   3,055,050 
 375,000      Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency   1.306   06/01/16   376,245 
 500,000      Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency   1.602   12/01/16   503,410 
 400,000      Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency   1.776   06/01/17   399,336 
 450,000      Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency   1.876   12/01/17   447,403 
 250,000      Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency   2.807   12/01/19   247,668 
 2,405,000      Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency   4.786   12/01/32   2,350,455 
 2,655,000      New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue5.000   02/01/23   2,966,325 
 5,000,000      New York State Dormitory Authority   4.802   12/01/34   5,267,400 
 1,500,000      Oklahoma Water Resources Board   2.794   04/01/21   1,498,275 
147

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Plus Fund

 

            MATURITY   
PRINCIPAL       ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
$2,000,000      San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District   3.477%  07/01/27  $1,873,500 
 5,000,000      State of California   4.988   04/01/39   4,993,550 
 775,000      State of California   7.625   03/01/40   1,081,799 
 5,000,000      State of Connecticut   3.517   08/15/21   5,204,300 
 5,180,000      State of Connecticut   5.295   10/01/29   5,682,460 
 6,975,000      State of Georgia   4.625   02/01/32   7,187,040 
 3,000,000      State of Georgia   4.530   02/01/33   3,085,980 
 5,000,000      State of Illinois   3.650   04/01/20   4,963,050 
 775,000      State of Illinois   6.725   04/01/35   862,521 
 3,000,000      State of Illinois   5.520   04/01/38   2,909,880 
 5,000,000      State of Illinois   4.620   06/15/38   5,096,100 
 3,000,000      State of Michigan   3.800   05/15/33   2,738,550 
 5,000,000      Texas A&M University   4.772   05/15/33   5,135,100 
 1,310,000      Trustees of Boston College   3.519   07/01/21   1,321,449 
 3,000,000      Trustees of Boston College   3.769   07/01/22   3,037,260 
 4,000,000      University of California   4.062   05/15/33   3,834,800 
 2,740,000      Virginia Housing Development Authority   3.668   10/01/27   2,556,009 
        TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS               106,316,625 
                      
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES - 11.2%                
 742,500      United States Treasury Bond   4.750   02/15/41   908,403 
 10,130,000      United States Treasury Bond   4.375   05/15/41   11,709,652 
 6,372,000      United States Treasury Bond   3.125   02/15/43   5,864,228 
 8,630,000      United States Treasury Bond   2.875   05/15/43   7,532,367 
 17,430,000      United States Treasury Bond   3.750   11/15/43   18,045,488 
 8,000,000      United States Treasury Bond   3.625   02/15/44   8,092,496 
 200,000      United States Treasury Note   0.250   06/30/14   200,094 
 1,895,000      United States Treasury Note   0.250   09/30/14   1,896,554 
 1,500,000      United States Treasury Note   0.250   10/31/14   1,501,524 
 2,886,000      United States Treasury Note   0.250   11/30/14   2,889,157 
 2,745,000      United States Treasury Note   0.250   02/28/15   2,747,789 
 2,887,000      United States Treasury Note   2.500   04/30/15   2,959,738 
 5,230,000      United States Treasury Note   0.500   06/15/16   5,226,731 
 6,640,000      United States Treasury Note   0.875   09/15/16   6,676,832 
 5,585,000      United States Treasury Note   0.625   02/15/17   5,549,658 
 16,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.750   03/15/17   15,940,000 
 530,000      United States Treasury Note   1.750   10/31/18   533,478 
 13,525,000      United States Treasury Note   1.500   02/28/19   13,389,750 
 205,000      United States Treasury Note   1.250   10/31/19   197,665 
 5,000,000      United States Treasury Note   1.375   01/31/20   4,823,440 
 5,000,000      United States Treasury Note   1.125   04/30/20   4,724,610 
 7,500,000      United States Treasury Note   1.375   05/31/20   7,183,590 
 19,485,000      United States Treasury Note   2.000   07/31/20   19,331,244 
 7,500,000      United States Treasury Note   2.125   08/31/20   7,478,910 
 10,000,000      United States Treasury Note   2.000   09/30/20   9,881,250 
 30,000,000      United States Treasury Note   1.750   10/31/20   29,128,140 
 280,000      United States Treasury Note   2.625   11/15/20   287,219 
 20,000,000      United States Treasury Note   2.375   12/31/20   20,156,240 
 12,400,000      United States Treasury Note   2.000   02/28/21   12,164,599 
 19,000,000      United States Treasury Note   8.000   11/15/21   26,493,125 
 1,745,000      United States Treasury Note   2.750   02/15/24   1,748,818 
        TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES               255,262,789 
                          
        TOTAL GOVERNMENT BONDS          945,224,748 
        (Cost $939,306,676)             
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Plus Fund

 

            MATURITY   
PRINCIPAL       ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
STRUCTURED ASSETS - 10.2%                
                        
ASSET BACKED - 5.0%              
$481,104   i  Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust   4.330%  06/25/33  $427,054 
        Series - 2003 1 (Class A1)             
 4,059,075   i  Asset Backed Securities Corp Home Equity Loan Trust   0.859   04/25/35   3,986,921 
        Series - 2005 HE3 (Class M3)             
 2,000,000   g  Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC   4.720   02/20/18   2,147,970 
        Series - 2011 5A (Class B)             
 2,831,288   i  Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust   0.594   03/25/35   2,798,374 
        Series - 2005 AQ1 (Class M1)             
 3,308,745   i  Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust   0.554   02/25/36   3,141,951 
        Series - 2006 EC2 (Class M1)             
 470,340   i  Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust   0.894   11/25/39   462,399 
        Series - 2005 SD3 (Class 2A1)             
 3,299,827   i,m  CCR, Inc   0.599   07/10/17   3,194,645 
        Series - 2010 CX (Class C)             
 1,000,000   g  CCR, Inc   4.750   07/10/22   982,408 
        Series - 2012 CA (Class C)             
 426,270      Centex Home Equity   5.540   01/25/32   427,906 
        Series - 2002 A (Class AF6)             
 2,240,922   i  Conseco Financial Corp   7.300   06/15/25   2,318,635 
        Series - 1995 4 (Class B1)             
 931,537   i  Conseco Financial Corp   7.600   04/15/26   808,091 
        Series - 1996 2 (Class M1)             
 1,079,449   i  Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates   5.216   10/25/17   1,079,684 
        Series - 2002 S4 (Class A5)             
 2,960,428   i  Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates   0.624   02/25/36   2,939,068 
        Series - 2005 11 (Class MV1)             
 23,103   g,i  Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC   6.159   12/25/36   23,228 
        Series - 2007 MX1 (Class A1)             
 2,905,225   g,i  CV Mortgage Loan Trust 2013-   4.311   12/25/43   2,942,955 
        Series - 2013 1 (Class NOTE)             
 1,025,000   g,i  DB/UBS Mortgage Trust   5.558   11/10/46   1,138,792 
        Series - 2011 LC1A (Class C)             
 4,223,312   i  FBR Securitization Trust   0.894   11/25/35   4,027,608 
        Series - 2005 5 (Class AV24)             
 2,761,026   i  First Frankin Mortgage Loan Trust   0.394   01/25/36   2,668,973 
        Series - 2006 FF1 (Class 2A3)             
 1,003,790   i  First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates   0.814   03/25/35   1,002,499 
        Series - 2005 FF2 (Class M2)             
 1,119,427   i  First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust   0.889   12/25/34   1,045,935 
        Series - 2005 FF1 (Class M1)             
 3,966,034   i  First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust   0.354   02/25/36   3,654,542 
        Series - 2006 FF2 (Class A4)             
 448,048   g,i  Flagstar Home Equity Loan Trust   5.781   01/25/35   447,722 
        Series - 2007 1A (Class AF3)             
 1,437,796   g,i  GMAC Mortgage Corp Loan Trust   0.904   02/25/31   1,372,014 
        Series - 2004 VF1 (Class A1)             
149

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Plus Fund

 

            MATURITY   
PRINCIPAL       ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
$641,207   i  Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Trust   0.874%  07/25/30  $638,211 
        Series - 2005 HE4 (Class 2A4C)             
 75   i  Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Trust   0.284   04/25/47   75 
        Series - 2007 AR2 (Class 1A1)             
 4,429,201   i  GSR Mortgage Loan Trust   0.344   08/25/46   4,291,741 
        Series - 2006 OA1 (Class 2A1)             
 1,790,690      GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-1F   6.000   01/25/35   1,824,285 
        Series - 2005 1F (Class 3A3)             
 10,000,000   g  HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Backed Notes   1.244   01/17/45   10,006,000 
        Series - 2014 T1 (Class AT1)             
 2,800,000   g  HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Backed Notes   2.286   01/17/45   2,800,840 
        Series - 2014 T1 (Class DT1)             
 404,987   i  HSI Asset Securitization Corp Trust   0.514   07/25/35   403,176 
        Series - 2005 NC1 (Class 2A3)             
 5,918,101   i  Lehman XS Trust   0.434   08/25/35   5,723,004 
        Series - 2005 2 (Class 1A1)             
 4,019,048   i  Lehman XS Trust   5.420   01/25/36   3,550,206 
        Series - 2005 10 (Class 2A3A)             
 935,570   i  Lehman XS Trust   0.404   02/25/36   845,808 
        Series - 2006 1 (Class 1A1)             
 1,058,592      Lehman XS Trust   6.500   06/25/46   830,158 
        Series - 2006 13 (Class 2A1)             
 113,154   i  Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust   0.904   02/25/35   112,841 
        Series - 2005 1 (Class M1)             
 1,000,000   g,i  Longpoint Re Ltd   4.015   05/18/16   1,019,000 
        Series - 2013 144A (Class )             
 1,518,326   i  Morgan Stanley Capital I   0.334   02/25/36   1,502,795 
        Series - 2006 NC2 (Class A2C)             
 10,000,000   g  New Residential Advance Receivables Trust Advance Receivables Backed   1.274   03/15/45   9,999,999 
        Series - 2014 T1 (Class A1)             
 1,750,000   g  New Residential Advance Receivables Trust Advance Receivables Backed   2.266   03/15/45   1,749,999 
        Series - 2014 T1 (Class D1)             
 1,300,000   g  New Residential Advance Receivables Trust Advance Receivables Backed 2014-T1   3.649   03/15/45   1,300,000 
        Series - 2014 T1 (Class E1)             
 1,683,451      Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc   5.410   11/15/32   1,686,408 
        Series - 2002 C (Class A1)             
 4,782,895   i  Park Place Securities, Inc Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates   0.674   01/25/36   4,754,212 
        Series - 2005 WCH1 (Class M2)             
 1,251,861   i  Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust   5.392   07/25/34   1,275,152 
        Series - 2004 2 (Class AF4)             
 2,000,000   g  Rental Car Finance Corp   4.380   02/25/16   2,033,432 
        Series - 2011 1A (Class B1)             
 187,539   i  Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc   4.970   09/25/33   193,757 
        Series - 2003 RZ5 (Class A7)             
 100,604   i  Residential Asset Securities Corp   6.489   10/25/30   100,717 
        Series - 2001 KS2 (Class AI6)             
 77,390   i  Residential Asset Securities Corp   0.584   04/25/35   76,697 
        Series - 2005 KS3 (Class M3)             
150

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Plus Fund

 

            MATURITY   
PRINCIPAL       ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
$275,327      Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Inc   5.500%  08/25/25  $279,354 
        Series - 2006 HI5 (Class A3)             
 1,850,000   i  Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Inc   6.130   09/25/35   1,770,350 
        Series - 2005 HI3 (Class M5)             
 162,763      Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Inc   5.960   02/25/36   163,429 
        Series - 2006 HI3 (Class A3)             
 479,657   i  Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Inc   6.010   02/25/36   487,246 
        Series - 2006 HI1 (Class M1)             
 3,500,000   i  Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Inc   6.060   02/25/36   3,671,640 
        Series - 2006 HI1 (Class M2)             
 240,798   i  SACO I, Inc   0.714   11/25/35   239,117 
        Series - 2005 8 (Class A1)             
 603,113   i  SACO I, Inc   0.914   11/25/35   599,403 
        Series - 2005 8 (Class A3)             
 1,000,000   g,i  Sanders Re Ltd   4.015   05/05/17   1,012,100 
        Series - 2013 144A (Class )             
 475,485   i  Saxon Asset Securities Trust   6.120   11/25/30   498,865 
        Series - 2002 2 (Class AF6)             
 601,591   i  Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC   0.454   10/25/35   587,940 
        Series - 2006 OP1 (Class A2C)             
 289,462   g  Sierra Receivables Funding Co LLC   3.420   03/20/29   296,338 
        Series - 2012 2A (Class B)             
 1,400,000   g  SLM Student Loan Trust   4.370   04/17/28   1,498,897 
        Series - 2011 A (Class A2)             
 590,000   g  SLM Student Loan Trust   3.740   02/15/29   618,237 
        Series - 2011 B (Class A2)             
 1,500,000   g  SLM Student Loan Trust   3.830   01/17/45   1,574,954 
        Series - 2012 A (Class A2)             
 754,172   i  Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust   0.454   11/25/35   744,547 
        Series - 2005 OPT3 (Class A4)             
 288,792   i  Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust   0.754   05/25/35   288,702 
        Series - 2005 4 (Class M1)             
 4,480,685   g,i  Structured Asset Securities Corp   0.304   07/25/36   4,353,241 
        Series - 2006 EQ1A (Class A4)             
 2,645,149   g,i  Structured Asset Securities Corp   0.374   10/25/36   2,560,020 
        Series - 2006 GEL4 (Class A2)             
 3,527,137   i  Structured Asset Securities Corp Mortgage Loan Trust   0.314   03/25/36   3,355,221 
        Series - 2006 BC1 (Class A5)             
 4,000,000   g,i  Vitality Re IV Ltd   2.765   01/09/17   4,103,600 
        Series - 2013 IV B (Class )             
 455,000   g  Vornado DP LLC   5.280   09/13/28   500,010 
        Series - 2010 VNO (Class C)             
 529,666   g,m  Wachovia Amortization Controlled Heloc NIM   5.683   08/12/47   536,022 
        Series - 2006 N1 (Class N1)             
 124,166   g,i  Wachovia Loan Trust   0.514   05/25/35   116,970 
        Series - 2005 SD1 (Class A)             
 58,226   i  Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust   0.294   07/25/36   57,676 
        Series - 2006 2 (Class A3)             
        TOTAL ASSET BACKED               129,671,766 
151

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Plus Fund

 

            MATURITY   
PRINCIPAL       ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
OTHER MORTGAGE BACKED - 5.2%          
$1,636,051   g  7 WTC Depositor LLC Trust   4.082%  03/13/31  $1,707,238 
        Series - 2012 7WTC (Class A)             
 5,773,876   i  American Home Mortgage Investment Trust 2004-3   1.837   10/25/34   5,687,840 
        Series - 2004 3 (Class 4A)             
 1,125,000   i  Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.813   02/10/51   1,154,868 
        Series - 2007 4 (Class AJ)             
 2,174,077   g,i  Banc of America Large Loan, Inc   5.949   02/15/51   2,415,967 
        Series - 2010 UB3 (Class A4B3)             
 3,000,000   i  Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage, Inc5.118   07/10/45   3,081,024 
        Series - 2005 4 (Class B)             
 5,040,000      Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities   5.363   02/11/44   5,264,174 
        Series - 2007 PW15 (Class AM)             
 692,055      Citicorp Mortgage Securities, Inc   5.500   07/25/35   674,478 
        Series - 2005 4 (Class 1A7)             
 5,000,000   i  COBALT CMBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.771   05/15/46   5,007,270 
        Series - 2007 C3 (Class AJ)             
 238,524      Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust   5.500   08/25/16   246,880 
        Series - 2004 30CB (Class 1A15)             
 2,429,318      Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust   5.000   04/25/20   2,451,340 
        Series - 2005 6CB (Class 2A1)             
 76,642      Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust   5.500   08/25/34   76,665 
        Series - 2004 14T2 (Class A2)             
 725,249   i  Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust   0.387   07/20/35   621,208 
        Series - 2005 24 (Class 4A1)             
 4,167,749   i  Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust   1.629   09/25/35   3,792,001 
        Series - 2005 38 (Class A1)             
 1,780,968   i  Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust   2.527   11/20/34   1,681,893 
        Series - 2004 HYB6 (Class A2)             
 7,308      Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust   5.250   05/25/35   7,299 
        Series - 2005 12 (Class 1A5)             
 285,005      Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust   5.250   09/25/35   283,936 
        Series - 2005 17 (Class 1A10)             
 1,150,000      Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp   4.771   07/15/37   1,178,643 
        Series - 2005 C3 (Class AJ)             
 91,609   g,i  Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates   0.335   04/15/22   90,821 
        Series - 2007 TF2A (Class A1)             
 725,000   g  Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates   5.626   05/15/23   793,982 
        Series - 2006 OMA (Class D)             
 140,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates   5.509   09/15/39   150,654 
        Series - 2006 C4 (Class AM)             
 1,870,000   g  Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates   5.383   02/15/40   1,949,924 
        Series - 2009 RR1 (Class A3C)             
 3,548,830   i  Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust   0.376   05/19/35   3,083,068 
        Series - 2005 2 (Class 2A1A)             
 4,100,684   i  Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust   0.486   09/19/35   3,131,590 
        Series - 2005 8 (Class 1A2A)             
 1,531,055   i  HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust   0.376   07/19/47   1,302,246 
        Series - 2007 4 (Class 2A1)             
 489,693   i  Impac CMB Trust   0.814   03/25/35   446,755 
        Series - 2004 11 (Class 2A1)             
 3,121,476   i  Impac CMB Trust   0.404   05/25/35   2,726,653 
        Series - 0 4 (Class 1A1B)             
152

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Plus Fund

 

            MATURITY   
PRINCIPAL       ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
$310,000   g,i  JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp   5.259%  07/15/46  $337,472 
        Series - 2011 C4 (Class C)             
 2,080,000   i  JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp   5.884   02/15/51   2,245,337 
        Series - 2007 C1 (Class AM)             
 4,520,000   i  JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust   4.911   07/15/42   4,581,811 
        Series - 2005 LDP2 (Class C)             
 3,400,000   i  JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust   6.192   02/15/51   3,792,656 
        Series - 2007 LD12 (Class AM)             
 2,596,548   i  JP Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp   0.254   10/25/36   2,560,482 
        Series - 0 CH2 (Class AV3)             
 2,444,615   i  JP Morgan Mortgage Trust   2.546   11/25/33   2,445,649 
        Series - 2006 A2 (Class 5A3)             
 330,000      LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.378   11/15/38   358,930 
        Series - 2006 C7 (Class AM)             
 4,960,000   i  LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.493   02/15/40   5,270,412 
        Series - 2007 C2 (Class AM)             
 1,080,000   i  LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.057   09/15/40   1,129,622 
        Series - 2005 C5 (Class AJ)             
 1,997,007      Lehman Mortgage Trust   5.500   11/25/35   1,908,691 
        Series - 2005 1 (Class 2A4)             
 1,777,654   i  Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc   2.502   12/25/35   1,765,189 
        Series - 2005 A9 (Class 2A1B)             
 75,000   i  Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust   6.326   02/12/51   81,608 
        Series - 0 C1 (Class AJA)             
 4,000,000   g,i  Morgan Stanley Capital I   5.811   08/12/41   4,180,388 
        Series - 2006 T23 (Class B)             
 1,040,000   i  Morgan Stanley Capital I   5.832   07/12/44   1,103,458 
        Series - 2006 HQ9 (Class B)             
 1,830,000   i  Morgan Stanley Capital I   5.842   07/12/44   1,883,676 
        Series - 2006 HQ9 (Class C)             
 82,000   g,i  Morgan Stanley Capital I   5.252   09/15/47   86,029 
        Series - 2011 C1 (Class D)             
 136,168   i  Opteum Mortgage Acceptance Corp   0.554   02/25/35   135,917 
        Series - 2005 1 (Class A4)             
 2,448,235      RALI Trust   4.250   12/26/33   2,534,754 
        Series - 2003 QS22 (Class A5)             
 477,789   i  RALI Trust   0.456   01/25/35   458,970 
        Series - 2005 QA1 (Class A1)             
 690,263      Residential Accredit Loans, Inc   4.350   03/25/34   714,793 
        Series - 2004 QS4 (Class A1)             
 773,991      RFMSI Trust   5.500   03/25/35   797,384 
        Series - 2005 S2 (Class A6)             
 887,424   g,i  Springleaf Mortgage Loan Trust   2.667   09/25/57   905,363 
        Series - 2012 1A (Class A)             
 402,363   g,i  Springleaf Mortgage Loan Trust   2.220   10/25/57   407,894 
        Series - 0 2A (Class A)             
 2,380,896   i  Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust   0.494   08/25/35   2,241,206 
        Series - 2005 16XS (Class A1)             
 3,375,000      Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.383   12/15/43   3,653,211 
        Series - 2007 C30 (Class AM)             
 5,500,000   i  Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.933   05/15/46   5,580,294 
        Series - 2007 C34 (Class AJ)             
153

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Plus Fund

 

            MATURITY   
PRINCIPAL       ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE  
$1,095,000   i  Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.591%  04/15/47  $1,200,543 
        Series - 2007 C31 (Class AM)             
 9,000,000   i  Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.750   06/15/49   7,201,170 
        Series - 2007 C32 (Class B)             
 1,374,150   i  WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates   0.504   12/25/45   1,250,398 
        Series - 2005 AR19 (Class A1B3)             
 3,626,021   i  WAMU Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates   0.424   07/25/45   3,354,447 
        Series - 0 AR8 (Class 1A1A)             
        TOTAL OTHER MORTGAGE BACKED               113,176,171 
                      
