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TIAA-CREF Funds |
Supplement |
TIAA-CREF International Funds
SUPPLEMENT NO. 1
dated March 1, 2024 to the Summary Prospectuses
dated March 1, 2024
SUPPLEMENT NO. 2
dated March 1, 2024 to the Statutory Prospectus
dated March 1, 2024
The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the TIAA-CREF Funds has approved a change in the following Funds’ names, effective May 1, 2024. Therefore, as of May 1, 2024, all references to the Funds in the Summary Prospectuses and Statutory Prospectus are hereby changed as follows:
| Existing Name | New Name |
| TIAA-CREF Emerging Markets Equity Fund | Nuveen Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
| TIAA-CREF International Equity Fund | Nuveen International Equity Fund |
| TIAA-CREF International Opportunities Fund | Nuveen International Opportunities Fund |
| TIAA-CREF Quant International Small-Cap Equity Fund | Nuveen Quant International Small Cap Equity Fund |
| TIAA-CREF Emerging Markets Debt Fund | Nuveen Emerging Markets Debt Fund |
| TIAA-CREF International Bond Fund | Nuveen International Bond Fund |
There will be no changes to the investment objectives, principal investment strategies, principal investment risks or portfolio management of the Funds in connection with these name changes.
The Board has also approved changes to the names of certain of the Funds’ share classes, effective May 6, 2024. Therefore, as of May 6, 2024, all references to the following share classes in the Summary Prospectuses and Statutory Prospectus are hereby changed as follows:
| Existing Name | New Name |
| Institutional Class | Class R6 |
| Advisor Class | Class I |
| Retail Class | Class A |
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Effective May 6, 2024, the following is a general summary of the initial and subsequent investment minimums for the newly renamed share classes, although financial intermediaries may impose their own investment minimums and the Funds may reduce or waive the minimums in some cases:
| Class A | Class R6 | Class I | ||||
| Eligibility and Minimum Initial Investment | $2,500 for all accounts except: • $2,000 for Traditional/Roth IRA accounts and Coverdell Education Savings Accounts. • $250 for accounts opened through fee-based programs. • No minimum for retirement plans. |
Available
only to certain investors as will be described in the prospectus and through
fee-based programs. • $1,000 for clients of financial intermediaries who charge such clients an ongoing fee for advisory, investment, consulting or related services. |
Available
only through fee-based programs and certain retirement plans, and to other
limited categories of investors as will be described in the prospectus. • $250 for clients of financial intermediaries and family offices that have accounts holding Class I shares with an aggregate value of at least $100,000 (or that are expected to reach this level). • No minimum for eligible retirement plans and certain other categories of eligible investors as will be described in the prospectus. | |||
| Minimum Additional Investment | $100 | No minimum. | No minimum. |
Effective May 6, 2024, exchanges of shares of a Fund may be made for shares of the same class of other funds offered by the TIAA-CREF Funds and of funds advised by Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (the “Nuveen Funds”).
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Further, the Board has approved the addition of a sales charge to be imposed on purchases of Retail Class shares, effective May 6, 2024. Therefore, effective as of May 6, 2024, Retail Class shares will be available for purchase at the offering price, which will be the net asset value per share (“NAV”) plus an up-front sales charge. The up-front sales charges for the Retail Class shares of the TIAA-CREF Emerging Markets Equity Fund, TIAA-CREF International Equity Fund, TIAA-CREF International Opportunities Fund, and TIAA-CREF Quant International Small-Cap Equity Fund will be as follows:
| Amount of Purchase | Sales Charge as % of Public Offering Price | Sales Charge as % of Net Amount Invested | Maximum Financial Intermediary Commission as % of Public Offering Price | |||||||||
| Less than $50,000 | 5.75 | % | 6.10 | % | 5.00 | % | ||||||
| $50,000 but less than $100,000 | 4.50 | 4.71 | 4.00 | |||||||||
| $100,000 but less than $250,000 | 3.75 | 3.90 | 3.25 | |||||||||
| $250,000 but less than $500,000 | 2.75 | 2.83 | 2.50 | |||||||||
| $500,000 but less than $1,000,000 | 2.00 | 2.04 | 1.75 | |||||||||
| $1,000,000 and over* | — | — | 1.00 | |||||||||
* You can purchase $1 million or more of Retail Class shares at net asset value without an up-front sales charge. Nuveen Securities, LLC (the “Distributor”) pays financial intermediaries of record at a rate of 1.00% of the first $2.5 million, plus 0.75% of the next $2.5 million, plus 0.50% of the amount over $5 million, which includes an advance of the first year’s Rule 12b-1 fee. Unless you are eligible for a waiver, you may be assessed a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% if you redeem any of your shares within 18 months of purchase.
The up-front sales charges for the Retail Class shares of the TIAA-CREF Emerging Markets Debt Fund and TIAA-CREF International Bond Fund will be as follows:
| Amount of Purchase | Sales Charge as % of Public Offering Price | Sales Charge as % of Net Amount Invested | Maximum Financial Intermediary Commission as % of Public Offering Price | |||||||||
| Less than $50,000 | 4.00 | % | 4.17 | % | 3.50 | % | ||||||
| $50,000 but less than $100,000 | 3.75 | 3.90 | 3.25 | |||||||||
| $100,000 but less than $250,000 | 3.25 | 3.36 | 2.75 | |||||||||
| $250,000 but less than $500,000 | 2.25 | 2.30 | 2.00 | |||||||||
| $500,000 but less than $1,000,000 | 1.75 | 1.78 | 1.50 | |||||||||
| $1,000,000 and over* | — | — | 1.00 | |||||||||
* You can purchase $1 million or more of Retail Class shares at net asset value without an up-front sales charge. Nuveen Securities, LLC (the “Distributor”) pays financial intermediaries of record at a rate of 1.00% of the first $2.5 million, plus 0.75% of the next $2.5 million, plus 0.50% of the amount over $5 million, which includes an advance of the first year’s Rule 12b-1 fee. Unless you are eligible for a waiver, you may be assessed a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% if you redeem any of your shares within 18 months of purchase.
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Shareholders with an account that holds Retail Class shares of a Fund prior to May 6, 2024 will not be subject to the sales charge or a CDSC on any future purchases or redemptions of Retail Class shares of that Fund or any other fund that is a series of the TIAA-CREF Funds or is a Nuveen Fund in their account. Such shareholders will be able to purchase and redeem Retail Class shares at NAV.
Supplemented prospectuses will be made available on May 6, 2024, which will more fully detail the investment minimums and other requirements of the newly renamed share classes as well as the sales charge on purchases of Retail Class shares.
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