        TOTAL STRUCTURED ASSETS           242,847,937 
        (Cost $236,987,501)             
                      
        TOTAL BONDS           2,103,119,694 
        (Cost $2,071,693,303)             
                       
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 14.5%                
                 
GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT - 1.3%             
5,000,000      Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)   0.055   04/11/14   4,999,924 
 12,300,000      FHLB   0.088   08/29/14   12,297,441 
 11,364,000      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC)   0.089   08/25/14   11,361,693 
        TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT               28,659,058 
                          
TREASURY DEBT - 13.2%                
 1,100,000   d  United States Treasury Bill   0.047   04/17/14   1,099,977 
 12,100,000   d  United States Treasury Bill   0.040-0.076   04/24/14   12,099,504 
 19,000,000   d  United States Treasury Bill   0.045-0.050   05/08/14   18,999,060 
 7,100,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.050   06/26/14   7,099,404 
 9,000,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.061   07/10/14   8,999,001 
 1,000,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.063   07/17/14   999,874 
 55,700,000   d  United States Treasury Bill   0.063-0.108   07/24/14   55,692,480 
 34,000,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.050   08/14/14   33,992,350 
 60,800,000   d  United States Treasury Bill   0.071-0.106   08/21/14   60,786,198 
 13,000,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.080   09/04/14   12,996,763 
 43,000,000   d  United States Treasury Bill   0.091-0.096   09/18/14   42,988,304 
 10,000,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.073   11/13/14   9,995,760 
 35,000,000   d  United States Treasury Note   1.250   04/15/14   35,016,104 
        TOTAL TREASURY DEBT               300,764,779 
                          
        TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS           329,423,837 
        (Cost $329,397,213)             
                      
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 110.7%           2,519,521,948 
        (Cost $2,487,695,037)             
        OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - (10.7)%           (243,136,987)
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%          $2,276,384,961 
154

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Bond Plus Fund

 

               
  b         In bankruptcy.
  d         All or a portion of these securities have been segregated by the custodian to cover collateral requirements on mortgage dollar rolls.
  g         Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144(A) of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities are deemed liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. At 3/31/2014, the aggregate value of these securities, including those in “Other,” was $375,733,400 or 16.5% of net assets.
  h         All or a portion of these securities were purchased on a delayed delivery basis.
  i         Floating or variable rate security. Coupon rate reflects the rate at period end.
  m         Indicates a security that has been deemed illiquid.
  o         Payment in Kind Bond.
155

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - High-Yield Fund

 

TIAA-CREF FUNDS
HIGH-YIELD FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2014

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS - 16.1%             
                      
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 0.7%             
$11,531,486   i  Allison Transmission, Inc   3.750%  08/23/19  $11,527,335 
 8,778,467   i  Chrysler Group LLC   3.500   05/24/17   8,773,024 
        TOTAL AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS           20,300,359 
                      
CAPITAL GOODS - 0.7%             
 11,032,560   i  FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd   4.250   06/28/19   11,112,105 
 7,815,725   i  Generac Power Systems, Inc   3.500   05/31/20   7,809,863 
        TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS           18,921,968 
                      
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 0.9%             
 14,775,000   i  Pilot Corp   4.250   08/07/19   14,839,714 
 9,950,000   i  Pitney Bowes Management   7.500   10/01/19   9,999,750 
        TOTAL COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES           24,839,464 
                      
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 1.3%             
 15,725,000   h  Capital Safety North America   4.000   03/26/21   15,693,550 
 9,500,000   h  Capital Safety North America   6.500   03/26/22   9,553,485 
 8,000,000   h,i  PVH Corp   3.250   02/13/20   8,012,720 
 2,500,000   i  PVH Corp   3.250   02/13/20   2,503,975 
        TOTAL CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL            35,763,730 
                      
CONSUMER SERVICES - 2.8%             
 8,358,000   i  Boyd Gaming Corp   4.000   08/14/20   8,362,179 
 2,220,654   i  Burger King Corp   3.750   09/28/19   2,233,423 
 4,189,500   i  CityCenter Holdings LLC   5.000   10/16/20   4,219,622 
 9,157,895   i  Hilton Worldwide   3.500   10/26/20   9,168,518 
 5,805,000   h,i  La Quinta Intermediate Holdings LLC   4.000   02/19/21   5,801,401 
 12,468,750   i  Marina District Finance Co, Inc   6.750   08/15/18   12,634,958 
 5,332,500   i  MGM Resorts International   3.500   12/20/19   5,317,516 
 11,767,045   i  Peninsula Gaming LLC   4.250   11/20/17   11,786,461 
 19,927,556   i  Spin Holdco, Inc   4.250   11/14/19   19,892,683 
        TOTAL CONSUMER SERVICES           79,416,761 
                      
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 0.7%             
 20,300,000   h  TransUnion LLC   4.000   03/10/21   20,333,901 
        TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS           20,333,901 
                      
ENERGY - 0.6%             
 16,702,757   i  Arch Coal, Inc   6.250   05/16/18   16,447,539 
        TOTAL ENERGY           16,447,539 
                      
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 0.5%             
 2,000,000   i  Rite Aid Corp   5.750   08/21/20   2,041,260 
                      
156

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - High-Yield Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$11,000,000   i  Rite Aid Corp   4.875%  06/21/21  $11,151,250 
        TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING           13,192,510 
                      
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 1.8%             
 11,600,000   h,i  Accellent, Inc   4.500   03/12/21   11,580,628 
 6,583,377   i  Biomet, Inc   3.654   07/25/17   6,587,788 
 11,093,333   i  Capsugel Holdings US, Inc   3.500   08/01/18   11,070,259 
 2,369,063   i  CHS/Community Health Systems   4.250   01/27/21   2,387,281 
 7,900,000   i  DaVita, Inc   4.000   11/01/19   7,932,469 
 9,490,476   h,i  HCA, Inc   2.984   05/01/18   9,484,592 
 3,979,984   i  Kinetic Concepts, Inc   4.000   05/04/18   3,983,964 
        TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES       53,026,981 
                      
INSURANCE - 0.5%               
 13,924,279   i  Compass Investors, Inc   4.250   12/27/19   13,967,862 
        TOTAL INSURANCE           13,967,862 
                      
MATERIALS - 0.3%             
 8,709,188   i  Tronox Pigments BV   4.500   03/19/20   8,753,866 
        TOTAL MATERIALS           8,753,866 
                      
MEDIA - 1.1%               
 20,455,214   h,i  CSC Holdings LLC   2.653   04/17/20   20,181,727 
 5,191,839   i  MTL Publishing LLC   3.750   06/29/18   5,188,152 
 4,883,397   i  Univision Communications, Inc   4.000   03/02/20   4,888,817 
        TOTAL MEDIA           30,258,696 
                      
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 0.0%             
 596,124   i  NBTY, Inc   3.500   10/01/17   597,167 
        TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES   597,167 
                      
RETAILING - 0.5%               
 13,765,251   i  Academy Ltd   4.500   08/03/18   13,801,454 
        TOTAL RETAILING           13,801,454 
                      
SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 1.5%             
 5,000,000   h,i  Activision Blizzard, Inc   3.250   10/12/20   4,995,000 
 13,300,000   h,i  Asurion LLC   8.500   03/03/21   13,715,625 
 375,248   i  IMS Health, Inc   3.750   03/17/21   374,377 
 4,491,162   i  Infor US, Inc   3.750   06/03/20   4,474,321 
 12,000,000   i  Mitchell International, Inc   8.500   10/11/21   12,255,000 
 6,211,837   i  P2 Lower Acquisition LLC   5.500   10/22/20   6,246,809 
        TOTAL SOFTWARE & SERVICES           42,061,132 
                      
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 1.4%             
 10,000,000   i  Dell International LLC   4.500   04/29/20   9,927,100 
 9,992,481   h,i  NXP BV   3.250   01/10/20   9,952,511 
 19,950,000   i  Scientific Games International, Inc   4.250   10/18/20   19,950,000 
        TOTAL TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT       39,829,611 
157

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - High-Yield Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.6%             
$6,319,742   h,i  CommScope, Inc   3.250%  01/14/18  $6,311,842 
 9,975,000   i  Internap Network Services Corp   6.000   11/26/19   10,024,875 
 2,075,000   h  Presidio, Inc   5.000   03/31/17   2,084,088 
        TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES           18,420,805 
                      
UTILITIES - 0.2%               
 4,432,500   i  Calpine Corp   4.000   10/09/19   4,440,833 
        TOTAL UTILITIES           4,440,833 
                      
        TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS           454,374,639 
        (Cost $452,402,338)             
                      
BONDS - 80.1%             
                      
CORPORATE BONDS - 80.1%             
                      
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 0.7%             
 3,975,000   g  Chrysler Group LLC   8.000   06/15/19   4,352,625 
 5,000,000      Chrysler Group LLC   8.000   06/15/19   5,475,000 
 7,600,000      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co   6.500   03/01/21   8,284,000 
        TOTAL AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS           18,111,625 
                      
BANKS - 2.2%             
 7,925,000   g,i  Credit Agricole S.A.   7.875   12/30/49   8,370,781 
 10,450,000   i  Fifth Third Bancorp   5.100   12/30/49   9,614,000 
 3,155,000   g  HBOS plc   6.000   11/01/33   3,272,713 
 2,600,000   i  JPMorgan Chase & Co   7.900   12/30/49   2,938,000 
 4,750,000   g,i  Lloyds Banking Group plc   6.657   12/30/49   4,773,750 
 9,250,000      Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc   6.125   12/15/22   9,687,312 
 4,500,000      Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc   6.100   06/10/23   4,671,086 
 9,000,000      Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc   6.000   12/19/23   9,215,577 
 4,000,000   i  Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc   7.640   12/30/49   4,060,000 
 4,000,000   i  Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc   7.648   12/30/49   4,300,000 
        TOTAL BANKS           60,903,219 
                      
CAPITAL GOODS - 2.8%             
 4,550,000      Access Midstream Partners LP   5.875   04/15/21   4,845,750 
 2,875,000      Alliant Techsystems, Inc   6.875   09/15/20   3,126,562 
 2,300,000      Anixter, Inc   5.625   05/01/19   2,449,500 
 3,350,000      Bombardier, Inc   4.750   04/15/19   3,350,000 
 9,500,000      Bombardier, Inc   6.000   10/15/22   9,500,000 
 5,250,000   g  FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd   8.250   11/01/19   5,775,000 
 1,800,000   g  FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd   6.875   04/01/22   1,939,500 
 3,700,000   g  Rexel S.A.   6.125   12/15/19   3,894,250 
 9,250,000   g  Rexel S.A.   5.250   06/15/20   9,458,125 
 3,375,000   g  Schaeffler Finance BV   7.750   02/15/17   3,830,625 
 8,275,000   g  Schaeffler Finance BV   8.500   02/15/19   9,236,969 
 1,600,000   g  Sealed Air Corp   6.500   12/01/20   1,764,000 
 4,158,000   g  Sealed Air Corp   8.375   09/15/21   4,786,898 
 2,250,000      SPX Corp   6.875   09/01/17   2,553,750 
 14,130,000   g  Stena AB   7.000   02/01/24   14,377,275 
        TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS          80,888,204 
158

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - High-Yield Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 3.2%             
$8,575,000      ADT Corp   4.125%  04/15/19  $8,508,038 
 3,725,000   g  ADT Corp   6.250   10/15/21   3,827,437 
 8,150,000      Clean Harbors, Inc   5.250   08/01/20   8,394,500 
 1,925,000      Clean Harbors, Inc   5.125   06/01/21   1,963,500 
 5,000,000   g,o  Neovia Logistics Intermediate Holdings LLC   10.000   02/15/18   5,050,000 
 12,825,000      RR Donnelley & Sons Co   7.875   03/15/21   14,684,625 
 864,000      RR Donnelley & Sons Co   7.250   05/15/18   1,004,400 
 1,675,000      RR Donnelley & Sons Co   7.000   02/15/22   1,842,500 
 8,650,000      RR Donnelley & Sons Co   6.500   11/15/23   9,136,563 
 19,200,000   g  SPL Logistics Escrow LLC   8.875   08/01/20   21,024,000 
 3,000,000      United Rentals North America, Inc   7.375   05/15/20   3,311,250 
 4,700,000      United Rentals North America, Inc   8.250   02/01/21   5,258,125 
 2,825,000      United Rentals North America, Inc   7.625   04/15/22   3,167,531 
 3,334,000      Visant Corp   10.000   10/01/17   3,321,498 
        TOTAL COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES       90,493,967 
                      
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 2.7%             
 4,500,000      Beazer Homes USA, Inc   6.625   04/15/18   4,837,500 
 7,700,000      DR Horton, Inc   3.750   03/01/19   7,719,250 
 3,525,000      Hanesbrands, Inc   6.375   12/15/20   3,851,063 
 4,750,000      KB Home   8.000   03/15/20   5,391,250 
 7,000,000      KB Home   4.750   05/15/19   7,052,500 
 14,250,000      KB Home   7.000   12/15/21   15,336,562 
 9,500,000      Lennar Corp   4.500   06/15/19   9,666,250 
 6,150,000      Levi Strauss & Co   6.875   05/01/22   6,749,625 
 12,403,000      Libbey Glass, Inc   6.875   05/15/20   13,550,277 
 1,800,000      Standard Pacific Corp   8.375   01/15/21   2,128,500 
        TOTAL CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL           76,282,777 
                      
CONSUMER SERVICES - 2.9%             
 6,026,000      Ameristar Casinos, Inc   7.500   04/15/21   6,523,145 
 3,375,000      ARAMARK Corp   5.750   03/15/20   3,564,844 
 3,727,000      Boyd Gaming Corp   9.000   07/01/20   4,122,994 
 7,700,000   g  Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc   11.000   03/15/21   8,874,250 
 2,500,000      DineEquity, Inc   9.500   10/30/18   2,725,000 
 3,500,000      MGM Resorts International   11.375   03/01/18   4,523,750 
 2,000,000      MGM Resorts International   5.250   03/31/20   2,060,000 
 4,250,000      MGM Resorts International   6.750   10/01/20   4,712,187 
 7,700,000      MGM Resorts International   7.750   03/15/22   8,932,000 
 15,050,000   g  Penn National Gaming, Inc   5.875   11/01/21   14,786,625 
 14,435,000   g  Six Flags Entertainment Corp   5.250   01/15/21   14,543,263 
 6,900,000      Speedway Motorsports, Inc   6.750   02/01/19   7,331,250 
        TOTAL CONSUMER SERVICES           82,699,308 
                      
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 6.2%             
 9,000,000      Ally Financial, Inc   4.750   09/10/18   9,517,500 
 4,000,000      CIT Group, Inc   5.250   03/15/18   4,300,000 
 2,000,000   g  CIT Group, Inc   6.625   04/01/18   2,237,500 
 3,000,000   g  CIT Group, Inc   5.500   02/15/19   3,232,500 
159

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - High-Yield Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$5,000,000      CIT Group, Inc   3.875%  02/19/19  $5,054,710 
 4,750,000   i  Citigroup, Inc   5.350   12/30/49   4,405,625 
 2,000,000      General Motors Acceptance Corp LLC   8.000   11/01/31   2,440,000 
 3,000,000      General Motors Financial Co, Inc   4.750   08/15/17   3,206,250 
 3,200,000      General Motors Financial Co, Inc   3.250   05/15/18   3,228,000 
 7,000,000      GMAC, Inc   8.000   03/15/20   8,435,000 
 4,000,000      GMAC, Inc   7.500   09/15/20   4,755,000 
 7,000,000      GMAC, Inc   8.000   11/01/31   8,627,500 
 7,100,000   g  Icahn Enterprises LP   4.875   03/15/19   7,224,250 
 15,725,000   g  Icahn Enterprises LP   5.875   02/01/22   15,960,875 
 16,068,000   g,i  ILFC E-Capital Trust I   5.210   12/21/65   15,184,260 
 2,232,000      International Lease Finance Corp   8.750   03/15/17   2,619,810 
 8,000,000      International Lease Finance Corp   6.250   05/15/19   8,820,000 
 3,600,000      International Lease Finance Corp   8.250   12/15/20   4,354,164 
 9,500,000      International Lease Finance Corp   4.625   04/15/21   9,500,000 
 9,000,000      International Lease Finance Corp   5.875   08/15/22   9,517,500 
 14,325,000      SLM Corp   5.500   01/15/19   15,148,687 
 15,350,000      SLM Corp   4.875   06/17/19   15,598,302 
 10,000,000      SLM Corp   6.125   03/25/24   9,987,500 
        TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS           173,354,933 
                      
ENERGY - 13.5%             
 5,000,000      Arch Coal, Inc   7.000   06/15/19   3,862,500 
 4,700,000      Ashland, Inc   6.875   05/15/43   4,735,250 
 5,700,000      Atlas Pipeline Partners LP   4.750   11/15/21   5,415,000 
 17,065,000   g  Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP   6.500   04/15/21   17,192,987 
 8,000,000      Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP   7.625   01/15/22   8,480,000 
 3,500,000      Chaparral Energy, Inc   8.250   09/01/21   3,850,000 
 7,400,000      Chaparral Energy, Inc   7.625   11/15/22   8,010,500 
 10,000,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp   5.375   06/15/21   10,525,000 
 2,000,000      Chesapeake Midstream Partners LP   6.125   07/15/22   2,152,500 
 5,106,000      Cimarex Energy Co   5.875   05/01/22   5,540,010 
 1,000,000      Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC   8.500   12/15/19   1,077,500 
 8,450,000      Concho Resources, Inc   5.500   04/01/23   8,788,000 
 1,500,000      Consol Energy Inc   8.250   04/01/20   1,629,375 
 6,120,000      Crestwood Midstream Partners LP   6.000   12/15/20   6,410,700 
 2,000,000   g  Crestwood Midstream Partners LP   6.125   03/01/22   2,090,000 
 5,000,000      EP Energy LLC   6.875   05/01/19   5,400,000 
 11,000,000      EP Energy LLC   9.375   05/01/20   12,718,750 
 6,030,000      EP Energy LLC   7.750   09/01/22   6,768,675 
 7,500,000      Exterran Partners   6.000   10/01/22   7,377,825 
 14,900,000      Exterran Partners LP   6.000   04/01/21   14,825,500 
 2,850,000      Halcon Resources Corp   9.750   07/15/20   3,070,875 
 13,300,000      Halcon Resources Corp   8.875   05/15/21   13,798,750 
 6,750,000      Linn Energy LLC   6.500   05/15/19   7,036,875 
 9,600,000   g  Linn Energy LLC   7.250   11/01/19   10,008,000 
 2,800,000      Linn Energy LLC   7.750   02/01/21   3,010,000 
 2,560,000      MarkWest Energy Partners LP   6.750   11/01/20   2,771,200 
 2,249,000      MarkWest Energy Partners LP   6.250   06/15/22   2,428,920 
 5,000,000   g  Murphy Oil USA, Inc   6.000   08/15/23   5,162,500 
 2,800,000      Newfield Exploration Co   6.875   02/01/20   2,982,000 
 13,900,000   g  Oasis Petroleum, Inc   6.875   03/15/22   15,046,750 
160

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - High-Yield Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$13,500,000   g  Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp   5.375%  01/26/19  $14,006,250 
 4,750,000      Parker Drilling Co   7.500   08/01/20   5,058,750 
 1,900,000   g  Parker Drilling Co   6.750   07/15/22   1,957,000 
 4,800,000      Peabody Energy Corp   6.000   11/15/18   5,034,000 
 1,000,000      Peabody Energy Corp   6.500   09/15/20   1,032,500 
 9,500,000      Peabody Energy Corp   6.250   11/15/21   9,523,750 
 3,000,000      Peabody Energy Corp   4.750   12/15/41   2,426,250 
 2,665,000      Precision Drilling Corp   6.500   12/15/21   2,851,550 
 11,391,000      Precision Drilling Trust   6.625   11/15/20   12,188,370 
 1,000,000      Range Resources Corp   6.750   08/01/20   1,080,000 
 2,665,000      Range Resources Corp   5.000   08/15/22   2,718,300 
 4,000,000      Regency Energy Partners LP   5.750   09/01/20   4,160,000 
 5,400,000      Regency Energy Partners LP   6.500   07/15/21   5,791,500 
 7,140,000      Regency Energy Partners LP   5.875   03/01/22   7,407,750 
 4,685,000   g  Rockies Express Pipeline LLC   6.000   01/15/19   4,720,137 
 2,000,000      SandRidge Energy, Inc   8.750   01/15/20   2,155,000 
 18,170,000      SandRidge Energy, Inc   7.500   03/15/21   19,396,475 
 7,042,000      SandRidge Energy, Inc   8.125   10/15/22   7,675,780 
 8,850,000      SESI LLC   7.125   12/15/21   9,867,750 
 4,000,000      SM Energy Co   6.500   11/15/21   4,320,000 
 5,795,000      SM Energy Co   6.500   01/01/23   6,186,163 
 4,350,000      Tesoro Corp   5.375   10/01/22   4,475,063 
 6,985,000   g  Ultra Petroleum Corp   5.750   12/15/18   7,334,250 
 30,900,000      Whiting Petroleum Corp   5.000   03/15/19   32,676,750 
 4,000,000      WPX Energy, Inc   6.000   01/15/22   4,100,000 
        TOTAL ENERGY           380,309,280 
                      
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 0.6%             
 15,000,000      Ingles Markets, Inc   5.750   06/15/23   15,000,000 
 3,800,000      Stater Bros Holdings, Inc   7.375   11/15/18   4,009,000 
        TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING           19,009,000 
                      
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 1.5%             
 4,552,000      Del Monte Foods Co   7.625   02/15/19   4,742,615 
 6,150,000   g  Post Holdings, Inc   6.750   12/01/21   6,511,312 
 3,150,000   g  Post Holdings, Inc   7.375   02/15/22   3,386,250 
 12,185,000      Post Holdings, Inc   7.375   02/15/22   13,098,875 
 5,509,000      Smithfield Foods, Inc   6.625   08/15/22   5,949,720 
 7,610,000   g  Sun Merger Sub, Inc   5.250   08/01/18   7,904,888 
        TOTAL FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO           41,593,660 
                      
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 5.6%             
 2,252,000      Biomet, Inc   6.500   08/01/20   2,425,404 
 1,625,000      CHS/Community Health Systems   5.125   08/15/18   1,706,250 
 14,950,000      CHS/Community Health Systems   8.000   11/15/19   16,426,313 
 5,775,000   g  CHS/Community Health Systems   6.875   02/01/22   6,034,875 
 3,389,000      Endo Health Solutions   7.000   07/15/19   3,651,647 
 5,047,000   g  Fresenius Medical Care Capital Trust   5.750   02/15/21   5,368,746 
 5,000,000   g  Fresenius Medical Care II   5.625   07/31/19   5,387,500 
 575,000      HCA Holdings, Inc   6.250   02/15/21   615,537 
 705,000      HCA Holdings, Inc   7.750   05/15/21   777,262 
 10,000,000      HCA, Inc   6.500   02/15/20   11,200,000 
161

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - High-Yield Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$13,600,000      HCA, Inc   7.500%  02/15/22  $15,538,000 
 1,800,000      HCA, Inc   5.875   03/15/22   1,939,500 
 5,000,000      HCA, Inc   5.875   05/01/23   5,143,750 
 900,000      HCA, Inc   7.500   11/06/33   922,500 
 9,200,000      Kinetic Concepts, Inc   10.500   11/01/18   10,568,500 
 8,000,000      Kinetic Concepts, Inc   12.500   11/01/19   9,300,000 
 7,295,000      LifePoint Hospitals, Inc   6.625   10/01/20   7,915,075 
 6,075,000   g  LifePoint Hospitals, Inc   5.500   12/01/21   6,302,813 
 2,500,000   g  Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A.   3.500   04/15/18   2,462,653 
 5,000,000   g  Tenet Healthcare Corp   5.000   03/01/19   4,993,750 
 4,450,000   g  Tenet Healthcare Corp   6.000   10/01/20   4,761,500 
 4,225,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp   4.375   10/01/21   4,077,125 
 17,400,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp   8.125   04/01/22   19,444,500 
 1,750,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp   6.875   11/15/31   1,575,000 
 7,375,000   g  VPII Escrow Corp   7.500   07/15/21   8,296,875 
        TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES       156,835,075 
                      
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 1.1%             
 4,800,000   g  First Quality Finance Co, Inc   4.625   05/15/21   4,668,000 
 4,000,000      Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc   8.500   05/15/18   4,195,000 
 17,125,000      Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc   5.750   10/15/20   17,938,437 
 5,000,000      Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc   6.875   02/15/21   5,400,000 
        TOTAL HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS       32,201,437 
                      
INSURANCE - 0.8%             
 11,200,000   g  Fidelity & Guaranty Life Holdings, Inc   6.375   04/01/21   11,928,000 
 11,250,000   g  Onex USI Aquisition Corp   7.750   01/15/21   11,728,125 
        TOTAL INSURANCE           23,656,125 
                      
MATERIALS - 4.4%             
 4,750,000      ArcelorMittal   5.750   08/05/20   5,046,875 
 4,750,000      ArcelorMittal   6.000   03/01/21   5,064,687 
 4,750,000      ArcelorMittal   6.750   02/25/22   5,213,125 
 3,700,000      ArcelorMittal   7.500   10/15/39   3,824,875 
 5,700,000      ArcelorMittal   7.250   03/01/41   5,721,375 
 3,700,000   g  Belden, Inc   5.500   09/01/22   3,746,250 
 3,750,000   g  Cemex Finance LLC   6.000   04/01/24   3,759,375 
 5,939,000   g  CommScope, Inc   8.250   01/15/19   6,428,967 
 2,000,000      Crown Americas LLC   6.250   02/01/21   2,165,000 
 14,400,000   g  Eldorado Gold Corp   6.125   12/15/20   14,400,000 
 600,000      Greif, Inc   7.750   08/01/19   687,000 
 7,200,000      Hexion US Finance Corp   8.875   02/01/18   7,488,000 
 18,710,000      Hexion US Finance Corp   6.625   04/15/20   19,364,850 
 4,500,000      Hexion US Finance Corp   9.000   11/15/20   4,455,000 
 3,890,000   g  INEOS Group Holdings S.A.   5.875   02/15/19   3,972,663 
 2,500,000      Lafarge S.A.   7.125   07/15/36   2,675,000 
 10,500,000      Rosetta Resources, Inc   5.625   05/01/21   10,736,250 
 2,778,000   g  Sappi Papier Holding AG.   6.625   04/15/21   2,882,175 
 2,000,000   g  Sappi Papier Holding GmbH   7.750   07/15/17   2,225,000 
 5,800,000   g  Sappi Papier Holding GmbH   8.375   06/15/19   6,438,000 
 800,000      Steel Dynamics, Inc   6.125   08/15/19   870,000 
 650,000      Steel Dynamics, Inc   6.375   08/15/22   706,875 
162

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - High-Yield Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$6,940,000      Tronox Finance LLC   6.375%  08/15/20  $7,130,850 
        TOTAL MATERIALS           125,002,192 
                      
MEDIA - 7.4%             
 1,825,000      AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc   9.750   12/01/20   2,103,312 
 15,000,000   g  AMC Entertainment, Inc   5.875   02/15/22   15,262,500 
 12,345,000      Cablevision Systems Corp   5.875   09/15/22   12,591,900 
 7,500,000   g  CBS Outdoor Americas Capital LLC   5.250   02/15/22   7,687,500 
 5,375,000      CCO Holdings LLC   8.125   04/30/20   5,885,625 
 4,175,000      CCO Holdings LLC   6.500   04/30/21   4,425,500 
 1,960,000      CCO Holdings LLC   6.625   01/31/22   2,094,750 
 5,950,000      CCO Holdings LLC   5.125   02/15/23   5,726,875 
 1,000,000      Cinemark USA, Inc   7.375   06/15/21   1,108,750 
 13,110,000      Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc   7.625   03/15/20   14,158,800 
 940,000      Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc   7.625   03/15/20   1,008,150 
 2,010,000      Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc   6.500   11/15/22   2,133,113 
 3,705,000      DISH DBS Corp   4.625   07/15/17   3,945,825 
 13,900,000      DISH DBS Corp   4.250   04/01/18   14,508,125 
 8,000,000      DISH DBS Corp   6.750   06/01/21   8,960,000 
 2,000,000      DISH DBS Corp   5.875   07/15/22   2,135,000 
 2,000,000      DISH DBS Corp   5.000   03/15/23   2,015,000 
 9,075,000      Lamar Media Corp   5.875   02/01/22   9,619,500 
 5,500,000      Lamar Media Corp   5.000   05/01/23   5,500,000 
 8,000,000      Nielsen Finance LLC   4.500   10/01/20   8,060,000 
 9,500,000   g  PNK Finance Corp   6.375   08/01/21   9,880,000 
 4,400,000      Regal Entertainment Group   5.750   03/15/22   4,532,000 
 5,650,000      Regal Entertainment Group   5.750   06/15/23   5,734,750 
 11,400,000   g  Sirius XM Radio, Inc   5.875   10/01/20   11,998,500 
 10,638,000      Starz LLC   5.000   09/15/19   10,983,735 
 2,000,000   g  Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co KG   7.500   03/15/19   2,170,000 
 7,400,000   g  Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co KG   5.500   01/15/23   7,548,000 
 5,193,000   g  Univision Communications, Inc   7.875   11/01/20   5,738,265 
 2,000,000   g  Univision Communications, Inc   8.500   05/15/21   2,215,000 
 6,896,000   g  Univision Communications, Inc   6.750   09/15/22   7,628,700 
 6,025,000   g  Univision Communications, Inc   5.125   05/15/23   6,160,563 
 2,850,000   g  WideOpenWest Finance LLC   10.250   07/15/19   3,234,750 
 2,700,000      WideOpenWest Finance LLC   10.250   07/15/19   3,064,500 
        TOTAL MEDIA           209,818,988 
                      
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 1.8%             
 6,675,000   g,o  Capsugel S.A.   7.000   05/15/19   6,875,250 
 2,577,000      Endo Health Solutions, Inc   7.250   01/15/22   2,789,603 
 1,250,000      Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc   7.000   12/15/20   1,346,875 
 5,800,000   g  Forest Laboratories, Inc   4.375   02/01/19   6,104,500 
 2,000,000   g  Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc   7.000   10/01/20   2,165,000 
 14,200,400   g  Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc   6.375   10/15/20   15,336,432 
 1,900,000   g  Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc   6.750   08/15/21   2,047,250 
 1,950,000   g  Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc   5.625   12/01/21   2,047,500 
 10,000,000   g  Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc   7.250   07/15/22   11,050,000 
        TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES   49,762,410 
163

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - High-Yield Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
RETAILING - 3.2%          
$4,000,000      AmeriGas Finance LLC   7.000%  05/20/22  $4,370,000 
 5,000,000      AmeriGas Partners LP   6.250   08/20/19   5,375,000 
 12,500,000      Asbury Automotive Group, Inc   8.375   11/15/20   14,000,000 
 2,000,000      AutoNation, Inc   6.750   04/15/18   2,305,000 
 4,166,000      AutoNation, Inc   5.500   02/01/20   4,520,110 
 6,580,000      Ferrellgas LP   6.500   05/01/21   6,892,550 
 3,150,000   g  Ferrellgas LP   6.750   01/15/22   3,283,875 
 10,838,000      Ferrellgas Partners LP   8.625   06/15/20   11,515,375 
 8,750,000   g  Guitar Center, Inc   6.500   04/15/19   8,695,313 
 1,275,000      JC Penney Corp, Inc   5.650   06/01/20   1,045,500 
 3,000,000      JC Penney Corp, Inc   6.375   10/15/36   2,287,500 
 1,875,000      Limited Brands, Inc   7.000   05/01/20   2,137,500 
 1,000,000      Limited Brands, Inc   6.625   04/01/21   1,123,750 
 12,275,000   g,o  Schaeffler Holding Finance BV   6.875   08/15/18   13,057,531 
 5,000,000      Sonic Automotive, Inc   7.000   07/15/22   5,512,500 
 4,325,000   g  WEX, Inc   4.750   02/01/23   4,065,500 
        TOTAL RETAILING           90,187,004 
                      
SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 2.5%             
 8,400,000   g  Activision Blizzard, Inc   5.625   09/15/21   8,988,000 
 4,450,000   g  Activision Blizzard, Inc   6.125   09/15/23   4,844,937 
 12,085,000   g  Audatex North America, Inc   6.000   06/15/21   12,900,737 
 12,575,000   g  BMC Software Finance, Inc   8.125   07/15/21   13,235,188 
 5,775,000      Equinix, Inc   4.875   04/01/20   5,904,938 
 4,800,000   g  IMS Health, Inc   12.500   03/01/18   5,472,000 
 2,000,000   g  IMS Health, Inc   6.000   11/01/20   2,105,000 
 6,725,000      NCR Corp   4.625   02/15/21   6,758,625 
 5,350,000   g  NCR Escrow Corp   5.875   12/15/21   5,630,875 
 3,000,000   g  Nielsen Co Luxembourg SARL   5.500   10/01/21   3,131,250 
 2,000,000      SunGard Data Systems, Inc   7.625   11/15/20   2,192,500 
        TOTAL SOFTWARE & SERVICES           71,164,050 
                      
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 1.1%             
 2,625,000      Nokia Oyj   5.375   05/15/19   2,762,813 
 3,000,000      Nokia OYJ   6.625   05/15/39   3,075,000 
 2,825,000   g  NXP BV   3.750   06/01/18   2,839,125 
 9,500,000   g  NXP Funding LLC   5.750   02/15/21   10,117,500 
 2,500,000      Scientific Games Corp   8.125   09/15/18   2,662,500 
 5,611,000      Scientific Games Corp   9.250   06/15/19   5,947,660 
 4,000,000      Scientific Games International, Inc   6.250   09/01/20   4,200,000 
        TOTAL TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT       31,604,598 
                      
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 9.6%             
 2,000,000      CenturyLink, Inc   5.625   04/01/20   2,102,500 
 6,000,000      CenturyLink, Inc   6.450   06/15/21   6,450,000 
 7,300,000      CenturyLink, Inc   5.800   03/15/22   7,464,250 
 7,375,000      CenturyLink, Inc   6.750   12/01/23   7,826,719 
 3,300,000      CenturyLink, Inc   7.650   03/15/42   3,114,375 
 3,200,000      Citizens Communications Co   7.125   03/15/19   3,544,000 
 2,750,000      Citizens Communications Co   9.000   08/15/31   2,811,875 
 8,800,000   g,o  CommScope Holding Co, Inc   6.625   06/01/20   9,306,000 
 14,150,000      Frontier Communications Corp   8.500   04/15/20   16,449,375 
164

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - High-Yield Fund

 

              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$3,225,000      Frontier Communications Corp   7.125%  01/15/23  $3,345,937 
 3,000,000      Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.   7.250   04/01/19   3,225,000 
 6,000,000      Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.   7.250   10/15/20   6,510,000 
 4,837,000      Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.   7.500   04/01/21   5,308,607 
 11,050,000   g  Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.   5.500   08/01/23   10,829,000 
 1,800,000   g  Intelsat Luxembourg S.A.   6.750   06/01/18   1,903,500 
 2,850,000   g  Intelsat Luxembourg S.A.   8.125   06/01/23   3,021,000 
 750,000   g  Lynx I Corp   5.375   04/15/21   774,375 
 6,800,000   g  Lynx II Corp   6.375   04/15/23   7,208,000 
 9,724,000      Sprint Capital Corp   6.900   05/01/19   10,672,090 
 3,507,000      Sprint Capital Corp   6.875   11/15/28   3,401,790 
 2,050,000      Sprint Capital Corp   8.750   03/15/32   2,255,000 
 8,075,000   g  Sprint Corp   7.250   09/15/21   8,801,750 
 14,250,000   g  Sprint Corp   7.125   06/15/24   14,962,500 
 5,000,000      Sprint Nextel Corp   6.000   12/01/16   5,481,250 
 4,500,000   g  Sprint Nextel Corp   9.000   11/15/18   5,501,250 
 3,125,000   g  Sprint Nextel Corp   7.000   03/01/20   3,601,563 
 8,125,000      Sprint Nextel Corp   6.000   11/15/22   8,277,344 
 2,850,000      Telecom Italia Capital S.A.   7.175   06/18/19   3,266,813 
 2,850,000      Telecom Italia Capital S.A.   6.375   11/15/33   2,785,875 
 2,850,000      Telecom Italia Capital S.A.   6.000   09/30/34   2,657,625 
 4,750,000      Telecom Italia Capital S.A.   7.721   06/04/38   5,082,500 
 2,850,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc   5.250   09/01/18   3,013,875 
 12,350,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc   6.542   04/28/20   13,291,687 
 4,750,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc   6.633   04/28/21   5,106,250 
 4,750,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc   6.125   01/15/22   4,975,625 
 6,100,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc   6.731   04/28/22   6,534,625 
 6,650,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc   6.625   04/01/23   7,049,000 
 525,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc   6.836   04/28/23   563,062 
 3,175,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc   6.500   01/15/24   3,325,813 
 2,750,000   g  Wind Acquisition Finance S.A.   11.750   07/15/17   2,897,813 
 13,786,000   g  Wind Acquisition Finance S.A.   7.250   02/15/18   14,544,230 
 2,500,000      Windstream Corp   7.875   11/01/17   2,868,750 
 2,105,000      Windstream Corp   8.125   09/01/18   2,236,563 
 14,250,000      Windstream Corp   7.750   10/01/21   15,318,750 
 2,000,000      Windstream Corp   7.500   04/01/23   2,100,000 
 8,575,000      Windstream Corp   6.375   08/01/23   8,360,625 
        TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES           270,128,531 
                      
TRANSPORTATION - 2.5%             
 4,000,000   g  Bombardier, Inc   7.500   03/15/18   4,510,000 
 6,000,000   g  Bombardier, Inc   7.750   03/15/20   6,720,000 
 7,825,000   g  Bombardier, Inc   6.125   01/15/23   7,903,250 
 2,525,000      Bristow Group, Inc   6.250   10/15/22   2,676,500 
 17,920,000      Gulfmark Offshore, Inc   6.375   03/15/22   18,547,200 
 8,700,000      Hertz Corp   6.750   04/15/19   9,319,875 
 5,650,000      Hertz Corp   5.875   10/15/20   6,024,329 
 2,000,000      Hertz Corp   7.375   01/15/21   2,200,000 
 8,750,000   g  Meccanica Holdings USA, Inc   6.250   07/15/19   9,395,313 
 1,800,000   g  Meccanica Holdings USA, Inc   7.375   07/15/39   1,795,500 
        TOTAL TRANSPORTATION        69,091,967 
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              MATURITY    
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
UTILITIES - 3.8%             
$682,000      AES Corp   8.000%  10/15/17  $807,317 
 11,145,000      AES Corp   7.375   07/01/21   12,705,300 
 4,797,000   g  Calpine Corp   7.500   02/15/21   5,240,722 
 11,821,000   g  Calpine Corp   7.875   01/15/23   13,239,520 
 5,435,000      El Paso Corp   7.750   01/15/32   5,812,885 
 3,000,000      NRG Energy, Inc   7.625   05/15/19   3,131,250 
 3,000,000      NRG Energy, Inc   8.250   09/01/20   3,292,500 
 11,320,000      NRG Energy, Inc   7.875   05/15/21   12,452,000 
 5,000,000   g  NRG Energy, Inc   6.250   07/15/22   5,150,000 
 6,750,000      NRG Energy, Inc   6.625   03/15/23   7,003,125 
 7,335,000      Questar Market Resources, Inc   6.875   03/01/21   8,068,500 
 8,335,000      Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC   5.625   02/01/21   8,595,469 
 4,750,000      Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC   5.625   04/15/23   4,726,250 
 7,570,000      Sabine Pass LNG LP   7.500   11/30/16   8,364,850 
 7,445,000      Sabine Pass LNG LP   6.500   11/01/20   7,817,250 
 1,055,000      Suburban Propane Partners LP   7.500   10/01/18   1,120,937 
 1,397,000      Suburban Propane Partners LP   7.375   08/01/21   1,540,193 
        TOTAL UTILITIES           109,068,068 
                      
        TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS           2,262,166,418 
        (Cost $2,163,775,079)             
                      
        TOTAL BONDS           2,262,166,418 
        (Cost $2,163,775,079)             
                      
SHARES      COMPANY             
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.2%             
                      
BANKS - 0.2%             
 180,000      Regions Financial Corp   6.375   12/31/49   4,313,791 
        TOTAL BANKS        4,313,791 
        TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS           4,313,791 
        (Cost $4,500,000)             
                      
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER             
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.4%             
              
GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT - 0.7%            
$10,000,000      Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)   0.070   04/09/14   9,999,844 
 10,000,000      FHLB   0.065   04/25/14   9,999,567 
        TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT        19,999,411 
                    
TREASURY DEBT - 4.7%           
 8,000,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.048   04/10/14   7,999,905 
 55,000,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.046-0.050   04/17/14   54,998,813 
 30,000,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.040-0.055   04/24/14   29,999,090 
 25,000,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.045   05/08/14   24,998,844 
 15,000,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.045   05/22/14   14,999,044 
        TOTAL TREASURY DEBT           132,995,696 
                      
        TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS           152,995,107 
         (Cost $152,995,107)             
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                   VALUE  
         TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.8%          $2,873,849,955 
         (Cost $2,773,672,524)             
         OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - (1.8)%           (50,585,833)
         NET ASSETS - 100.0%          $2,823,264,122 

 

         
  g   Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144(A) of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities are deemed liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. At 3/31/2014, the aggregate value of these securities, including those in “Other,” was $759,704,889 or 26.9% of net assets.
  h   All or a portion of these securities were purchased on a delayed delivery basis.
  i   Floating or variable rate security. Coupon rate reflects the rate at period end.
  o   Payment in Kind Bond.
167

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TIAA-CREF FUNDS

INFLATION-LINKED BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2014

 

PRINCIPAL      ISSUER     RATE   MATURITY DATE   VALUE  
GOVERNMENT BONDS -  98.0%              
                        
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES - 98.0%               
$5,000,000      United States Treasury Bond    3.625%   02/15/44  $5,057,810 
 49,207,908   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    1.625    01/15/15   50,476,537 
 48,233,209   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    0.500    04/15/15   49,212,922 
 42,528,252   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    1.875    07/15/15   44,588,235 
 44,225,727   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    2.000    01/15/16   46,931,104 
 89,953,472   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    0.125    04/15/16   92,385,004 
 42,090,282   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    2.500    07/15/16   45,917,888 
 38,653,829   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    2.375    01/15/17   42,328,958 
 98,587,235   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    0.125    04/15/17   101,367,691 
 30,986,353   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    2.625    07/15/17   34,695,048 
 33,010,602   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    1.625    01/15/18   35,831,985 
 43,001,500   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    0.125    04/15/18   43,989,201 
 31,807,566   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    1.375    07/15/18   34,511,209 
 30,934,840   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    2.125    01/15/19   34,545,523 
 34,955,309   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    1.875    07/15/19   38,904,176 
 41,369,353   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    1.375    01/15/20   44,707,984 
 63,911,109   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    1.250    07/15/20   68,874,190 
 70,653,144   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    1.125    01/15/21   75,002,693 
 69,457,344   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    0.625    07/15/21   71,513,907 
 73,381,670   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    0.125    01/15/22   71,891,142 
 101,707,000   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    0.125    07/15/22   99,625,159 
 66,876,480   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    0.125    01/15/23   64,708,211 
 45,226,350   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    0.375    07/15/23   44,731,664 
 38,842,613   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    0.625    01/15/24   38,976,153 
 56,896,102   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    2.375    01/15/25   66,999,598 
 40,131,931   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    2.000    01/15/26   45,697,106 
 32,483,398   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    2.375    01/15/27   38,561,335 
 34,638,357   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    1.750    01/15/28   38,378,226 
 36,244,298   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    3.625    04/15/28   49,272,420 
 35,066,820   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    2.500    01/15/29   42,584,270 
 35,551,177   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    3.875    04/15/29   50,188,272 
 12,819,709   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    3.375    04/15/32   17,719,248 
 20,022,466   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    2.125    02/15/40   23,973,780 
 26,451,899   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    2.125    02/15/41   31,785,686 
 44,197,916   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    0.750    02/15/42   38,514,329 
 38,657,400   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    0.625    02/15/43   32,369,542 
 10,035,600   k  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds    1.375    02/15/44   10,241,019 
 18,000,000      United States Treasury Note    2.750    11/15/23   18,081,558 
        TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES           1,785,140,783 
                        
        TOTAL GOVERNMENT BONDS             1,785,140,783 
        (Cost $1,739,057,438)               
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PRINCIPAL      ISSUER     RATE   MATURITY DATE   VALUE  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.2%              
GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT - 0.8%              
$15,000,000      Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)   0.070%  04/09/14 $ 14,999,767  
        TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT           14,999,767  
                       
TREASURY DEBT - 0.4%              
 7,000,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.055   04/24/14   6,999,754  
        TOTAL TREASURY DEBT           6,999,754  
                       
        TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS           21,999,521  
        (Cost $21,999,521)              
                       
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.2%           1,807,140,304  
        (Cost $1,761,056,959)              
        OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - 0.8%           13,549,994  
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%         $ 1,820,690,298  

                       
 k      Principal amount for interest accrual purposes is periodically adjusted based on changes in the Consumer Price Index.
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS

SHORT-TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2014

 

PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  

 

RATE

  MATURITY
DATE
  VALUE 
BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS - 1.5%               
                        
CAPITAL GOODS - 0.1%               
$483,875   i  TransDigm, Inc    3.750%   02/28/20  $483,875 
        TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS             483,875 
                        
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 0.3%               
 303,753   i  PVH Corp    3.250    02/13/20   304,236 
 4,000,000   i  PVH Corp    3.250    02/13/20   4,006,360 
        TOTAL CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL             4,310,596 
                        
CONSUMER SERVICES - 0.7%               
 900,000   i  ARAMARK Corp    3.250    09/07/19   891,450 
 4,000,000   i  ARAMARK Corp    3.250    02/24/21   3,959,160 
 4,987,374   i  MGM Resorts International    3.500    12/20/19   4,973,359 
        TOTAL CONSUMER SERVICES             9,823,969 
                        
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 0.1%               
 1,687,250   i  HJ Heinz Co    3.250    06/07/19   1,690,118 
        TOTAL FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO             1,690,118 
                        
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 0.0%               
 199,500   i  CHS/Community Health Systems    4.250    01/27/21   201,034 
        TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES             201,034 
                        
MEDIA - 0.3%               
 1,000,000   i  CBS Outdoor Americas Capital LLC    3.000    01/31/21   995,630 
 297,000   i  Univision Communications, Inc    4.000    03/01/20   296,418 
 2,000,000   i  Virgin Media Investment Holdings Ltd    3.500    06/08/20   1,994,660 
        TOTAL MEDIA             3,286,708 
                        
        TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS             19,796,300 
        (Cost $19,897,719)               
                        
BONDS - 88.0%               
                        
CORPORATE BONDS - 37.2%               
                        
BANKS - 10.5%               
 7,000,000   g  Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd    2.400    11/23/16   7,230,650 
 500,000   g,i  Banco Bradesco S.A.    2.336    05/16/14   500,161 
 500,000   g  Banco de Credito del Peru    4.750    03/16/16   527,500 
 500,000      Banco de Oro Unibank, Inc    3.875    04/22/16   512,500 
 7,825,000   g  Banco del Estado de Chile    2.000    11/09/17   7,776,399 
 1,200,000      Banco do Brasil S.A.    3.875    01/23/17   1,239,000 
 3,000,000      Bancolombia S.A.    4.250    01/12/16   3,127,500 
170

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PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE   MATURITY
DATE
  VALUE 
$788,000   g  Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten    1.375%   09/27/17  $787,047 
 7,000,000   g  Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten    1.375    03/19/18   6,932,030 
 250,000   g  Bank of Nova Scotia    1.650    10/29/15   254,565 
 4,800,000   g  Bank of Nova Scotia    2.150    08/03/16   4,952,016 
 1,000,000   g  Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd    2.350    02/23/17   1,026,257 
 1,000,000      BB&T Corp    3.200    03/15/16   1,043,684 
 1,000,000      BB&T Corp    1.450    01/12/18   987,580 
 500,000      BDO Unibank, Inc    4.500    02/16/17   523,750 
 2,800,000   g  Caixa Economica Federal    2.375    11/06/17   2,702,000 
 1,000,000   g  Caixa Economica Federal    4.500    10/03/18   1,017,500 
 4,565,000      Citigroup, Inc    5.000    09/15/14   4,653,401 
 456,000      Citigroup, Inc    5.500    10/15/14   468,017 
 6,750,000      Citigroup, Inc    1.300    11/15/16   6,746,504 
 759,000      Citigroup, Inc    5.500    02/15/17   837,801 
 1,000,000      Citigroup, Inc    2.250    08/07/15   1,018,264 
 1,000,000      First Horizon National Corp    5.375    12/15/15   1,063,906 
 900,000      HSBC USA, Inc    2.375    02/13/15   915,349 
 5,000,000      Huntington National Bank    1.300    11/20/16   5,015,470 
 1,550,000   g  Hutchison Whampoa International 12 II Ltd    2.000    11/08/17   1,559,119 
 10,000,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co    0.800    04/23/15   10,025,340 
 3,000,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co    1.350    02/15/17   2,997,564 
 2,500,000   g  National Australia Bank Ltd    2.000    06/20/17   2,544,650 
 10,000,000      PNC Bank NA    1.125    01/27/17   9,965,780 
 10,000,000      Royal Bank of Canada    1.200    01/23/17   10,000,550 
 9,000,000   g  Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB    1.375    05/29/18   8,821,710 
 5,000,000   g  SpareBank  Boligkreditt AS.    1.250    05/02/18   4,866,700 
 1,800,000   g  State Bank of India    4.125    08/01/17   1,861,880 
 300,000   g  State Bank of India    3.250    04/18/18   296,508 
 1,000,000      SunTrust Bank    1.350    02/15/17   1,000,304 
 2,200,000   g  Toronto-Dominion Bank    1.625    09/14/16   2,242,130 
 500,000   g  Turkiye Is Bankasi    3.875    11/07/17   487,500 
 500,000      Union Bank NA    2.125    06/16/17   509,277 
 1,000,000      US Bancorp    3.125    04/01/15   1,027,282 
 500,000      US Bancorp    1.650    05/15/17   506,101 
 5,000,000      US Bank NA    1.100    01/30/17   5,009,585 
 1,000,000      Westpac Banking Corp    3.000    08/04/15   1,032,429 
 6,000,000   g  Westpac Banking Corp    2.450    11/28/16   6,206,520 
 2,700,000   g  Westpac Banking Corp    1.250    12/15/17   2,660,499 
 5,000,000   g  Westpac Banking Corp    1.850    11/26/18   4,931,435 
        TOTAL BANKS             140,411,714 
                        
CAPITAL GOODS - 1.8%               
 475,000      Caterpillar, Inc    1.500    06/26/17   475,313 
 2,000,000      John Deere Capital Corp    1.050    10/11/16   2,006,962 
 12,450,000      John Deere Capital Corp    1.050    12/15/16   12,502,987 
 1,000,000      John Deere Capital Corp    2.000    01/13/17   1,023,197 
 1,000,000      John Deere Capital Corp    1.400    03/15/17   1,006,972 
 5,925,000      Pentair Finance S.A.    1.350    12/01/15   5,956,118 
 1,000,000   g  Schaeffler Finance BV    8.500    02/15/19   1,116,250 
 500,000      United Technologies Corp    1.800    06/01/17   508,356 
        TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS             24,596,155 
                        
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 0.1%               
 1,000,000      Waste Management, Inc    2.600    09/01/16   1,035,588 
        TOTAL COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES        1,035,588 
                        
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 0.1%               
 500,000      Hanesbrands, Inc    6.375    12/15/20   546,250 
        TOTAL CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL             546,250 
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PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE   MATURITY
DATE
  VALUE 
CONSUMER SERVICES - 0.3%               
$1,000,000      DineEquity, Inc    9.500%   10/30/18  $1,090,000 
 200,000   g  GLP Capital LP    4.375    11/01/18   205,250 
 1,000,000   g  SABMiller Holdings, Inc    2.450    01/15/17   1,028,309 
 1,000,000      Walt Disney Co    0.450    12/01/15   999,172 
        TOTAL CONSUMER SERVICES             3,322,731 
                        
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 9.2%               
 2,000,000   g  Abbey National Treasury Services plc    3.875    11/10/14   2,040,862 
 550,000      American Express Centurion Bank    0.875    11/13/15   551,979 
 500,000      American Express Centurion Bank    6.000    09/13/17   574,364 
 1,150,000      American Express Credit Corp    1.750    06/12/15   1,165,952 
 1,000,000      American Express Credit Corp    1.300    07/29/16   1,007,785 
 1,000,000      American Express Credit Corp    2.800    09/19/16   1,042,901 
 2,675,000      Bank of America Corp    3.750    07/12/16   2,828,831 
 9,350,000      Bank of America Corp    2.000    01/11/18   9,332,487 
 1,000,000      Bank of New York Mellon Corp    1.200    02/20/15   1,007,067 
 150,000   i  Bank of New York Mellon Corp    1.969    06/20/17   153,010 
 500,000      BlackRock, Inc    3.500    12/10/14   510,759 
 825,000      BlackRock, Inc    1.375    06/01/15   832,768 
 1,000,000      BNP Paribas S.A.    1.375    03/17/17   999,022 
 8,000,000   g  Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec    1.600    03/06/17   8,105,760 
 3,250,000      Capital One Financial Corp    2.125    07/15/14   3,264,934 
 2,400,000      Capital One Financial Corp    1.000    11/06/15   2,403,398 
 2,000,000   g  Credit Suisse AG.    1.625    03/06/15   2,022,460 
 1,675,000      Ford Motor Credit Co LLC    4.250    02/03/17   1,798,468 
 3,250,000      Ford Motor Credit Co LLC    3.000    06/12/17   3,375,642 
 825,000      Ford Motor Credit Co LLC    6.625    08/15/17   953,016 
 500,000      General Electric Capital Corp    3.750    11/14/14   510,445 
 3,000,000      General Electric Capital Corp    1.625    07/02/15   3,040,773 
 5,000,000      General Electric Capital Corp    1.500    07/12/16   5,066,245 
 2,000,000      General Electric Capital Corp    2.300    04/27/17   2,059,388 
 2,312,000      General Motors Financial Co, Inc    2.750    05/15/16   2,342,287 
 1,375,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc    3.300    05/03/15   1,412,148 
 10,000,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc    3.625    02/07/16   10,472,800 
 160,000   g  Hyundai Capital America, Inc    3.750    04/06/16   167,225 
 200,000   g  Hyundai Capital Services, Inc    4.375    07/27/16   213,465 
 1,000,000   g  Hyundai Capital Services, Inc    3.500    09/13/17   1,046,315 
 5,000,000   g  Icahn Enterprises LP    3.500    03/15/17   5,050,000 
 2,000,000   i  International Lease Finance Corp    1.000    03/06/21   2,000,420 
 150,000   g  International Lease Finance Corp    6.500    09/01/14   153,188 
 200,000      International Lease Finance Corp    5.750    05/15/16   215,126 
 200,000      International Lease Finance Corp    3.875    04/15/18   204,000 
 1,000,000      Jefferies Group, Inc    3.875    11/09/15   1,040,883 
 5,000,000      Kreditanstalt Fuer Wiederaufbau    4.375    03/15/18   5,558,600 
 1,800,000      Morgan Stanley    1.750    02/25/16   1,823,224 
 1,000,000      National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp    1.000    02/02/15   1,005,393 
 1,000,000      National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp    1.100    01/27/17   996,439 
 10,000,000   g  Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV    1.875    03/13/19   9,910,700 
 500,000   g  PTTEP Australia International Finance Pty Ltd    4.152    07/19/15   514,387 
 225,000      State Street Corp    4.300    05/30/14   226,420 
 1,675,000      State Street Corp    1.350    05/15/18   1,644,458 
172

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Short-Term Bond Fund

 

PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE   MATURITY
DATE
  VALUE 
$1,000,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp    1.000%   02/17/15  $1,006,143 
 410,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp    1.250    10/05/17   406,251 
 750,000   g  Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Tao    3.750    04/15/18   708,900 
 1,000,000      Unilever Capital Corp    2.750    02/10/16   1,039,361 
 2,000,000      Wells Fargo & Co    1.500    07/01/15   2,023,276 
 11,000,000      Wells Fargo & Co    1.250    07/20/16   11,092,301 
 3,500,000      Wells Fargo & Co    2.100    05/08/17   3,583,759 
        TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS             120,505,785 
                        
ENERGY - 2.7%               
 250,000      Apache Corp    1.750    04/15/17   252,374 
 2,000,000      Ashland, Inc    3.000    03/15/16   2,040,000 
 1,600,000      BP Capital Markets plc    1.375    05/10/18   1,566,274 
 2,000,000      Chevron Corp    1.104    12/05/17   1,982,504 
 350,000      ConocoPhillips    4.600    01/15/15   361,315 
 625,000      Devon Energy Corp    1.875    05/15/17   629,534 
 2,450,000      Ecopetrol S.A.    4.250    09/18/18   2,597,000 
 1,150,000      EOG Resources, Inc    2.950    06/01/15   1,182,302 
 2,350,000   g  Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital S.A.    4.950    05/23/16   2,423,437 
 350,000      Marathon Petroleum Corp    3.500    03/01/16   366,656 
 375,000      Noble Holding International Ltd    3.450    08/01/15   387,286 
 1,550,000      Noble Holding International Ltd    2.500    03/15/17   1,577,047 
 500,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp    2.500    02/01/16   515,574 
 1,850,000   i  Petrobras Global Finance BV    1.855    05/20/16   1,829,187 
 2,300,000      Petrobras Global Finance BV    3.250    03/17/17   2,307,139 
 975,000      Petrobras International Finance Co    3.875    01/27/16   1,001,266 
 925,000      Petrobras International Finance Co    3.500    02/06/17   934,992 
 500,000      Petroleos Mexicanos    4.875    03/15/15   517,500 
 625,000      Petroleos Mexicanos    3.500    07/18/18   648,438 
 400,000      Phillips 66    1.950    03/05/15   404,661 
 1,000,000   g  PTT Exploration & Production PCL    3.707    09/16/18   1,026,667 
 2,400,000   g  Rosneft Oil Co via Rosneft International Finance Ltd    3.149    03/06/17   2,358,000 
 100,000      Statoil ASA    2.900    10/15/14   101,331 
 750,000      Statoil ASA    1.200    01/17/18   735,708 
 5,000,000      Tesoro Corp    4.250    10/01/17   5,250,000 
 500,000      Total Capital Canada Ltd    1.450    01/15/18   496,498 
 750,000      Total Capital International S.A.    1.500    02/17/17   761,255 
 1,000,000      Vale Overseas Ltd    6.250    01/23/17   1,117,424 
 475,000      Valero Energy Corp    4.500    02/01/15   490,351 
        TOTAL ENERGY             35,861,720 
                        
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 0.2%               
 1,075,000      CVS Caremark Corp    3.250    05/18/15   1,105,658 
 1,000,000      CVS Caremark Corp    1.200    12/05/16   1,005,784 
        TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING             2,111,442 
                        
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 0.9%               
 2,000,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc    1.125    01/27/17   1,999,780 
 700,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc    4.125    01/15/15   719,585 
 500,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc    2.875    02/15/16   519,465 
 2,000,000      Coca-Cola Co    0.750    03/13/15   2,009,048 
 600,000      Coca-Cola Co    1.800    09/01/16   614,297 
 2,000,000      Constellation Brands, Inc    8.375    12/15/14   2,095,000 
 135,000      General Mills, Inc    5.200    03/17/15   140,908 
 1,650,000      General Mills, Inc    0.875    01/29/16   1,651,335 
 200,000      Mondelez International, Inc    4.125    02/09/16   211,388 
173

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Short-Term Bond Fund

 

PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE   MATURITY
DATE
  VALUE 
$1,000,000   g  Pernod-Ricard S.A.    2.950%   01/15/17  $1,036,348 
        TOTAL FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO             10,997,154 
                        
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 0.7%               
 1,000,000      Baxter International, Inc    0.950    06/01/16   1,002,776 
 200,000      Becton Dickinson & Co    1.750    11/08/16   204,457 
 500,000      Covidien International Finance S.A.    1.350    05/29/15   504,021 
 600,000      Express Scripts Holding Co    2.100    02/12/15   607,645 
 655,000      Fresenius Medical Care US Finance, Inc    6.875    07/15/17   740,150 
 1,000,000   g  Fresenius US Finance II, Inc    9.000    07/15/15   1,095,000 
 1,000,000      McKesson Corp    1.292    03/10/17   997,507 
 1,000,000      Medco Health Solutions, Inc    2.750    09/15/15   1,025,418 
 245,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc    3.200    05/01/15   251,484 
 2,250,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc    1.300    02/01/17   2,236,388 
        TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES             8,664,846 
                        
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 0.1%               
 1,000,000      Ecolab, Inc    3.000    12/08/16   1,047,872 
 375,000      Ecolab, Inc    1.450    12/08/17   370,226 
        TOTAL HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS             1,418,098 
                        
INSURANCE - 0.8%               
 750,000      Aetna, Inc    1.500    11/15/17   748,450 
 2,575,000      Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp    1.300    05/15/18   2,531,668 
 675,000      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc    4.000    10/15/17   725,400 
 400,000      Principal Financial Group, Inc    1.850    11/15/17   401,129 
 1,000,000      Prudential Financial, Inc    3.875    01/14/15   1,025,776 
 200,000      Prudential Financial, Inc    2.300    08/15/18   200,399 
 550,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc    0.850    10/15/15   552,347 
 2,425,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc    1.400    10/15/17   2,418,435 
 1,500,000      Willis Group Holdings plc    4.125    03/15/16   1,575,082 
        TOTAL INSURANCE             10,178,686 
                        
MATERIALS - 0.8%               
 40,000      Airgas, Inc    4.500    09/15/14   40,667 
 675,000      ArcelorMittal    4.250    08/05/15   695,250 
 250,000      ArcelorMittal    5.000    02/25/17   265,312 
 1,000,000      Bemis Co, Inc    5.650    08/01/14   1,016,736 
 300,000      Corning, Inc    1.450    11/15/17   293,972 
 1,000,000      EI du Pont de Nemours & Co    3.250    01/15/15   1,021,229 
 1,324,000      Graphic Packaging International, Inc    7.875    10/01/18   1,416,680 
 2,000,000      International Paper Co    5.300    04/01/15   2,087,332 
 500,000      Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd    2.250    09/20/16   514,061 
 1,750,000      Sherwin-Williams Co    1.350    12/15/17   1,723,229 
 1,000,000   g  Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A.    6.125    04/15/16   1,068,305 
 1,000,000      Teck Resources Ltd    2.500    02/01/18   1,003,565 
        TOTAL MATERIALS             11,146,338 
                        
MEDIA - 1.1%               
 2,000,000      DIRECTV Holdings LLC    2.400    03/15/17   2,043,656 
 525,000      DISH DBS Corp    4.250    04/01/18   547,969 
 1,000,000      Echostar DBS Corp    6.625    10/01/14   1,025,000 
 2,000,000      Interpublic Group of Cos, Inc    6.250    11/15/14   2,062,500 
 1,000,000      Lamar Media Corp    7.875    04/15/18   1,042,500 
 625,000   g  NBC Universal Enterprise, Inc    1.662    04/15/18   613,477 
174

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Short-Term Bond Fund

 

PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE   MATURITY
DATE
  VALUE 
$1,000,000      NBC Universal Media LLC    3.650%   04/30/15  $1,032,519 
 2,000,000      TCI Communications, Inc    8.750    08/01/15   2,215,784 
 1,000,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc    7.500    04/01/14   1,000,000 
 250,000      Time Warner, Inc    3.150    07/15/15   258,201 
 1,000,000      Viacom, Inc    1.250    02/27/15   1,006,004 
 1,000,000      Viacom, Inc    3.500    04/01/17   1,059,290 
        TOTAL MEDIA             13,906,900 
                        
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 0.9%               
 1,500,000      AbbVie, Inc    1.200    11/06/15   1,512,801 
 1,200,000      AbbVie, Inc    1.750    11/06/17   1,203,792 
 600,000      Johnson & Johnson    2.150    05/15/16   619,144 
 120,000      Life Technologies Corp    3.500    01/15/16   125,027 
 1,000,000      Merck & Co, Inc    2.250    01/15/16   1,029,580 
 3,000,000   g  Mylan, Inc    7.875    07/15/20   3,362,922 
 1,000,000      NBTY, Inc    9.000    10/01/18   1,075,000 
 3,275,000   g  Perrigo Co Ltd    1.300    11/08/16   3,268,322 
        TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES   12,196,588 
                        
REAL ESTATE - 0.5%               
 1,560,000      Camden Property Trust    5.000    06/15/15   1,638,073 
 1,410,000      DDR Corp    5.500    05/01/15   1,475,963 
 798,000      Duke Realty LP    7.375    02/15/15   843,287 
 304,000      Kimco Realty Corp    5.783    03/15/16   331,454 
 1,000,000   g  Mid-America Apartments LP    6.250    06/15/14   1,011,000 
 300,000   g  PPF Funding, Inc    5.125    06/01/15   311,969 
 1,000,000      ProLogis LP    5.625    11/15/15   1,073,469 
 655,000      Ventas Realty LP    3.125    11/30/15   679,701 
        TOTAL REAL ESTATE             7,364,916 
                        
RETAILING - 0.8%               
 2,750,000      Home Depot, Inc    2.250    09/10/18   2,780,649 
 2,000,000      Limited Brands, Inc    5.250    11/01/14   2,042,500 
 2,212,000      Macy's Retail Holdings, Inc    5.750    07/15/14   2,243,340 
 1,000,000   g  QVC, Inc    7.500    10/01/19   1,064,049 
 2,300,000      Target Corp    1.125    07/18/14   2,304,379 
        TOTAL RETAILING             10,434,917 
                        
SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 0.3%               
 2,500,000      International Business Machines Corp    0.750    05/11/15   2,511,852 
 1,050,000      Oracle Corp    1.200    10/15/17   1,041,747 
        TOTAL SOFTWARE & SERVICES             3,553,599 
                        
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 0.9%               
 250,000      Amphenol Corp    4.750    11/15/14   256,249 
 250,000      CC Holdings GS V LLC    2.381    12/15/17   250,015 
 1,000,000      Cisco Systems, Inc    1.100    03/03/17   1,002,037 
 3,000,000      General Electric Co    0.850    10/09/15   3,013,572 
 2,125,000      Hewlett-Packard Co    2.125    09/13/15   2,166,584 
 1,000,000      Jabil Circuit, Inc    7.750    07/15/16   1,135,000 
 1,000,000      L-3 Communications Corp    3.950    11/15/16   1,064,481 
 725,000   g  NXP BV    3.750    06/01/18   728,625 
 198,000      Seagate Technology HDD Holdings    6.800    10/01/16   222,750 
 1,000,000      Tyco Electronics Group S.A.    1.600    02/03/15   1,009,586 
 475,000      Tyco Electronics Group S.A.    2.375    12/17/18   470,043 
175

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Short-Term Bond Fund

 

PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE   MATURITY
DATE
  VALUE 
$1,000,000      Xerox Corp    2.950%   03/15/17  $1,039,658 
        TOTAL TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT        12,358,600 
                        
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.4%               
 1,000,000      America Movil SAB de C.V.    2.375    09/08/16   1,029,000 
 1,510,000      American Tower Corp    4.625    04/01/15   1,564,334 
 1,000,000      AT&T, Inc    2.500    08/15/15   1,024,850 
 1,330,000      AT&T, Inc    1.400    12/01/17   1,315,941 
 1,825,000      British Telecommunications plc    1.625    06/28/16   1,848,931 
 1,000,000      France Telecom S.A.    2.125    09/16/15   1,016,473 
 1,000,000   g  Sprint Nextel Corp    9.000    11/15/18   1,222,500 
 1,000,000      Telefonica Emisiones SAU    3.992    02/16/16   1,048,597 
 3,000,000      Verizon Communications, Inc    0.700    11/02/15   3,001,878 
 5,675,000      Verizon Communications, Inc    3.650    09/14/18   6,041,219 
        TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES             19,113,723 
                        
TRANSPORTATION - 0.3%               
 350,000   g  Asciano Finance Ltd    3.125    09/23/15   358,869 
 3,000,000   g  ERAC USA Finance LLC    1.400    04/15/16   3,015,024 
 400,000      Hertz Corp    4.250    04/01/18   412,000 
 890,000   g  Transnet Ltd    4.500    02/10/16   932,275 
        TOTAL TRANSPORTATION             4,718,168 
                        
UTILITIES - 2.8%               
 750,000   g  Abu Dhabi National Energy Co    4.125    03/13/17   802,500 
 180,000      Alliant Energy Corp    4.000    10/15/14   183,252 
 2,150,000      American Electric Power Co, Inc    1.650    12/15/17   2,136,283 
 1,000,000      Commonwealth Edison Co    4.700    04/15/15   1,039,850 
 2,000,000      Commonwealth Edison Co    1.950    09/01/16   2,046,106 
 2,000,000      Dominion Resources, Inc    1.400    09/15/17   1,971,444 
 1,000,000      Duke Energy Corp    2.100    06/15/18   1,003,133 
 2,000,000   g  Electricite de France    1.150    01/20/17   1,996,764 
 1,900,000      FPL Group Capital, Inc    2.600    09/01/15   1,945,720 
 1,000,000   g  Hrvatska Elektroprivreda    6.000    11/09/17   1,040,000 
 550,000   g  Israel Electric Corp Ltd    6.700    02/10/17   598,400 
 2,600,000   g  Israel Electric Corp Ltd    5.625    06/21/18   2,743,000 
 200,000   g  Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co Ltd    3.125    09/16/15   205,967 
 1,500,000   g  Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co Ltd    2.875    10/02/18   1,524,972 
 5,000,000   g  MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co    1.100    05/15/17   4,957,590 
 1,500,000      Northeast Utilities    1.450    05/01/18   1,455,685 
 2,950,000      ONEOK Partners LP    2.000    10/01/17   2,963,027 
 500,000      Pepco Holdings, Inc    2.700    10/01/15   511,225 
 500,000      PG&E Corp    5.750    04/01/14   500,000 
 2,000,000      Sempra Energy    2.300    04/01/17   2,044,972 
 450,000      Williams Partners LP    3.800    02/15/15   462,153 
 5,000,000      Xcel Energy, Inc    0.750    05/09/16   4,986,490 
        TOTAL UTILITIES             37,118,533 
                        
        TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS             491,562,451 
        (Cost $487,583,794)               
                        
GOVERNMENT BONDS -  26.3%               
                        
AGENCY SECURITIES - 2.3%               
 12,000,000      Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)    0.375    02/19/16   11,993,760 
176

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Short-Term Bond Fund

 

PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE   MATURITY
DATE
  VALUE 
$5,000,000      FHLB    0.625%   12/28/16  $4,972,995 
 1,000,000      Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)    2.500    05/15/14   1,002,937 
 6,030,004   g  Hospital for Special Surgery    3.500    01/01/23   6,236,755 
 6,000,000      Private Export Funding Corp (PEFCO)    1.375    02/15/17   6,046,878 
        TOTAL AGENCY SECURITIES             30,253,325 
                        
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS - 6.7%               
 1,000,000   g  Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale    1.125    01/30/17   1,001,410 
 1,950,000   g  Croatia Government International Bond    6.250    04/27/17   2,093,812 
 2,150,000   g  Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka    7.400    01/22/15   2,230,625 
 2,500,000      European Investment Bank    0.875    04/18/17   2,489,630 
 225,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea    4.125    09/09/15   235,540 
 1,750,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea    1.250    11/20/15   1,760,453 
 500,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea    3.750    10/20/16   532,148 
 925,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea    1.750    02/27/18   914,249 
 1,000,000   g  Gabonese Republic    8.200    12/12/17   1,140,000 
 500,000      Hungary Government International Bond    4.125    02/19/18   507,500 
 350,000      Hungary Government International Bond    4.000    03/25/19   347,550 
 2,500,000      Hydro Quebec    1.375    06/19/17   2,509,098 
 1,250,000      Hydro-Quebec    7.500    04/01/16   1,409,625 
 2,000,000   g  Iceland Government International Bond    4.875    06/16/16   2,107,500 
 2,370,000   g  Indonesia Government International Bond    6.875    03/09/17   2,666,250 
 20,000,000   g,i  International Finance Facility for Immunisation    0.420    07/05/16   20,004,480 
 2,300,000   g  Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities    2.125    03/06/19   2,287,419 
 5,000,000   g  Kommunalbanken AS.    0.875    10/03/16   4,999,300 
 2,500,000      Korea Development Bank    1.000    01/22/16   2,496,428 
 6,000,000      Korea Development Bank    1.500    01/22/18   5,870,856 
 410,000   g  Korea Housing Finance Corp    3.500    12/15/16   435,199 
 250,000   g  Korea Housing Finance Corp    1.625    09/15/18   241,235 
 400,000   g  Lithuania Government International Bond    5.125    09/14/17   436,972 
 1,000,000      Mexico Government International Bond    5.625    01/15/17   1,112,500 
 400,000   g  Nigeria Government International Bond    5.125    07/12/18   408,600 
 3,000,000      Province of New Brunswick Canada    2.750    06/15/18   3,112,920 
 2,000,000      Province of Nova Scotia Canada    2.375    07/21/15   2,048,300 
 1,300,000      Province of Ontario Canada    2.700    06/16/15   1,336,816 
 791,000   g  Qatar Government International Bond    4.000    01/20/15   810,775 
 550,000      Republic of Italy    4.500    01/21/15   566,559 
 500,000      Republic of Korea    5.750    04/16/14   500,625 
 1,500,000   g  Republic of Latvia    5.250    02/22/17   1,631,550 
 425,000   g  Republic of Lithuania    6.750    01/15/15   443,275 
 2,000,000      Republic of Turkey    7.500    07/14/17   2,248,240 
 700,000   g  Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond    3.625    04/29/15   713,125 
 1,600,000   g  Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond    3.250    04/04/17   1,628,000 
 625,000   g  Slovenia Government International Bond    4.125    02/18/19   646,250 
 500,000      South Africa Government International Bond    6.500    06/02/14   504,000 
 7,000,000   g  Spain Government International Bond    4.000    03/06/18   7,384,370 
 3,525,000      Svensk Exportkredit AB    1.125    04/05/18   3,453,689 
 1,000,000      Turkey Government International Bond    7.000    09/26/16   1,097,300 
        TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS             88,364,173 
                        
MORTGAGE BACKED - 2.5%               
 19,512      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp Gold (FGLMC)    6.000    12/01/17   20,796 
 114,798      FGLMC    5.500    01/01/19   122,201 
 113,924      FGLMC    5.500    01/01/19   123,494 
 1,200,000      Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)    1.510    06/01/17   1,214,388 
 1,950,779      FNMA    2.690    10/01/17   2,028,996 
177

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Short-Term Bond Fund

 

PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE   MATURITY
DATE
  VALUE 
$3,962,209      FNMA    3.000%   10/01/21  $4,115,270 
 9,385,235      FNMA    2.000    05/25/25   9,554,357 
 504,574      FNMA    4.500    10/25/28   510,264 
 4,795,712      FNMA    4.000    02/25/44   5,035,833 
 2,825,171      Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)    2.300    10/15/19   2,894,956 
 310,148      GNMA    1.864    08/16/31   311,335 
 2,000,000      GNMA    2.610    04/16/35   2,030,238 
 295,490      GNMA    2.161    11/16/36   297,138 
 1,744,276      GNMA    2.176    05/16/39   1,758,886 
 2,857,244      GNMA    2.120    05/16/40   2,878,393 
        TOTAL MORTGAGE BACKED             32,896,545 
                        
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.4%               
 5,000,000      Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Finance Corp    1.298    07/01/16   5,050,000 
 500,000      New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority    5.000    07/01/16   517,780 
        TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS             5,567,780 
                        
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES - 14.4%               
 29,700,000      United States Treasury Note    1.250    04/15/14   29,711,613 
 3,800,000      United States Treasury Note    0.250    06/30/14   3,801,782 
 1,635,000      United States Treasury Note    2.625    06/30/14   1,645,410 
 1,865,000      United States Treasury Note    2.375    10/31/14   1,889,697 
 6,680,000      United States Treasury Note    0.250    11/30/14   6,687,308 
 1,355,000      United States Treasury Note    0.250    01/31/15   1,356,535 
 5,745,000      United States Treasury Note    0.250    02/28/15   5,750,837 
 21,460,000      United States Treasury Note    0.250    05/31/15   21,482,640 
 5,700,000      United States Treasury Note    0.250    02/29/16   5,684,861 
 35,790,000      United States Treasury Note    0.500    06/15/16   35,767,631 
 4,600,000      United States Treasury Note    0.625    07/15/16   4,605,750 
 26,315,000      United States Treasury Note    0.625    08/15/16   26,323,210 
 15,000,000      United States Treasury Note    0.875    09/15/16   15,083,205 
 31,455,000      United States Treasury Note    0.625    02/15/17   31,255,953 
 200      United States Treasury Note    0.750    06/30/17   198 
 600      United States Treasury Note    0.875    01/31/18   590 
 480,100      United States Treasury Note    1.500    02/28/19   475,299 
        TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES             191,522,519 
                        
        TOTAL GOVERNMENT BONDS             348,604,342 
        (Cost $347,476,316)               
                        
STRUCTURED ASSETS - 24.5%               
                        
ASSET BACKED - 19.0%               
 230,520   i  Aames Mortgage Trust    6.453    06/25/32   222,930 
        Series - 2002 1 (Class A3)               
 135,092   i  Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust    0.390    09/25/35   134,156 
        Series - 2005 3 (Class A1)               
 12,711   i  ACE Securities Corp    0.624    08/25/35   12,708 
        Series - 2005 HE5 (Class M1)               
 1,000,000   g  AESOP Funding II    3.270    02/20/18   1,047,645 
        Series - 2011 5A (Class A)               
 1,103,641      Ally Auto Receivables Trust    2.230    03/15/16   1,110,147 
        Series - 2011 1 (Class A4)               
 2,700,000   g  Ally Auto Receivables Trust    2.590    07/15/16   2,744,377 
        Series - 2011 2 (Class B)               
 3,300,000   g  Ally Auto Receivables Trust    1.900    11/15/16   3,342,230 
        Series - 2011 5 (Class B)               
178

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Short-Term Bond Fund

 

PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE   MATURITY
DATE
  VALUE 
$8,000,000   g  Ally Master Owner Trust    4.250%   04/15/17  $8,280,296 
        Series - 2010 2 (Class A)               
 2,000,000      Ally Master Owner Trust    1.000    02/15/18   2,006,766 
        Series - 2013 1 (Class A2)               
 1,000,000      Ally Master Owner Trust    1.720    07/15/19   1,004,889 
        Series - 2012 4 (Class A)               
 1,000,000      Ally Master Owner Trust    1.540    09/15/19   995,990 
        Series - 2012 5 (Class A)               
 5,200,000   g  American Express Credit Account Master Trust    1.290    03/15/18   5,209,537 
        Series - 2012 2 (Class C)               
 904,461      AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust    2.330    03/08/16   906,102 
        Series - 2011 2 (Class B)               
 3,000,000      AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust    2.450    12/08/16   3,034,140 
        Series - 2011 5 (Class B)               
 4,250,000      AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust    1.310    11/08/17   4,277,795 
        Series - 2012 4 (Class B)               
 55,677   g  Asset Backed Funding Corp NIM Trust    5.900    07/26/35   1 
        Series - 2006 WMC1 (Class N1)               
 2,000,000   g  Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC    3.650    11/20/14   2,022,742 
        Series - 2011 2A (Class B)               
 750,000   g  Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC    2.090    04/20/15   750,590 
        Series - 2010 4A (Class A)               
 565,000   g  Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC    6.740    05/20/16   593,062 
        Series - 2010 3A (Class B)               
 3,000,000   g  Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC    2.054    08/20/16   3,046,467 
        Series - 2012 1A (Class A)               
 5,600,000   g  Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC    3.241    08/20/16   5,738,684 
        Series - 2012 1A (Class B)               
 352,695   i  Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust    0.894    11/25/39   346,740 
        Series - 2005 SD3 (Class 2A1)               
 2,000,000   g  Cabela’s Master Credit Card Trust    2.290    09/17/18   2,047,766 
        Series - 2010 2A (Class A1)               
 4,965,000   g  Cabela’s Master Credit Card Trust    2.390    06/17/19   5,108,201 
        Series - 2011 2A (Class A1)               
 2,090,000   g  Cabela’s Master Credit Card Trust    1.630    02/18/20   2,113,318 
        Series - 2012 1A (Class A1)               
 7,500,000      Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust    0.970    01/22/18   7,508,715 
        Series - 2013 1 (Class A4)               
 3,500,000      Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust    1.290    04/20/18   3,494,256 
        Series - 2013 1 (Class B)               
 10,000,000      Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust    1.690    10/22/18   10,016,000 
        Series - 2014 1 (Class A4)               
 1,000,000      CarMax Auto Owner Trust    2.630    11/15/16   1,019,180 
        Series - 2011 1 (Class B)               
 155,000      CarMax Auto Owner Trust    2.830    02/15/17   158,193 
        Series - 2011 1 (Class C)               
 5,870,000      CarMax Auto Owner Trust    1.730    02/15/18   5,976,593 
        Series - 2012 2 (Class B)               
 2,639,862   i,m  CCR, Inc    0.599    07/10/17   2,555,716 
        Series - 2010 CX (Class C)               
 56,836      Centex Home Equity    5.540    01/25/32   57,054 
        Series - 2002 A (Class AF6)               
 452,236   i  Centex Home Equity    0.799    03/25/34   415,491 
        Series - 2004 B (Class M1)               
 337,182   i  Chase Funding Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates    5.700    02/25/35   253,473 
        Series - 2004 2 (Class 1M2)               
179

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Short-Term Bond Fund

 

PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE   MATURITY
DATE
  VALUE 
$8,000,000      Chase Issuance Trust    1.150%   01/15/19  $7,999,920 
        Series - 2014 A1 (Class A)               
 12,000,000      CitiBank Credit Card Issuance Trust    1.020    02/22/19   11,939,172 
        Series - 2014 A2 (Class A2)               
 6,000,000      CNH Equipment Trust    1.550    11/15/17   6,079,062 
        Series - 2011 C (Class A4)               
 582,260   i  Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC    4.831    08/25/35   590,597 
        Series - 2005 CB5 (Class AF2)               
 33,253   i  Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC    4.677    04/25/37   33,423 
        Series - 2007 CB4 (Class A2A)               
 214,507   i  CSMC Trust    0.464    11/25/35   212,536 
        Series - 2006 CF1 (Class A1)               
 5,000,000   g  DaimlerChrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust    1.830    03/15/19   5,019,555 
        Series - 2013 AA (Class B)               
 8,231,468      Entergy Louisiana Investment Recovery Funding I LLC    2.040    09/01/23   8,225,879 
        Series - 2011 A (Class A1)               
 89,610   g,i  Flagstar Home Equity Loan Trust    5.781    01/25/35   89,545 
        Series - 2007 1A (Class AF3)               
 2,000,000      Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust    2.380    07/15/16   2,038,898 
        Series - 2011 A (Class B)               
 5,000,000      Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust    1.150    07/15/18   4,982,615 
        Series - 2013 A (Class B)               
 3,000,000      Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust    1.540    03/15/19   2,992,800 
        Series - 2013 D (Class B)               
 6,485,000   g  Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust    4.200    02/15/17   6,694,413 
        Series - 2010 3 (Class A1)               
 1,800,000      Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust    1.490    09/15/19   1,794,559 
        Series - 2012 5 (Class A)               
 2,435,000      GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust    4.470    03/15/20   2,637,414 
        Series - 2010 2 (Class A)               
 2,257,164   i  GSR Mortgage Loan Trust    0.344    08/25/46   2,187,113 
        Series - 2006 OA1 (Class 2A1)               
 1,000,000   g  Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC    4.170    03/25/16   1,019,107 
        Series - 2011 1A (Class B1)               
 4,230,000   g  Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC    5.290    03/25/16   4,379,958 
        Series - 2009 2A (Class A2)               
 2,000,000   g  Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC    1.120    08/25/17   1,999,088 
        Series - 2013 1A (Class A1)               
 3,540,000   g  Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC    3.290    03/25/18   3,723,418 
        Series - 2011 1A (Class A2)               
 1,000,000   g  Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC    4.960    03/25/18   1,068,378 
        Series - 2011 1A (Class B2)               
 10,000,000   g  HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Backed Notes    1.244    01/17/45   10,006,000 
        Series - 2014 T1 (Class AT1)               
 274,294   i  HSI Asset Securitization Corp Trust    0.514    07/25/35   273,067 
        Series - 2005 NC1 (Class 2A3)               
 2,000,000      Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust    2.450    04/15/16   2,032,172 
        Series - 2011 A (Class B)               
 8,000,000      Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust    1.350    06/17/19   7,948,184 
        Series - 2013 A (Class C)               
 935,570   i  Lehman XS Trust    0.404    02/25/36   845,808 
        Series - 2006 1 (Class 1A1)               
 75,436   i  Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust    0.904    02/25/35   75,228 
        Series - 2005 1 (Class M1)               
 2,000,000   g  MMCA Automobile Trust    2.720    10/17/16   2,038,474 
        Series - 2011 A (Class B)               
180

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Short-Term Bond Fund

 

PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE   MATURITY
DATE
  VALUE 
$1,084,519   i  Morgan Stanley Capital I    0.334%   02/25/36  $1,073,425 
        Series - 2006 NC2 (Class A2C)               
 3,655,000   i  Morgan Stanley Capital I    5.152    08/13/42   3,779,511 
        Series - 2005 HQ6 (Class B)               
 207,444   g  Morgan Stanley Capital I    2.602    09/15/47   210,621 
        Series - 2011 C1 (Class A1)               
 5,000,000   g  New Residential Advance Receivables Trust Advance Receivables Backed    1.274    03/15/45   5,000,000 
        Series - 2014 T1 (Class A1)               
 3,188,597   i  Park Place Securities, Inc Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates    0.674    01/25/36   3,169,475 
        Series - 2005 WCH1 (Class M2)               
 3,000,000   g  Rental Car Finance Corp    2.510    02/25/16   3,029,211 
        Series - 2011 1A (Class A1)               
 2,000,000   g  Rental Car Finance Corp    4.380    02/25/16   2,033,432 
        Series - 2011 1A (Class B1)               
 122,663   i  Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc    0.454    04/25/35   122,295 
        Series - 2005 RZ1 (Class A3)               
 226,042      Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Inc    5.790    02/25/36   225,932 
        Series - 2006 HI2 (Class A3)               
 211,561      Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Inc    5.960    02/25/36   212,427 
        Series - 2006 HI3 (Class A3)               
 500,000   i  Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Inc    6.060    02/25/36   524,520 
        Series - 2006 HI1 (Class M2)               
 5,000,000      Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust    2.090    08/15/16   5,033,920 
        Series - 2012 2 (Class B)               
 3,220,000      Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust    3.090    05/15/17   3,274,650 
        Series - 2011 3 (Class C)               
 475,485   i  Saxon Asset Securities Trust    6.120    11/25/30   498,865 
        Series - 2002 2 (Class AF6)               
 200,530   i  Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC    0.454    10/25/35   195,980 
        Series - 2006 OP1 (Class A2C)               
 1,954,522   g  Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC    2.840    11/20/28   1,998,004 
        Series - 2012 1A (Class A)               
 1,438,431   g  Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC    2.380    03/20/29   1,461,782 
        Series - 2012 2A (Class A)               
 7,800,000   g  SLM Student Loan Trust    3.480    10/15/30   8,105,651 
        Series - 2012 B (Class A2)               
 9,000,000   g  SLM Student Loan Trust    3.830    01/17/45   9,449,721 
        Series - 2012 A (Class A2)               
 247,757   i  Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust    0.454    11/25/35   244,595 
        Series - 2005 OPT3 (Class A4)               
 597,306   i  Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust    1.214    11/25/34   585,208 
        Series - 2004 10 (Class A9)               
 154,023   i  Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust    0.754    05/25/35   153,975 
        Series - 2005 4 (Class M1)               
 2,997,114   g,i  Structured Asset Securities Corp    0.304    07/25/36   2,911,867 
        Series - 2006 EQ1A (Class A4)               
 1,656,308   g,i  Structured Asset Securities Corp    0.374    10/25/36   1,603,003 
        Series - 2006 GEL4 (Class A2)               
 7,000,000   g  Volvo Financial Equipment LLC    0.970    08/15/19   6,996,997 
        Series - 2013 1A (Class A4)               
 35,504   i  Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust    0.294    07/25/36   35,168 
        Series - 2006 2 (Class A3)               
 4,500,000      World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust    1.680    08/15/18   4,523,985 
        Series - 2011 A (Class A)               
181

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Short-Term Bond Fund

 

PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE   MATURITY
DATE
  VALUE 
$1,500,000      World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust    3.960%   04/15/19  $1,556,828 
        Series - 2010 A (Class A)               
 2,235,000      World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust    1.760    05/17/21   2,231,019 
        Series - 2012 B (Class A)               
        TOTAL ASSET BACKED             256,720,400 
                        
OTHER MORTGAGE BACKED - 5.5%               
 5,000,000   i  Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust    5.482    01/15/49   5,254,030 
        Series - 2007 1 (Class AMFX)               
 8,750,000   i  Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust    5.813    02/10/51   9,712,378 
        Series - 2007 4 (Class AM)               
 2,250,000      Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities    5.363    02/11/44   2,350,078 
        Series - 2007 PW15 (Class AM)               
 250,000      Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust    1.813    09/10/45   251,038 
        Series - 2012 GC8 (Class A2)               
 2,660,000   i  COBALT CMBS Commercial Mortgage Trust    5.771    05/15/46   2,897,865 
        Series - 2007 C3 (Class AM)               
 41,058      Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust    5.500    08/25/34   41,071 
        Series - 2004 14T2 (Class A2)               
 962,000      Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp    4.771    07/15/37   985,961 
        Series - 2005 C3 (Class AJ)               
 9,000,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates    5.509    09/15/39   9,684,900 
        Series - 2006 C4 (Class AM)               
 72   i  Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Trust    0.254    09/25/46   72 
        Series - 2006 AR4 (Class A1A)               
 7   i  Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Trust    0.234    10/25/46   7 
        Series - 0 AR5 (Class A1A)               
 489,693   i  Impac CMB Trust    0.814    03/25/35   446,755 
        Series - 2004 11 (Class 2A1)               
 9,514,032      JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust    5.257    05/15/47   10,120,485 
        Series - 2006 LDP9 (Class A1A)               
 2,200,000   i  JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust    6.192    02/15/51   2,454,071 
        Series - 2007 LD12 (Class AM)               
 1,112,806   i  JP Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp    0.254    10/25/36   1,097,349 
        Series - 0 CH2 (Class AV3)               
 785,000      LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust    5.378    11/15/38   853,818 
        Series - 2006 C7 (Class AM)               
 3,550,000   i  LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust    5.493    02/15/40   3,772,170 
        Series - 2007 C2 (Class AM)               
 4,500,000      LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust    4.843    07/15/40   4,663,138 
        Series - 2005 C3 (Class AJ)               
 2,750,000      Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust    1.868    11/15/45   2,749,596 
        Series - 2012 C6 (Class A2)               
 136,168   i  Opteum Mortgage Acceptance Corp    0.554    02/25/35   135,917 
        Series - 2005 1 (Class A4)               
 169,737      Residential Accredit Loans, Inc    4.350    03/25/34   175,769 
        Series - 2004 QS4 (Class A1)               
 773,991      RFMSI Trust    5.500    03/25/35   797,384 
        Series - 2005 S2 (Class A6)               
 503,046   g,i  Springleaf Mortgage Loan Trust    2.667    09/25/57   513,214 
        Series - 2012 1A (Class A)               
 309,510   g,i  Springleaf Mortgage Loan Trust    2.220    10/25/57   313,765 
        Series - 0 2A (Class A)               
 8,735,000      Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust    5.383    12/15/43   9,455,052 
        Series - 2007 C30 (Class AM)               
182

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PRINCIPAL      ISSUER    RATE    MATURITY
DATE
  VALUE 
$1,125,000   i  Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust    5.818%   05/15/46  $1,244,977 
        Series - 2007 C34 (Class AM)               
 560,000   i  Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust    5.591    04/15/47   613,976 
        Series - 2007 C31 (Class AM)               
        TOTAL OTHER MORTGAGE BACKED             70,584,836 
                        
        TOTAL STRUCTURED ASSETS             327,305,236 
        (Cost $326,499,925)               
                        
        TOTAL BONDS             1,167,472,029 
        (Cost $1,161,560,035)               
                        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.4%               
                
GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT - 3.2%               
 7,995,000      Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)    0.045    04/02/14   7,994,990 
 20,000,000      FHLB    0.065    04/25/14   19,999,133 
 15,100,000      FHLB    0.100    05/02/14   15,098,700 
        TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT             43,092,823 
                        
TREASURY DEBT - 1.2%               
 4,100,000      United States Treasury Bill    0.048    04/10/14   4,099,951 
 1,200,000      United States Treasury Bill    0.050    04/17/14   1,199,973 
 10,000,000   d  United States Treasury Bill    0.065    04/24/14   9,999,585 
        TOTAL TREASURY DEBT             15,299,509 
                        
        TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS             58,392,332 
        (Cost $58,392,332)               
                        
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 93.9%             1,245,660,661 
        (Cost $1,239,850,086)               
        OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - 6.1%             80,452,712 
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%            $1,326,113,373 
         
  d   All or a portion of these securities have been segregated to cover margin or other requirements on open futures transactions.
  g   Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144(A) of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities are deemed liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. At 3/31/2014, the aggregate value of these securities was $322,490,852 or 24.3% of net assets.
  i   Floating or variable rate security. Coupon rate reflects the rate at period end.
  m   Indicates a security that has been deemed illiquid.
183

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Social Choice Bond Fund

 

TIAA-CREF FUNDS

SOCIAL CHOICE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2014

 

PRINCIPAL       ISSUER   RATE  MATURITY
DATE
  VALUE 
BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS - 0.8%             
                      
MEDIA - 0.2%             
$250,000   i  Virgin Media Investment Holdings Ltd   3.500%  06/08/20  $249,332 
        TOTAL MEDIA           249,332 
                      
UTILITIES - 0.6%             
 500,000   i  ExGen Renewables I LLC   5.250   02/06/21   506,875 
        TOTAL UTILITIES           506,875 
                      
        TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS        756,207 
        (Cost $747,021)             
                      
BONDS - 92.4%             
                      
CORPORATE BONDS - 41.6%             
                      
BANKS - 11.0%             
 250,000   g,i  Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd   0.684   02/26/16   250,253 
 250,000   i  Capital One Bank USA NA   0.684   03/22/16   250,270 
 250,000      Capital One Bank USA NA   1.500   03/22/18   244,769 
 500,000      Capital One Bank USA NA   2.250   02/13/19   496,310 
 250,000      Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA   1.700   03/19/18   247,991 
 250,000      Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA   3.950   11/09/22   248,292 
 250,000      Discover Bank   2.000   02/21/18   248,871 
 500,000      Discover Bank   4.200   08/08/23   512,644 
 515,000      First Niagara Financial Group, Inc   6.750   03/19/20   589,987 
 500,000      HSBC Holdings plc   4.250   03/14/24   500,615 
 500,000      HSBC Holdings plc   5.250   03/14/44   505,578 
 250,000      HSBC USA, Inc   1.625   01/16/18   247,936 
 1,000,000      Huntington Bancshares, Inc   2.600   08/02/18   1,006,752 
 500,000      Huntington National Bank   1.350   08/02/16   502,432 
 500,000      Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A   2.375   01/13/17   501,681 
 250,000      Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co   1.450   03/07/18   244,630 
 250,000   g  Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd   1.850   03/21/18   247,438 
 500,000   i  National City Bank   0.583   12/15/16   496,726 
 507,000      People’s United Financial, Inc   3.650   12/06/22   496,834 
 500,000      PNC Bank NA   2.200   01/28/19   498,370 
 500,000      Regions Financial Corp   2.000   05/15/18   490,051 
 250,000      Royal Bank of Canada   1.500   01/16/18   247,886 
 250,000   g  Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB   1.750   03/19/18   247,003 
 500,000   g  Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB   1.375   05/29/18   490,095 
 250,000   i  State Street Bank and Trust Co   0.435   12/08/15   249,738 
 260,000      SVB Financial Group   5.375   09/15/20   288,534 
 500,000   i  Toronto-Dominion Bank   0.786   04/30/18   502,831 
 250,000      US Bancorp   2.950   07/15/22   240,451 
        TOTAL BANKS           11,094,968 
184

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Social Choice Bond Fund

 

PRINCIPAL      ISSUER   RATE  MATURITY
DATE
  VALUE 
CAPITAL GOODS - 2.0%             
$250,000      Eaton Corp   4.000%  11/02/32  $241,830 
 250,000   g  Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co Ltd   2.875   01/15/19   249,257 
 750,000      Pentair Finance S.A.   1.350   12/01/15   753,939 
 250,000      Pentair Finance S.A.   1.875   09/15/17   249,137 
 500,000      Rockwell Collins, Inc   3.700   12/15/23   507,001 
        TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS           2,001,164 
                      
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 0.5%             
 500,000      Air Lease Corp   3.875   04/01/21   500,000 
        TOTAL COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES       500,000 
                      
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 0.8%             
 250,000      Mohawk Industries, Inc   3.850   02/01/23   245,625 
 500,000      Whirlpool Corp   5.150   03/01/43   512,459 
        TOTAL CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL       758,084 
                      
CONSUMER SERVICES - 0.3%             
 250,000   g  Service Corp International   5.375   01/15/22   253,125 
        TOTAL CONSUMER SERVICES           253,125 
                      
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 3.3%             
 250,000      American Express Co   1.550   05/22/18   245,441 
 500,000      Bank of America Corp   1.350   11/21/16   500,771 
 250,000   i  Bank of New York Mellon Corp   0.798   08/01/18   250,959 
 500,000      CIT Group, Inc   3.875   02/19/19   505,471 
 500,000   g  EDP Finance BV   5.250   01/14/21   515,750 
 500,000   i  Ford Motor Credit Co LLC   1.487   05/09/16   508,356 
 500,000      Ford Motor Credit Co LLC   2.375   01/16/18   504,216 
 250,000   g  RCI Banque S.A.   3.500   04/03/18   259,688 
 108,000      Unilever Capital Corp   0.850   08/02/17   106,147 
        TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS           3,396,799 
                      
ENERGY - 3.2%             
 500,000      Noble Energy, Inc   5.250   11/15/43   521,870 
 250,000      Noble Holding International Ltd   2.500   03/15/17   254,362 
 500,000   g  Northern Natural Gas Co   4.100   09/15/42   456,397 
 500,000   g  ONE Gas, Inc   4.658   02/01/44   519,070 
 500,000      Statoil ASA   2.900   11/08/20   504,444 
 500,000      Statoil ASA   2.650   01/15/24   467,631 
 500,000      Statoil ASA   3.950   05/15/43   465,104 
        TOTAL ENERGY           3,188,878 
                      
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 1.0%             
 500,000      Kroger Co   1.200   10/17/16   500,498 
 500,000      Kroger Co   2.300   01/15/19   495,247 
        TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING           995,745 
                      
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 0.5%             
 500,000   i  Mondelez International, Inc   0.776   02/01/19   496,699 
        TOTAL FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO           496,699 
185

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Social Choice Bond Fund

 

PRINCIPAL      ISSUER   RATE  MATURITY
DATE
  VALUE 
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 1.5%             
$500,000      Laboratory Corp of America Holdings   2.500%  11/01/18  $498,246 
 500,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc   1.300   02/01/17   496,975 
 500,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc   4.150   02/01/24   514,416 
        TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES     1,509,637 
                      
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 0.2%             
 250,000      Colgate-Palmolive Co   1.950   02/01/23   225,688 
        TOTAL HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS     225,688 
                      
INSURANCE - 1.2%             
 250,000      Aetna, Inc   1.500   11/15/17   249,483 
 250,000   i  Prudential Financial, Inc   5.200   03/15/44   248,125 
 500,000   g  Swiss Re Treasury US Corp   2.875   12/06/22   471,236 
 250,000   g  Swiss Re Treasury US Corp   4.250   12/06/42   233,260 
        TOTAL INSURANCE           1,202,104 
                      
MATERIALS - 1.0%             
 500,000      Agrium, Inc   3.150   10/01/22   472,258 
 500,000      Nucor Corp   4.000   08/01/23   498,652 
 50,000      Rock Tenn Co   4.000   03/01/23   50,276 
        TOTAL MATERIALS           1,021,186 
                      
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 4.2%             
 250,000      AbbVie, Inc   1.750   11/06/17   250,790 
 250,000      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co   3.250   08/01/42   203,480 
 500,000      Gilead Sciences, Inc   2.050   04/01/19   495,492 
 500,000      Gilead Sciences, Inc   4.800   04/01/44   514,702 
 500,000      Johnson & Johnson   0.700   11/28/16   499,343 
 500,000      Johnson & Johnson   4.375   12/05/33   524,499 
 500,000      Johnson & Johnson   4.500   09/01/40   517,603 
 250,000      Merck & Co, Inc   1.100   01/31/18   245,091 
 275,000      Merck & Co, Inc   3.600   09/15/42   241,272 
 500,000   g  Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc   5.625   12/01/21   525,000 
 250,000   g  VPII Escrow Corp   6.750   08/15/18   275,000 
        TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES   4,292,272 
                      
REAL ESTATE - 3.3%             
 500,000   g  DCT Industrial Operating Partnership LP   4.500   10/15/23   498,600 
 500,000      Federal Realty Investment Trust   2.750   06/01/23   467,279 
 250,000      HCP, Inc   2.625   02/01/20   244,210 
 250,000      Kilroy Realty Corp   5.000   11/03/15   265,790 
 250,000      Kilroy Realty LP   3.800   01/15/23   243,703 
 500,000   g  Mid-America Apartments LP   6.250   06/15/14   505,500 
 500,000      Mid-America Apartments LP   4.300   10/15/23   504,421 
 250,000      Ventas Realty LP   2.000   02/15/18   249,429 
 450,000      Washington REIT   4.950   10/01/20   478,430 
        TOTAL REAL ESTATE           3,457,362 

186

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Social Choice Bond Fund

 

PRINCIPAL        ISSUER   RATE  MATURITY
DATE
  VALUE  
RETAILING - 0.2%             
$250,000      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc   3.800%  09/01/22  $246,024 
        TOTAL RETAILING           246,024 
                      
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 1.2%             
 250,000      CC Holdings GS V LLC   2.381   12/15/17   250,014 
 500,000   i  Hewlett-Packard Co   1.182   01/14/19   501,163 
 500,000      Xerox Corp   2.750   03/15/19   500,421 
        TOTAL TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT   1,251,598 
                      
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.2%             
 500,000      CenturyLink, Inc   6.750   12/01/23   530,625 
 500,000   g  Sprint Corp   7.250   09/15/21   545,000 
 250,000      Vodafone Group plc   1.500   02/19/18   245,802 
        TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   1,321,427 
                      
TRANSPORTATION - 1.0%             
 500,000      GATX Corp   5.200   03/15/44   514,041 
 500,000      Ryder System, Inc   2.550   06/01/19   496,854 
        TOTAL TRANSPORTATION           1,010,895 
                      
UTILITIES - 4.0%             
 500,000      Delmarva Power & Light Co   3.500   11/15/23   501,839 
 250,000   g  International Transmission Co   4.625   08/15/43   259,799 
 125,000      ITC Holdings Corp   5.300   07/01/43   131,592 
 500,000      NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc   2.700   09/15/19   497,946 
 250,000      NiSource Finance Corp   4.800   02/15/44   239,432 
 250,000      Northeast Utilities   1.450   05/01/18   242,614 
 250,000      Northern States Power Co   2.600   05/15/23   235,853 
 250,000   i  NSTAR Electric Co   0.476   05/17/16   249,590 
 250,000      Pacific Gas & Electric Co   3.750   02/15/24   249,495 
 500,000      Pacific Gas & Electric Co   4.750   02/15/44   505,899 
 500,000      PG&E Corp   2.400   03/01/19   496,746 
 250,000   g  Topaz Solar Farms LLC   4.875   09/30/39   243,893 
 250,000   g  Topaz Solar Farms LLC   5.750   09/30/39   261,560 
        TOTAL UTILITIES           4,116,258 
                      
        TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS           42,339,913 
        (Cost $42,181,074)             
                      
GOVERNMENT BONDS - 41.8%             
                      
AGENCY SECURITIES - 4.8%             
 500,000      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC)   1.000   09/29/17   495,976 
 225,000   j  Government Trust Certificate   0.000   04/01/21   178,984 
 500,000      Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan   2.503   10/30/20   499,232 
 500,000      Micron Semiconductor Asia Pte Ltd   1.258   01/15/19   496,969 
 250,000   j  Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC)   0.000   04/30/15   252,318 
 238,971      OPIC   3.540   06/15/30   244,385 
 250,000      OPIC   3.370   12/15/30   252,034 
 500,000      OPIC   3.820   12/20/32   506,580 
 250,000      OPIC   3.938   12/20/32   256,122 
187

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Social Choice Bond Fund

 

PRINCIPAL      ISSUER   RATE  MATURITY
DATE
  VALUE 
$395,000      United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)   4.140%  08/01/14  $400,195 
 250,000      HUD   2.050   08/01/19   250,533 
 250,000      HUD   4.870   08/01/19   283,057 
 300,000      HUD   2.450   08/01/20   302,720 
 250,000      UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center   4.500   07/20/36   252,553 
        TOTAL AGENCY SECURITIES           4,671,658 
                      
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS - 6.8%             
 500,000      African Development Bank   0.750   10/18/16   498,840 
 500,000   g  Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale   3.375   03/20/24   497,820 
 230,730   g  Carpintero Finance Ltd   2.004   09/18/24   223,469 
 250,000      Council of Europe Development Bank   1.000   03/07/18   245,257 
 500,000      European Bank for Reconstruction & Development   1.625   04/10/18   502,242 
 500,000      Export Development Canada   0.875   01/30/17   499,255 
 250,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea   1.750   02/27/18   247,094 
 250,000      Hydro Quebec   1.375   06/19/17   250,910 
 500,000   i  International Bank for Reconstruction & Development   0.177   07/22/15   499,609 
 500,000      International Bank for Reconstruction & Development   0.375   08/24/15   500,301 
 525,000      International Bank for Reconstruction & Development   2.000   10/20/16   541,459 
 250,000      International Finance Corp   2.250   04/28/14   250,352 
 250,000      International Finance Corp   0.500   05/15/15   250,055 
 500,000      International Finance Corp   0.500   05/16/16   498,632 
 500,000   g,i  International Finance Facility for Immunisation   0.420   07/05/16   500,112 
 500,000   g  Kommunalbanken AS.   0.750   11/21/16   494,155 
 250,000      North American Development Bank   2.300   10/10/18   247,055 
 250,000      Province of Ontario Canada   1.200   02/14/18   246,460 
        TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS       6,993,077 
                      
MORTGAGE BACKED - 13.6%             
 134,630      Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)   4.500   10/01/19   142,645 
 274,811      FNMA   5.000   09/01/25   292,284 
 377,886      FNMA   3.500   11/01/25   397,151 
 817,501      FNMA   3.000   05/01/27   841,248 
 1,138,018      FNMA   2.500   10/01/27   1,140,962 
 1,210,289      FNMA   4.500   08/01/39   1,301,922 
 677,904      FNMA   4.500   04/01/40   729,113 
 500,014      FNMA   5.500   07/01/40   555,369 
 839,131      FNMA   4.000   10/01/40   876,353 
 293,411      FNMA   6.000   10/01/40   327,702 
 259,314      FNMA   5.000   11/01/40   282,215 
 1,090,514      FNMA   3.500   01/01/43   1,097,892 
 959,142      FNMA   4.000   02/25/44   1,007,167 
 1,060,930      Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)   3.000   02/20/39   1,089,390 
 578,790      GNMA   3.500   08/20/39   597,034 
 239,089      GNMA   5.000   10/20/39   261,004 
 335,713      GNMA   4.000   06/15/40   353,546 
 670,297      GNMA   4.000   05/20/42   705,302 
 263,562      GNMA   5.000   06/20/42   288,581 
 954,283      GNMA   3.000   02/20/43   940,858 
492,379      GNMA   3.500  07/15/43  503,280 
        TOTAL MORTGAGE BACKED           13,731,018 

188

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Social Choice Bond Fund

 

PRINCIPAL      ISSUER   RATE  MATURITY
DATE
  VALUE 
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 8.6%             
$300,000      American Municipal Power   6.270%  02/15/50  $341,376 
 250,000      Bay Area Water Supply & Conservation Agency   1.311   10/01/17   247,470 
 250,000   g  California Pollution Control Financing Authority   5.000   07/01/27   257,627 
 500,000   g  California Pollution Control Financing Authority   5.000   07/01/37   503,980 
 250,000      City of Houston TX Utility System Revenue   2.563   05/15/20   248,280 
 250,000      City of Houston TX Utility System Revenue   2.923   05/15/21   249,128 
 250,000      City of Jersey City NJ   1.192   09/01/15   250,390 
 250,000      Commonwealth Financing Authority   2.675   06/01/21   241,375 
 500,000      Commonwealth of Massachusetts   5.000   08/01/33   554,220 
 250,000      Florida Governmental Utility Authority   2.000   10/01/16   248,132 
 500,000      Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Finance Corp   1.298   07/01/16   505,000 
 500,000   j  Garden State Preservation Trust   0.000   11/01/22   390,250 
 250,000      Grant County Public Utility District No 2   4.700   01/01/28   251,785 
 500,000      Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Industrial Development Corp   1.909   04/15/18   501,465 
 250,000      Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Industrial Development Corp   4.633   04/15/33   246,262 
 200,000      Massachusetts St. Water Pollution Abatement   5.192   08/01/40   220,162 
 250,000      New York State Energy Research & Development Authority   1.028   07/01/16   249,435 
 250,000      New York State Energy Research & Development Authority   2.772   07/01/20   250,380 
 250,000      Niagara Area Development Corp   4.000   11/01/24   242,430 
 170,000      Ohio State Water Development Authority   4.879   12/01/34   181,008 
 250,000      Oklahoma Water Resources Board   2.444   04/01/20   248,898 
 250,000      Oklahoma Water Resources Board   3.071   04/01/22   249,680 
 250,000      Pend Oreille County Public Utility District No Box Canyon   1.987   01/01/16   250,883 
 205,000      Pend Oreille County Public Utility District No Box Canyon   2.417   01/01/17   206,283 
 250,000      South Dakota Conservancy District   1.648   08/01/18   248,405 
 250,000      State of California   4.988   04/01/39   249,677 
 655,000      Washington County Clean Water Services   4.828   10/01/22   730,030 
 250,000      West Virginia Water Development Authority   5.000   11/01/21   291,583 
        TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS           8,655,594 
                      
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES - 8.0%             
 275,000      United States Treasury Bond   2.875   05/15/43   240,023 
 1,275,000      United States Treasury Bond   3.750   11/15/43   1,320,023 
 215,000      United States Treasury Note   0.250   12/31/15   214,714 
 390,000      United States Treasury Note   0.750   03/15/17   388,538 
 3,347,600      United States Treasury Note   1.500   02/28/19   3,314,124 
 450,000      United States Treasury Note   1.875   06/30/20   443,215 
 2,165,000      United States Treasury Note   2.750   02/15/24   2,169,737 
        TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES           8,090,374 
                      
        TOTAL GOVERNMENT BONDS           42,141,721 
        (Cost $42,492,419)             

189

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Social Choice Bond Fund

 

PRINCIPAL      ISSUER   RATE  MATURITY
DATE
  VALUE 
STRUCTURED ASSETS - 9.0%             
                      
ASSET BACKED - 4.3%             
$250,000      Ally Master Owner Trust   1.720%  07/15/19  $251,222 
        Series - 2012 4 (Class A)             
 250,000   g  Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC   6.740   05/20/16   262,417 
        Series - 2010 3A (Class B)             
 250,000   g  Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC   2.100   03/20/19   251,305 
        Series - 2012 3A (Class A)             
 500,000   g  Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC   6.440   02/25/19   562,881 
        Series - 2010 1A (Class B3)             
 500,000   g  HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Backed Notes   2.286   01/17/45   500,150 
        Series - 2014 T1 (Class DT1)             
 155,860   i  Lehman XS Trust   0.404   02/25/36   140,907 
        Series - 2006 1 (Class 1A1)             
 500,000   g  New Residential Advance Receivables Trust Advance Receivables Backed   1.274   03/15/45   500,000 
        Series - 2014 T1 (Class A1)             
 500,000   g  New Residential Advance Receivables Trust Advance Receivables Backed   2.266   03/15/45   500,000 
        Series - 2014 T1 (Class D1)             
 216,825   i  Park Place Securities, Inc Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates   0.674   01/25/36   215,524 
        Series - 2005 WCH1 (Class M2)             
 165,631   g,i  Structured Asset Securities Corp   0.374   10/25/36   160,301 
        Series - 2006 GEL4 (Class A2)             
 500,000      Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust   0.410   08/15/16   500,135 
        Series - 2014 A (Class A2)             
 500,000      Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust   0.670   12/15/17   500,727 
        Series - 2014 A (Class A3)             
        TOTAL ASSET BACKED           4,345,569 
                      
OTHER MORTGAGE BACKED - 4.7%             
 204,506   g  7 WTC Depositor LLC Trust   4.082   03/13/31   213,405 
        Series - 2012 7WTC (Class A)             
 500,000   i  Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.482   01/15/49   525,403 
        Series - 2007 1 (Class AMFX)             
 250,000   i  Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.813   02/10/51   256,637 
        Series - 2007 4 (Class AJ)             
 120,000   i  Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities   5.958   09/11/42   130,744 
        Series - 2007 T28 (Class AJ)             
 500,000      Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities   5.363   02/11/44   522,239 
        Series - 2007 PW15 (Class AM)             
 410,993   i  Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust   2.527   11/20/34   388,129 
        Series - 2004 HYB6 (Class A2)             
 255,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates   5.509   09/15/39   274,406 
        Series - 2006 C4 (Class AM)             
 81,754   i  Impac CMB Trust   0.814   03/25/35   74,585 
        Series - 2004 11 (Class 2A1)             
 710,000   i  JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust   6.192   02/15/51   791,996 
        Series - 2007 LD12 (Class AM)             
 350,000   i  LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.493   02/15/40   371,904 
        Series - 2007 C2 (Class AM)             
 250,000   g  OBP Depositor LLC Trust   4.646   07/15/45   274,721 
        Series - 2010 OBP (Class A)             
 203,682      RFMSI Trust   5.500   03/25/35   209,838 
        Series - 2005 S2 (Class A6)             
190

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Social Choice Bond Fund

 

PRINCIPAL      ISSUER   RATE  MATURITY
DATE
  VALUE 
$70,000   i  Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.818%  05/15/46  $77,465 
        Series - 2007 C34 (Class AM)             
 500,000   i  Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.933   05/15/46   507,300 
        Series - 2007 C34 (Class AJ)             
 110,000   i  Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   5.750   06/15/49   107,399 
        Series - 2007 C32 (Class AJ)             
        TOTAL OTHER MORTGAGE BACKED           4,726,171 
                      
        TOTAL STRUCTURED ASSETS           9,071,740 
        (Cost $9,062,695)             
                      
        TOTAL BONDS           93,553,374 
        (Cost $93,736,188)             
                      
SHARES      COMPANY             
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.3%             
                      
BANKS - 0.3%             
 250      M&T Bank Corp   6.375   12/30/49   249,757 
        TOTAL BANKS           249,757 
        TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS           249,757 
        (Cost $255,625)             
                      
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER              
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.0%             
              
TREASURY DEBT - 4.0%             
$4,000,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.040   04/17/14   3,999,929 
        TOTAL TREASURY DEBT           3,999,929 
                      
        TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS           3,999,929 
        (Cost $3,999,929)             
                      
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 97.5%           98,559,267 
        (Cost $98,738,763)             
        OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - 2.5%           2,578,321 
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%          $101,137,588 

 

       
    Abbreviation(s):
REIT   Real Estate Investment Trust
     
g   Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144(A) of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities are deemed liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. At 3/31/2014, the aggregate value of these securities, including those in “Other,” was $13,009,266 or 12.9% of net assets.
i   Floating or variable rate security. Coupon rate reflects the rate at period end.
j   Zero coupon.
191

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Tax-Exempt Bond Fund

 

 TIAA-CREF FUNDS

TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2014

 

              MATURITY   
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
LONG-TERM MUNICIPAL BONDS - 103.5%        
         
ARIZONA - 1.1%                    
$1,225,000      Arizona School Facilities Board, COP   5.000%  09/01/19  $1,391,686 
 2,000,000      City of Tucson AZ, GO   5.000   07/01/20   2,292,320 
        TOTAL ARIZONA           3,684,006 
                     
CALIFORNIA - 9.7%                    
 2,000,000      California State Department of Water Resources   5.000   05/01/20   2,371,940 
 3,250,000      California State Public Works Board   5.000   09/01/24   3,764,442 
 5,000,000      California State Public Works Board   5.000   09/01/39   5,273,900 
 2,000,000      County of San Bernardino CA, COP   5.250   08/01/19   2,256,720 
 5,000,000      State of California, GO   5.000   12/01/17   5,732,700 
 2,000,000      State of California, GO   5.000   02/01/22   2,354,960 
 2,000,000      State of California, GO   5.000   04/01/22   2,358,700 
 2,000,000      State of California, GO   5.250   10/01/22   2,396,560 
 1,710,000      West Contra Costa Unified School District, GO   5.700   02/01/21   2,078,984 
 1,450,000      West Contra Costa Unified School District, GO   6.000   08/01/21   1,795,492 
 1,810,000      West Contra Costa Unified School District, GO   5.700   02/01/22   2,207,892 
        TOTAL CALIFORNIA           32,592,290 
                     
COLORADO - 1.0%                    
 1,000,000      Denver City & County School District No, GO   5.500   12/01/23   1,227,120 
 1,600,000   h  University of Northern Colorado   5.000   06/01/23   1,890,544 
        TOTAL COLORADO           3,117,664 
                      
                       
CONNECTICUT - 3.5%                    
 1,400,000      Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority   5.000   07/01/22   1,560,874 
 3,000,000   i  State of Connecticut, GO   1.080   08/15/20   3,049,080 
 1,000,000      State of Connecticut, GO   5.000   05/15/21   1,177,730 
 2,000,000      State of Connecticut, GO   5.000   10/15/22   2,365,200 
 3,000,000      State of Connecticut, GO   5.000   10/15/23   3,559,890 
        TOTAL CONNECTICUT           11,712,774 
                      
                       
FLORIDA - 3.6%                    
 1,485,000      Broward County School Board, COP   5.250   07/01/16   1,622,615 
 6,000,000   h  City of Orlando FL   5.000   11/01/44   6,368,460 
 1,365,000      County of Broward FL, GO   5.000   01/01/21   1,625,920 
 1,000,000      County of Orange FL   5.000   10/01/21   1,131,910 
 1,225,000      JEA Electric System Revenue   5.000   10/01/21   1,434,034 
        TOTAL FLORIDA           12,182,939 

192

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Tax-Exempt Bond Fund

 

              MATURITY   
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
GEORGIA - 2.8%          
$1,000,000   h  City of Atlanta Department of Aviation   5.000%  01/01/24  $1,155,060 
 1,000,000   h  City of Atlanta Department of Aviation   5.000   01/01/28   1,120,260 
 1,000,000   h  City of Atlanta Department of Aviation   5.000   01/01/29   1,114,150 
 1,470,000      Fulton County Development Authority   5.000   11/01/18   1,691,852 
 4,000,000      State of Georgia, GO   5.000   12/01/16   4,470,680 
        TOTAL GEORGIA           9,552,002 
                      
HAWAII - 0.3%          
 1,000,000      State of Hawaii, GO   5.000   12/01/22   1,177,100 
        TOTAL HAWAII           1,177,100 
                      
ILLINOIS - 9.3%          
 2,000,000      Chicago Board of Education   5.000   12/01/20   2,224,480 
 5,000,000   i  Chicago Board of Education   0.890   03/01/36   4,837,900 
 1,230,000      Chicago Board of Education, GO   6.000   01/01/20   1,342,385 
 1,665,000      Chicago Board of Education, GO   5.000   12/01/21   1,858,739 
 1,000,000      Chicago Public Building Commission   5.250   03/01/24   1,101,420 
 2,085,000      Chicago State University   5.500   12/01/23   2,264,393 
 1,220,000      Chicago Transit Authority   5.250   12/01/24   1,361,459 
 1,500,000      County of Cook IL, GO   5.000   11/15/15   1,609,305 
 1,000,000      County of Cook IL, GO   5.000   11/15/16   1,108,810 
 1,000,000      County of Cook IL, GO   5.000   11/15/17   1,129,160 
 1,500,000      County of Cook IL, GO   5.000   11/15/17   1,693,740 
 2,000,000      Illinois Finance Authority   5.000   07/01/17   2,262,960 
 1,500,000      State of Illinois   5.000   06/15/19   1,732,380 
 840,000      State of Illinois   6.250   12/15/20   930,334 
 2,045,000      State of Illinois, GO   5.000   01/01/20   2,150,686 
 1,000,000      State of Illinois, GO   5.250   01/01/20   1,146,840 
 2,500,000      State of Illinois, GO   5.000   02/01/23   2,782,550 
        TOTAL ILLINOIS           31,537,541 
                      
INDIANA - 1.6%          
 785,000      Griffith Multi-School Building Corp, GO   5.000   07/15/15   832,218 
 2,120,000      Indiana Bond Bank   5.250   04/01/19   2,388,943 
 1,940,000      Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank   5.500   01/01/21   2,221,300 
        TOTAL INDIANA           5,442,461 
                      
LOUISIANA - 0.3%          
 1,000,000      Louisiana Public Facilities Authority   5.250   10/01/24   1,138,500 
        TOTAL LOUISIANA           1,138,500 
                      
MARYLAND - 5.5%          
 4,000,000      County of Montgomery MD, GO   5.000   07/01/21   4,769,720 
 4,500,000      State of Maryland Department of Transportation   5.000   12/01/17   5,162,940 
 2,750,000      State of Maryland, GO   5.000   07/15/15   2,919,455 
 5,000,000      State of Maryland, GO   5.250   08/15/16   5,566,850 
        TOTAL MARYLAND           18,418,965 
193

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Tax-Exempt Bond Fund

 

              MATURITY   
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
MASSACHUSETTS - 6.2%                    
$2,000,000      Commonwealth of Massachusetts   5.000%  08/01/20  $2,366,660 
 1,390,000      Commonwealth of Massachusetts, GO   5.250   08/01/17   1,593,204 
 5,260,000      Commonwealth of Massachusetts, GO   5.250   08/01/22   6,363,232 
 1,750,000      Massachusetts Development Finance Agency   5.000   07/01/23   2,070,985 
 3,000,000      Massachusetts State College Building Authority   5.000   05/01/20   3,525,750 
 4,230,000      Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust   5.250   08/01/21   5,136,870 
        TOTAL MASSACHUSETTS           21,056,701 
                      
MICHIGAN - 0.8%                    
 1,000,000      Michigan Finance Authority   5.000   10/01/22   1,186,900 
 1,005,000      Michigan Municipal Bond Authority   5.000   10/01/19   1,185,207 
        TOTAL MICHIGAN           2,372,107 
                      
MINNESOTA - 3.7%                    
 1,000,000      Minnesota Public Facilities Authority   5.000   03/01/16   1,087,690 
 3,000,000      St. Paul Port Authority   5.000   12/01/21   3,535,890 
 5,000,000      State of Minnesota, GO   5.000   10/01/23   6,017,850 
 1,715,000      University of Minnesota   5.000   08/01/21   2,030,646 
        TOTAL MINNESOTA           12,672,076 
                      
MISSOURI - 0.5%          
 1,500,000      City of Kansas City MO Airport Revenue   5.000   09/01/19   1,703,295 
        TOTAL MISSOURI           1,703,295 
                      
NEBRASKA - 0.3%                    
 1,000,000      Central Plains Energy Project   5.000   09/01/22   1,102,320 
        TOTAL NEBRASKA           1,102,320 
                      
NEW JERSEY - 2.5%          
 1,500,000      New Jersey Building Authority   5.000   06/15/15   1,583,820 
 2,250,000      New Jersey Building Authority   5.000   06/15/16   2,465,505 
 2,000,000      New Jersey Building Authority   5.000   06/15/17   2,249,280 
 1,025,000      New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority   5.250   12/15/20   1,200,613 
 1,000,000      New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority   5.250   06/15/23   1,148,170 
        TOTAL NEW JERSEY           8,647,388 
                      
NEW YORK - 16.8%                    
 2,000,000      Battery Park City Authority   5.000   11/01/23   2,423,500 
 4,000,000      City of New York NY, GO   5.000   08/01/17   4,536,440 
 4,000,000      City of New York NY, GO   5.000   08/01/18   4,620,800 
 3,600,000      County of Rockland NY, GO   2.000   03/17/15   3,646,764 
 1,000,000      Metropolitan Transportation Authority   5.000   11/15/20   1,166,150 
 1,000,000      Metropolitan Transportation Authority   5.250   11/15/20   1,180,750 
 1,000,000      Metropolitan Transportation Authority   5.250   11/15/23   1,175,750 
 2,000,000      New York City Health & Hospital Corp   5.000   02/15/20   2,285,280 
 1,000,000      New York State Dormitory Authority   5.000   07/01/16   1,090,180 
194

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Tax-Exempt Bond Fund

 

              MATURITY   
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
$2,250,000      New York State Dormitory Authority   5.000%  10/01/17  $2,545,042 
 5,000,000      New York State Dormitory Authority   5.000   12/15/22   5,928,800 
 3,000,000      New York State Dormitory Authority   5.000   03/15/23   3,579,510 
 1,500,000      New York State Thruway Authority   5.000   05/01/19   1,732,695 
 1,050,000      New York State Thruway Authority Highway & Bridge Trust Fund   5.000   04/01/16   1,143,649 
 2,000,000      New York State Urban Development Corp   5.000   03/15/20   2,342,320 
 4,000,000      New York State Urban Development Corp   5.000   03/15/20   4,684,640 
 4,000,000      New York State Urban Development Corp   5.000   03/15/21   4,706,840 
 5,000,000      New York State Urban Development Corp, GO   5.000   03/15/22   5,896,100 
 1,635,000      Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, AMT   5.000   09/15/20   1,888,654 
        TOTAL NEW YORK           56,573,864 
                      
OHIO - 6.7%          
 2,000,000      City of Cincinnati OH   5.000   12/01/21   2,375,720 
 1,500,000      City of Columbus OH, GO   5.000   07/01/21   1,788,645 
 1,000,000      Ohio Air Quality Development Authority   5.625   06/01/18   1,086,410 
 1,750,000      Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission   5.000   12/01/23   2,051,210 
 1,500,000      Ohio State Turnpike Commission   5.000   02/15/20   1,725,480 
 3,000,000      Ohio State Water Development Authority   5.000   06/01/23   3,591,570 
 1,660,000      State of Ohio   5.000   01/15/21   1,856,926 
 1,000,000      State of Ohio, GO   5.000   09/15/20   1,182,670 
 1,000,000      State of Ohio, GO   5.000   08/01/21   1,187,760 
 4,000,000      State of Ohio, GO   5.000   06/15/22   4,773,080 
 1,000,000      State of Ohio, GO   5.000   09/15/22   1,194,400 
        TOTAL OHIO           22,813,871 
                      
RHODE ISLAND - 2.5%          
 5,000,000      Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp   5.000   09/01/21   5,941,200 
 2,000,000      State of Rhode Island, GO   5.000   08/01/21   2,331,360 
        TOTAL RHODE ISLAND           8,272,560 
                      
SOUTH CAROLINA - 0.7%          
 1,120,000      Scago Educational Facilities Corp for Colleton School District   5.000   12/01/16   1,237,342 
 1,000,000      Scago Public Facilities Corp for Georgetown County   5.000   12/01/19   1,165,030 
        TOTAL SOUTH CAROLINA           2,402,372 
                      
TEXAS - 10.5%                    
 5,000,000      City Public Service Board of San Antonio TX   5.250   02/01/24   6,065,050 
 5,000,000      Dallas Area Rapid Transit   5.000   12/01/17   5,726,850 
 3,250,000      North Texas Municipal Water District   5.250   09/01/23   3,877,543 
 1,500,000      State of Texas, GO   5.000   10/01/20   1,785,870 
 1,000,000      State of Texas, GO   5.000   10/01/22   1,187,920 
 3,000,000      Tarrant Regional Water District   6.000   09/01/23   3,829,290 
 3,000,000      Tarrant Regional Water District   6.000   09/01/24   3,871,110 
 5,000,000   h  Texas Transportation Commission State Highway Fund   5.000   04/01/18   5,779,100 
 2,000,000   h  Texas Transportation Commission State Highway Fund   5.000   04/01/24   2,424,000 
 1,000,000      Texas Water Development Board   5.000   07/15/16   1,103,480 
        TOTAL TEXAS           35,650,213 
195

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Tax-Exempt Bond Fund

 

              MATURITY   
PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  DATE  VALUE 
UTAH - 2.0%                    
$2,000,000      Intermountain Power Agency   5.000%  07/01/16  $2,196,340 
 1,000,000      State of Utah, GO   5.000   07/01/21   1,198,370 
 2,750,000   h  University of Utah   6.000   08/01/22   3,464,753 
        TOTAL UTAH           6,859,463 
                      
WASHINGTON - 6.3%                    
 4,000,000      Energy Northwest WA Electric Revenue   5.000   07/01/17   4,527,320 
 3,150,000      Port of Seattle WA   5.500   09/01/17   3,555,090 
 3,000,000      State of Washington, GO   6.000   02/01/16   3,306,210 
 3,000,000      State of Washington, GO   5.250   02/01/22   3,616,260 
 5,075,000      State of Washington, GO   5.000   02/01/23   6,047,725 
        TOTAL WASHINGTON           21,052,605 
                      
WEST VIRGINIA - 0.5%          
 1,500,000      City of Princeton WV   5.000   05/01/21   1,633,065 
        TOTAL WEST VIRGINIA           1,633,065 
                      
WISCONSIN - 4.8%                    
 5,260,000      State of Wisconsin   5.000   05/01/19   5,760,121 
 5,000,000   h  State of Wisconsin, GO   5.000   05/01/17   5,638,800 
 1,000,000      State of Wisconsin, GO   5.000   05/01/21   1,186,180 
 3,100,000   h  Wisconsin Department of Transportation   5.000   07/01/24   3,557,405 
        TOTAL WISCONSIN           16,142,506 
                      
        TOTAL LONG-TERM MUNICIPAL BONDS           349,510,648 
        (Cost $343,151,808)             
                        
SHORT-TERM MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.1%        
NEW YORK - 0.1%        
 400,000   i,n  New York City Trust for Cultural Resources   0.050   04/01/14   400,000 
        TOTAL NEW YORK           400,000 
                        
        TOTAL SHORT-TERM MUNICIPAL BONDS           400,000 
        (Cost $400,000)             
                      
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 103.6%           349,910,648 
        (Cost $343,551,808)             
        OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - (3.6)%           (12,505,735)
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%          $337,404,913 
       
    Abbreviation(s):
AMT   Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to)
COP   Certificate of Participation
GO   General Obligation
     
h   These securities were purchased on a delayed delivery basis.
i   Floating or variable rate security. Coupon rate reflects the rate at period end.
n   Adjustable rate bond.
196

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Money Market Fund

 

TIAA-CREF FUNDS
MONEY MARKET FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2014

 

PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  MATURITY
DATE
  VALUE 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 99.9%             
                      
CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT - 5.4%             
$5,000,000      Banco Del Estado De Chile   0.200%  05/12/14  $5,000,000 
 5,000,000      Banco Del Estado De Chile   0.210   06/09/14   5,000,000 
 5,000,000      Toronto-Dominion Bank   0.140   04/01/14   5,000,000 
 10,000,000      Toronto-Dominion Bank   0.120   05/20/14   10,000,000 
 5,000,000      Toronto-Dominion Bank   0.150   06/09/14   5,000,000 
 6,000,000      Toronto-Dominion Bank   0.150   06/11/14   6,000,000 
 250,000      Toronto-Dominion Bank   0.550   09/18/14   250,233 
 10,000,000      Wells Fargo Bank NA   0.140   06/02/14   10,000,000 
        TOTAL CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT           46,250,233 
                      
COMMERCIAL PAPER - 46.4%             
 3,000,000      American Honda Finance Corp   0.100   04/07/14   2,999,950 
 4,000,000      American Honda Finance Corp   0.100   05/13/14   3,999,534 
 4,030,000      American Honda Finance Corp   0.110   05/21/14   4,029,384 
 4,000,000      American Honda Finance Corp   0.100   05/22/14   3,999,433 
 4,180,000      American Honda Finance Corp   0.110   05/23/14   4,179,336 
 3,000,000      American Honda Finance Corp   0.105   06/23/14   2,999,274 
 4,640,000   y  Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd   0.150   05/07/14   4,639,304 
 5,000,000   y  Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd   0.150   05/14/14   4,999,104 
 5,000,000      Bank of Nova Scotia   0.195   05/07/14   4,999,025 
 7,840,000      Bank of Nova Scotia   0.185   06/19/14   7,836,817 
 1,560,000      Bank of Nova Scotia   0.175   07/02/14   1,559,302 
 3,065,000      Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd   0.160   04/14/14   3,064,823 
 2,025,000      Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd   0.120   04/15/14   2,024,906 
 2,090,000      Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd   0.185   05/20/14   2,089,474 
 2,390,000   y  Bedford Row Funding Corp   0.090-0.230   04/01/14   2,390,000 
 5,970,000   y  Bedford Row Funding Corp   0.125-0.180   05/19/14   5,968,766 
 3,000,000   y  Bedford Row Funding Corp   0.250-0.260   11/03/14   2,995,440 
 2,000,000      Ciesco LLC   0.170   05/12/14   1,999,613 
 5,700,000   y  Coca-Cola Co   0.100   04/09/14   5,699,873 
 5,000,000   y  Coca-Cola Co   0.125   04/10/14   4,999,844 
 4,000,000   y  Coca-Cola Co   0.090   05/02/14   3,999,690 
 4,500,000   y  Coca-Cola Co   0.120   06/04/14   4,499,040 
 10,725,000   y  Commonwealth Bank of Australia   0.140-0.155   04/03/14   10,724,911 
 1,020,000   y  Commonwealth Bank of Australia   0.160   04/23/14   1,019,900 
 10,000,000   y  Commonwealth Bank of Australia   0.160   06/27/14   9,996,133 
 3,000,000   y  Commonwealth Bank of Australia   0.170   06/30/14   2,998,725 
 5,000,000   y  Corporate Asset Funding Co, Inc   0.170   05/06/14   4,999,174 
 1,450,000   y  DBS Bank Ltd   0.250   04/01/14   1,450,000 
 1,100,000   y  DBS Bank Ltd   0.170   06/03/14   1,099,673 
 5,000,000   y  DBS Bank Ltd   0.170   06/12/14   4,998,300 
 300,000   y  DBS Bank Ltd   0.230   07/28/14   299,774 
 2,900,000      Exxon Mobil Corp   0.080   04/07/14   2,899,961 
 1,000,000   y  Fairway Finance LLC   0.160   04/08/14   999,969 
197

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Money Market Fund

 

PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  MATURITY DATE  VALUE 
$7,000,000   y  Fairway Finance LLC   0.140%  04/17/14  $6,999,565 
 3,000,000   y  Fairway Finance LLC   0.150   04/25/14   2,999,700 
 3,000,000   y  Fairway Finance LLC   0.150   04/29/14   2,999,650 
 2,000,000   y  Fairway Finance LLC   0.120   05/05/14   1,999,773 
 2,567,000   y  Fairway Finance LLC   0.150   05/13/14   2,566,551 
 4,000,000   y  Fairway Finance LLC   0.150   06/12/14   3,998,800 
 6,925,000      General Electric Capital Corp   0.120   05/27/14   6,923,707 
 5,000,000      General Electric Capital Corp   0.150   08/15/14   4,997,167 
 5,000,000      General Electric Co   0.090   06/25/14   4,998,938 
 5,000,000   y  Hydro-Quebec   0.080   04/08/14   4,999,922 
 5,000,000   y  Hydro-Quebec   0.100   04/09/14   4,999,889 
 7,000,000   y  Hydro-Quebec   0.110   04/14/14   6,999,722 
 5,000,000   y  Hydro-Quebec   0.120   05/28/14   4,999,050 
 5,000,000   y  Hydro-Quebec   0.110   06/19/14   4,998,793 
 472,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank NA   0.150   04/28/14   471,947 
 229,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank NA   0.200   05/19/14   228,939 
 230,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank NA   0.160   05/20/14   229,950 
 331,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank NA   0.175   06/10/14   330,887 
 133,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank NA   0.200   06/16/14   132,944 
 356,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank NA   0.175   06/18/14   355,865 
 5,000,000   y  Liberty Street Funding LLC   0.140   04/16/14   4,999,708 
 3,000,000   y  Liberty Street Funding LLC   0.167   04/22/14   2,999,708 
 2,100,000   y  Liberty Street Funding LLC   0.170   04/23/14   2,099,782 
 5,700,000   y  Merck & Co, Inc   0.070   04/29/14   5,699,690 
 2,000,000   y  Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp   0.170   04/08/14   1,999,934 
 10,000,000   y  National Australia Funding Delaware, Inc   0.160-0.163   05/05/14   9,998,476 
 6,500,000   y  National Australia Funding Delaware, Inc   0.130   06/24/14   6,498,028 
 5,880,000   y  Nestle Capital Corp   0.100   04/03/14   5,879,967 
 5,000,000   y  Nestle Capital Corp   0.100   05/09/14   4,999,472 
 7,550,000   y  Nestle Capital Corp   0.100-0.115   06/12/14   7,548,480 
 10,000,000   y  Nestle Capital Corp   0.110   06/18/14   9,997,617 
 4,000,000   y  Old Line Funding LLC   0.160   04/25/14   3,999,573 
 1,000,000   y  Old Line Funding LLC   0.150   06/02/14   999,742 
 800,000   y  Old Line Funding LLC   0.175   06/20/14   799,689 
 2,000,000   y  Old Line Funding LLC   0.180   07/09/14   1,999,010 
 735,000   y  Private Export Funding Corp   0.250   04/07/14   734,969 
 3,350,000   y  Private Export Funding Corp   0.150   07/14/14   3,348,548 
 4,000,000   y  Procter & Gamble Co   0.090   04/21/14   3,999,800 
 1,500,000   y  Procter & Gamble Co   0.100   05/05/14   1,499,858 
 6,850,000   y  Procter & Gamble Co   0.100   05/28/14   6,848,916 
 5,000,000   y  Procter & Gamble Co   0.100   06/10/14   4,999,028 
 4,750,000   y  Procter & Gamble Co   0.100   06/11/14   4,749,063 
 5,200,000   y  Procter & Gamble Co   0.110   06/13/14   5,198,840 
 5,000,000      Province of Ontario Canada   0.100   04/08/14   4,999,903 
 3,480,000      Province of Ontario Canada   0.110   04/10/14   3,479,904 
 12,000,000      Province of Ontario Canada   0.100   04/22/14   11,999,300 
 1,050,000      Province of Ontario Canada   0.110   04/24/14   1,049,926 
 5,000,000      Province of Ontario Canada   0.105   06/13/14   4,998,936 
 1,000,000   y  Province of Quebec Canada   0.100   05/12/14   999,886 
 5,500,000   y  PSP Capital, Inc   0.110-0.120   04/04/14   5,499,946 
 11,500,000   y  PSP Capital, Inc   0.140-0.160   06/16/14   11,496,517 
 4,000,000   y  PSP Capital, Inc   0.130   06/24/14   3,998,787 
198

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Money Market Fund

 

PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  MATURITY DATE  VALUE 
$500,000      Rabobank USA Financial Corp   0.200%  05/13/14  $499,883 
 400,000      Rabobank USA Financial Corp   0.200   07/09/14   399,780 
 3,000,000   y  Thunder Bay Funding LLC   0.175   06/25/14   2,998,760 
 3,000,000   y  Thunder Bay Funding LLC   0.180   07/03/14   2,998,605 
 2,500,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp   0.170   04/17/14   2,499,811 
 4,500,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp   0.130   06/03/14   4,498,976 
 3,000,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp   0.150   06/23/14   2,998,963 
 3,030,000   y  United Overseas Bank Ltd   0.210   04/14/14   3,029,770 
 4,500,000   y  United Overseas Bank Ltd   0.185   04/22/14   4,499,514 
 2,000,000   y  United Overseas Bank Ltd   0.190   04/28/14   1,999,715 
 5,650,000   y  United Overseas Bank Ltd   0.170-0.200   05/13/14   5,648,717 
 6,000,000   y  United Overseas Bank Ltd   0.180   06/17/14   5,997,690 
 900,000   y  United Overseas Bank Ltd   0.220   07/14/14   899,428 
 2,000,000   y  United Overseas Bank Ltd   0.200   07/21/14   1,998,767 
 2,000,000      US Bank NA   0.220   05/19/14   1,999,413 
 10,000,000   y  Wal-Mart Stores, Inc   0.080-0.090   04/28/14   9,999,340 
        TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER           398,078,346 
                      
GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT - 22.7%             
 5,000,000      Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB)   0.065   05/23/14   4,999,531 
 11,177,000      Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)   0.060-0.085   04/02/14   11,176,981 
 11,500,000      FHLB   0.055-0.110   04/04/14   11,499,910 
 5,000,000      FHLB   0.068   04/09/14   4,999,925 
 14,060,000      FHLB   0.055-0.060   04/11/14   14,059,771 
 6,235,000      FHLB   0.055-0.080   04/21/14   6,234,776 
 6,710,000      FHLB   0.057-0.070   04/23/14   6,709,743 
 235,000      FHLB   0.080   04/25/14   234,988 
 5,000,000      FHLB   0.060   04/30/14   4,999,758 
 500,000      FHLB   0.075   05/01/14   499,969 
 5,000,000      FHLB   0.072-0.090   05/02/14   4,999,659 
 6,405,000      FHLB   0.050-0.065   05/07/14   6,404,631 
 13,600,000      FHLB   0.055-0.069   05/09/14   13,599,123 
 9,500,000      FHLB   0.070-0.075   05/14/14   9,499,185 
 9,052,000      FHLB   0.070-0.110   05/16/14   9,050,825 
 5,650,000      FHLB   0.060-0.070   05/19/14   5,649,479 
 9,978,000      FHLB   0.060-0.070   05/21/14   9,977,074 
 3,000,000      FHLB   0.058   05/28/14   2,999,725 
 4,120,000      FHLB   0.063   05/30/14   4,119,578 
 1,415,000      FHLB   0.070   06/04/14   1,414,824 
 6,000,000      FHLB   0.070-0.075  06/06/14   5,999,221 
 5,000,000      FHLB   0.062   06/18/14   4,999,328 
 10,000,000      FHLB   0.080   06/20/14   9,998,222 
 1,392,000      FHLB   0.070   06/25/14   1,391,770 
 4,350,000      FHLB   0.080   07/16/14   4,348,975 
 13,400,000      FHLB   0.090-0.092   07/23/14   13,396,171 
 2,000,000      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC)   0.075   04/01/14   2,000,000 
 4,000,000      FHLMC   0.100   04/07/14   3,999,933 
 270,000      FHLMC   0.060   04/14/14   269,994 
 700,000      FHLMC   0.050   04/28/14   699,974 
 1,685,000      FHLMC   0.040   05/02/14   1,684,942 
 2,750,000      FHLMC   0.060   05/06/14   2,749,840 
 230,000      FHLMC   0.070   05/08/14   229,983 
199

TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Money Market Fund

 

PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  MATURITY DATE  VALUE 
$2,160,000      Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)   0.065%  04/09/14  $2,159,969 
 4,500,000      FNMA   0.090   04/16/14   4,499,831 
 3,000,000      FNMA   0.075   07/14/14   2,999,350 
        TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT           194,556,958 
                      
TREASURY DEBT - 17.7%             
 1,900,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.050   04/03/14   1,899,995 
 3,690,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.050   04/10/14   3,689,954 
 5,720,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.050   04/17/14   5,719,873 
 10,625,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.027-0.085   04/24/14   10,624,616 
 5,435,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.038-0.045   05/01/14   5,434,820 
 7,000,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.053-0.055   05/08/14   6,999,591 
 3,870,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.042-0.050   05/22/14   3,869,747 
 3,490,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.045-0.048   05/29/14   3,489,743 
 2,800,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.043   06/12/14   2,799,762 
 1,295,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.045-0.083   06/19/14   1,294,864 
 11,040,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.050-0.088   06/26/14   11,037,964 
 2,000,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.053   07/10/14   1,999,708 
 3,965,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.055-0.077   07/24/14   3,964,139 
 7,975,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.089-0.095   08/21/14   7,972,108 
 680,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.060   09/04/14   679,823 
 175,000      United States Treasury Bill   0.068-0.090   09/18/14   174,935 
 6,230,000      United States Treasury Note   1.250   04/15/14   6,232,794 
 6,240,000      United States Treasury Note   0.250   04/30/14   6,240,479 
 8,000,000      United States Treasury Note   1.000   05/15/14   8,008,332 
 8,315,000      United States Treasury Note   0.750   06/15/14   8,325,451 
 7,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.250   06/30/14   7,001,974 
 7,355,000      United States Treasury Note   0.625   07/15/14   7,365,407 
 8,410,000      United States Treasury Note   0.125   07/31/14   8,410,077 
 4,620,000      United States Treasury Note   0.500   08/15/14   4,626,322 
 2,000,000      United States Treasury Note   0.250   09/15/14   2,000,758 
 210,000      United States Treasury Note   0.250   09/30/14   210,174 
 4,930,000      United States Treasury Note   0.250   10/31/14   4,933,649 
 3,375,000      United States Treasury Note   0.250   11/30/14   3,377,680 
 3,700,000      United States Treasury Note   0.250   12/15/14   3,703,325 
 1,530,000      United States Treasury Note   0.125   12/31/14   1,530,054 
 5,735,000      United States Treasury Note   0.250   01/15/15   5,740,181 
 1,885,000      United States Treasury Note   0.250   03/31/15   1,886,978 
        TOTAL TREASURY DEBT           151,245,277 
                      
VARIABLE RATE SECURITIES - 7.7%             
 8,000,000   i  Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB)   0.131   04/01/14   7,996,677 
 5,000,000   i  FFCB   0.180   04/01/14   4,999,398 
 5,000,000   i  FFCB   0.180   04/01/14   5,000,000 
 8,500,000   i  FFCB   0.181   04/01/14   8,498,728 
 4,500,000   i  FFCB   0.191   04/01/14   4,500,452 
 5,000,000   i  FFCB   0.200   04/01/14   5,001,701 
 5,000,000   i  FFCB   0.125   04/16/14   5,000,000 
 2,580,000   i  FFCB   0.330   05/19/14   2,580,296 
 4,600,000   i  FFCB   0.120   10/27/14   4,600,000 
 4,500,000   i  Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)   0.200   04/01/14   4,500,000 
 4,500,000   i  FHLB   0.220   04/01/14   4,502,191 
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TIAA-CREF FUNDS - Money Market Fund

 

PRINCIPAL      ISSUER  RATE  MATURITY DATE  VALUE 
$5,000,000   i  Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)   0.137%  06/20/14  $4,999,814 
 4,000,000   i  Royal Bank of Canada   0.280   06/10/14   4,000,000 
        TOTAL VARIABLE RATE SECURITIES           66,179,257 
                      
        TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS           856,310,071 
        (Cost $856,310,071)             
                      
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS- 99.9%           856,310,071 
        (Cost $856,310,071)             
        OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - 0.1%           793,299 
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%          $857,103,370 

         
       
  i Floating or variable rate security. Coupon rate reflects the rate at period end.
  y Security exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities are deemed to be liquid and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration only to dealers in that program or other “accredited investors.” At 3/31/2014, the aggregate value of these securities was $291,302,375 or 34.0% of net assets.
201

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

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

We have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the financial statements of the Bond Fund, Bond Index Fund, Bond Plus Fund, High-Yield Fund, Inflation-Linked Bond Fund, Short-Term Bond Fund, Social Choice Bond Fund, Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, and Money Market Fund (nine of the portfolios constituting the TIAA-CREF Funds, hereafter collectively referred to as the "Funds" or each individually referred to as the "Fund"), at March 31, 2014 and for the year then ended, and have issued our unqualified reports thereon dated May 16, 2014 (which reports and financial statements are included in Item 1 of this Certified Shareholder Report on Form N-CSR). Our audits included an audit of each of the Fund's schedule of investments in securities (the “Schedules”) as of March 31, 2014 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.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Baltimore, Maryland

May 16, 2014

 

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:    May 16, 2014 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:    May 16, 2014 By:  /s/ Robert G. Leary  
    Robert G. Leary
    President and Principal Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)

 

Dated:    May 16, 2014 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